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					1 Coburg Farmers’ Market 08:00 Coburg Farmers’ Market @ Coburg Primary School Feb 1 @ 08:00 – 13:00 Tickets Urban Orchard Food Swap 10:00 Urban Orchard Food Swap @ CERES Feb 1 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour 13:00 Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour @ Ratio Cocoa Roasters Feb 1 @ 13:00 – 14:00 Tickets A behind-the-scenes tour of the 10 step chocolate making process at Ratio Cocoa Roasters. Followed by a guided chocolate tasting. Tasting plate can be adapted to non dairy / vegan, please advise on arrival.	2 Pentridge Community Garden open session (Coburg) 09:00 Pentridge Community Garden open session (Coburg) @ Pentridge Community Garden Feb 2 @ 09:00 – 12:30 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Fawkner Food Bowls get together 10:00 Fawkner Food Bowls get together @ Fawkner Food Bowls Feb 2 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets Working bee, market stall and socialising. West Brunswick Community Garden seed savers meetup 10:00 West Brunswick Community Garden seed savers meetup Feb 2 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden.
3 SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee 10:00 SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee @ SEEDs Communal Garden Feb 3 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets SEEDs is a communal garden, that grows natural networks, skills, mutual opportunities, friendships, organic food and community for all who are involved in it. Join them to give a hand and help their garden grow [...]	4	5 Food Not Bombs, Coburg 19:00 Food Not Bombs, Coburg @ outside of Coburg Library Feb 5 @ 19:00 – 21:00 Tickets Food Not Bombs Melbourne is part of a worldwide movement that cooks and distributes vegan organic food to anyone and everyone, without restriction. It bases itself in Brunswick, gathers leftover organic fruit and vegetables from [...]	6 SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee 10:00 SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee @ SEEDs Communal Garden Feb 6 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Everyone welcome. Help them continue to transform their garden into an edible, beautiful and educational sanctuary for all who pass through their gates. Click here to read about the garden.	7 Reynard Street Community Garden working bee and lunch 10:00 Reynard Street Community Garden working bee and lunch @ Reynard Street Community Garden, Robinson Reserve Feb 7 @ 10:00 – 12:30 Tickets A small group of gardening volunteers meets every Friday at 10 am and works until 12:30 pm when they break for a free community lunch! They incorporate produce from the garden into these weekly community [...] West Brunswick Community Garden weekly meetup 10:00 West Brunswick Community Garden weekly meetup Feb 7 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour 14:30 Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour @ Ratio Cocoa Roasters Feb 7 @ 14:30 – 15:30 Tickets A behind-the-scenes tour of the 10 step chocolate making process at Ratio Cocoa Roasters. Followed by a guided chocolate tasting. Tasting plate can be adapted to non dairy / vegan, please advise on arrival.	8 Coburg Farmers’ Market 08:00 Coburg Farmers’ Market @ Coburg Primary School Feb 8 @ 08:00 – 13:00 Tickets Urban Orchard Food Swap 10:00 Urban Orchard Food Swap @ CERES Feb 8 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets SEEDs Garden Food Swap 11:00 SEEDs Garden Food Swap @ SEEDs Communal Garden Feb 8 @ 11:00 – 12:00 Tickets SEEDs is a communal garden, that grows natural networks, skills, mutual opportunities, friendships, organic food and community for all who are involved in it.	9 Pentridge Community Garden open session (Coburg) 09:00 Pentridge Community Garden open session (Coburg) @ Pentridge Community Garden Feb 9 @ 09:00 – 12:30 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Merri Corner Community Garden (Brunswick East) open garden / working bee 10:00 Merri Corner Community Garden (Brunswick East) open garden / working bee @ Merri Corner Community Garden Feb 9 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. West Brunswick Community Garden communal gardening working bee 10:00 West Brunswick Community Garden communal gardening working bee Feb 9 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Fawkner Food Swap 10:30 Fawkner Food Swap @ Fawkner Food Bowls Feb 9 @ 10:30 – 12:30 Tickets
10 Introduction to permaculture: mushrooms 10:00 Introduction to permaculture: mushrooms @ Ecological Justice Hub Feb 10 @ 10:00 – 14:30 Tickets 4 sessions on consecutive Mondays, from 10th February to 2nd March, each 10am-2.30pm. This course is for Centrelink concession card holders only. You will: Learn about basic principles of permaculture and sustainability. Create your own [...] SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee 10:00 SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee @ SEEDs Communal Garden Feb 10 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets SEEDs is a communal garden, that grows natural networks, skills, mutual opportunities, friendships, organic food and community for all who are involved in it. Join them to give a hand and help their garden grow [...]	11	12 Food Not Bombs, Coburg 19:00 Food Not Bombs, Coburg @ outside of Coburg Library Feb 12 @ 19:00 – 21:00 Tickets Food Not Bombs Melbourne is part of a worldwide movement that cooks and distributes vegan organic food to anyone and everyone, without restriction. It bases itself in Brunswick, gathers leftover organic fruit and vegetables from [...]	13 SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee 10:00 SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee @ SEEDs Communal Garden Feb 13 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Everyone welcome. Help them continue to transform their garden into an edible, beautiful and educational sanctuary for all who pass through their gates. Click here to read about the garden. Passata making demonstration 19:45 Passata making demonstration @ Brunswick Library Feb 13 @ 19:45 – 20:30 Tickets Cade will teach you how to prepare, mince and cook tomatoes as well as safely bottle and pasteurise so that the sauce will be safely kept under vacuum for up to a year. Registrations essential.	14 Reynard Street Community Garden working bee and lunch 10:00 Reynard Street Community Garden working bee and lunch @ Reynard Street Community Garden, Robinson Reserve Feb 14 @ 10:00 – 12:30 Tickets A small group of gardening volunteers meets every Friday at 10 am and works until 12:30 pm when they break for a free community lunch! They incorporate produce from the garden into these weekly community [...] West Brunswick Community Garden weekly meetup 10:00 West Brunswick Community Garden weekly meetup Feb 14 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour 14:30 Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour @ Ratio Cocoa Roasters Feb 14 @ 14:30 – 15:30 Tickets A behind-the-scenes tour of the 10 step chocolate making process at Ratio Cocoa Roasters. Followed by a guided chocolate tasting. Tasting plate can be adapted to non dairy / vegan, please advise on arrival.	15 Coburg Farmers’ Market 08:00 Coburg Farmers’ Market @ Coburg Primary School Feb 15 @ 08:00 – 13:00 Tickets Sourdough bread baking 09:00 Sourdough bread baking @ CERES Feb 15 @ 09:00 – 17:00 Tickets What you will learn: How to make your own bread. How to make your own handmade pizzas. More about sourdough. What you will learn: Handmade pizzas for lunch. Your own bread to take home and [...] North Coburg Food Swap 10:00 North Coburg Food Swap @ Parker Reserve Feb 15 @ 10:00 – 12:30 Tickets Urban Orchard Food Swap 10:00 Urban Orchard Food Swap @ CERES Feb 15 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour 13:00 Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour @ Ratio Cocoa Roasters Feb 15 @ 13:00 – 14:00 Tickets A behind-the-scenes tour of the 10 step chocolate making process at Ratio Cocoa Roasters. Followed by a guided chocolate tasting. Tasting plate can be adapted to non dairy / vegan, please advise on arrival.	16 Pentridge Community Garden open session (Coburg) 09:00 Pentridge Community Garden open session (Coburg) @ Pentridge Community Garden Feb 16 @ 09:00 – 12:30 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Fawkner Food Bowls get together 10:00 Fawkner Food Bowls get together @ Fawkner Food Bowls Feb 16 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets Working bee, market stall and socialising. Feta and haloumi cheese 10:00 Feta and haloumi cheese @ CERES Feb 16 @ 10:00 – 16:00 Tickets What you will learn: How to make your own fetta and haloumi cheese. How to make ricotta cheese. About different cheeses. Presenters: Janet Clayton and Charlene Angus from Cheeselinks. Reynard Street Community Garden (Coburg) working bee 14:00 Reynard Street Community Garden (Coburg) working bee @ Reynard Street Community Garden, Robinson Reserve Feb 16 @ 14:00 – 16:00 Tickets One of the volunteers, John, runs this monthly working bee.
17 SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee 10:00 SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee @ SEEDs Communal Garden Feb 17 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets SEEDs is a communal garden, that grows natural networks, skills, mutual opportunities, friendships, organic food and community for all who are involved in it. Join them to give a hand and help their garden grow [...]	18	19 Food Not Bombs, Coburg 19:00 Food Not Bombs, Coburg @ outside of Coburg Library Feb 19 @ 19:00 – 21:00 Tickets Food Not Bombs Melbourne is part of a worldwide movement that cooks and distributes vegan organic food to anyone and everyone, without restriction. It bases itself in Brunswick, gathers leftover organic fruit and vegetables from [...]	20 Complete urban farmer (14 sessions) 09:00 Complete urban farmer (14 sessions) @ CERES Feb 20 @ 09:00 – 15:00 Tickets Each course is 14 sessions over a period of a few months. Presenters: Justin Calverley and Donna Livermore. The topics to be covered will include: permaculture, chook care, bee keeping, propagating, seed saving and community [...] SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee 10:00 SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee @ SEEDs Communal Garden Feb 20 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Everyone welcome. Help them continue to transform their garden into an edible, beautiful and educational sanctuary for all who pass through their gates. Click here to read about the garden. Open Table, Brunswick 12:30 Open Table, Brunswick @ Brunswick Neighbourhood House Feb 20 @ 12:30 – 13:30 Tickets Open Table “take surplus food that would otherwise be thrown away, and turn it into nutritious meals to share with the community, in order to reduce food insecurity and food waste”. It appears that there [...]	21 Reynard Street Community Garden working bee and lunch 10:00 Reynard Street Community Garden working bee and lunch @ Reynard Street Community Garden, Robinson Reserve Feb 21 @ 10:00 – 12:30 Tickets A small group of gardening volunteers meets every Friday at 10 am and works until 12:30 pm when they break for a free community lunch! They incorporate produce from the garden into these weekly community [...] West Brunswick Community Garden weekly meetup 10:00 West Brunswick Community Garden weekly meetup Feb 21 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour 14:30 Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour @ Ratio Cocoa Roasters Feb 21 @ 14:30 – 15:30 Tickets A behind-the-scenes tour of the 10 step chocolate making process at Ratio Cocoa Roasters. Followed by a guided chocolate tasting. Tasting plate can be adapted to non dairy / vegan, please advise on arrival.	22 Coburg Farmers’ Market 08:00 Coburg Farmers’ Market @ Coburg Primary School Feb 22 @ 08:00 – 13:00 Tickets Lygon Street Community Garden (Brunswick East) working bee 10:00 Lygon Street Community Garden (Brunswick East) working bee @ Lygon Street Community Garden Feb 22 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Urban Orchard Food Swap 10:00 Urban Orchard Food Swap @ CERES Feb 22 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets Coburg Food Swap 11:00 Coburg Food Swap @ Reynard Street Community Garden, Robinson Reserve Feb 22 @ 11:00 – 12:00 Tickets Open Table, Fawkner 13:00 Open Table, Fawkner @ Fawkner Senior Citizens Centre Feb 22 @ 13:00 – 14:00 Tickets Every other Saturday. Open Table “take surplus food that would otherwise be thrown away, and turn it into nutritious meals to share with the community, in order to reduce food insecurity and food waste”. It [...] Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour 13:00 Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour @ Ratio Cocoa Roasters Feb 22 @ 13:00 – 14:00 Tickets A behind-the-scenes tour of the 10 step chocolate making process at Ratio Cocoa Roasters. Followed by a guided chocolate tasting. Tasting plate can be adapted to non dairy / vegan, please advise on arrival. Native edibles – walk, talk, taste 14:00 Native edibles – walk, talk, taste @ Gunyah Garden Feb 22 @ 14:00 – 16:30 Tickets Presented by Karen Sutherland. There are many edible native plants that are easy to grow in urban gardens and pots. Karen’s own garden grows around 40 native edible plants and is a great place to [...]	23 Pentridge Community Garden open session (Coburg) 09:00 Pentridge Community Garden open session (Coburg) @ Pentridge Community Garden Feb 23 @ 09:00 – 12:30 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Fawkner Food Bowls get together 10:00 Fawkner Food Bowls get together @ Fawkner Food Bowls Feb 23 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets Working bee, market stall and socialising. Summer food forest – walk, talk, taste 10:00 Summer food forest – walk, talk, taste @ Gunyah Garden Feb 23 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets Presented by Karen Sutherland. Take a guided tour of Karen Sutherland’s garden. Talk about what’s on offer in summer, from self seeding and long lived vegetables to a range of berries. Taste some new and [...] Vegan cooking Italian style 10:00 Vegan cooking Italian style @ CERES Feb 23 @ 10:00 – 15:00 Tickets What you will learn: Some new vegan dishes. Hands-on learning. Presenter: Michelle. You will be shown a selection of vegan dishes with an Italian flavour and you will finish with a feast. Menu: Napoli sauce; [...] West Brunswick Community Garden garden and gather 11:00 West Brunswick Community Garden garden and gather Feb 23 @ 11:00 – 15:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Feta, halloumi and ricotta cheesemaking workshop 12:00 Feta, halloumi and ricotta cheesemaking workshop @ Bee Sustainable Feb 23 @ 12:00 – 15:30 Tickets What you will learn: The fundamentals of fermenting milk. Coagulating milk using both starter cultures and rennet. Cutting, draining and moulding curds. What you will get: Recipes and notes. A tasting of the cheeses made. [...]
24 SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee 10:00 SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee @ SEEDs Communal Garden Feb 24 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets SEEDs is a communal garden, that grows natural networks, skills, mutual opportunities, friendships, organic food and community for all who are involved in it. Join them to give a hand and help their garden grow [...]	25 Planning your autumn garden 19:00 Planning your autumn garden @ Coburg Library Feb 25 @ 19:00 – 20:30 Tickets Local horticulturalist Tash van Velzen will tell you what you need to do to revive your garden after the hot summer and prepare your veggie patch for the cooler months ahead. Registrations essential.	26 Food Not Bombs, Coburg 19:00 Food Not Bombs, Coburg @ outside of Coburg Library Feb 26 @ 19:00 – 21:00 Tickets Food Not Bombs Melbourne is part of a worldwide movement that cooks and distributes vegan organic food to anyone and everyone, without restriction. It bases itself in Brunswick, gathers leftover organic fruit and vegetables from [...]	27 SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee 10:00 SEEDs Garden Club (Brunswick) working bee @ SEEDs Communal Garden Feb 27 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Everyone welcome. Help them continue to transform their garden into an edible, beautiful and educational sanctuary for all who pass through their gates. Click here to read about the garden. Pruning workshop 13:30 Pruning workshop @ Newlands Neighbourhood House Feb 27 @ 13:30 – 15:30 Tickets This will be a hands on session, pruning the fruit trees at the community centre. They will also discuss the objectives and timing of pruning different trees and shrubs. Presenter: Cherie. Connecting Moreland Community Gardens 18:30 Connecting Moreland Community Gardens @ Pentridge Community Garden Feb 27 @ 18:30 – 20:00 Tickets Meet members plus board members of both Pentridge and West Brunswick community gardens for a catch up and presentation. Jess (the gardening coordinator) will talk about her role and future plans. Bring a plate for [...]	28 Reynard Street Community Garden working bee and lunch 10:00 Reynard Street Community Garden working bee and lunch @ Reynard Street Community Garden, Robinson Reserve Feb 28 @ 10:00 – 12:30 Tickets A small group of gardening volunteers meets every Friday at 10 am and works until 12:30 pm when they break for a free community lunch! They incorporate produce from the garden into these weekly community [...] West Brunswick Community Garden weekly meetup 10:00 West Brunswick Community Garden weekly meetup Feb 28 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Click here to read about the garden. Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour 14:30 Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour @ Ratio Cocoa Roasters Feb 28 @ 14:30 – 15:30 Tickets A behind-the-scenes tour of the 10 step chocolate making process at Ratio Cocoa Roasters. Followed by a guided chocolate tasting. Tasting plate can be adapted to non dairy / vegan, please advise on arrival. Moreland north community food hub co-design workshop 18:00 Moreland north community food hub co-design workshop @ Fawkner Bowling Club Feb 28 @ 18:00 – 20:00 Tickets There will be another session on Saturday, 29th February, 1-3pm. What could a community food hub in the north of Moreland look like? Join them for an interactive co-design workshop to explore the possibilities. Community [...]	29 Coburg Farmers’ Market 08:00 Coburg Farmers’ Market @ Coburg Primary School Feb 29 @ 08:00 – 13:00 Tickets Mozzarella and ricotta cheesemaking workshop 09:00 Mozzarella and ricotta cheesemaking workshop @ Bee Sustainable Feb 29 @ 09:00 – 11:30 Tickets What you will learn: How to coagulate milk using acid and rennet. How to stretch and shape mozzarella. How to make whole milk ricotta. What you will get: Recipes and the essential techniques of cheesemaking. [...] Sourdough bread baking 09:00 Sourdough bread baking @ CERES Feb 29 @ 09:00 – 17:00 Tickets What you will learn: How to make your own bread. How to make your own handmade pizzas. More about sourdough. What you will learn: Handmade pizzas for lunch. Your own bread to take home and [...] Urban Orchard Food Swap 10:00 Urban Orchard Food Swap @ CERES Feb 29 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets Moreland north community food hub co-design workshop 13:00 Moreland north community food hub co-design workshop @ Fawkner Bowling Club Feb 29 @ 13:00 – 15:00 Tickets What could a community food hub in the north of Moreland look like? Join them for an interactive co-design workshop to explore the possibilities. Community food hubs can have many different functions and services, but [...] Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour 13:00 Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour @ Ratio Cocoa Roasters Feb 29 @ 13:00 – 14:00 Tickets A behind-the-scenes tour of the 10 step chocolate making process at Ratio Cocoa Roasters. Followed by a guided chocolate tasting. Tasting plate can be adapted to non dairy / vegan, please advise on arrival.

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