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 Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) 14:00 Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) @ Pavilion School grounds May 1 @ 14:00 – 15:30 Tickets Members meet at the garden every Saturday. Click here to read about the garden.	2 Alphington Farmers’ Market 09:00 Alphington Farmers’ Market @ Melbourne Innovation Centre May 2 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Northcote Library Food Garden working bee 10:00 Northcote Library Food Garden working bee @ Northcote Library May 2 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Northcote Community Gardens working bee 13:00 Northcote Community Gardens working bee @ Northcote Community Gardens May 2 @ 13:00 – 16:00 Tickets Next to the Northcote train station. Please bring a plate of food to share for afternoon tea if you are able to. Click here to read about the garden.
3	4	5 Span Community House Community Garden group (Thornbury) 10:00 Span Community House Community Garden group (Thornbury) @ Span Community House May 5 @ 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 [...]	6	7	8 Avoiding and managing food waste 13:30 Avoiding and managing food waste @ Span Community House May 8 @ 13:30 – 15:00 Tickets In this workshop, you will learn about: why it’s important to avoid food waste; how not to waste food at home; and what to do with food scraps. Chai tea workshop 14:00 Chai tea workshop @ Alphington Community Centre May 8 @ 14:00 – 15:30 Tickets Join Manu as she takes you through the basics of making chai tea. She will introduce you to all the ingredients you need and then in small groups you will experiment with different combinations. You’ll [...] Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) 14:00 Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) @ Pavilion School grounds May 8 @ 14:00 – 15:30 Tickets Members meet at the garden every Saturday. Click here to read about the garden.	9 Alphington Farmers’ Market 09:00 Alphington Farmers’ Market @ Melbourne Innovation Centre May 9 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Lets make dumplings 11:00 Lets make dumplings @ The Humble Dumpling May 9 @ 11:00 – 15:00 Tickets What you will learn: How to make a range of dumplings including the dough. About Asian ingredients and how to use them. Some of the secrets of an Asian Kitchen. You will learn how to [...]
10	11	12 Span Community House Community Garden group (Thornbury) 10:00 Span Community House Community Garden group (Thornbury) @ Span Community House May 12 @ 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 [...] Community lunch (Thornbury) 12:30 Community lunch (Thornbury) @ Span Community House May 12 @ 12:30 – 14:30 Tickets A two course home-cooked meal is shared in their dining room with other friendly community members. Go along for company, conversation and support. A great opportunity to find out what’s available in the neighbourhood. RSVP [...]	13	14	15 Reservoir Food Swap 10:00 Reservoir Food Swap @ In front of Reservoir Library May 15 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets In front of Reservoir Library. Fairfield Food Swap 11:00 Fairfield Food Swap @ St. Andrews Church, side garden May 15 @ 11:00 – 12:00 Tickets Winter gardening workshop 13:00 Winter gardening workshop @ Private garden (address provided on booking) May 15 @ 13:00 – 14:00 Tickets Join Damian Curtain, long time anchor of the Reservoir Food Swap, on a tour of his home garden. He will show what he’s been doing to get the most out of his garden in the [...] Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) 14:00 Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) @ Pavilion School grounds May 15 @ 14:00 – 15:30 Tickets Members meet at the garden every Saturday. Click here to read about the garden.	16 Alphington Farmers’ Market 09:00 Alphington Farmers’ Market @ Melbourne Innovation Centre May 16 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Northcote Library Food Garden working bee 10:00 Northcote Library Food Garden working bee @ Northcote Library May 16 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Worm farm workshop 14:00 Worm farm workshop @ Sylvester Hive Community Garden May 16 @ 14:00 – 16:00 Tickets Presented by Kaye Roberts-Palmer from Blue Bee Garden Design. Find out how to set up your own worm farm, how worm farms work, what to feed your worms and things to avoid. Click here to [...]
17	18	19 Span Community House Community Garden group (Thornbury) 10:00 Span Community House Community Garden group (Thornbury) @ Span Community House May 19 @ 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 [...]	20	21	22 Preston/Thornbury Food Swap 11:00 Preston/Thornbury Food Swap May 22 @ 11:00 – 12:00 Tickets Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) 14:00 Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) @ Pavilion School grounds May 22 @ 14:00 – 15:30 Tickets Members meet at the garden every Saturday. Click here to read about the garden. An evening with a honey sommelier + beekeeper 18:30 An evening with a honey sommelier + beekeeper @ Alphington farmgate May 22 @ 18:30 – 20:00 Tickets Certified honey sommelier Jessica Locarnini will lead a honey tasting session, including a discussion of flavour profiles, terroir, a blind tasting of honey varietes and interactive tasting notes for each guest. There will be a [...]	23 Alphington Farmers’ Market 09:00 Alphington Farmers’ Market @ Melbourne Innovation Centre May 23 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets
24	25	26 Span Community House Community Garden group (Thornbury) 10:00 Span Community House Community Garden group (Thornbury) @ Span Community House May 26 @ 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 [...] Community lunch (Reservoir) 12:00 Community lunch (Reservoir) @ Reservoir Neighbourhood House May 26 @ 12:00 – 13:00 Tickets ‘Jen the chef’ makes meals which always includes a main and dessert. Why not go down and join in, eat something, and have a chat with some new friends. Preston Garden Club 20:00 Preston Garden Club @ Preston Shire Hall May 26 @ 20:00 – 22:00 Tickets Fourth Wednesday of every month except for December. 2021 speakers and topics 27 Jan: No Meeting. 24 Feb: Kathleen Tants on weeds and pests. 24 Mar: John Pinniger – Heritage Fruit Society. 28 Apr: Pollinator [...]	27	28	29 Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) 14:00 Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) @ Pavilion School grounds May 29 @ 14:00 – 15:30 Tickets Members meet at the garden every Saturday. Click here to read about the garden.	30 Alphington Farmers’ Market 09:00 Alphington Farmers’ Market @ Melbourne Innovation Centre May 30 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Northcote Library Food Garden working bee 10:00 Northcote Library Food Garden working bee @ Northcote Library May 30 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden.
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