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June 2019

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					1 St Andrews Market 08:00 St Andrews Market @ Corner of Kangaroo Ground/St Andrews and Heidelberg/Kinglake Roads Jun 1 @ 08:00 – 14:00 Tickets Dogs not permitted. Thrive working bee (Diamond Creek) 13:00 Thrive working bee (Diamond Creek) @ Thrive Community Garden Jun 1 @ 13:00 – 15:00 Tickets Regular working bee. Everyone welcome. Click here to read about the garden. Set up and maintain a worm farm 15:00 Set up and maintain a worm farm @ Edendale Jun 1 @ 15:00 – 16:00 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 [...]	2 Hurstbridge Market 08:30 Hurstbridge Market @ Hurstbridge Farmers Market Jun 2 @ 08:30 – 13:00 Tickets Entry is $2 and all proceeds go to the CFA, the market’s community partner. Eltham Farmers’ Market 09:00 Eltham Farmers’ Market @ Eltham Mall Jun 2 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Olive preserving workshop 10:30 Olive preserving workshop Jun 2 @ 10:30 – 11:30 Tickets Join Maria Ciavarella as she goes over several different ways of curing and preserving green and black olives, along with tastings. This workshop, organised by North East Ranges Permaculture (NERP), will take the mystery out [...] Flavor Full cooking class 11:00 Flavor Full cooking class Jun 2 @ 11:00 – 13:00 Tickets Take advantage of the spices and herbs found in your local grocery store and warm up your food with natural flavours. You will be shown how to use spices in simple ways, alongside a variety [...]
3 Nillumbik Garden Club 19:00 Nillumbik Garden Club @ Metzner Hall, St Vincent's Care Services Jun 3 @ 19:00 – 22:00 Tickets First Monday of every month except for January and December. At all meetings, doors open 7pm for a 8pm start. There will be plants for sale, raffles, door prizes and supper. 2018 topics 1 Oct: [...]	4 Hurstbridge Sow & Grow Garden Club 19:15 Hurstbridge Sow & Grow Garden Club @ Hurstbridge Community Hub Jun 4 @ 19:15 – 21:15 Tickets First Tuesday of every month except for January. 2019 Speakers and topics 5 Feb: John Ferris on edible landscapes. 5 Mar: Kathleen Tants on wees and weed control. 2 Apr: Brendan Curtis on zoo horticulture. [...]	5 Flavor Full cooking class 11:00 Flavor Full cooking class Jun 5 @ 11:00 – 13:00 Tickets Take advantage of the spices and herbs found in your local grocery store and warm up your food with natural flavours. You will be shown how to use spices in simple ways, alongside a variety [...]	6 Living & Learning Nillumbik Community Veggie Garden 09:30 Living & Learning Nillumbik Community Veggie Garden @ Nillumbik Living & Learning Centre Jun 6 @ 09:30 – 11:00 Tickets Feel free to drop by to have a look at the garden, to find out more and to meet the garden coordinator, Trevor. Click here to read about the garden. Garden of Plenty Community Garden (Greensborough) working bee 10:00 Garden of Plenty Community Garden (Greensborough) working bee @ Diamond Valley Library Jun 6 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets Are you a keen gardener but don’t have the space you need? Meet other volunteer gardeners to share tips and ideas, contributing to the maintenance of the community garden. Plant, harvest and dig to your [...]	7	8 St Andrews Market 08:00 St Andrews Market @ Corner of Kangaroo Ground/St Andrews and Heidelberg/Kinglake Roads Jun 8 @ 08:00 – 14:00 Tickets Dogs not permitted. Greensborough Food Swap 10:00 Greensborough Food Swap @ Diamond Valley Library - food garden Jun 8 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets Contact either of the co-organisers: Glenn Mansfield by phone (0488 192198) or email or Margot Meredith by phone (0415 926642) or email. Cooking seasonal produce with Julie French 11:30 Cooking seasonal produce with Julie French @ Diamond Valley Library Jun 8 @ 11:30 – 12:30 Tickets Join Julie French as she shows you how to best use the produce in your garden to reduce food waste, save money and enjoy the tasty food that she prepares in the library’s kitchen garden. Thrive working bee (Diamond Creek) 13:00 Thrive working bee (Diamond Creek) @ Thrive Community Garden Jun 8 @ 13:00 – 15:00 Tickets Regular working bee. Everyone welcome. Click here to read about the garden.	9 Eltham Farmers’ Market 09:00 Eltham Farmers’ Market @ Eltham Mall Jun 9 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Flavor Full cooking class 11:00 Flavor Full cooking class Jun 9 @ 11:00 – 13:00 Tickets Take advantage of the spices and herbs found in your local grocery store and warm up your food with natural flavours. You will be shown how to use spices in simple ways, alongside a variety [...]
10	11	12 Flavor Full cooking class 11:00 Flavor Full cooking class Jun 12 @ 11:00 – 13:00 Tickets Take advantage of the spices and herbs found in your local grocery store and warm up your food with natural flavours. You will be shown how to use spices in simple ways, alongside a variety [...]	13 Living & Learning Nillumbik Community Veggie Garden 09:30 Living & Learning Nillumbik Community Veggie Garden @ Nillumbik Living & Learning Centre Jun 13 @ 09:30 – 11:00 Tickets Feel free to drop by to have a look at the garden, to find out more and to meet the garden coordinator, Trevor. Click here to read about the garden. Garden of Plenty Community Garden (Greensborough) working bee 10:00 Garden of Plenty Community Garden (Greensborough) working bee @ Diamond Valley Library Jun 13 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets Are you a keen gardener but don’t have the space you need? Meet other volunteer gardeners to share tips and ideas, contributing to the maintenance of the community garden. Plant, harvest and dig to your [...]	14 Cook Indian by the creek 18:15 Cook Indian by the creek @ Private address Jun 14 @ 18:15 – 19:45 Tickets Menu: Chicken methi masala. Tender pieces of chicken cooked with yogurt and fenugreek leaves. Gluten free. Cook Indian by the creek came into existence with the idea of breaking the myth that Indian cooking is [...]	15 St Andrews Market 08:00 St Andrews Market @ Corner of Kangaroo Ground/St Andrews and Heidelberg/Kinglake Roads Jun 15 @ 08:00 – 14:00 Tickets Dogs not permitted. Open Cellars of the Artisan Hills 11:00 Open Cellars of the Artisan Hills @ Various wineries in Nillumbik Jun 15 @ 11:00 – 17:00 Tickets On both 15th and 16th 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 [...] Thrive working bee (Diamond Creek) 13:00 Thrive working bee (Diamond Creek) @ Thrive Community Garden Jun 15 @ 13:00 – 15:00 Tickets Regular working bee. Everyone welcome. Click here to read about the garden. Backyard chooks for beginners 14:00 Backyard chooks for beginners @ Edendale Jun 15 @ 14:00 – 16:00 Tickets This workshop will cover the characteristics of different breeds (in order to make a selection that suits your setting and needs) as well as the housing and care of chickens. Participants will leave with the [...] Thrive Food Swap 14:00 Thrive Food Swap @ Thrive Community Garden Jun 15 @ 14:00 – 15:00 Tickets	16 Eltham Community Craft and Produce Market 08:30 Eltham Community Craft and Produce Market @ Eltham Community Craft & Produce Market Jun 16 @ 08:30 – 12:30 Tickets Specialising in stallholders that produce quality homemade, homegrown and handcrafted products, or selling fresh and tantalising produce. The Eltham Community Craft and Produce Market is, and has been, a place where the local people can [...] Eltham Farmers’ Market 09:00 Eltham Farmers’ Market @ Eltham Mall Jun 16 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets St Andrews Food Swap 10:00 St Andrews Food Swap @ St Andrews Hall Jun 16 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets Flavor Full cooking class 11:00 Flavor Full cooking class Jun 16 @ 11:00 – 13:00 Tickets Take advantage of the spices and herbs found in your local grocery store and warm up your food with natural flavours. You will be shown how to use spices in simple ways, alongside a variety [...] Open Cellars of the Artisan Hills 11:00 Open Cellars of the Artisan Hills @ Various wineries in Nillumbik Jun 16 @ 11:00 – 17:00 Tickets On both 15th and 16th 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 [...]
17	18	19 Cheese making class 19:00 Cheese making class @ Organic Fix Jun 19 @ 19:00 – 21:00 Tickets Learn how to make ricotta, mozzarella, mascarpone and bocconcini. Stretch mozzarella. Taste vegan haloumi. Sauerkraut tips and tastings. Includes a $43 cheese making kit so that you can get started as soon as you are [...]	20 Living & Learning Nillumbik Community Veggie Garden 09:30 Living & Learning Nillumbik Community Veggie Garden @ Nillumbik Living & Learning Centre Jun 20 @ 09:30 – 11:00 Tickets Feel free to drop by to have a look at the garden, to find out more and to meet the garden coordinator, Trevor. Click here to read about the garden. Garden of Plenty Community Garden (Greensborough) working bee 10:00 Garden of Plenty Community Garden (Greensborough) working bee @ Diamond Valley Library Jun 20 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets Are you a keen gardener but don’t have the space you need? Meet other volunteer gardeners to share tips and ideas, contributing to the maintenance of the community garden. Plant, harvest and dig to your [...] Kombucha tea making 11:00 Kombucha tea making @ Diamond Valley Library Jun 20 @ 11:00 – 12:00 Tickets Join Katherine Barling to learn how to make kombucha tea. Enjoy a demonstration of how to prepare, build and harvest the finished kombucha drink and (perhaps) enjoy some samples.	21 Cook Indian by the creek 18:15 Cook Indian by the creek @ Private address Jun 21 @ 18:15 – 20:00 Tickets Menu (vegan): aloo gobi and aubergine masala. Cauliflower with potatoes and aubergine baked with spices and cooked with tomatoes. Gluten free. Cook Indian by the creek came into existence with the idea of breaking the [...]	22 St Andrews Market 08:00 St Andrews Market @ Corner of Kangaroo Ground/St Andrews and Heidelberg/Kinglake Roads Jun 22 @ 08:00 – 14:00 Tickets Dogs not permitted. Thrive working bee (Diamond Creek) 13:00 Thrive working bee (Diamond Creek) @ Thrive Community Garden Jun 22 @ 13:00 – 15:00 Tickets Regular working bee. Everyone welcome. Click here to read about the garden. Home composting workshop 14:00 Home composting workshop @ Edendale Jun 22 @ 14:00 – 16:30 Tickets Learn how composting, worm farming and the use of particular plants can naturally improve your soil. Discover how to compost and worm farm effectively for the best results. Understand how recycling your household and garden [...]	23 Eltham Farmers’ Market 09:00 Eltham Farmers’ Market @ Eltham Mall Jun 23 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Winter fruit tree pruning workshop 09:00 Winter fruit tree pruning workshop @ Edendale Jun 23 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets Winter is the best time to prune most fruit trees. Join Justin Calverley and learn how to best care for your fruit trees for health and to maximise your yield for next season. Bring your [...] Eltham Food Swap 09:30 Eltham Food Swap @ Car park, top of the Eltham Town Mall Jun 23 @ 09:30 – 10:30 Tickets Look for the large white ‘Local Food Connect’ marquee at the Farmers’ Market. Go along with your homegrown fruit and veggies, favourite seasonal recipes, spare jam jars, homemade labelled preserves, etc, and share and network [...] Flavor Full cooking class 11:00 Flavor Full cooking class Jun 23 @ 11:00 – 13:00 Tickets Take advantage of the spices and herbs found in your local grocery store and warm up your food with natural flavours. You will be shown how to use spices in simple ways, alongside a variety [...]
24	25	26	27 Living & Learning Nillumbik Community Veggie Garden 09:30 Living & Learning Nillumbik Community Veggie Garden @ Nillumbik Living & Learning Centre Jun 27 @ 09:30 – 11:00 Tickets Feel free to drop by to have a look at the garden, to find out more and to meet the garden coordinator, Trevor. Click here to read about the garden. Garden of Plenty Community Garden (Greensborough) working bee 10:00 Garden of Plenty Community Garden (Greensborough) working bee @ Diamond Valley Library Jun 27 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets Are you a keen gardener but don’t have the space you need? Meet other volunteer gardeners to share tips and ideas, contributing to the maintenance of the community garden. Plant, harvest and dig to your [...]	28	29 St Andrews Market 08:00 St Andrews Market @ Corner of Kangaroo Ground/St Andrews and Heidelberg/Kinglake Roads Jun 29 @ 08:00 – 14:00 Tickets Dogs not permitted. Thrive working bee (Diamond Creek) 13:00 Thrive working bee (Diamond Creek) @ Thrive Community Garden Jun 29 @ 13:00 – 15:00 Tickets Regular working bee. Everyone welcome. Click here to read about the garden.	30 Eltham Farmers’ Market 09:00 Eltham Farmers’ Market @ Eltham Mall Jun 30 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets

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