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All events All once-off events (Cooking, Everything else, Free) Community gardens Food swaps Free meals Markets Farmers’ markets Garden tours Garden clubs

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	1	2 Span Community House Community Garden group (Thornbury) 10:00 Span Community House Community Garden group (Thornbury) @ Span Community House Oct 2 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets No garden of your own? Would you like be able to share some fresh produce? Go along and join Span’s gardening team. Wheelchair accessible, fun and supportive. You just need your skills, or want to [...]	3 Focaccias 10:00 Focaccias @ Kinglake Ranges Neighbourhood House Oct 3 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets Learn about the history of this Italian classic: where did it originate and when is it served? Make a focaccia to take home. Presenter: Georgina Beausang. Organised by Kinglake Ranges Neighbourhood House.	4	5 Learn the art of fermentation – sauerkraut, kimchi and kombucha 10:00 Learn the art of fermentation – sauerkraut, kimchi and kombucha @ Fawkner Neighbourhood House Oct 5 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets Make your own sauerkraut, kimchi and kombucha. Take home a jar each of sauerkraut and kimchi as well as a jar of kombucha with your own Scoby (culture) so you can continue making your own [...] Plant to harvest 12:00 Plant to harvest @ Sustainable Macleod Community Garden Oct 5 @ 12:00 – 13:00 Tickets These monthly sessions will cover planting, harvesting and all the jobs required in the garden each month. Organised by Sustainable Macleod in conjunction with Watsonia Neighbourhood House.	6
7	8 Introduction to horticulture II (9 sessions) 10:00 Introduction to horticulture II (9 sessions) @ Edendale Community Environment Farm Oct 8 @ 10:00 – 14:30 Tickets On Tuesdays, starting 8th October, 10am-2.30pm. This course is ideal for people who have previously completed Introduction to horticulture part 1. Working as a team with fellow participants, an operational farm and production nursery, you [...] Japanese home cooking class – crystal soft candy (2 sessions) 19:00 Japanese home cooking class – crystal soft candy (2 sessions) @ Greenhills Neighbourhood House Oct 8 @ 19:00 – 20:30 Tickets The two sessions will be on Tuesdays, 8th and 15th October, 7-8.30pm. In the first session, make kohakutou, a traditional Japanese confection resembling edible crystals In the second session, showcase it with Japanese teas. Organised [...]	9 Japanese menu – healthy cooking (2 sessions) 09:30 Japanese menu – healthy cooking (2 sessions) @ Japara Neighbourhood House Oct 9 @ 09:30 – 14:30 Tickets The two sessions are on Wednesdays 9th and 16th October, both 9.30am-2.30pm. Begin with a miso starter then make a variety of sushi rolls, then finish off with a dessert. Organised by Japara Living & [...] Urban food gardening (6 sessions) 09:30 Urban food gardening (6 sessions) @ Brunswick Neighbourhood House Oct 9 @ 09:30 – 13:30 Tickets On Wednesdays, starting 9th October, 9.30am-1.30pm. The cost of $50 is subject to ACFE eligibility. Learn how to grow nutrient-dense food using regenerative gardening practices. Gain knowledge and learn hands-on skills to plan and maintain [...] Span Community House Community Garden group (Thornbury) 10:00 Span Community House Community Garden group (Thornbury) @ Span Community House Oct 9 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets No garden of your own? Would you like be able to share some fresh produce? Go along and join Span’s gardening team. Wheelchair accessible, fun and supportive. You just need your skills, or want to [...]	10 Permaculture Design Course (80 hours) 09:00 Permaculture Design Course (80 hours) @ Kinglake Ranges Neighbourhood House Oct 10 @ 09:00 – 16:30 Tickets Starting on Thursday, 10th October at 9am. The subjects to be covered will include: permaculture ethics and design principles; water systems; building healthy soils; passive solar building and retrofitting existing buildings; building greater personal and [...] Creative kitchen program (10 sessions) 09:30 Creative kitchen program (10 sessions) @ Brunswick Neighbourhood House Oct 10 @ 09:30 – 13:30 Tickets On Thursdays, starting 10th October, 9.30am-1.30pm. The cost of $60 is subject to ACFE eligibility. Boost your culinary skills and confidence by making meals and sharing them with fellow foodies. The focus will be on [...] Community lunch (Brunswick) 12:00 Community lunch (Brunswick) @ Brunswick Neighbourhood House Oct 10 @ 12:00 – 13:00 Tickets The Open Table crew collects surplus food and it is used to create a hearty, vegetarian meal. This event is for everyone, from those who don’t have much to those who have plenty. It’s a [...] Cake decorating (9 sessions) 12:30 Cake decorating (9 sessions) @ Mill Park Community House Oct 10 @ 12:30 – 14:30 Tickets On Thursdays, starting 10th October, 12.30-2.30pm. Learn how to decorate cakes for those special occasions (weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, christenings, etc). Learn the art of butter icing cake decorating. Organised by Mill Park Community House.	11 Pickle party 09:00 Pickle party @ Greenhills Neighbourhood House Oct 11 @ 09:00 – 11:00 Tickets Join them to pickle excess rescued food over a cuppa. Organised by Greenhills Neighbourhood House. Just turn up. Propagating and seed harvesting 10:00 Propagating and seed harvesting @ Kinglake Ranges Neighbourhood House Oct 11 @ 10:00 – 11:30 Tickets Learn how to propagate plants from cuttings, sowing seeds and other propagating methods and which plants can propagate the easiest, saving you money and provide a garden full of produce. Presenter: Kathleen Tants. Organised by [...]	12 Cheese making 12:00 Cheese making @ Kinglake Ranges Neighbourhood House Oct 12 @ 12:00 – 16:00 Tickets Learn how to make feta, halloumi, labneh and ricotta cheeses. You will taste test the ricotta and halloumi once it’s freshly made. A light lunch of spanakopita and baked camembert will be provided. You will [...]	13 Introduction to bees 10:00 Introduction to bees @ Kinglake Ranges Neighbourhood House Oct 13 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Learn about bee antics and what’s involved in looking after your own bee hive. Organised by Kinglake Ranges Neighbourhood House.
14	15	16 Flourish therapeutic gardening (8 sessions) 10:00 Flourish therapeutic gardening (8 sessions) @ Panton Hill Neighbourhood House Oct 16 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets On Wednesdays, starting 16th October, 10am-1pm. This is a therapeutic horticulture program offered in a supportive, positive and safe community garden for people living with a disability, mental health or chronic health issues or limited [...] Span Community House Community Garden group (Thornbury) 10:00 Span Community House Community Garden group (Thornbury) @ Span Community House Oct 16 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets No garden of your own? Would you like be able to share some fresh produce? Go along and join Span’s gardening team. Wheelchair accessible, fun and supportive. You just need your skills, or want to [...] Bulleen Heights School cooking class (7 sessions) 11:15 Bulleen Heights School cooking class (7 sessions) @ Living And Learning @ Ajani Oct 16 @ 11:15 – 12:45 Tickets On 7 consecutive Wednesdays from 16th October, 11.15am-12.45pm. This course is for teenagers. Each week you will learn to make a main course. Take an apron and tea towel. Organised by Living And Learning @ [...]	17 Growing food at home (10 sessions) 09:30 Growing food at home (10 sessions) @ Olympic Neighbourhood House Oct 17 @ 09:30 – 13:30 Tickets On consecutive Thursdays, starting 17th October, 9.30am-1.30pm. No matter the size of your urban growing space, learn how to grow nutrient-dense food, using regenerative gardening practices. The topics to be covered will include: site assessment [...] Cooking for one (5 sessions) 11:00 Cooking for one (5 sessions) @ Lilydale Community House Oct 17 @ 11:00 – 13:00 Tickets On 5 consecutive Thursdays, starting 17th October, 11am-1pm. Learn how to cook easily just for one person. Make the meals each week and eat together what you have made. Presenter: Sarah. Organised by Lilydale Community [...]	18 Pickle party 09:00 Pickle party @ Greenhills Neighbourhood House Oct 18 @ 09:00 – 11:00 Tickets Join them to pickle excess rescued food over a cuppa. Organised by Greenhills Neighbourhood House. Just turn up. Indian cooking demonstration 15:00 Indian cooking demonstration @ Blackburn North Neighbourhood House Oct 18 @ 15:00 – 17:00 Tickets Usha will share some of her family’s recipes and show you how to cook authentic Indian fare. At the conclusion of the class, enjoy chana masala served with jeera bhaat, poori and sambal (mild chickpea [...]	19	20
21 Sri Lankan cooking class 18:00 Sri Lankan cooking class @ Balwyn Community Centre Oct 21 @ 18:00 – 20:30 Tickets Experience the tastes, smells and sounds of Sri Lankan cooking. You will learn how to make a chicken curry dish, dhal with spinach, brinjal moju (eggplant) and Sri Lankan special yellow rice. Afterwards, you will [...]	22	23 Span Community House Community Garden group (Thornbury) 10:00 Span Community House Community Garden group (Thornbury) @ Span Community House Oct 23 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets No garden of your own? Would you like be able to share some fresh produce? Go along and join Span’s gardening team. Wheelchair accessible, fun and supportive. You just need your skills, or want to [...]	24	25 Pickle party 09:00 Pickle party @ Greenhills Neighbourhood House Oct 25 @ 09:00 – 11:00 Tickets Join them to pickle excess rescued food over a cuppa. Organised by Greenhills Neighbourhood House. Just turn up.	26 Backyard biochar workshop 10:00 Backyard biochar workshop @ Burnley Backyard Oct 26 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Learn how to make and activate biochar for your garden big or small, whether you have a balcony or a market garden. Reduce the need for manual watering, cut out chemical fertilisers that are harmful [...]	27
28 Nutrition for seniors 13:30 Nutrition for seniors @ Trentwood at the Hub Oct 28 @ 13:30 – 14:30 Tickets Dietician Simone Mastronardo will provide general nutrition information for seniors, including dietary guidelines, protein for muscle strength, calcium for bone strength and cooking for one. Organised by Trentwood at the Hub.	29	30 Span Community House Community Garden group (Thornbury) 10:00 Span Community House Community Garden group (Thornbury) @ Span Community House Oct 30 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets No garden of your own? Would you like be able to share some fresh produce? Go along and join Span’s gardening team. Wheelchair accessible, fun and supportive. You just need your skills, or want to [...]	31

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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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