For those who weren’t at the harvest feast on Sunday, here’s a photo. Can you spot anyone that you know?
New upcoming events
Upcoming events from previous LFC News
Over the next week
- Healthy eating in school canteens workshop: Wednesday, 18th March, 2.30-5.30pm.
- Closing the loop on food and garden waste: Wednesday, 18th March, 7-9pm.
- A foodies tour of Box Hill: Thursday, 19th March, 10am-midday.
- Glen Katherine Primary School Fete: Sunday, 22nd March, 10am-3pm.
- Opening of Templestowe College’s permaculture garden: Sunday, 22nd March, midday-3pm.
- Introduction to permaculture: Tuesday, 24th March, 10-11am.
- Growing your own fabulous home harvest: Wednesday, 25th March, 7-9pm.
Over the next month
- Good garden bugs – community leaders and kids: Saturday, 28th March, 10am-3pm.
- Passata making workshop: Saturday, 28th March, 2-4.30pm.
- Growing and preserving herbs: Sunday, 29th March, 10am-1pm.
- Grow your own, eat your own – Autumn garden workshop: Sunday, 29th March, 10-30am-12.30pm.
- Good garden bugs – general workshop: Sunday, 29th March, 2-4pm.
- Reaping the rewards in the kitchen: Wednesday, 1st April, 7-9pm.
- Hurstbridge Gardening Club: Tuesday, 7th April, 7.15-9.15pm.
Click here for the complete calendar of upcoming events.
If you know of any events that should be included in the newsletter and website, email us. If you have a flyer, we can also include that. Just one request: please make sure that the details are in a form that we can copy/paste (i.e. not just a jpg).
Opportunities for getting involved in activities at the Eltham Farmers’ Market
The Local Food Connect marquee
Whilst we have a schedule of people to man the marquee, they could always benefit from additional help. For any market, you can help for anywhere from, say, an hour up to the full duration of the market. If interested, contact Fay by email or phone (0405 790150).
The Eltham Food Swap
We are looking for people to help out with the Eltham food swap from 10am to 11am on any 4th Sunday of the month. If interested, contact Fay by email or phone (0405 790150).
The Community Market Stall
We are looking for people to sell their surplus produce at the stall on any 2nd Sunday of the month. For more information about this potentially exciting initiative, go to the relevant page on the LFC website. If you are potentially interested, contact Guy by email or phone (0416 203067; 9444 1400).
Birthday celebrations
Eltham Farmers’ Market will be coming of age on 12th April (markets come of age at age one!). Come along to celebrate by either eating free cake or by entering the free competition to winner a hamper of local produce.
Other matters
Preserving kit for loan – now no bond is required!
There is still no bond required to borrow our new Fowlers Vacola Preserving Kit. Click here to enter your desired dates.