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September 2019

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						1 Alphington Farmers’ Market 09:00 Alphington Farmers’ Market @ Melbourne Innovation Centre Sep 1 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Northcote Community Gardens working bee 13:00 Northcote Community Gardens working bee @ Northcote Community Gardens Sep 1 @ 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. Italian cheesemaking workshop 13:30 Italian cheesemaking workshop @ Kitchen Warehouse Sep 1 @ 13:30 – 15:30 Tickets Learn to use homemade cheese to create a combination of mozzarella stuffed with creamy mascarpone as well as other delectable cheesy delights. Take home your own Mad Millie Italian cheese making kit valued at $40.
2	3 Rezza cook’s club 10:00 Rezza cook’s club @ Reservoir Neighbourhood House Sep 3 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets Go along and help choose a new recipe for each class. Teach or be taught how to cook the food you’ve always wanted to know how to cook. Call to confirm attendance (9462 4611).	4 Span Community House Community Garden group (Thornbury) 10:00 Span Community House Community Garden group (Thornbury) @ Span Community House Sep 4 @ 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 [...] Vegan vegout 17:00 Vegan vegout @ Welcome To Thornbury Sep 4 @ 17:00 – 22:00 Tickets The food trucks offering vegan food who sometimes attend include: Bomba Wood Fired Pizza; Curry Up Now; Lady Rawsome; Paper Plains Food Truck; Pierogi Pierogi; Super Taco;Taitas Falafels; The Real Jerk Food Truck; Vegilicious; Von’s [...]	5 Newton Street Community Garden 10:00 Newton Street Community Garden @ Newton Street Community Garden Sep 5 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets A drop-in gardening session which everyone is welcome to attend. Click here to read about the garden. Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) 17:30 Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) @ Pavilion School grounds Sep 5 @ 17:30 – 19:30 Tickets Take something to share at their communal meal. Click here to read about the garden.	6 Community lunch (Preston) 12:00 Community lunch (Preston) @ The Bridge Sep 6 @ 12:00 – 13:00 Tickets Go for a lunch and stay for the conversation and activities. Seafood paella 17:00 Seafood paella @ Kitchen Warehouse Sep 6 @ 17:00 – 19:00 Tickets Learn to develop Spanish paella using traditional ingredients and equipment straight from the experts at this workshop. Get to know the history of Spain’s most iconic dish and its place in Spanish culture while you [...]	7 East Reservoir Community Garden 10:00 East Reservoir Community Garden @ East Reservoir Senior Citizens Centre Sep 7 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Knockout gnocchi 10:00 Knockout gnocchi @ Kitchen Warehouse Sep 7 @ 10:00 – 11:30 Tickets Time to broaden your culinary expertise and meet pasta’s famous pillowy brother: gnocchi! They will show you how to make gnocchi at home through simple ingredients. From traditional potato to creamy ricotta and spinach, learn [...] Miso cooking 11:00 Miso cooking @ Private address (address provided on booking) Sep 7 @ 11:00 – 13:30 Tickets This workshop will take place 2 times on: Saturday 7th September and Sunday 8th September, each 11am-1.30pm. Miso is a traditional Japanese seasoning produced by fermenting soybeans with salt and koji (the fungus Aspergillus oryzae). [...] Handmade pasta workshop 12:00 Handmade pasta workshop @ Kitchen Warehouse Sep 7 @ 12:00 – 13:30 Tickets They will show you how to make pasta dough by hand and turn it into a variety of pasta types. They may even throw in sauce-making secrets for good measure. Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) 14:00 Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) @ Pavilion School grounds Sep 7 @ 14:00 – 15:30 Tickets Members meet at the garden every Saturday. Click here to read about the garden.	8 Alphington Farmers’ Market 09:00 Alphington Farmers’ Market @ Melbourne Innovation Centre Sep 8 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Miso cooking 11:00 Miso cooking @ Private address (address provided on booking) Sep 8 @ 11:00 – 13:30 Tickets This workshop will take place 2 times on: Saturday 7th September and Sunday 8th September, each 11am-1.30pm. Miso is a traditional Japanese seasoning produced by fermenting soybeans with salt and koji (the fungus Aspergillus oryzae). [...] Portable wicking bed demo and plant sale 11:30 Portable wicking bed demo and plant sale @ Northcote Library Sep 8 @ 11:30 – 12:30 Tickets Learn to create and maintain a wicking bed that is perfect for urban dwellers. Kerrie will show you how to recycle scrap from around the community to create your own portable garden bed. Click here [...]
9	10	11 Span Community House Community Garden group (Thornbury) 10:00 Span Community House Community Garden group (Thornbury) @ Span Community House Sep 11 @ 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 Sep 11 @ 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 [...]	12 Newton Street Community Garden 10:00 Newton Street Community Garden @ Newton Street Community Garden Sep 12 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets A drop-in gardening session which everyone is welcome to attend. Click here to read about the garden. Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) 17:30 Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) @ Pavilion School grounds Sep 12 @ 17:30 – 19:30 Tickets Take something to share at their communal meal. Click here to read about the garden.	13 Community lunch (Preston) 12:00 Community lunch (Preston) @ The Bridge Sep 13 @ 12:00 – 13:00 Tickets Go for a lunch and stay for the conversation and activities.	14 East Reservoir Community Garden 10:00 East Reservoir Community Garden @ East Reservoir Senior Citizens Centre Sep 14 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Northcote Food Swap 11:00 Northcote Food Swap @ Chalice Garden Sep 14 @ 11:00 – 12:00 Tickets Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) 14:00 Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) @ Pavilion School grounds Sep 14 @ 14:00 – 15:30 Tickets Members meet at the garden every Saturday. Click here to read about the garden.	15 Alphington Farmers’ Market 09:00 Alphington Farmers’ Market @ Melbourne Innovation Centre Sep 15 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets
16	17	18 Span Community House Community Garden group (Thornbury) 10:00 Span Community House Community Garden group (Thornbury) @ Span Community House Sep 18 @ 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 [...]	19 Newton Street Community Garden 10:00 Newton Street Community Garden @ Newton Street Community Garden Sep 19 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets A drop-in gardening session which everyone is welcome to attend. Click here to read about the garden. Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) 17:30 Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) @ Pavilion School grounds Sep 19 @ 17:30 – 19:30 Tickets Take something to share at their communal meal. Click here to read about the garden.	20 Community lunch (Preston) 12:00 Community lunch (Preston) @ The Bridge Sep 20 @ 12:00 – 13:00 Tickets Go for a lunch and stay for the conversation and activities.	21 East Reservoir Community Garden 10:00 East Reservoir Community Garden @ East Reservoir Senior Citizens Centre Sep 21 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Reservoir Food Swap 10:00 Reservoir Food Swap @ In front of Reservoir Library Sep 21 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets In front of Reservoir Library Fairfield Food Swap 11:00 Fairfield Food Swap @ St. Andrews Church, side garden Sep 21 @ 11:00 – 12:00 Tickets Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) 14:00 Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) @ Pavilion School grounds Sep 21 @ 14:00 – 15:30 Tickets Members meet at the garden every Saturday. Click here to read about the garden.	22 Alphington Farmers’ Market 09:00 Alphington Farmers’ Market @ Melbourne Innovation Centre Sep 22 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Shio koji making and cooking 11:00 Shio koji making and cooking @ Private address (address provided on booking) Sep 22 @ 11:00 – 13:30 Tickets Shio koji is a Japanese fermented seasoning made with rice koji (cooked rice that has been inoculated with the fungus Aspergillus oryzae). Book by email (hello.cookingwithkoji@gmail.com).
23	24	25 Span Community House Community Garden group (Thornbury) 10:00 Span Community House Community Garden group (Thornbury) @ Span Community House Sep 25 @ 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 Sep 25 @ 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 Sep 25 @ 20:00 – 22:00 Tickets Fourth Wednesday of every month except for December. 2019 speakers and topics 23 Jan: Plant/flower ID quiz. 27 Feb: Maria from Ivanhoe Garden Club on flower arranging. 27 Mar: Janine Kay on geraniums and pelargoniums. [...]	26 Newton Street Community Garden 10:00 Newton Street Community Garden @ Newton Street Community Garden Sep 26 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets A drop-in gardening session which everyone is welcome to attend. Click here to read about the garden. Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) 17:30 Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) @ Pavilion School grounds Sep 26 @ 17:30 – 19:30 Tickets Take something to share at their communal meal. Click here to read about the garden. Nonna & Mum’s homestyle cooking class 19:30 Nonna & Mum’s homestyle cooking class @ Furlan Club Sep 26 @ 19:30 – 22:30 Tickets	27 Community lunch (Preston) 12:00 Community lunch (Preston) @ The Bridge Sep 27 @ 12:00 – 13:00 Tickets Go for a lunch and stay for the conversation and activities.	28 East Reservoir Community Garden 10:00 East Reservoir Community Garden @ East Reservoir Senior Citizens Centre Sep 28 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Preston/Thornbury Food Swap 11:00 Preston/Thornbury Food Swap Sep 28 @ 11:00 – 12:00 Tickets Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) 14:00 Sylvester Hive Community Garden (Preston) @ Pavilion School grounds Sep 28 @ 14:00 – 15:30 Tickets Members meet at the garden every Saturday. Click here to read about the garden.	29 Alphington Farmers’ Market 09:00 Alphington Farmers’ Market @ Melbourne Innovation Centre Sep 29 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets
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