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		1 Home composting and worm farming 10:00 Home composting and worm farming @ Whittlesea Library Jun 1 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Avoid sending food and garden waste to landfill by learning how to make home compost.	2 Looking after our bees with Melbourne City Rooftop Honey 18:30 Looking after our bees with Melbourne City Rooftop Honey @ Watsonia Library Jun 2 @ 18:30 – 19:30 Tickets Rooftop Honey founders Vanessa and Mat will talk about bees and the important role they play in pollinating our cities, including the plight of the bees, their importance, community local awareness, and planting for bees. [...]	3 Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour 11:00 Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour @ Ratio Cocoa Roasters Jun 3 @ 11:00 – 12:30 Tickets A behind-the-scenes tour of the 10 step chocolate making process at Ratio Cocoa Roasters. Followed by a guided chocolate tasting. Tasting plate can be adapted to non dairy / vegan, please advise on arrival. Step to employment in hospitality (7 sessions) 11:30 Step to employment in hospitality (7 sessions) @ Brunswick Neighbourhood House Jun 3 @ 11:30 – 17:00 Tickets 7 sessions on consecutive Fridays starting 3rd June, each 11.30am-5pm. Learn the skills essential for working in the hospitality industry. Includes Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA) and Safe Food Handling certificates, coffee making, and more. [...]	4 Flavours of Coburg food tour 10:00 Flavours of Coburg food tour @ Coburg Library Jun 4 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets You will experience the cultural delights of 6 different countries over 8 food stops. With a mixture of sweet and savoury tastings, you will soon discover that Coburg is an ideal foodie destination for anyone [...] Grazing board making workshop for women 14:00 Grazing board making workshop for women @ Warrandyte Theatre Company Jun 4 @ 14:00 – 16:00 Tickets Hayley Nicole will take you through the process of choosing from pre-prepared timber blanks, shaping and sanding then finishing and nourishing your unique board. You will also share a grazing board and optional beverage through [...] Home composting for beginners 14:00 Home composting for beginners @ Edendale Jun 4 @ 14:00 – 16:00 Tickets What you will learn: how to compost at home; simple to follow composting steps; and common problems and solutions. Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour 14:30 Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour @ Ratio Cocoa Roasters Jun 4 @ 14:30 – 16:00 Tickets A behind-the-scenes tour of the 10 step chocolate making process at Ratio Cocoa Roasters. Followed by a guided chocolate tasting. Tasting plate can be adapted to non dairy / vegan, please advise on arrival.	5 Beeswax wraps 10:00 Beeswax wraps @ Park Orchards Community House & Learning Centre Jun 5 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets This workshop will show you how easy beeswax wraps are to make for yourself or as gifts. You will need to bring along with you a piece of material 28cm by 28cm. It must be [...] Bakery Hill whisky distillery tour and tasting 14:00 Bakery Hill whisky distillery tour and tasting @ Bakery Hill Distillery Jun 5 @ 14:00 – 15:30 Tickets Visit the oldest single malt whisky distillery on mainland Australia. The tour will be conducted by the distiller himself where you will learn how Bakery Hill produces its malts. Touch, smell and taste all the [...]
6	7	8 Introduction to home brewing 19:00 Introduction to home brewing @ Hurstbridge Community Hub Jun 8 @ 19:00 – 21:00 Tickets The purpose of the meeting is twofold. First, for those interested in starting brewing beer at home, go long and learn how it’s done and what types of kits are available on the market. Second, [...]	9	10 Winter wine and cheese night with Boat O’Craigo 18:00 Winter wine and cheese night with Boat O’Craigo @ Platter Pantry Jun 10 @ 18:00 – 20:00 Tickets Explore a range of French-made cheeses paired with condiments and local wines from Boat O’Craigo. Chris Downes from Calendar Cheese & Travers Graham from Boat O’Craigo Wines will be hosting the evening.	11 Wicking bed workshop 11:30 Wicking bed workshop @ Macleod Organic Community Garden Jun 11 @ 11:30 – 13:00 Tickets Learn: how to decide if wicking beds are right for you; what materials are required; how to assemble wicking beds; how to care for your wicking beds once constructed; and what to grow in a [...] Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour 14:30 Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour @ Ratio Cocoa Roasters Jun 11 @ 14:30 – 16:00 Tickets A behind-the-scenes tour of the 10 step chocolate making process at Ratio Cocoa Roasters. Followed by a guided chocolate tasting. Tasting plate can be adapted to non dairy / vegan, please advise on arrival.	12
13	14 Men – top foods to keep your motor running 11:00 Men – top foods to keep your motor running @ Warrandyte Library Jun 14 @ 11:00 – 12:00 Tickets What you put into your engine (your body and brain) does make a difference. Find out which foods help your engine to run smoothly and with full power. The presenter will be a qualified dietitian [...]	15	16 Wine tasting and regenerative agriculture 18:30 Wine tasting and regenerative agriculture @ Tres Cafe Bar Grill Jun 16 @ 18:30 – 21:00 Tickets The Kangaron range of wines from Crittendens’s Estate on the Mornington Peninsula are grown using regenerative agriculture practices. The ticket price includes a tasting of three of the wines, namely Chardonnay, Rose and Pinot Noir. [...] Beginners guide to backyard chickens 19:00 Beginners guide to backyard chickens @ Mill Park Library Jun 16 @ 19:00 – 20:30 Tickets Find out about housing options, feeding and choosing the right hens for the suburbs.	17 Carlton aperitvio food tour 17:00 Carlton aperitvio food tour @ Brunetti Classico Jun 17 @ 17:00 – 19:00 Tickets You will indulge in the Italian ‘Aperitivo’ tradition. What exactly is Aperitivo, what can you expect to eat and drink, how did it begin, how did it make its way to Melbourne? You will learn [...]	18 Flavours of Coburg food tour 10:00 Flavours of Coburg food tour @ Coburg Library Jun 18 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets You will experience the cultural delights of 6 different countries over 8 food stops. With a mixture of sweet and savoury tastings, you will soon discover that Coburg is an ideal foodie destination for anyone [...] Growing mushrooms at home 10:00 Growing mushrooms at home @ Sporadical City Mushrooms Jun 18 @ 10:00 – 12:30 Tickets Presenter: Julia Laidlaw from Sporadical City Mushrooms. This hands-on, beginners workshop will cover basic oyster mushroom growing. It is a skill sharing ‘tips and tricks’ lesson from an experienced commercial mushroom grower who started growing [...] Open Cellars Weekend 11:00 Open Cellars Weekend @ Various wineries in Nillumbik Jun 18 @ 11:00 – 17:00 Tickets On both 18th and 19th of June. Visit any or all of the family-owned wineries in Nillumbik, each with an individual style, where the grapes are hand-picked and hand-crushed by family and friends in the [...] Marvellous mulch – dive into the magic 13:00 Marvellous mulch – dive into the magic @ Central Ringwood Community Centre Jun 18 @ 13:00 – 14:30 Tickets Learn about the magic of mulch, take away the mystery of what types of mulch to use and find out why you need to care about mulch. Growing veggies in a wildlife garden 13:30 Growing veggies in a wildlife garden @ Strathdon House and Orchard Precinct Jun 18 @ 13:30 – 15:30 Tickets The topics to be covered will include: the garden as an ecosystem for both wildlife and food growing; integrated weed management; integrated pest management; inviting beneficial wildlife into your veggie garden; and common garden pests [...] Setting up a worm farm 14:00 Setting up a worm farm @ Edendale Jun 18 @ 14:00 – 15:30 Tickets A worm farm can be one of the best ways to dispose of food scraps and, at the same time, produce vermi-juice (worm tea) and vermicast (worm castings) for use on the garden. Learn how [...] Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour 14:30 Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour @ Ratio Cocoa Roasters Jun 18 @ 14:30 – 16:00 Tickets A behind-the-scenes tour of the 10 step chocolate making process at Ratio Cocoa Roasters. Followed by a guided chocolate tasting. Tasting plate can be adapted to non dairy / vegan, please advise on arrival. Meet the maker: Nerida, the PavQueen 15:00 Meet the maker: Nerida, the PavQueen @ Pav Queen Jun 18 @ 15:00 – 16:00 Tickets Go along to hear about what Nerida, from Pav Queen, loves about pavlovas and taste from her range. Meet the maker: Nerida, the PavQueen 16:30 Meet the maker: Nerida, the PavQueen @ Pav Queen Jun 18 @ 16:30 – 17:30 Tickets Go along to hear about what Nerida, from Pav Queen, loves about pavlovas and taste from her range.	19 How to prune your fruit trees with Angelo Eliades 10:00 How to prune your fruit trees with Angelo Eliades @ Oakhill Farm Jun 19 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets You will learn how to: carry out formative pruning to shape young trees; maintenance pruning to maintain the size of established trees; and renovation pruning to tidy up overgrown trees and reduce their size. For [...] Open Cellars Weekend 11:00 Open Cellars Weekend @ Various wineries in Nillumbik Jun 19 @ 11:00 – 17:00 Tickets On both 18th and 19th of June. Visit any or all of the family-owned wineries in Nillumbik, each with an individual style, where the grapes are hand-picked and hand-crushed by family and friends in the [...] DIY hot compost with Kelly Gillespie 13:00 DIY hot compost with Kelly Gillespie @ Oakhill Farm Jun 19 @ 13:00 – 15:00 Tickets Learn how to get your compost living life in the fast lane. Bakery Hill whisky distillery tour and tasting 14:00 Bakery Hill whisky distillery tour and tasting @ Bakery Hill Distillery Jun 19 @ 14:00 – 15:30 Tickets Visit the oldest single malt whisky distillery on mainland Australia. The tour will be conducted by the distiller himself where you will learn how Bakery Hill produces its malts. Touch, smell and taste all the [...]
20	21	22 The future of agribusiness – partner roundtable 09:30 The future of agribusiness – partner roundtable @ Whitehaven Receptions Jun 22 @ 09:30 – 14:00 Tickets This event is for rural landowners and businesses, agribusinesses, farmers, land management providers of those interested in a career in the agricultural industry. You will hear from leaders in agritourism, agrifood and climate resilient agriculture. [...]	23 Corowa Distilling Co. boilermaker tasting 19:00 Corowa Distilling Co. boilermaker tasting @ A Bar Made Of Cardboard Jun 23 @ 19:00 – 20:30 Tickets Join Matt Barnard from Corowa Distilling Co and taste through a selection of Corowa whiskies, each matched to a Bridge Road beer. How to control the Queensland Fruit Fly, with Angelo Eliades 19:00 How to control the Queensland Fruit Fly, with Angelo Eliades @ Watsonia Library Jun 23 @ 19:00 – 20:00 Tickets In this workshop, you will learn about the best ways to manage them, how to achieve the best control outcomes using a strategic pest management approach (IPM), what products to use, as well as how [...] Wine and cheese masterclass with Emily Kinsman from ECK Wines 19:00 Wine and cheese masterclass with Emily Kinsman from ECK Wines @ Northside Wines Jun 23 @ 19:00 – 21:00 Tickets Wine and cheese pairing masterclass including 6 cheeses and wines from Emily Kinsman of ECK Wines & Armstead Estate.	24 Protecting and supporting our sustainably managed farmland 09:00 Protecting and supporting our sustainably managed farmland @ Edendale Jun 24 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets The Protecting our Sustainably Managed Farmland project identifies a number of permanent protection and collective ownership models that can secure important peri-urban landscapes threatened by encroaching development, and support new and young farmers seeking access [...] Carlton aperitvio food tour 17:00 Carlton aperitvio food tour @ Brunetti Classico Jun 24 @ 17:00 – 19:00 Tickets You will indulge in the Italian ‘Aperitivo’ tradition. What exactly is Aperitivo, what can you expect to eat and drink, how did it begin, how did it make its way to Melbourne? You will learn [...]	25 Growing berries 10:00 Growing berries @ CERES Jun 25 @ 10:00 – 15:00 Tickets What you will learn: the wide range of berry fruits that can be grown in Victorian gardens; how to cultivate the plants for great yields and great flavour; and berry selection, planting and fertilising, and [...] Worm farming with Angelo Eliades 10:00 Worm farming with Angelo Eliades @ Oakhill Farm Jun 25 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Learn everything you need to know to set up and maintain worm farms. This workshop is for all ages and will include demonstrations on how to set up a new worm farm, construct an in-ground [...] Shortest lunch 11:00 Shortest lunch @ Various wineries in Yarra Valley Jun 25 @ 11:00 – 17:00 Tickets 12 family-owned wineries in the western part of Yarra Valley will open their doors and barrel rooms and sheds on Saturday 25th June and Sunday 26th June. Meet the maker, listen to live music at [...] Beekeeping workshop 13:00 Beekeeping workshop @ Bee Sustainable Jun 25 @ 13:00 – 15:30 Tickets What you will learn: bee behaviour; the various major items that make up a bee hive and how to construct them; and the major tasks in hive management. What you will get: a wooden beehive [...] Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour 14:30 Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour @ Ratio Cocoa Roasters Jun 25 @ 14:30 – 16:00 Tickets A behind-the-scenes tour of the 10 step chocolate making process at Ratio Cocoa Roasters. Followed by a guided chocolate tasting. Tasting plate can be adapted to non dairy / vegan, please advise on arrival.	26 Shortest lunch 11:00 Shortest lunch @ Various wineries in Yarra Valley Jun 26 @ 11:00 – 17:00 Tickets 12 family-owned wineries in the western part of Yarra Valley will open their doors and barrel rooms and sheds on Saturday 25th June and Sunday 26th June. Meet the maker, listen to live music at [...] Bakery Hill whisky distillery tour and tasting 14:00 Bakery Hill whisky distillery tour and tasting @ Bakery Hill Distillery Jun 26 @ 14:00 – 15:30 Tickets Visit the oldest single malt whisky distillery on mainland Australia. The tour will be conducted by the distiller himself where you will learn how Bakery Hill produces its malts. Touch, smell and taste all the [...]
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Lisa says:

May 22, 2022 at 11:49

Oh wowza fantastic thank you for the calender!
Lisa

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