Calendar of local events

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Given the current coronavirus crisis, some of these events might not actually be happening.

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View calendars for specific types of event (and the key to the colour coding):
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	3 Macleod Community Garden working bee 13:00 Macleod Community Garden working bee @ Macleod Organic Community Garden Mar 3 @ 13:00 – 16:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden.	4	5 Community dinner (Heidelberg West) 18:00 Community dinner (Heidelberg West) @ St Pius Mar 5 @ 18:00 – 20:30 Tickets This is a weekly event, on every Friday evening except for the 3rd Friday of each month and public holidays. See the Salt Foundation’s Facebook page for details about each week’s particular meal. Dinner is [...]	6 The Community Grocer, Heidelberg West 09:00 The Community Grocer, Heidelberg West @ Bell Street Mall Mar 6 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets The Community Grocer aims to improve access for people living on a low-income to fresh, affordable food. They do this by running weekly fruit and vegetable markets across Melbourne. Everyone is welcome. Heidelberg West Food Swap 10:00 Heidelberg West Food Swap @ Olympic Village Mar 6 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets Transition 3081 hold an Olympic Village food swap in Heidelberg West rain, hail or shine every 1st Saturday of the month 10-11am. Come along to this very popular community event. Also, if you are interested [...] Preparing an autumn/winter vegetable garden 12:00 Preparing an autumn/winter vegetable garden @ Macleod Organic Community Garden Mar 6 @ 12:00 – 14:00 Tickets No need to book – just turn up. March is the best time to begin preparations for autumn planting. Presented by Robin Gale-Baker, this workshop will cover soil preparation for six groups of vegetables, watering, [...] Macleod Community Garden working bee 13:00 Macleod Community Garden working bee @ Macleod Organic Community Garden Mar 6 @ 13:00 – 16:00 Tickets Go and plant seeds and seedlings or just join them for a cuppa in a beautiful tranquil setting. Click here to read about the garden.	7 Kingsbury Drive Community Market 09:00 Kingsbury Drive Community Market @ Car Park 2 Mar 7 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Montmorency Food Swap 10:30 Montmorency Food Swap @ Were Street Food Store Mar 7 @ 10:30 – 11:30 Tickets From April to September, the Monty Food Swap is held at Montmorency Primary School. From October to March, it is held near the Were Street Food Store. In all the months except January, the swap [...]
8	9	10 Macleod Community Garden working bee 13:00 Macleod Community Garden working bee @ Macleod Organic Community Garden Mar 10 @ 13:00 – 16:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden.	11	12 Community dinner (Heidelberg West) 18:00 Community dinner (Heidelberg West) @ St Pius Mar 12 @ 18:00 – 20:30 Tickets This is a weekly event, on every Friday evening except for the 3rd Friday of each month and public holidays. See the Salt Foundation’s Facebook page for details about each week’s particular meal. Dinner is [...]	13 The Community Grocer, Heidelberg West 09:00 The Community Grocer, Heidelberg West @ Bell Street Mall Mar 13 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets The Community Grocer aims to improve access for people living on a low-income to fresh, affordable food. They do this by running weekly fruit and vegetable markets across Melbourne. Everyone is welcome. Julie and David’s garden tour 10:30 Julie and David’s garden tour @ Private garden (address provided on booking) Mar 13 @ 10:30 – 12:30 Tickets Julie and David’s small garden grows a variety of fruit, flowers and vegetables, and is designed and managed along permaculture lines. The visit will include discussion on how Julie manages garden pests, which have been [...] Macleod Community Garden working bee 13:00 Macleod Community Garden working bee @ Macleod Organic Community Garden Mar 13 @ 13:00 – 16:00 Tickets Go and plant seeds and seedlings or just join them for a cuppa in a beautiful tranquil setting. Click here to read about the garden.	14 Kingsbury Drive Community Market 09:00 Kingsbury Drive Community Market @ Car Park 2 Mar 14 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets
15	16	17 Community lunch (Greensborough) 12:00 Community lunch (Greensborough) @ All Saints Anglican Church Mar 17 @ 12:00 – 13:30 Tickets Whether you are a local worker, live locally, are a church member or just looking for a place to have a meal – they welcome you to their monthly community meal. Their desire is to [...] Macleod Community Garden working bee 13:00 Macleod Community Garden working bee @ Macleod Organic Community Garden Mar 17 @ 13:00 – 16:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden.	18	19	20 The Community Grocer, Heidelberg West 09:00 The Community Grocer, Heidelberg West @ Bell Street Mall Mar 20 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets The Community Grocer aims to improve access for people living on a low-income to fresh, affordable food. They do this by running weekly fruit and vegetable markets across Melbourne. Everyone is welcome. Composting with Nina Bishop 10:00 Composting with Nina Bishop @ Rosanna Fire Station Community House Mar 20 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Nina is passionate about supporting people to send zero organic waste to landfill. In this workshop, learn how to compost all your household organic waste using a variety of methods to suit every situation. Mary and Robert’s garden tour 10:30 Mary and Robert’s garden tour @ Private garden (address provided on booking) Mar 20 @ 10:30 – 12:30 Tickets Mary and Robert’s backyard is a food forest using permaculture principles. It includes wicking beds, compost bays, a berry garden, 26 fruit trees (including avocados, fig, tamarillos, persimmons, apples and stone fruit) and a greenhouse [...] Macleod Veggie Swap 11:00 Macleod Veggie Swap @ Rotunda in Macleod Park Mar 20 @ 11:00 – 12:00 Tickets For the latest updates, see their facebook page. Macleod Community Garden working bee 13:00 Macleod Community Garden working bee @ Macleod Organic Community Garden Mar 20 @ 13:00 – 16:00 Tickets Go and plant seeds and seedlings or just join them for a cuppa in a beautiful tranquil setting. Click here to read about the garden.	21 Kingsbury Drive Community Market 09:00 Kingsbury Drive Community Market @ Car Park 2 Mar 21 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets St Johns Riverside Community Garden (Heidelberg) get together 11:30 St Johns Riverside Community Garden (Heidelberg) get together @ St Johns Riverside Community Garden, St Johns Anglican Church Mar 21 @ 11:30 – 13:15 Tickets Click here to read about the garden.
22	23 Beales Road Farm tour 10:00 Beales Road Farm tour @ (full address provided on booking) Mar 23 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets This tour will take place twice, on Tuesday 23rd March. 10-11am and on Tuesday, 13th April, 1-2pm. Beales Road Farm is a local food system in suburban Greensborough that operates under a land share arrangement [...]	24 Macleod Community Garden working bee 13:00 Macleod Community Garden working bee @ Macleod Organic Community Garden Mar 24 @ 13:00 – 16:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden.	25	26 Community dinner (Heidelberg West) 18:00 Community dinner (Heidelberg West) @ St Pius Mar 26 @ 18:00 – 20:30 Tickets This is a weekly event, on every Friday evening except for the 3rd Friday of each month and public holidays. See the Salt Foundation’s Facebook page for details about each week’s particular meal. Dinner is [...]	27 The Community Grocer, Heidelberg West 09:00 The Community Grocer, Heidelberg West @ Bell Street Mall Mar 27 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets The Community Grocer aims to improve access for people living on a low-income to fresh, affordable food. They do this by running weekly fruit and vegetable markets across Melbourne. Everyone is welcome. Dan and Liz’s garden tour 10:00 Dan and Liz’s garden tour @ Private garden (address provided on booking) Mar 27 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets The tour of this 1400m2 sloping suburban block will include a discussion of home produce and preserving from food security and energy perspectives. “Since we moved in just over five years ago, we’ve started developing [...] Heidelberg Food Swap 10:00 Heidelberg Food Swap @ St Johns Riverside Community Garden, St Johns Anglican Church Mar 27 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets Insulative cooking with Nina 10:00 Insulative cooking with Nina @ Rosanna Fire Station Community House Mar 27 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Insulative cooking can reduce your cooking energy use by as much as 80%. Once this low energy, slow cooking method is understood, people often discover other unexpected benefits – of convenience and wonderful flavours. Patterns [...] Macleod Community Garden working bee 13:00 Macleod Community Garden working bee @ Macleod Organic Community Garden Mar 27 @ 13:00 – 16:00 Tickets Go and plant seeds and seedlings or just join them for a cuppa in a beautiful tranquil setting. Click here to read about the garden.	28 Kingsbury Drive Community Market 09:00 Kingsbury Drive Community Market @ Car Park 2 Mar 28 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets
29	30	31 Macleod Community Garden working bee 13:00 Macleod Community Garden working bee @ Macleod Organic Community Garden Mar 31 @ 13:00 – 16:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden.

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