Whittlesea calendar of events

All people of all ages are welcome, whether you’re a gardening wizard or don’t know a root from a branch.

Click here to read about the garden.

Bring your excess garden produce along and swap for other wonderful produce. A great way to meet others with similar garden interests. Great meals, coffee and cakes next door at Two Beans and a Farm.

Also, contact them to register your interest in leasing a plot at the community garden.

A propagation box, propagation chamber or propagator, is something that can be used for rooting plant cuttings. It works like a mini greenhouse that will protect plant cuttings and give them enough moisture so they can survive until they grow roots. In this session, they will show you how to make a homemade propagator and also how to use it for growing from cuttings.

Family Food Fight Contestants Concetta Pluchinotta-Varone and her mother Pina Pluchinotta will show you how make ravioli pasta filled with sweet ricotta cheese and paired with a savoury tomato and pork based sauce. Afterwards, you will be able to take a sneak peak into the factory where all of their cheeses are made.

Go and and enjoy a meal with them. Welcoming the homeless, people with dependencies, struggling families, asylum seekers, refugees, people with disabilities and anyone who just wants a good meal and a chat.

They provide a comfortable and welcoming environment where you can receive wholesome meals and friendship. Succulent soups please the palate in Winter and, in Summer, savouries are the order of the day.

All people of all ages are welcome, whether you’re a gardening wizard or don’t know a root from a branch.

Click here to read about the garden.

Make your own bee hotel.

This workshop will be delivered in partnership with Whittlesea Community Garden.

Go and and enjoy a meal with them. Welcoming the homeless, people with dependencies, struggling families, asylum seekers, refugees, people with disabilities and anyone who just wants a good meal and a chat.

What you will learn:

• The process behind producing curd.
• How to make hand-stretched fresh mozzarella.
• How to shape mozzarella into bocconcini and trecce.

What you will get:

• Guided cheese tasting with a glass of wine.
• Freshly made mozzarella to take home.

They provide a comfortable and welcoming environment where you can receive wholesome meals and friendship. Succulent soups please the palate in Winter and, in Summer, savouries are the order of the day.

Fresh local produce cultivated by local farmers. Quality handmade products. Celebrate your community with live music, food and kids’ activities.

All people of all ages are welcome, whether you’re a gardening wizard or don’t know a root from a branch.

Click here to read about the garden.

Go and and enjoy a meal with them. Welcoming the homeless, people with dependencies, struggling families, asylum seekers, refugees, people with disabilities and anyone who just wants a good meal and a chat.

They provide a comfortable and welcoming environment where you can receive wholesome meals and friendship. Succulent soups please the palate in Winter and, in Summer, savouries are the order of the day.

All people of all ages are welcome, whether you’re a gardening wizard or don’t know a root from a branch.

Click here to read about the garden.

This workshop will cover ingredient selection, starter care, and the processes of sourdough fermentation and baking, with plenty of guidance and time for questions.

You will take your fermenting dough home to bake in the morning.

What you will learn:

• How to make fresh pasta dough.
• How to make tagliatelle, spinach & ricotta tortelli and pumpkin ravioli.

What you will get:

• Cheese tasting and drinks.
• That’s Amore apron to take home.

Go and and enjoy a meal with them. Welcoming the homeless, people with dependencies, struggling families, asylum seekers, refugees, people with disabilities and anyone who just wants a good meal and a chat.

They provide a comfortable and welcoming environment where you can receive wholesome meals and friendship. Succulent soups please the palate in Winter and, in Summer, savouries are the order of the day.

What you will learn:

• How to make fluffy potato gnocchi with a four cheese sauce.
• How to make easy ricotta gnocchi with a cavolo nero pesto.

What you will get:

• Italian style lunch and drinks.
• That’s Amore apron to take home.

All people of all ages are welcome, whether you’re a gardening wizard or don’t know a root from a branch.

Click here to read about the garden.

Bring your excess garden produce along and swap for other wonderful produce. A great way to meet others with similar garden interests. Great meals, coffee and cakes next door at Two Beans and a Farm.

Also, contact them to register your interest in leasing a plot at the community garden.

Go and and enjoy a meal with them. Welcoming the homeless, people with dependencies, struggling families, asylum seekers, refugees, people with disabilities and anyone who just wants a good meal and a chat.

They provide a comfortable and welcoming environment where you can receive wholesome meals and friendship. Succulent soups please the palate in Winter and, in Summer, savouries are the order of the day.

The Fermented Mumma will introduce you to a scoby (which stands for symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast), the low-pH ‘mother’ from which your kombucha will spring. First, black tea and sugar are brewed together to make the starter tea. This is then poured over the scoby, covered in a cheesecloth, and left to ferment. The yeast consumes the sugar, excreting alcohol, which is processed by the bacteria into vinegar, providing a natural carbonation and tangy zing. New scoby babies form in the process, and you’ll be taught how to love and care for your gelatinous new friends.

Take home 3 litres of ready-to-brew kombucha plus a scoby.

All people of all ages are welcome, whether you’re a gardening wizard or don’t know a root from a branch.

Click here to read about the garden.

Learn how to save your own seeds, how to extract seeds from the plant, and how to store and save seeds for planting.

This workshop will be delivered in partnership with Whittlesea Community Garden and the Whittlesea Landcare group.

Go and and enjoy a meal with them. Welcoming the homeless, people with dependencies, struggling families, asylum seekers, refugees, people with disabilities and anyone who just wants a good meal and a chat.

They provide a comfortable and welcoming environment where you can receive wholesome meals and friendship. Succulent soups please the palate in Winter and, in Summer, savouries are the order of the day.

Fresh local produce cultivated by local farmers. Quality handmade products. Celebrate your community with live music, food and kids’ activities.

What you will learn:

• How to make hand-stretched fresh mozzarella and create bocconcini.
• How to make primo sale.
• How to make fresh ricotta.

What you will get:

• Gourmet Italian style lunch.
• Primo sale and freshly made mozzarella to take home.

All people of all ages are welcome, whether you’re a gardening wizard or don’t know a root from a branch.

Click here to read about the garden.

Go and and enjoy a meal with them. Welcoming the homeless, people with dependencies, struggling families, asylum seekers, refugees, people with disabilities and anyone who just wants a good meal and a chat.

They provide a comfortable and welcoming environment where you can receive wholesome meals and friendship. Succulent soups please the palate in Winter and, in Summer, savouries are the order of the day.

All people of all ages are welcome, whether you’re a gardening wizard or don’t know a root from a branch.

Click here to read about the garden.

Go and and enjoy a meal with them. Welcoming the homeless, people with dependencies, struggling families, asylum seekers, refugees, people with disabilities and anyone who just wants a good meal and a chat.

They provide a comfortable and welcoming environment where you can receive wholesome meals and friendship. Succulent soups please the palate in Winter and, in Summer, savouries are the order of the day.

All people of all ages are welcome, whether you’re a gardening wizard or don’t know a root from a branch.

Click here to read about the garden.

Bring your excess garden produce along and swap for other wonderful produce. A great way to meet others with similar garden interests. Great meals, coffee and cakes next door at Two Beans and a Farm.

Also, contact them to register your interest in leasing a plot at the community garden.