Learn to plant and pot a variety of cultural herbs to help inspire the Summer Salads and dishes you love to cook and embrace the multicultural tastes of our community.
Read MoreWe're having a special swap meet for December, combining our swap with a social End-Of-Year gathering. Come along whether you have produce to share or not. Bring along some morning tea to share if you are able Gather with us on the 3rd Sunday of the month for our regular POW Produce Swap. Bring along items you would like to swap.....it could be produce from the garden, preserves, seeds, seedlings, Permie-related books and magazines - and maybe some morning tea. If you don't have anything r...
Read MoreJoin us on Sunday 15th December for our extra-special December market! Make your way down to the Village Green, in the main street of beautiful Malmsbury. As always, there'll be bountiful, fresh veg. Local, wax-free apples. Tasty mushrooms. Golden honey. Handmade biscuits. Local wine and gin. A choice of artisanal cheese. Hot breakfast, gozleme, sugary donuts, spicy chai, delectable pastries - the list goes on! The perfect place to find any handmade gifts for this special time of year, like ce...
Read MoreEvery Sunday, 9am-1pm Melbourne Innovation Centre, 2 Wingrove Street, Alphington, 3078
Read MoreHeld at the Punt Road Winery on the third Sunday of each month, the market is a lively place with food tastings, lots of chatter, tantalising aromas and a visual feast of foods, flowers and flavors. In addition to an extensive selection of fresh seasonal fruit and vegetables you will find among the stalls mouth-watering biscuits, fresh-ground coffee and beans, unusual jams, preserves and sauces, honey, delectable chocolates, fruit vinegars, locally baked bread, free-range eggs, biscuits, herb...
Read MoreCallala Community Garden sells fresh produce to the public, gives herbs for free, and opens the gates to allow visitors to explore and enquire about our Community Garden.
Read MoreEltham Farmers’ Market is held every Sunday, from 8.00am to 12.30pm. The market offers a range of stalls all selling locally grown (Vic) or made food, from veggies and fruit to condiments and sweet treats. All the stallholders are from within Victoria, with many from North-East Melbourne (around 15 from Nillumbik and a further 15 from the surrounding municipalities). This is a higher number of truly local stallholders than at other farmers’ markets in Melbourne. All stallholders are selli...
Read MoreUp to 130 stalls a week, free parking and dog friendly for friendly dogs (leash a must). We greatly appreciate a gold coin donation on entry but do not require it to enter. The Daylesford Sunday Market is run by the Daylesford Spa Country Railway and together they are a popular attraction for locals and visitors alike. Running for over 43 years it has become an institution in the Daylesford region. Led by the volunteers at the railway we are a not for profit organisation that supports the tow...
Read MoreJoin us for a delightful, hands-on experience at our terrarium making workshop! Discover the art of crafting your very own miniature indoor garden and bring a touch of nature into your living space. Whether you're a seasoned plant enthusiast or a complete beginner, everyone is welcome to join in on the fun. Our experienced teachers from Plant Envy+ will guide you through the step-by-step process of creating a stunning terrarium. Learn about the types of plants, containers, and techniques t...
Read MoreJoin us for a delightful, hands-on experience at our terrarium making workshop! Discover the art of crafting your very own miniature indoor garden and bring a touch of nature into your living space. Whether you're a seasoned plant enthusiast or a complete beginner, everyone is welcome to join in on the fun. Our experienced teachers from Plant Envy+ will guide you through the step-by-step process of creating a stunning terrarium. Learn about the types of plants, containers, and techniques t...
Read MoreNatural Pest Control Workshop: Integrated Pest Management & Companion Planting 🌿 Are you ready to take control of garden pests naturally and sustainably? Join us for an engaging workshop at Reynard Street Community Garden, where Angelo Eliades from Deep Green Permaculture will guide you through two powerful approaches to grow a healthy, chemical-free garden. 🌟 What You’ll Learn: ✅ Integrated Pest Management (IPM): A step-by-step approach to managing pests sustainably. You’ll e...
Read MoreHelen Howard has been grafting for 30 years in Australia covering many varieties of Australian plants but saving rare species by grafting is a particular passion. We have the opportunity to give workshops, allowing Helen to share her knowledge and inspire the next generation of grafter. Grafting is a marvellous skill to share, allowing endless possibilities in saving our flora. Grafting is a very useful method of plant propagation .It is a quick form of propagation for plants to be save...
Read MoreFood Is Free Inc. Green Team meets monthly on every second Saturday at our Food Is Free Inc. Green Space. Come join the fun! All welcome. Help our community grow! Get your gardening on with our volunteers, and learn some new tips + tricks to help you with your own garden. All levels encouraged from complete newbie to green thumb pro. 📅 SATURDAY 14 DECEMBER ⏰ 10AM - NOON 📍 Food Is Free Inc. Green Space 😎 Rear/212 Ripon St Sth, Central Ballarat/Wadawurrung Country Supp...
Read MoreNeed a new injection of plants at home, but have no budget? Join our cuttings swap. Just bring fresh cuttings from your garden and swap them with other keen gardeners. Discover wonderful varieties grown by others in our area. This is a great time to do cuttings from plants like rosemary, sage and lavender from the garden. Learn how to make your own soil mix for specific cuttings. Share the bounty. Save money, plastics and resources. Get free plants/gifts. Wins all round.
Read MoreJoin us as we help to grow food for sick, injured and orphaned native animals in the care of local wildlife rescue groups. These working bees are a great opportunity to learn about native gardening, local plant species, local wildlife and to have fun while connecting with locals and wildlife rehabilitators in your area!
Read MoreJoin us at the CERES Joe's Christmas Market to make a native floral wreath with locally harvested dried and fresh floral elements on Sat, 14 Dec, 10am - 11am. This facilitated session will run for one hour and you will take home a festive wreath for the holidays. Suitable for all ages, children under 16 should be accompanied by an adult at all times. Session will run outdoors on the farm, the Farmgate will be open selling coffees, pastries and farm produce.
Read MoreGive local this Chrissy and skip the carpark torture of traditional shopping centres. Mosey along with a coffee and a pastry instead. Meet local makers and their thoughtful, local and thoroughly wonderful wares. No ticket needed, see you there. 34 Edna Grove, Coburg.
Read MoreWicking beds are water efficient raised garden beds that harvest and store water within an in-built reservoir that water your garden from the bottom to the top. The result is a productive, resilient and easy to use garden bed that can withstand tough conditions and thrive in our hot South Australian dry summers. This in-depth workshop covers all the ins and outs of how to design and build your very own wicking bed. Learn all the industry standards, correct techniques, DIY tips, alternativ...
Read MoreBallarat Farmers Market takes place in central Ballarat near the shores of beautiful Lake Wendouree. The market runs all year round and has 50 to 90 or more stalls depending on the season. Enjoy a coffee, chai, or hot chocolate, hot food cooked on the spot, fresh vegetables, fruit, bread, olive oil, cheese, jams, chutneys and sauces, clothing, fudge, gifts, health bars, eggs, honey, wine, Cornish pasties, fresh ground coffee, yummy biscuits, and hand-made jewellery. Craft, clothing and gif...
Read More🎄🎁 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐛𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 🎁🎄 Join us this Saturday, 14th December, from 9 AM to 2 PM, for a festive market day like no other at the beautiful Abbotsford Convent! Get into the holiday spirit while stocking up on fresh local produce, handmade gifts, and delicious treats perfect for the season. There’s something for every...
Read More👀 Can you believe it ? The end of the year is just weeks away, and we're getting ready to wrap things up at the market! Here's what you need to know: 👉 Last Carlton Farmers' Market of 2024: Saturday 21st of December 👉 First Carlton Farmers' Market of 2025: Saturday 4th of January Come along to stock up on all your festive season goodies or start the new year fresh with local produce and treats! 🥦✨ See you there! 😘 Carlton North Primary School
Read MoreDiscover an organic and regenerative food growing practice that: Increases crop yields 🌾 Enhances soil condition 🌱 Reduces the need for inputs 🔄 Improves water retention 💧 Increases resistance to pests and diseases 🐛 Boosts biodiversity and more 🐝 Who Should Attend? Home gardener, hobby farmer, primary producer, land steward, student of agriculture or environmental enthusiasts wanting to cultivate a productive, ecologically balanced, and harmonious relationship wit...
Read MoreTahmoor Uniting Commuity Garden December Market and Open Day * Garden Tours * Pot Plants * Fresh Produce grown in out Community Garden * Pizza from our wood fired pizza oven * How to become a Volunteer and take home fresh produce * Composting workshop
Read MoreCome do your weekly shop with the freshest fruit and veg in Melbourne at Coburg Farmers' Market! Grab delicious barista coffees, breakfast and lunch as you shop farm fresh produce, dairy, meat, eggs and pantry staples every Saturday. Follow @farmersmarketcoburg on instagram and like https://www.facebook.com/CoburgFM/ to see who is coming each week. See you on Saturday 8am to 1pm! Voluntary digital donation on entry.
Read MoreWhether you're a big kid or a little kid, our Christmas Market will have you feeling all the magic, joy and festivities of the season! With local stallholders, live music & entertainment, scrumptious food trucks, AND a visit from the big man in red, this is THE market to bring family and friends to. Get your Christmas shopping done while supporting local makers, enjoy dinner and entertainment, get the kids Santa pics sorted, and keep them amused with loads of FREE kids activities! The Glob...
Read MoreJoin us for an evening of talking all things sustainable gardening with some local experts in the field! Arrive at 5.30pm for 6pm start to hear from: - Olly White from WaterUps: How wicking systems save you time and money, with a hands on workshop! - Mark Johnson from Cha Cha Char: The benefits of using bio char in your garden. - Anna Noon from The Groundswell Collective: How Tiny Forests are bringing back our green spaces around Newcastle and Lake Mac! CROP SWAP We will h...
Read MoreJoin us each Thursday afternoon and pick up beautiful fresh, local organically grown produce to share with friends and family including: + certified organic vegies + fruit by Fanelli Organics + organically grown vegies by Little Feet Gourmet + mushrooms by Margins Mushrooms + pork + chicken + beef + eggs by Grace Springs Farm + sourdough by Kneady + oysters + prawns by Westray Oysters + dips + salsas + labne by Locomotive Station + kombucha by Kombucha Biatch Sustainabl...
Read MoreJoin the Made of: Ballarat Shop team at the Ballarat Visitor Information Centre to celebrate the season ahead. A showcase of wonderful local producers, creators and makers - the perfect way to choose your special gift for loved ones. Enjoy special offers for all local products. Custom hamper creation, choose your preferred products and they will create a complimentary hamper for you! There will be a wrapping station available for a gold coin donation to a local charity. Explore th...
Read MoreWith recent changes to abattoir access affecting farmers nationwide, Sustainable Table is teaming up with Chris Balazs from Provenir to host a webinar about on-farm meat processing solutions. This session offers a space for the industry to explore alternative approaches, share insights, and exchange valuable resources. Chris will share his journey in establishing an innovative processing pathway. When: Wednesday, December 11 Time: 6:30–8:30pm AEDT Where: Zoom We’re excited to facilit...
Read MorePermie Kids is a fun interactive class where the true learning comes from being immersed in the garden doing activities that nourish self belief and children's connection to nature. Permie Kids is held in Greenheart Garden in Killcare on the NSW Central Coast. The garden is designed using permaculture principles and each week children learn about skills and ideas related to the garden and to nature especially around growing food and caring for the environment. For the next few weeks we are c...
Read MoreLooking to get involved in the garden without the commitment of regular planning? Tuesdays are dedicated to keeping the garden in top shape with tasks like upkeep, maintenance, and general odd jobs. Join Michele, our Horticultural Specialist, who will guide you through the day’s activities, sharing expertise and ensuring that every hour in the garden makes a lasting impact.
Read MoreLooking to get involved in the garden without the commitment of regular planning? Tuesdays are dedicated to keeping the garden in top shape with tasks like upkeep, maintenance, and general odd jobs. Join Michele, our Horticultural Specialist, who will guide you through the day’s activities, sharing expertise and ensuring that every hour in the garden makes a lasting impact.
Read MorePermie Kids is a fun interactive class where the true learning comes from being immersed in the garden doing activities that nourish self belief and children's connection to nature. Permie Kids is held in Greenheart Garden in Killcare on the NSW Central Coast. The garden is designed using permaculture principles and each week children learn about skills and ideas related to the garden and to nature especially around growing food and caring for the environment. For the next few weeks we are c...
Read MoreJoin us for a hands-on summer series focused on creating resilient gardens that thrive in the heat! Each session will dive into essential topics such as soil health and pH testing, growing techniques for summer crops, harvesting, composting, pest and disease control, effective summer watering strategies, and general garden maintenance. Be part of the garden's care and management as we work together to nurture a productive and vibrant communal space.
Read MoreLearn to design, plant, and grow your own sustainable backyard food forest for abundant year-round harvests- No matter how much space you have! Schedule: Part 1- 10:30 am Design a backyard food forest for your space Choose plants for layers and sustainability 11:00 am ----Break--- Part 2- 11:30 am Build the forest floor Fruit tree guilds Ends 12 noon Limited seats Book now!! Free event Link to book your seat/s: https://events.humanitix.com/how-to-start-your-own-backyard-food-forest-...
Read MoreCelebrate World Soil Day with us by exploring the fascinating world of gardening with microbes! Earthwhile, Soil Health & Regeneration Consultants, will lead an engaging adult education workshop that highlights the crucial role of microbes in gardening. In this session, you’ll learn about the functions and benefits of microbes for healthy gardens, including hands-on insights into soil microscopy and effective soil maintenance techniques. World Soil Day, celebrated annually on December 5t...
Read MoreThis year World Soil Day occurs on 5 December. Join us and special guests from Home Soil on 8 December to celebrate the importance of soil and to mark World Soil Day. 10 am: build a compost heap To mark World Soil Day we’re getting practical by turning the Farm’s garden trash into soil treasure. Always a fun day and expect to get your hands dirty! A couple of fun facts from last time: we added microbiological brew (Lactobacillus) also added some dead carp donated by the Wetl...
Read MoreWelcome to Homegrown Food Warriors! 🌱 Join our CROP SWAP at the Food Is Free Green Space market every first Sunday of the month from 10 AM to 12 PM. Share your produce, enjoy a cuppa, swap tips, and connect with fellow food lovers. See you there!
Read MoreJoin us on the second Sunday of every month to learn skills to take back to your own patch, support a community project and enjoy time with a great group of people. As always children are very welcome. Refreshments catered by Rustic Cafe Belgrave are served at 11:30am. The event is kindly sponsored by Ranges First National Real Estate Belgrave. This is a drop-in-style event. Arrive at any time and stay as long as you are able. No gardening knowledge is required! Please dress for the weather...
Read MoreThe 2nd Sunday of the months sees Fraser Street, Clunes turn into a bustling tiny town, VFMA accredited Farmers Market. With new stallholders joining monthly there is an ever changing and diverse lineup of primary producers and creators. Join us on December 8th from 9am -2pm and celebrate the festive season with us. We're even expecting a special guest to visit us this month. With kids' activities, live music, RSL BBQ and Devonshire tea, artisanal produce, food, coffee, raffles and a great st...
Read MoreJoin us for a special open day/morning tea at our community garden! As this will be the last working bee of the year, we invite the public to come and learn about our vibrant gardens. Explore our space and discover how we grow and maintain our plants, and see our community facilities in action. Our members will be on hand to provide tours, explain our gardening methods, and share their experiences. Whether you're a gardening enthusiast or just curious about what we do, we welcome everyone...
Read MoreLet's celebrate our community garden!!! Invite your family and friends and anyone who may be interested... 1.Xmas Bonanza Plant SALE!!!- Terrariums, Organic Seeds, Pots, and a variety of Indoor and Outdoor Plants. 2.Markets- Kitty Treats- Pet treats, and Accessories Golden Goodness- Honey products Serve the City- BBQ Sausage Sizzle and Cake Stall Time Out- Children' books, Crime Novels, and Mosaic Christmas Gifts. Stampin Up- Greeting cards and handmade paper gifts. Knots by Net- Mac...
Read MoreJoin us for a FREE family Christmas Fair at North Fremantle Social Farm! This year we have 🍔 Sausage sizzle, coffee van and cake stall 🍯 Little Pantry Stall 🎅 Santa visit 👶 Slip n slide, fairy floss and kids activities Spread the word, invite your mates, and let’s get into the community festive spirit!
Read MoreThe Betty Cornhill Garden Dance is a BYO social event for members and guests of the Canberra Organic Growers Society to celebrate the end of the year, Christmas, the beginning of Summer and the peak growing season. Bring a plate and alcohol to share. The PAVERTY BUSH BAND will play at 7pm Water, Ice in buckets, chips and nibbles, disposable plates, cups and cutlery will be supplied at the venue.
Read MoreLearn to create your own Portable Wicking bed planted with some Summer seasonal items. You will leave with your own Bucket Bed to take away. This workshop will make clever use of recycled materials to create a wicking bed to carry away with you after the workshop.
Read MoreHerbal Medicine and Food Growing in Small Gardens Workshop Sat 7th Dec 2024, Morning: 9:00 am -12 noon Afternoon: (12-5) Open Day: $10 Address to be supplied prior to event via email. Enjoy the garden. Ask questions. Herbal teas available. Completed wicking garden beds and array of food and medicine plants. Your Guides Dr Teaine O’Brien has 29 years experience as a natural medicine practitioner and utilises a broad spectrum of herbs many of which she grows or wild harvests....
Read MoreJoin Us For An Unforgettable Experience To Enjoy The Beauty Of Living Legacy Memorial Trees! Experience first-hand how we honour loved ones by transforming ashes into flourishing memorial trees in our expansive memorial gardens designed by the team behind Royal Botanical Garden Victoria! Explore Our Serene 'Living Legacy' Gardens In The Mornington Peninsula Meet Our Passionate Team, Including Co-founder Luke Roberts Enjoy Delightful Treats in Our Cosy Café What to Expect: Guided t...
Read MoreOur urban farm is the first of its kind in Sydney. Established on an unused bowling club, the farm includes a 1200m2 ecological market garden growing vegetables for the local community, a community food forest, composting program, propagation greenhouse, and native bees. Take a tour of the space where we’ll chat about why we’re farming in the city, the benefits of urban farming, and our daily operations and farming methods, as we take a walk through the different areas of the farm. WHA...
Read MoreDo you want to skip the supermarket and get your fresh organic veggies right from your own garden? 🏡🥕🍅 Dive into our workshop to discover the keys to a thriving edible garden. This interactive 2-hour session blends theory with live demonstrations and is held at Ground Currumbin, a lively community hub and champion of sustainability, that offers a range of facilities to explore, enhancing your experience. Everyone is welcome! Whether you're a seasoned gardener or a curious begin...
Read MoreBackyard growers come together to swap their surplus produce including fruit, veggies, herbs, seeds, seedlings, eggs and preserves. Reduce your reliance on the supermarkets and connect with your community. The smallest of contributions is welcome and you can come with nothing and just have a chat!
Read MorePractical tips on growing a diverse range of medicines and foods in an urban (terrace house) setting. Working with the seasons, harvesting and using your produce. Demonstration of how to build your own wicking garden beds large and small. Your Guides Dr Teaine O’Brien has 29 years experience as a natural medicine practitioner and utilises a broad spectrum of herbs many of which she grows or wild harvests. She is also an avid permaculturist and gardener able to share her knowledge of grow...
Read MoreImmerse yourself for a day in the world of honey bees! This fun and fact-filled day will cover the basics of everything you need to know about keeping bees in your backyard. Topics include: the lifecycle of a bee and the roles of the female workers, the male drones and the all-important Queen (and how to spot her!) the jobs bees share and learning how hard they work pollination and the symbiotic relationship between pollinators and flowering plants bee anatomy - focusing on their honey...
Read MoreJoin us as we come together on the first Friday of every month to learn a ferment together. On Friday, December 6th, Saumya will demonstrate making Mango Pickles. She’ll cover everything from the recipe and equipment to the best part—tasting the results! RSVP to get the address. Bring some nibbles or drinks to share. Subscribe to the newsletter for future news via the website. This event is hosted by Permaculture Out West (pow.org.au)
Read MoreJoin us on World Soil Day for a Journey Through the Soil Food Web with Nat Giffney! Through this insightful workshop you will develop an understanding of the key components of the Soil Food Web - the interconnected network of life that works together to instill soil with its life giving power. These essential micro-organisms each play a vital role in creating the conditions that allow plants to grow and thrive. Learn how to cultivate these essential creatures by optimising your home compos...
Read MoreJoin us each Thursday afternoon and pick up beautiful fresh, local organically grown produce to share with friends and family including: + certified organic vegies + fruit by Fanelli Organics + organically grown vegies by Little Feet Gourmet + mushrooms by Margins Mushrooms + pork + chicken + beef + eggs by Grace Springs Farm + sourdough by Kneady + oysters + prawns by Westray Oysters + dips + salsas + labne by Locomotive Station + kombucha by Kombucha Biatch Sustainabl...
Read MoreThe City of Melbourne is excited to host the next Canopy event at the picturesque Guildford Lane to talk all thing Laneway Greening. Melbourne's CBD has over four hundred laneways suitable for greening, totalling an area almost as big as Royal Park! City of Melbourne residents are taking it to the streets using unique and innovative approaches to green their laneways and surrounding neighbourhoods. This Canopy will feature three community laneway greening experts from across the CBD that h...
Read MorePermie Kids is a fun interactive class where the true learning comes from being immersed in the garden doing activities that nourish self belief and children's connection to nature. Permie Kids is held in Greenheart Garden in Killcare on the NSW Central Coast. The garden is designed using permaculture principles and each week children learn about skills and ideas related to the garden and to nature especially around growing food and caring for the environment. For the next few weeks we are c...
Read MoreThe National Varroa Mite Management Program are hosting a webinar to provide insights into the impacts of Varroa destructor on the honeybee and pollination dependant industries. The webinar will also include an introduction to the National Transition to Management Program and what we are doing to help these industries learn to live in this new state of play. Varroa (destructor) mite was first detected in NSW in June 2022, activating what became the largest Australian multi-agency plant biose...
Read MoreJoin us for the launch of the new FoodLab Community Garden! A space for refugees, migrants, and other community members from diverse backgrounds to come together to grow fresh fruit and vegetables, learn new gardening skills, and build meaningful connections. Whether you have donated your time and skills to building this garden as a volunteer, or you are excited to become a volunteer community member of the garden, we warmly invite you along to enjoy eating the first harvest and get your...
Read MorePermie Kids is a fun interactive class where the true learning comes from being immersed in the garden doing activities that nourish self belief and children's connection to nature. Permie Kids is held in Greenheart Garden in Killcare on the NSW Central Coast. The garden is designed using permaculture principles and each week children learn about skills and ideas related to the garden and to nature especially around growing food and caring for the environment. For the next few weeks we are c...
Read MoreExperience the garden and wander the grounds at Babbington Park this summer at your leisure. Annie and Susan will be on hand to answer all your gardening and design questions. A fully stocked shop with jams, comestibles, tea towels, and Annies books will be available for you to purchase on the day. Eftpos available. Please check the Lyonville weather on the day and bring appropriate footwear and clothing. Parking is available onsite to the RIGHT ONLY as you drive though our g...
Read MoreJoin Caroline Parker from The Cottage Herbalist, and author of the upcoming book The Medicinal Garden, as she returns for her popular foraging walks through the grounds of Sovereign Hill. Stroll through beautiful gardens and laneways, searching for kitchen herbs and backyard weeds that can be used in everyday cooking and home medicines. Collect ingredients along the way, and learn how to make an easy, delicious, and nutritious green pesto and a herbal cuppa. Enjoy complimentary admission t...
Read MoreJoin Caroline Parker from The Cottage Herbalist, and author of the upcoming book The Medicinal Garden, as she returns for her popular foraging walks through the grounds of Sovereign Hill. Stroll through beautiful gardens and laneways, searching for kitchen herbs and backyard weeds that can be used in everyday cooking and home medicines. Collect ingredients along the way, and learn how to make an easy, delicious, and nutritious green pesto and a herbal cuppa.
Read MoreSupreme Plants brings you the spring edition of the Kalamunda Garden Festival on Sunday December 1st from 10am to 3pm in Stirk Park, Kalamunda, WA. We’re celebrating all things gardening, featuring over 100 gardening-related stalls and popular guest speakers including Faye Arcaro, Costa Georgiadis, Vasili Kanidiadis, Sue McDougall, Hannah Moloney, Lisa Passmore, plus many more. Once finalised, we’ll release a full schedule of presentations on Facebook and on our website. Helpful inform...
Read More🌱🐝 FOOD IS FREE INC. GREEN SPACE MONTHLY MARKET 🌱🐝 Every first Sunday of the month is market day at our Green Space, 10am - noon. Come say hello to our fab volunteers Pip & Hanna and ask them all your gardening questions - they love it. NEXT MARKET IS... 📅 SUN 1 FEB 2025 ⏰ 10AM - NOON 📍 Food Is Free Inc. Green Space 😎 Rear/212 Ripon St Sth, Ballarat Healthy Green Space grown seedlings ready to go into your garden, PLUS rich lovely compost, worm juice and...
Read MoreJoin us on the first Sunday December and again February until April for a celebration of history, community, and fun. This series showcases diverse volunteer groups rooted in the rich heritage of Werribee Park. Explore the past with our historical re-enactment group, delve into organic gardening with our veg growing enthusiasts, or admire our fruit laden heritage orchards. Engage with our inclusive community of all abilities and witness the artistry of traditional blacksmithing.
Read MoreAre you ready to start digging into the joys of homegrown goodness? 🌱🏡 Join us for an enriching 2-hour event that will inspire you to transform your backyard into a flourishing oasis of vibrant vegetables and aromatic herbs! Experience level: Whether you're a seasoned gardener or a curious beginner, this event is designed for everyone who wants to cultivate their own food right at home. Gardeners of all experience levels will be able to pick up handy tips and tricks from our sess...
Read MoreIn a cost of living and climate crisis, access to good, healthy and affordable food can become critical. Growing food locally in the urban environment is one way to make that happen and to make it accessible. To celebrate Urban Agriculture Month, come along and listen to our great panel of speakers discuss this and other issues such as • What are the benefits for me, my neighbourhood and the environment? • What is currently happening around the Inner West area? • What are the challeng...
Read MoreCovering all facets of basic citrus fruit tree pruning including, 🍋 reasons for pruning; 🍊 equipment and care of; 🌳 pruning for desired shape and height. PLUS watch a hands-on demonstration using the Food Is Free Green Space citrus fruit trees. And if keen, you can have a go yourself. This includes lemons, limes, kumquat, oranges, and mandarins. During our time together, you'll also be able to ask any burning questions you have about citrus and other gardening questio...
Read MoreCome and discover the diverse scents found in and around the Penrose Community Garden run by the Pasifika Community in Tarneit. Discover a plethora of smells from the seasonal and organic produce of the garden to the surrounding native plants to the bakery across the road! During the Smell Walk you will be asked to record 12 scents that you encounter. These will be collated and sent to Dr. Kate McLean in the UK to design a ‘Smell Map’ for her upcoming book: An Atlas of Smells, Stinks and ...
Read MoreWe’re delighted to have a stall for this special anniversary fete at Boronia K-12 College! We have two hands-on activities: • plant a seed in a little pot and watch it grow and one day feed you! • learn how to make your own origami seed envelopes, to take home some food seeds to grow! Plus: Oodles of locally grown food plants! (gold coin donation, all proceeds to our free community food garden).
Read MoreThe average Australia household increases its waste output by around 30% during the festive season, which puts a bit of a tarnish on celebrations. So how can you reduce your waste without missing out on the traditions you love, or creating a stack more work for yourself? This free hands-on workshop touches on ways to decorate your home during the festive season without adding to the global waste crisis. You will learn basic crafting skills which allow you to transform any old unwanted clothi...
Read MoreJoin us for our first plant swap at Falcon Library! Swap your indoor or outdoor plants and seedlings for something new to add to your collection. Enjoy a light morning tea, get the little ones to plant their own seeds and meet your fellow plants lovers. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or just starting out, this event welcomes everyone with open arms. Bring a pest-free, beautiful plant, or two or three for trade, they can be potted or bare root – as long as you’re prepared to par...
Read MoreDiscover the art of garlic braiding at Farm Raiser Urban Farm! Join us for a hands-on workshop where you'll learn how to craft a beautiful and functional garlic braid using organically grown garlic and dried flowers, all sourced directly from our farms. ✨ Farm Fresh: Experience the charm of our urban farm without leaving the city. ✨ All Skill Levels Welcome: Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned DIY enthusiast, this workshop is for everyone! ✨ Perfect for Christmas Gifts: Create...
Read MoreImmerse yourself in a unique experience that brings together a fantastic line-up of local food vendors, gardening experts, and plant enthusiasts. Discover local retailers showcasing a vibrant array of products, including: 🌿 Unique Plants 🥧 Gourmet Treats 🍷 Local Wines 👩🌾 Gardening Accessories 🥃 Award-winning Spirits 🥗 Delicious Food Trucks, and more! Plus, there is plenty of entertainment for the whole family, with face painting, free workshops and live music....
Read MoreJoin We are not alone on an exciting, fun and accessible adventure into the PYO Flourish Vegetable and Flower gardens. With a special art activity involving natural flower dyes, a fun cooking class and planting opportunity, this is bound to be a super fun day out. We are so excited for you to join us in soaking up some sunshine, getting out into nature, learning and finding new friends. Toowoomba Community Baptist 100 Glenvale Rd, Harristown QLD 4350 * PLACES ARE VERY LIMITED * S...
Read MoreJoin us for another WORKING BEE at the Footscray Community Garden & Learning Place. We are now quite advanced in the construction phase of the Garden and have already harvested some of our first crops. See you there!
Read MoreEnjoy a hands in the soil morning in the beautiful back field at Wild Wren Farm In The Dandenong Ranges. Learn which seeds to sow now directly into your veggie garden, and which ones to transplant What is the difference between open pollinated and hybrid seeds Where to buy great seeds and the best way to store them We will make a simple seed raising mix Learn how to grow pea shoot micro greens and improve your soil at the same time. How to grow great carrots It all begins wi...
Read MoreGreenheart Garden is an urban permaculture garden in Killcare on the NSW Central Coast. Hi! We're Anna and Hannah and we love to share skills so we can all learn: - how to grow food - when to grow it, and - how to do it successfully, in all seasons Join Anna and Hannah for a full garden tour to learn about the permaculture design and the systems we use in this home garden designed for both family life and as an education space. Learn more about the permaculture services we offer...
Read MoreWe are excited to welcome Syntropic Solutions to Chaffin Creek Farm for the fourth time! They have guided us on an incredible journey of transforming a bare paddock into a thriving Food Forest. This event is partially funded by Fire to Flourish, so don't miss out on the discounted tickets! Please bring your own lunch; tea and coffee will be provided. The day will include a mix of theory in the morning and hands-on work in the afternoon as we build a Syntropic Garden Bed. This will be a m...
Read MoreAn event crafted for the grown ups out there wanting a little grounding. This day long event will feature flower prints with Michele Elliot, ephemeral art practice guided by Samantha Arnull and Sarah Anderson will also be on hand. More updates shortly ! Upon arrival greetings we'll introduce the space and overview of the festivities. Morning tea will be served in between sessions. You're requested to bring a plate to share for the long table lunch and one more creative session to round o...
Read MoreCome and experience a fabulous day at Piney Lakes Environmental Education Centre with your fellow WA community gardeners! This is a day to come together, learn, meet like minded souls and celebrate our love of community gardens. 🔹 We will have speakers, workshops, lots of fun, special guests for you to meet, and a community lunch. We are still working on putting together an amazing program for you that will include a tour of the Community Garden, a session on how to promote your garden more ...
Read MoreJust in time for some Christmas fun, in this workshop you will make Kokedama, the crafty botanical sensation from Japan! Kokedama (苔玉, in Japanese) literally means "moss ball" and involves encasing soil in moss, then wrapping the moss with string or fabric. According to Tranquil Plants 'Kokedama, with its Japanese origins, embodies a practice where the act of cultivating plants is considered an art form and a source of meditative tranquility'. Similarly to the ancient Chinese practice o...
Read MoreGet ready to spice up your holiday season with a unique and flavourful native Christmas feast! Join us for a fun, hands-on workshop where you'll explore the vibrant world of native ingredients. We'll kick things off with a leisurely stroll around Northey Street City Farm, discovering the wonderful bushfoods growing right under our noses. Then, it’s time to roll up our sleeves and cook up a festive spread – from a mouthwatering main dish to tasty sides, refreshing drinks, and a scrumptious de...
Read More🐝Australian Native Stingless Bee Workshop x2🐝 Two separate workshops on 30/11/24 & 1/12/2024 ❤️Perfect for backyards, schools, gardens, orchards and best of all.... they are Australian!! 🐝Steve Maginnity of Aust. Native Bee Co will bee buzzing us through: - Stingless Native Bee Keeping - Attracting Solitary Bees into your garden - Splitting for Sugarbag honey and for creating more Hives! - Placement, Care & so much more and....... 🥗 Simply Homesteading will nour...
Read MoreEnjoy 30% off Black Friday at Plant Envy+ Get ready for a Black Friday shopping experience like no other! Join us at Plant Envy+ for a night of shopping frenzy! Black Friday VIP MUST arrive on time as you get a 15-minute priority browsing and shopping—your chance to shop the best plants and pots in Launceston! As always, our plants will be available on a first-come, best-dressed basis, get your wallets ready to grab your favourites, it'll be chaotic, just like the Black Friday shopp...
Read MoreJoin like minded women in circle as we use the metaphor of a garden to explore what we need to live our best life. Bring something small to share on the sacred alter, pen/paper/journal and an open heart. Zoe, has been running circles for 3+ years and we step into a new theme each month. It encompasses creativity, discussion, meditation, and ceremony. Love you to join us and please reach out to Zoe with any questions.
Read MoreJoin us at CCF in the Barn to listen to the thoughts of industry experts, from across the supply chain, as they discuss connecting with where our food comes from, to learn more about the pleasures, anecdotes and challenges facing them as they strive to provide the best possible product for consumers in an ethical and conscious manner. The panel will be moderated by Chris Williams and will also include a selection of light refreshments after the talk for networking and conversation. Speakers incl...
Read MoreJoin us each Thursday afternoon and pick up beautiful fresh, local organically grown produce to share with friends and family including: + certified organic vegies + fruit by Fanelli Organics + organically grown vegies by Little Feet Gourmet + mushrooms by Margins Mushrooms + pork + chicken + beef + eggs by Grace Springs Farm + sourdough by Kneady + oysters + prawns by Westray Oysters + dips + salsas + labne by Locomotive Station + kombucha by Kombucha Biatch Sustainabl...
Read MoreCelebrate Urban Agriculture Month in the Wardrobe Scents garden. For those who may have missed last Thursday's Open Garden, Jane will show you around the garden, explain our story and answer questions about the added benefits of our drought-tolerant, pollinator-friendly garden. When: 2.30 - 3.15 pm Thursday Nov 28th We want our garden to be as accessible as possible, but everyone's needs are different. At this time of the year in our garden we expect there will be pollinators at work...
Read MoreYou are invited to join us for a FREE gardening workshop and a delicious sausage sizzle in the Community Garden on Thursday 28th of November from 11:00am to 1:00pm. It’s a secret oasis in the heart of Dandenong (approx. 800 square meters) with space to establish your own gardening plot or join the gardening volunteers growing herbs and vegetables for the community.
Read MoreThe average Australia household increases its waste output by around 30% during the festive season, which puts a bit of a tarnish on celebrations. So how can you reduce your waste without missing out on the traditions you love, or creating a stack more work for yourself? This free hands-on workshop touches on ways to decorate your home during the festive season without adding to the global waste crisis. You will learn basic crafting skills which allow you to transform any old unwanted clothi...
Read MorePermie Kids is a fun interactive class where the true learning comes from being immersed in the garden doing activities that nourish self belief and children's connection to nature. Permie Kids is held in Greenheart Garden in Killcare on the NSW Central Coast. The garden is designed using permaculture principles and each week children learn about skills and ideas related to the garden and to nature especially around growing food and caring for the environment. For the next few weeks we are c...
Read MoreYara’s My Smart Garden program invites you to join us to learn about urban agriculture activities in and around Fitzroy. Meet the instigators, teachers and growers of the community and how the different sites and organisations work. You will hear about the challenges of growing and composting in the public, supporting children to eat well and teaching members of our community about growing food in Melbourne.
Read MoreJoin the garden gnomes at Ballina Community Garden to learn about turning your kitchen scraps into compost with a worm farm or into an endless supply of fresh eggs with backyard chooks! This event is free and for curious or veteran gardeners/composters. Come to learn about managing a worm farm or chickens at home and meet the hungry worms and happy hens who call the gardens home. If you haven't visited the Ballina Community Gardens yet, come explore this hidden oasis!
Read MoreThe Community Plate warmly invites you to our local Community Food Forum, where we aim to: - Celebrate local urban agriculture, which makes food more affordable - Be inspired by local projects and projects further afar - Strengthen relationships between local groups, project & networks, and - Create new links, ideas, connections, and initiatives. Hear from presenters involved in local initiatives, and those further afield, during an inspiring morning sparking ideas about how we can: ...
Read MorePermie Kids is a fun interactive class where the true learning comes from being immersed in the garden doing activities that nourish self belief and children's connection to nature. Permie Kids is held in Greenheart Garden in Killcare on the NSW Central Coast. The garden is designed using permaculture principles and each week children learn about skills and ideas related to the garden and to nature especially around growing food and caring for the environment. For the next few weeks we are c...
Read MoreJoin us for Gardening and fun on "National Community Garden Day". We will be tending to the summer crop planted at last working bee and enjoying time connecting with our community.
Read MoreOpen day from 11am till 2pm Tours Raffle Workshop Plant sales Baked goodies Hot drinks Sausage sizzle Come along and see how our garden operates. You will leave feeling inspired. We are located on the grounds of Dickson College. Follow the signs from the staff car park near the green arts building
Read MoreVisit Princes Hill's beautiful community garden - a garden like no other! Our garden is unfenced and accessible to the local community at all times. Come and find out how it works and how to get involved! Herbal Teas Free seedlings Free Face painting for Kids
Read MoreThis 1 day course run by Ballarat Permaculture Guild, explores the Permaculture ethics, design principles and basic design tools. Weather permitting, we will visit an urban property and check out some of the principles in action. It will give you a great overview of what Permaculture is all about.
Read MoreThis 1 day course run by Ballarat Permaculture Guild, explores the Permaculture ethics, design principles and basic design tools. Weather permitting, we will visit an urban property and check out some of the principles in action. It will give you a great overview of what Permaculture is all about.
Read MoreThe Eltham Farmers' Market Food Swap is held every 4th Sunday of the month. During Urban Agriculture Month there will be a Food Swap on the 24th November. Click the link to learn more about food swaps and call into the market on any 4th Sunday to meet the friendly group of backyard growers who meet to swap their excess produce and chat!
Read MoreCelebrating Urban and Ag Month and National Community Garden Day. Pop down to the garden, to come see whats been happening. Tour the Urban Ag Program, chat about growing food and free veggie seedling for you own garden, court yard or balcony. Plants sales, cake stall and BBQ. All welcome
Read MoreJoin us as we celebrate National Community Gardens day on Sunday, 24th November with a range of activities at the Potting Shed and Community Food Forest, 41 Britannia Road, Leederville (next to the Tools n Things library). Program 9am – Busy bee at the food forest 10am – Tour of the potting shed, food forest and tools n things library 10.30am – Morning tea and donation of biochar maker 11am – Composting with biochar presentation 11.30am Chat, swap and grow – seeds, seed...
Read MoreImmerse yourself for the day in a concentrated introduction to the principles & techniques of this complete system for the sustainable design of homes, gardens, businesses, farms, smart waste use and re-use, economics, community development and energy management and more. The workshop will focus on positive & practical choices we can all make in our daily lives both at home and in the workplace, using permaculture design and action to make a difference and to create a more resilient and plan...
Read MoreTaiwanese food is comforting and jam packed with flavour. From the endless range of "little eats" (小吃) to big bowls of noodle soups or dumplings, it is a cuisine you will want to add to your cooking repertoire! Come in ready to get your hands dirty, meet new people and learn from your expert teacher, Cristina. With a refreshing welcome drink in hand, you will learn how to make a range of iconic Taiwanese dishes that will transport you to the bustling streets of Taiwan. By the end of class...
Read MoreJoin Anne Price (founded of Bower and Bowl), at the Community on the Verge Garden (CoVe) for an evening of gardening insight followed by pizzas in the garden! Anne will share tips and tricks on gardening in our summer climate. This event is free and open to new and seasoned gardeners, we hope to see you there!
Read MoreThe Chook is the world's original recycler and pest controller. In this half-day workshop, we will share with you the basics of poultry husbandry. We will look at its housing, breed characteristics, supplementary feeding, keeping hens out of the lettuces and foxes out of the hens, managing pests and diseases in free-range flocks, rearing your own replacements, as well as integrating chickens and geese in garden and orchard management. The format will be a combination of a PowerPoint pres...
Read MoreYara’s My Smart Garden program invites you to join us to learn how to minimise pests and disease in your garden by making some simple changes that are completely organic. Learn how using chemical fertilisers and insecticides can actually cause more pests. Presented by Cultivating Community and hosted at Rushall Garden.
Read MoreSet in the beautiful Dandenong Ranges, enjoy an afternoon exploring weaving techniques in this introduction to coil basket weaving workshop. Each participant will have the opportunity to create their own small coil basket, using plant fibres. Materials are provided, along with knowledge shared to get you started in your future gathering, exploration and crafting. No experience necessary, just a desire to enjoy good company while crafting in nature. About Bree Bree Thomas has lived in the Dan...
Read MoreDon't miss this special opportunity to tour the site of the exciting and innovative Bundoora Urban Agriculture Centre and Community Hub which is due to open in February 2025. This is a Local Food Connect project made posssible by the awsome support of Bundoora Secondary College and Banyule City Council together with funding from the Victorian State Government's Living Local grant program. Bundoora Secondary College is a specialist Food and Fibre Industry Pathway provider, exposing secondar...
Read MoreFareShare is a charity which has been cooking free, nutritious meals for people doing it tough since 2001. Operating out of Australia’s largest non-profit kitchens in Melbourne and Brisbane, chefs and volunteers work hand in hand to cook the best possible meal for every person in need. Each year FareShare transforms rescued, donated and homegrown food into millions of delicious, healthy meals that feed dignity and wellbeing for Australians experiencing hardship. A homestyle meal shows that ...
Read MoreNow is the perfect time to dream, sketch and set goals for growing food at home. Longing for summer herbs and don't know where to put them ? Salivating over salads picked from the windowsill ? Just want to grow some stuff but limited on space and skills ? Well here's your chance to fill in the blanks ! Planning session with site tour, drawing time and naturally - edible discussion here at Popes Produce HQ.
Read MoreThe average Australia household increases its waste output by around 30% during the festive season, which puts a bit of a tarnish on celebrations. So how can you reduce your waste without missing out on the traditions you love, or creating a stack more work for yourself? This free hands-on workshop touches on ways to decorate your home during the festive season without adding to the global waste crisis. You will learn basic crafting skills which allow you to transform any old unwanted clothi...
Read MoreLearn about different hives, bee life cycle, and honey extraction. Plus a honey tasting of the local hive! Brought to you by Beekeeper Jasmine from Sunbury Community Garden. Courtesy of Hume City Council. Location: Goonawarra Neighbourhood House, 8 Gullane Drive, Sunbury VIC 3429
Read MoreChester Hill Community Garden Join us for a family fun day with children's activities. Our activities: - Morning tea - Treasure hunt - Craft activity - Biodiversity workshop - Children's planting workshop - Garden tour
Read MoreChester Hill Neighbourhood Centre invites you to celebrate National Community Garden Day with us in our Community Garden on the 23rd November 2024! Enjoy a variety of engaging activities and workshops suitable for all ages. Activities include: Morning tea Treasure Hunt Craft Activity Biodiversity Workshop Children's Planting workshop Garden Tour RSVP/Booking is essential Everyone is welcomed RSVP at: rycworker@gmail.com
Read MoreTour of productive urban permaculture garden Fiona Buining and Michael Wilson from Ainslie Urban Farm have been growing an astounding amount of food on their suburban block for many years. Within this small area, they grow vegetables, fruit and berries, as well as keeping chickens, rabbits and bees. This tour is a chance to see the techniques and systems that they use to produce fruit and vegetables in Canberra’s soil and climate. Some of the methods you’ll observe in action include anima...
Read MoreTour of productive urban permaculture garden Fiona Buining and Michael Wilson from Ainslie Urban Farm have been growing an astounding amount of food on their suburban block for many years. Within this small area, they grow vegetables, fruit and berries, as well as keeping chickens, rabbits and bees. This tour is a chance to see the techniques and systems that they use to produce fruit and vegetables in Canberra’s soil and climate. Some of the methods you’ll observe in action include anima...
Read MoreTour of productive urban permaculture garden Fiona Buining and Michael Wilson from Ainslie Urban Farm have been growing an astounding amount of food on their suburban block for many years. Within this small area, they grow vegetables, fruit and berries, as well as keeping chickens, rabbits and bees. This tour is a chance to see the techniques and systems that they use to produce fruit and vegetables in Canberra’s soil and climate. Some of the methods you’ll observe in action include anima...
Read MoreFREE WORKSHOP. Join us at beautiful Victoria Park Community Garden and learn to make beautiful soil using compost, and natural liquid fertiliser with weed tea and vermicompost, for healthy productive gardens. Morning tea provided. A Town of Victoria Park initiative. Enquiries and RSVP via KBenjamin@vicpark.wa.gov.au.
Read MoreFermentation is not only great for improving gut health and preserving excess garden produce, it allows you to explore the world through traditional recipes and unlock a world of new flavour too! In this hands-on workshop your instructor Martina will share the process of Lacto-fermentation and how to do it step by step at home. In this 2.5hr workshop Martina will cover: - Overview of the Lacto-fermentation process - How to ferment safely and what to watch out for - Basic equipment to acqui...
Read MoreEvent description King Stropharia Stropharia rugosoannulata Mushroom growing workshop with Tamara Griffiths My King Stropharia mushroom patches have just had a spring flush. They are an easy to grow garden mushroom. I have developed a strain of King Stropharia (Ducky Strain) that grows on pine shavings, strawbales, eucalyptus woodchips and bush mulch. This means we don't need to source and purchase expensive hardwood chips! Over 7 years I have formed a relationship with this...
Read MoreGrowing your own high quality organic vegetables is not difficult once you do a bit of planning and understand the ecology of the garden. This workshop will show you techniques for creating and managing a productive garden, whatever the size. We will share with you how to design, plan, create resilient and productive systems. The format will be a combination of PowerPoint presentations, demonstrations and actual visits to the vegetable gardens. We will discuss the selection of vegetable sp...
Read MoreThis Introduction to Permaculture (ITP) course is truly a weekend well spent, with previous participants completing the ITP stating they "will never look at the landscape the same way again". Renowned sustainability practitioner, Michelle Sheather will facilitate to provide an overview of all aspects of permaculture, empowering you to incorporate these learnings into your everyday life. Elle is an international ecologist and permaculture teacher who has implemented training initiatives around...
Read MoreJoin us and discover the power of growing food in rhythm with nature. Syntropic Agroforestry is a regenerative practice that: 🌾 Increases crop yields 🌱 Improves soil fertility 🔄 Reduces inputs 💧 Improves water retention 🌍 Minimises erosion 🐝 Boosts biodiversity 👨🌾 Takes little management 🐛 Builds resistance to pests, disease & extreme weather Who Should Attend? Home gardener, hobby farmer, primary producer, land steward, student of agriculture or e...
Read MoreCome and celebrate spring with us at the Mansfield Farmers' Market, enjoy delicious produce and (hopefully) some wonderful Spring weather. The Mansfield Farmers Market is a fresh and artisan produce market held year-round in the median strip opposite the Post Office – right in the centre of Mansfield – on the fourth Saturday of the month. Over 30 colourful marquees set up on the grassy median strip right in the middle of town, showcasing the best fresh and artisan produce from the re...
Read MoreJoin us for a hands-on experience at Ediblescapes, where agroforestry, syntropic farming, and permaculture come to life! Led by agroforester Bunya Halasz from Growing Roots Permacu Join us for a hands-on experience at Ediblescapes, where agroforestry, syntropic farming, and permaculture come to life! Led by agroforester Bunya Halasz from Growing Roots Permaculture, this event offers practical learning in tree pruning, planting, propagation, and biomass management. Participants will explore th...
Read MoreYarra’s My Smart Garden program and Yarra Libraries present a dynamic panel discussion MC’d by local resident and journalist Sally Warhaft, with local growers from Cultivating Community and place maker from the City of Melbourne. Delivered as part of Urban Agriculture Month, you will gain insights from experts as they discuss the innovative solutions and challenges shaping the future of urban agriculture in our city.
Read MoreCome along to an info-packed presentation about ways to reduce waste during festive seasons. Come along to an info-packed presentation about ways to reduce waste during festive seasons. We’ll cover food preparation and recipe ideas, sourcing and making eco-friendly gifts, clever decorating ideas using upcycled or natural materials, alternatives to gift wrapping paper, managing waste at events, and more! Thursday, 21 November 2024 06:30 PM - 08:00 PM Preston Library, 266 Gower St, ...
Read MoreEvent cancelled: sorry folks, due to illness we've had to cancel this event. (And as we're right into the swing of orchard season we unfortunately won't have a chance to reschedule it.) We'll be contacting ticket holders ASAP to issue refunds. We're sorry to not get to share this info with you, but we have a heap of free resources available on our website: https://growgreatfruit.com/resources/ and you can also sign up to our Weekly Fruit Tips newsletter for lots of help with all your growing fru...
Read MorePotter in the garden, drink tea, chat gardening and help with garden tasks such as seed counting and harvesting herbs. Gardeners are welcome to bring any excess produce to share.
Read Moreultural Exchange: Share Cultural Food Wisdom! 🌍✨ Join Us for Cultural Exchange: Share Your Cultural Food Wisdom! ✨🌍 🕚 11am - 1pm | per person Join us for a communal harvest and a food preparation session, followed by a delicious cultural lunch using fresh produce from our garden. It’s the perfect way to meet new people, share stories, and discover different culinary traditions while enjoying local community-grown food. 🌱 Event Highlights: Participate in a commun...
Read MoreDon't miss this special opportunity to tour the site of the exciting and innovative Bundoora Urban Agriculture Centre and Community Hub which is due to open in February 2025. This is a Local Food Connect project made posssible by the awsome support of Bundoora Secondary College and Banyule City Council together with funding from the Victorian State Government's Living Local grant program. Bundoora Secondary College is a specialist Food and Fibre Industry Pathway provider, exposing secondar...
Read MoreFree weekly Wednesday workshops on Gardening, Cooking and Nutrition for people who live, work or play in the City of Armadale in W.A. Supported by the City of Armadale, these free hands on workshops are delivered by a registered Public Health Nutritionist from Grow Cook Eat WA.
Read MoreCome along and help us celebrate the opening of our refurbished Food Recycling Depot. Learn how it works, what you need to do when you deposit your scraps and find out how you can get compost to take home for your garden. Kath Jones will be holding a Garden Workshop from 1-3pm on ‘Why grow organic?’ Unpacking the hype and busting misconceptions about growing with chemicals. Learn about the soil food web, and how you can feed the soil that feeds us. RSVP for catering purposes and wo...
Read MoreJoin us for our July Monthly Mingle on Sunday 17 November. It is an informal get-together that aims to bring people closer to their local food system and community. Monthly Mingles are an opportunity to share food, stories, and views on sustainability and our food system. This month we are pleased to welcome Cormac Farrell who is an environmental scientist and bee-keeper, best known as the Head Beekeeper for the Australian Parliament. He manages several apiaries throughout Canberra, including...
Read MoreJoin us for a fun and interactive Kids Seed Planting Workshop at the Adelaide Showground Farmers’ Market on Sunday, 17th November, from 11:00 am – 11:45 am. This hands-on session, led by our very own Annemarie Brookman from The Food Forest, will teach kids (with adult supervision) how to plant seeds that attract beneficial insects to your garden! In this 30-45 minute workshop, children will learn how to plant a special mix of seeds that not only brighten your garden with beautiful flowers...
Read MoreJoin us at Down’s Community Farm for a fabulous celebration of local and sustainable food growing! What’s on 🍓🌽🌻 11am - 1pm - Mindful movement for gardening with Nick - a guided gentle stretch session - Tour of the gardens with one of our Urban Agriculture team members - Hands on workshops - How to make a no-dig 'lasagne' garden bed, and Composting techniques to turn waste into healthy soil - Garden-inspired activities for kids Nature-based mindfulness activity 1p...
Read MoreJoin Chelsea Heights Community Garden for our Open Gate on Sunday 17th November to celebrate Urban Agriculture Month. We will be open to the public for a quick tour of the garden. Chat with our gardeners and browse their seed library. Free - All welcome!
Read MoreLPCG Garden Open Day shows successful vegetable and fruit growing in a small Community Garden, including in our community Greenhouse. Lots of information available, eg wicking beds, improving soil, composting, seasonal vegetables to plant, pruning etc with members available to talk to. Seedlings and other plant goodies for sale. Coffee and muffins, and lunchtime BBQ give a chance to enjoy conversation in a lovely setting. RIpples Community Arts will again be having an Art Market...
Read MoreWorkshop details November 17, 2024 10:00 am - 2:00 pm ORTO Straw Eco Farm $165.00 What you will learn: Garlic you make everything taste good. You are used to flavour krauts, stir fries, sauces, stews. You are rubbed on toast to create bruschetta, crushed into oil to make mayonnaise, stuffed into poultry to flavour chicken, or slow fermented to make black garlic. We love you! Let’s harvest garlic together and I will teach you how to clean it by removing old leaves and shortening ro...
Read MoreGather with us on the 3rd Sunday of the month for our regular POW Produce Swap. Bring along items you would like to swap.....it could be produce from the garden, preserves, seeds, seedlings, Permie-related books and magazines - and maybe some morning tea. If you don't have anything ready to swap just yet, join us anyway! Either way, be prepared to take goodies home as well. There will be hot water available for drinks, and some tea and coffee, BYO cup.
Read MoreAre you interested in supporting your local food system? Ever wondered what really goes on at a commercial farm? We’re excited to open our farmgate, welcoming the public for a tour of Day’s Walk Farm, an organic market garden tucked away in the Melbourne suburbs. Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at the labour and love that goes into growing some of Melbourne’s finest produce. Together, we will walk around the farm, learning about our farming practices, our native revegetation projec...
Read MoreLed by florist, Sally Smith discover what's available in our urban gardens to create beautiful floral arrangements. And its not just flowers! Includes which plants and trees to grow for foliage, seed pods and flowers for different size backyards. Flowers to grow in your vegie patch. Foraging rules. Using foliage as the hero.
Read MoreWe at the Axedale Community Garden are hosting a stall to showcase what wonderful community groups are in our small little town. We are incredibly lucky to be part of this event, come along and see what we do!
Read MoreAll are invited to join Lismore Community Garden for a FREE banana circle (agroforestry) demo and garden tour followed by a community BBQ. Join us anytime from 10am onwards, and if possible bring your own cup or water bottle.
Read MoreJoin us on Sunday 17th November for our monthly market! Make your way down to the Village Green, in the main street of beautiful Malmsbury. As always, there'll be bountiful, fresh veg. Local, wax-free apples. Tasty mushrooms. Golden honey. Handmade biscuits. Local wine and gin. A choice of artisanal cheese. Hot breakfast, gozleme, sugary donuts, spicy chai, delectable pastries - the list goes on! The perfect place to find handmade gifts like ceramics, earrings, art, silk garments, or carved wo...
Read MoreFarm My School is a not-for-profit organisation that collaborates with schools to promote healthy eating, ecological stewardship and connected communities. The Farm My School Nourish Workshop Series has been designed to help families unlock affordable ways to grow and cook simple, nourishing food. Run by renowned chefs and our own Farm My School team, the free introductory workshops will encourage simple and practical ways to think about food growing, health and wellbeing. Come and join t...
Read MoreJoin Dr. Kit Prendergast, a native bee scientist, conservation biologist, and zoologist, for an engaging workshop on gardening for native bees. This adult education session focuses on plants and garden habitats that support our native bee pollinators. From November 9 to 17, we celebrate Australian Pollinator Week, honouring our vital and unique insect pollinators during the southern hemisphere spring. Discover how to transform your garden into a thriving habitat for native bees. By enhancing ...
Read MoreCome and join South Melbourne Sustainability Group as we host a Great Local Lunch after our AGM at the Lyell Iffla Reserve Community Garden in South Melbourne. Bring a dish to share featuring produce grown in our community gardens in South Melbourne or from your balcony garden or something seasonal you've picked up at the market We welcome everybody who is a local grower or sustainability enthusiast to join us - just bring a dish to share
Read MoreWe're running four cool climate permaculture workshops at the Guyra Neighbourhood Centre Community Garden on Saturdays (11am - 1.30pm) - 16 November - 23 November - 30 November - 7 December Come along to one workshop or all four, connect with other growers and implement new strategies for productive and regenerative agriculture for gardens and farms on the Northern Tablelands. We'd love for you to join us.
Read MoreJoin Anna, The Urban Nanna, to learn about simple, systems-based ways to manage the waste streams in and around your home, whether you live in a rental or own your own property. We will focus on food, garden, paper, glass and plastic, and general household, textile and water waste. We will also cover ways to reduce and manage the waste that often occurs in typical Australian households. 10:30AM - 12:00PM Saturday 16 November 2024 Boronia Community Room Boronia Library Park Crescen...
Read MoreAlan Shepard has years of experience in establishing community, school and organic gardens and is passionate about connecting people through gardening, nature, art and grass roots initiatives. "As gardeners in Adelaide we face an unique challenge over summer", he says, and this will only become more difficult as climate change steadily increases the temperature and weather extremes. In this session Alan will show us practical ways of keeping the veggie patch productive and the whole garden...
Read MoreWhen it comes to understanding soils we have a lot to thank the 8cm layer under our feet for. The rich skin of the Earth provides us with our food, and the health of the soil also determines the health of our food, animals and ourselves. In this immersive workshop Permaculturalist and educator Taj Scicluna will take you through the foundations of what you need to know about soil structure and biology, to deepen your understanding of gardening. You will also learn how to create thriving ecosys...
Read MoreDon't miss this special opportunity to tour the site of the exciting and innovative Bundoora Urban Agriculture Centre and Community Hub which is due to open in February 2025. This is a Local Food Connect project made posssible by the awsome support of Bundoora Secondary College and Banyule City Council together with funding from the Victorian State Government's Living Local grant program. Bundoora Secondary College is a specialist Food and Fibre Industry Pathway provider, exposing secondar...
Read MoreCome along to our monthly working bee on the third Saturday of the month at Lyell Iffla Reserve. At this event, we will be mulching, weeding, emptying worm towers, watering and planting to keep our gardens thriving this spring. Bring your gardening gloves and a trowel to get involved and learn about spring planting, worm farms and Bokashi composting. The working bee is followed by the AGM of the South Melbourne Sustainability Group and then our Great Local Lunch, everyone is welcome too al...
Read MoreThe Condell Growers and Sharers Community Garden in Condell st Fitzroy (next the to the Fitzroy Town Hall) is doing the Australian Pollinator Count during Australian Pollinator Week. Come and join in.
Read MoreOpen Garden and Devonshire Tea at Errard Hall – BMI Fundriaser Errard Hall was built in 1902. Built in the grand Victorian style, it has big features, with a garden to match. The garden was designed by Janene Byrne in 2014. ‘I was asked by my clients to help them create a beautiful garden that would complement their grand period home, situated in the heart of Ballarat’. Tickets at $25 per person and includes Devonshire Tea. Bookings can also be made by a visit to the BMI Libra...
Read MoreMeet the talented Chloe Dann for our annual shearing demonstrations! Chloe is a shearer from South Gippsland who specialises in small mob shearing and education. She is passionate about animal welfare and loves working closely with people to best care for their sheep. She'll be joined by the lovely Collingwood CWA who will help us sort the wool and be available to answer any questions. This event is open to all general entrants to the Children's Farm. Additional, smaller shearing sessions on ...
Read MoreWorking Bee and Plant Swap at our community Garden at 1-17 Denman Street, Leichhardt Qld 4305. Our garden is in need of weeding and could use a chop and drop. The worm farm needs some more food scraps and plants need renewed name tags. Bring any plants, produce or garden nic nacs or swapping for our swap too!
Read MoreMaize has co-evolved with First Nations communities in the USA, Mexico, Central- and South America through stewarded seeds and stories for thousands of years. Meg will talk about navigating maize as a non-indigenous person working with a plant that has a deep relationship with indigenous communities. Meg first learned about heirloom corn (maize) when she lived in the United States in 2015, and this year will be her tenth season growing and cooking maize. Meg now grows corn across a network o...
Read MoreThe weekend workshop will look briefly at the history and philosophy of Biodynamics. We intend to spend most of the time on the practical, making BD compost and tree paste and Cow Pat Pit. The compost preparations will be explained and used, and we will prepare and apply BD soil activator. The keen can join us on the Sunday before sunrise to mix and apply Horn silica - BD 501 atmospheric spray. The two days will suit the beginner and those making their start into regenerative agriculture. It is ...
Read MoreJoint Open Day Garden tour, veggie seedlings, herbs and pollinators for sale. Guest horticulturalist will speak about ‘edible gardens and espalier’ BBQ, coffee & cakes, kid’s activities, raffle draw. The day will be a commemoration of our previous President’s life.
Read MoreGardening Community garden. I can share some of garden produce in return.
Read MoreThe Outdoor Provedore offers a vibrant market focused on food and beverage provenance, is filled only with authentic producers and is the go-to place for lovers of great, wholesome food. Run by local farmers, buy direct from some of the finest producers our region has to offer. See, feel and taste the difference.
Read MoreSeed for home gardens is free in seed libraries and at food swaps. So if you're saving seed, it's good to know how to get strong seed to offer. Seed saving is an amazing story of cultural lineage and human survival. Annie Bolitho was a founding member of the Australian Seed Savers Network, come and learn about the seven simple questions to ask when saving seed, to ensure strong seed and plants.
Read MoreSeed for home gardens is free in seed libraries and at food swaps. So if you're saving seed, it's good to know how to get strong seed to offer. Seed saving is an amazing story of cultural lineage and human survival. Annie Bolitho was a founding member of the Australian Seed Savers Network. Come and hear the story of Bruno's Dad's Beans & learn about the seven simple questions to ask when saving seed, to ensure strong seed and plants. Seed for home gardens is free in seed libraries and at food...
Read MoreGarden tour at Alphington Community Centre. Come for morning tea at 10.30 and then a tour of our multi-use garden. Chat about garden design & integrating edible plants & conservation planting.
Read MoreLooking for a rewarding team-building experience? Join us at Farm Raiser Urban Farm for an afternoon of volunteering! Your team can get hands-on at our sustainable urban farm, contributing to our mission to provide high quality food relief to locals and vocational training and education for students with disabilities. Select the Friday that best suits your schedule and choose how many team members you'll bring. Want a more personalised experience? We can tailor a half or full day to your team...
Read MorePRELUDE Native Wildflower Meadows with Katherine Horsfall | SAT 2 Nov | 10am-12pm Come and learn about native wildflower meadows with Katherine Horsfall whose research in grasslands restoration at the University of Melbourne has lead to planting millions of native seeds to create nurturing, inspiring, biologically and culturally important grassy floral wonderlands in small urban spaces. These include threatened indigenous species. You will also have the opportunity to sow a mini meadow. T...
Read More🗓️ Second & Fourth Thursdays: 14th & 28th November 🕞 3:30pm - 5:30pm | 💵 $10 per child (materials included) Let your kids experience the joys of gardening! These hands-on, fun-filled sessions are perfect for children aged 9 to 12, teaching them the basics of gardening, planting, and sustainable food practices while fostering a connection with nature.
Read MorePotter in the garden, drink tea, chat gardening and help with garden tasks such as seed counting and harvesting herbs. Gardeners are welcome to bring any excess produce to share. Free event. All welcome.
Read MoreLed by florist, Sally Smith this workshop uses permaculture principles to explore gift making and Christmas decorations that can be foraged in our urban gardens. Includes table garlands, DIY Bon Bons, sustainable gift wrapping, wreaths and window stars. Inspired by nature, sustainable and festive!
Read MoreCome along to an info-packed presentation about ways to reduce waste during festive seasons. Rowville Community Room Rowville Library Stud Park Shopping Centre Stud Rd, Rowville 11:00AM - 12:30PM Thursday 14 November 2024 We’ll cover food preparation and recipe ideas, sourcing and making eco-friendly gifts, clever decorating ideas using upcycled or natural materials, alternatives to gift wrapping paper, managing waste at events, and more! Anna Gibbons, founder and creative dir...
Read MoreDive into gardening at Yarra Seed Library! Attend monthly workshops to share seeds and nurture plants in our library planters, or donate your own seeds anytime during opening hours. Let's cultivate community, one seed at a time. Join us and let your garden flourish! This season, we’ll focus on creating healthy soils for a thriving garden. Learn how to start your seedlings off well and keep them safe as they establish themselves. Our workshops will cover soil health troubleshooting and maint...
Read MoreDon't miss this special opportunity to tour the site of the exciting and innovative Bundoora Urban Agriculture Centre and Community Hub which is due to open in February 2025. This is a Local Food Connect project made possible by the awesome support of Bundoora Secondary College and Banyule City Council together with funding from the Victorian State Government's Living Local grant program. Bundoora Secondary College is a specialist Food and Fibre Industry Pathway provider, exposing secondar...
Read MoreBeginners and experienced growers welcome - there'll be something for everyone, including a plant or two to take home! Focusing on: - Propagation - Potting up - Plant care - Trellising - Pests and Diseases This event is for Darebin residents only. Registrations are essential. Call EPCC on 8470 8107 or email: epcc@darebin.vic.gov.au
Read MoreFree weekly Wednesday workshops on Gardening, Cooking and Nutrition for people who live, work or play in the City of Armadale in W.A. Supported by the City of Armadale, these free hands-on workshops are delivered by a registered Public Health Nutritionist from Grow Cook Eat WA.
Read MoreWednesday mornings at Coleambally Community Garden, 9.30am to 11am for causal get together at the garden. We chat about our plants and share gardening tips. Also we help plant seedlings, watering and at times we have some craft. Kids visit and love to play in the sand.
Read MoreEver wondered how to deter pests and avoid diseases in your veggie patch without using any nasty chemicals? Come along and learn about organic integrated pest management. In this workshop you will learn the basics of using integrated pest management techniques to identify, monitor and treat common pests and diseases in your home veggie patch. No nasty sprays needed! Leave knowing how to spot a pest, treat the problem and minimise future pests and diseases from affecting your veggies. Sessi...
Read MoreJoin Cultivating Community for a guided tour of Richmond’s vibrant public housing community gardens on Nov 12. Start at Lennox Street Community Garden, visit a small communal garden, and finish at Highett Street Community Garden. Along the way, discover diverse plants grown by local residents, reflecting the area’s rich cultural heritage and traditional gardening techniques. The tour will emphasize the importance of food security, sustainability, and cultural connections, ending with a...
Read MoreJoin Cultivating Community for a guided tour of Richmond’s vibrant public housing community gardens on November 12, 2024. Start at Lennox Street Community Garden, visit a small communal garden, and finish at Highett Street Community Garden. Along the way, discover diverse plants grown by local residents, reflecting the area’s rich cultural heritage and traditional gardening techniques. The tour will emphasize the importance of food security, sustainability, and cultural connections, endin...
Read MoreJoin us on Tues 15 Oct at 10.30am for the official launch of Grow & Thrive Garden. All welcome! This FREE event includes morning tea, and a discovery session on what the garden is all about, plus some hands on gardening! 🌶Grow & Thrive Launch 🌽 25 - 39 Barkly St, Ballarat East | Wadawurrung 🥬 Barkly Square - in BRMC courtyard 🍒Tues 15 October 🍅10.30am : morning tea provided Grow & Thrive is a collaborative project between Food Is Free Inc., and Ballarat Regional Multi...
Read MorePlans for your Saturday morning? Why not pop into Food Is Free Inc. Green Space and meet our friendly Green Team crew and try some volunteering! 🍒🐝🌏😎 Our fabulous Volunteers Manager Virginia Wilson will be onsite hosting tours and chatting to anyone keen to pop in and ask questions. Perfect opportunity to try before you buy...and see if volunteering with us is your thing! Plenty of happy vibes to go around. All welcome, all abilities, families, individuals etc. No need fo...
Read MoreHands on workshop creating gourmet biscuits and Petit Fours in our 6hr w/shop numbers are limited to 4 per session - you take home 1kg of your work in the end.
Read MoreWith deep roots, native grasses are incredible at storing carbon, enhancing soil health as well as supporting local wildlife. This one-hour online session, delivered by Katherine Horsfall, will explore the numerous benefits these robust plants offer, and why every garden should incorporate them. Key topics covered includes - Why Have Native Grasses: Discover the ecological and aesthetic advantages of native grasses, including their adaptability to local conditions and their role in maintaini...
Read MoreLove getting your hands dirty? Curious about the perfect pesto plant? Or maybe you just dig chilling in the garden? 🌱 Garden Club is your new hangout! We’re all about growing delicious food, learning from each other and having a blast while we’re at it. Here’s the dirt! Weekly Sessions: We dig into the garden (literally!), share tips and maybe whip up some pesto magic, all while soaking up the sunshine. Open to All: Newbie or pro, everyone’s welcome! No experience needed, just a ...
Read MoreJoan’s Patch members meet in the garden to work and socialise. We welcome new members to come and talk to us about all topics concerning food production and being part of a community garden.
Read MoreIn this beginner’s workshop we’ll show you how to make a healthy garden full of food on a shoe-string budget. Learn to make your own compost, raise seedlings, use recycled materials in your garden and share with your community. Take home your own punnet of sown seeds. Suitable for families, children free with paying adult. Afternoon tea provided.
Read MoreA welcoming community occasion for all ages at our busy garden with opportunities to enjoy some great activities, talks and events West Leederville Community Garden.
Read MoreThere is no better way to learn how the household economy works than to take part in the whole day guided tour at Melliodora. Situated in the Victorian central highlands, in beautiful Djaara Country, Melliodora is one of the best examples of working cool-temperate climate permaculture in the country. At Melliodora you can see how permaculture can produce an abundance of food and other yields from a beautiful living environment. The one hectare property has been transformed from the blackberry...
Read MoreJoin us for a fun-filled day at the Thirroul Community Garden Date: Sunday, November 10th Time: 10 AM - 3 PM - Tour our thriving garden plots - Free workshops - Music, food and produce stall - Kids' activities - Refreshments Whether you're a seasoned gardener or just plant-curious, there's something for everyone. Come learn about urban farming, meet your neighbours, and discover how you can get involved! We are also a participating garden in the Illawarra Edible Garden Trail! T...
Read MoreJoin CERES senior horticulturalist and site manager Belinda Kennedy and explore the intriguing array of plants local to the inner Melbourne area. You will learn the difference between Indigenous, endemic and native species, Indigenous garden design methods and plant care and maintenance.
Read MoreFairfield Community Garden Open Day Sunday 10th November 10am to 1pm. Come and have a look around our beautiful garden, there is plenty to interest everyone. *Garden Workshops *Plant stall *CWA cake stall *Reground Soft Plastic Collection *Children’s activities Located at the end of Hanslope Street. Alphington
Read MoreLearn about our Native Bush Tucker with Worimi elder, Kevin Riley at Hunter Region Botanic Gardens. For thousands of generations the indigenous people of Australia lived off the land and lived well. On this tour you will start with a Bush Tucker morning tea, then go on a guided tour along our Gundabooka Aboriginal Plant Trail. Kevin will share his knowledge of the plants used by indigenous people and how they were used for food, for medicine, for building and more. $25 adults, $15 child...
Read MoreNovember 10 Free to attend Trust Reserve, Semaphore Park Tea+coffee Plant sales Garden tour Membership available
Read MoreNovember 10 Free to attend Trust Reserve, Semaphore Park Tea+coffee Plant sales Garden tour Membership available
Read MoreJoin Lennox Community Gardens and Ballina Shire Council for a permaculture garden workshop on Sunday, 10 November, from 10 to 11am. Highlights of the workshop include: - kitchen gardens - worm farms and composting - food forests & agroforestry Come curious to learn and share as we collaborate to grow an edible Ballina Shire!
Read MoreJoin Drill Hall Community Garden for a working bee to launch our Spring and Summer events series and celebrate Urban Agriculture Month. We'll show you around the garden, explain our stories and answer your questions, then we'll get our hands dirty with some fun garden tasks. Please bring close toed shoes, a hat and a drink bottle. Timeline: Every Sunday 10am - 12 pm We want our garden to be as accessible as possible, but everyone's needs are different. Please email us at dhcga.melbourn...
Read MoreTo celebrate Urban Agriculture Month we're throwing open our garden gates for an Open Garden (half) day. This November 10th (a Sunday), 9am - 1pm, come have a sticky beak at our steep edible garden, chickens, ducks, orchards, unicorn sculpture and goats (and cute dog) to get some ideas for how you can activate your own patch or pot plant. We, (Hannah and Anton), bought our 1/4 acre property in 2013. After 4 years of gardening and renovating, we bought the neighbouring block and merged t...
Read MoreNERP (Northeast Region Permaculture) have a stall every 2nd Sunday at The Eltham Farmers' Market. On the 10th of November they will be holding a plant, seedling and seed swap.
Read MoreBally's Patch is taking part in the 2024 Edible Garden Trail. Please feel free to visit our garden on Sunday 10 November between 9am and 3pm and take a tour of our lovely community garden!
Read MoreCome and check out our beautiful community garden. We will have Morning Tea, Sausage Sizzle, Markets, Plant Sales, Garden Design Workshop, Reptile Awareness and First Aid Talk, Raffles and more...
Read MoreIf you’d like to know the basics of keeping healthy, happy backyard chooks, Robyn from Mt Martha House Community Garden will show you how in this relaxed, interactive workshop.
Read MoreAre you a new beekeeper or considering starting? Are you looking to learn more about how to manage a beehive as part of your backyard garden or permaculture setup? This 2 hour Introductory workshop will provide you with an insight into the skills and experience required to safely and effectively manipulate a bee hive and carry out general management practices.
Read MoreFor aeons fermentation has allowed for the growth and creation of cultures around the world. It has beckoned in the gathering of community as an effective way to preserve abundant harvests all the while preventing mass food waste. Fermentation also allows for the development of complex flavours, increased bioavailability, and enhanced nutrition - the benefits are endless. We live in a society where food waste and in-access to nutritious food are some of the most impactful aspects of the ...
Read MoreStarted on your food growing journey, but wondering how to nurture your homegrown goodness through the hotter months? Learn: * The design and function of a wicking bed * How to easily install shade * Basic irrigation options
Read MoreJoin Anna, The Urban Nanna, for an info-packed presentation covering ways to reduce waste during festive seasons and events. Topics covered include food preparation and recipe ideas; sourcing and making low waste, eco-friendly gift ideas; clever decorating ideas using upcycled or natural materials; alternatives to gift wrapping paper; managing waste at events or gatherings, and more. Includes a follow-up list of useful resources and links to many low-waste gift ideas. This event is proudl...
Read MoreFood Is Free Inc. Green Team meets monthly on every second Saturday at our Food Is Free Inc. Green Space. Come join the fun! All welcome. Help our community grow! Get your gardening on with our volunteers, and learn some new tips + tricks to help you with your own garden. All levels encouraged from complete newbie to green thumb pro. 📅 SATURDAY 9 NOVEMBER ⏰ 10AM - NOON 📍 Food Is Free Inc. Green Space 😎 Rear/212 Ripon St Sth, Central Ballarat/Wadawurrung Country Sup...
Read More‘Permaculture’, you have heard the term but what exactly is it? In this workshop at CERES Environment Park you will learn about permaculture by exploring the ethics and design principles of permaculture and how we can create resilient, sustainable systems that work with nature and the natural limits of our planet. This workshop will be beneficial to those new to the concept of permaculture and also for those thinking of undertaking a Permaculture Design Course.
Read MoreLiving Well is a 2 day event to introduce you to the ethics and principles of Permaculture, designing systems to live well with nature... from headspace to home, from garden to out of the gate... Together, we will explore how living well with the permaculture ethics and principles can make a positive impact on you, your local community and for the earth.
Read MorePlease come and help us celebrate three years of growing together on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Country at Oakhill Food Justice Farm's 3rd Birthday Party! Save the date in your calendars as we prepare the final touches on our program - you can expect tours and mini workshops from our farmers, goodies from local businesses (yes we will have cake!), farm tea, workshops from friends and seedlings for your gardens! We hope to see you and a friend or family member there :) Please get in touch ...
Read MoreThe Illawarra Edible Garden Trail is back for the second year running! The Trail will take place on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th of November between 10am-3pm in partnership with Food Fairness Illawarra with thanks to sponsors Gilly’s Kitchen Garden. WHAT? The Trail is the weekend to visit a variety of edible gardens across the Illawarra from private sunny backyards to balconies and verges, community and school gardens and everything in between. On the Trail expect to visit individual ed...
Read MoreMake the most out of your growing space by learning about which plants grow well together, help keep away pests, feed the soil, accumulate nutrients and increase plant health, flavour and boost your harvest. Detailed explanations about plant combinations provided in a simple, and easy to apply way. Participants will get take home, plant bed plans, a bad companion guide and enjoy potting up some of the best produce garden companion plant seedlings to take home. This workshop is ru...
Read MoreWelcome to Garden Wisdom Hosted by Karen & Ninna Join us for a tour of our highly productive food oasis, reclaimed from an otherwise ordinary suburban backyard. Garden Wisdom is a project which has evolved over the last 8 years, fueled by the desire to develop a more independent food system, to act locally and create community. Oh, and to have lots of fun along the way. Take this opportunity to: · be inspired by, and experience a working food garden · learn w...
Read MoreOn Saturday the 9th of November, Community Gardens across the Tamar & Meander valleys will throw open their gates and welcome you to explore their sites and delights! Each participating garden is putting its best foot forward and hosting activities to showcase its local flavour. Be it: plant & flower sales, music, BBQ, kids’ activities, games, mini-workshops, tours and composting demos. There’s sure to be something happening somewhere, that’s sure to interest everyone. Community ...
Read MoreTake a swing past the Gardens - open for the Tamar & Meander Valleys Community Garden Open Day - to check out the Seed Board. Stay on to take a self-guided tour, check out the Transition Tamar teaching beds, and visit our onsite stall with veggie seedlings and secondhand gardening books & magazines for sale.
Read MoreCome and experience a fabulous two days with Phil Dudman from ABC North Coast Radio and the team from Community Gardens Australia at The Nerang Country Paradise Parklands on the Gold Coast. Join with your fellow community gardeners from around the country to experience speakers, workshops, tours, panel discussions, demonstrations and more! An amazing community lunch will be prepared as well as morning and afternoon tea are included in the ticket and bring along some of your produce to share a...
Read MoreOur market is proud to have some of our region’s best seasonal produce represented with us. Shopping at the farmers market means you get high quality, freshly harvested produce, in season, in a traditional, market square atmosphere. It also means that you are directly supporting the farmers of the Bendigo region, and thus contributing to the local community.
Read MoreThis year we offer you the choice of nine unique and diverse private gardens to visit and enjoy, including large and small town gardens, quirky and eclectic gardens, sustainable gardens, and real country gardens. The event is organised by Creswick Garden Club Inc, and all profits are used for local Creswick projects. They invite you to visit the scenic, historic Central Goldfields Region of Victoria and see an array of diverse private gardens, iconic commercial gardens and nurseries,...
Read MorePlenty of amazing seedlings on offer in collaboration with Patio Plants. All your salad bowl favourites & a few fruiting goodies.
Read MoreA day to share experience and knowledge, or just look around our beautiful garden. We also have plants for sale at our working bees on the 2nd Saturday of every month.
Read MoreGet ready to win prizes and back local produce, food, pantry essentials and maker’s gifts on Saturday 9 November 2024 at Kyneton Farmers Market’s 20-Year Anniversary “Backing Local” Celebration! Support the local community! This 20th anniversary, you can purchase a ticket for the chance to win hampers from local and Melbourne-based stallholders, with all proceeds to be donated to Kyneton Primary School’s Music Programme. You can purchase a single ticket for $2 or three tickets fo...
Read MoreMeander among 100 stalls offering food, an abundance of plants, homemade goods, beauty products, clothes, and other goodies. Our market themes are “Make it, Bake it, Grow it, Breed it” with an emphasis on sustainability and locally sourced goods and services. Our markets run on the second Saturday of each month, from September to May from 8:00am to 12:30pm. Get your friends, family and fur mates together to start your weekend by visiting this vibrant and friendly market.
Read MoreThe Wangaratta Farmers' Market is held every second Saturday of the month, 8am-12pm. Our next market is on 9th November on the grass of the Holy Trinity Cathedral, (corner of Ovens & Docker St) Wangaratta. You can buy seasonal fruit and vegetables- locally & organically grown, as well as other treats such as cakes, sweets & bread, honey, condiments, and other hand-made goods. We serve fresh food for breakfast and lunch & of course, you can grab a coffee too. Locally made, quality craft an...
Read MoreCelebrating Urban Agriculture Month and Australian Pollinator Week and co hosted by SJ Farmers Market and Down2Earth Gardening. Come and discover lots of free resources from the teams at the Australian Pollinator, Centre of Bee Education and the Wheen Bee Foundation. Join us for a special edition of the SJ Farmers Market as we celebrate Pollinators Week! 🐝🦋 This Growers & Gatherers market will be buzzing with excitement as we shine a spotlight on the vital role of pollinators ...
Read MoreThis annual festival showcases the internationally recognized, award-winning rose garden, located in the heart of Morwell, while it’s in full bloom. The garden is maintained throughout the year by the Friends of the Rose Garden Volunteers who ensure it looks its best for this special occasion. The main acts this year include global television stars Dirtgirl, Scrapboy and Costa the Gnome, who will perform their grubby bucket show live. There will also be a nature themed Trivia Night hosted b...
Read More🗓️ Every Friday, starting 8th November 🕘 9am - 2pm | 💵 $25 per person Explore Ediblescapes with John Palmer, who will take you on a one-hour guided tour through our beautiful community agroforestry garden space. Learn about sustainable growing techniques, edible landscapes, and how urban agriculture can reshape our cities. 📍 Location: Ediblescapes, Country Paradise Parkland
Read MoreThis self guided tour showcases a variety of urban agriculture that can be found in Yarra City Council. It is designed to be walked or ridden, and can be taken from either direction, east to west, or west to east, this might depend on the time of day.
Read MoreThis self-guided tour showcases a variety of urban agriculture that can be found in Yarra City Council. It is designed to be walked and can be taken from either direction.
Read MoreThis webinar will inspire and educate you about the vast potential of your outdoor space. We will showcase practical and innovative methods for growing food that are suitable for both city backyards and larger farm acreages. The event is designed for: Anyone interested in growing food at home. Homeowners looking to maximize the potential of their gardens or outdoor spaces. Hobby Farmers focused on food production, soil enhancement, and biodiversity improvement. Gardening enthusia...
Read MoreFree weekly Wednesday workshops on Gardening, Cooking and Nutrition for people who live, work or play in the City of Armadale in W.A. Supported by the City of Armadale, these free hands on workshops are delivered by a registered Public Health Nutritionist from Grow Cook Eat WA.
Read MoreExperience the garden at Babbington Park with Annie and Susan, this Spring on a fully guided tour. Your day will start with a beautiful afternoon tea in The Chapel chatting about the history of the region and farm, followed by a wander through the vegetable garden, orchard and decorative gardens. Get up close and personal with the poultry and animals, and ask all your garden and design questions along the way. A fully stocked shop with jams, comestibles, tea towels, and Annies books will be a...
Read MoreAn event held at the local Community Garden in Brinkworth SA. Showing the importance of community connection and gathering in a time of drought and adversity. This event is supported by the Wakefield Council Wellbeing Program and the Brinkworth Special Projects Group. Propagating cuttings and getting your veggie patch spring ready workshop from 11-12.30pm 1pm FREE BBQ
Read More🌱🐝 FOOD IS FREE INC. GREEN SPACE MONTHLY MARKET 🌱🐝 Every first Sunday of the month is market day at our Green Space, 10am - noon. Come say hello to our fab volunteers Pip & Hanna and ask them all your gardening questions - they love it. NEXT MARKET IS... 📅 SUN 3 NOV ⏰ 10AM - NOON 📍 Food Is Free Inc. Green Space 😎 Rear/212 Ripon St Sth, Ballarat Healthy Green Space grown seedlings ready to go into your garden, PLUS rich lovely compost, worm juice and merc...
Read MoreUnlock the potential of your home garden. This workshop is led by Kirsty James. Trained, experienced, with great tips and tricks for making the most of small spaces. Includes soil health and seed collecting.
Read MoreWelcome to Homegrown Food Warriors! 🌱 Join our CROP SWAP at the Food Is Free Green Space market every first Sunday of the month from 10 AM to 12 PM. Share your produce, enjoy a cuppa, swap tips, and connect with fellow food lovers. See you there!
Read MoreReady to start growing your own food at home? 🌱🏡 Join us for an enriching 2-hour session where we'll teach you some fundamentals to kickstart your gardening journey and lay down solid roots for success. Experience level: Everyone is welcome - no green thumb required! Our classes are designed with everyone in mind, ensuring that both beginners and seasoned gardeners alike can enjoy and benefit from our sessions. What to bring: Please wear comfortable outdoor clothing and glov...
Read MoreYour Every Sunday Market! Situated amongst tall trees, lakes and parkland, where the outdoors atmosphere creates a relaxing place to meet up with friends. The market can consist of a great variety of stalls, which are capable of meeting the bulk of most families weekly needs, plus Fashion, Gifts, Art, Pet Supplies and much more. The market has an outstanding selection of quality stalls, including: Fresh Produce (including Organic), Deli selections, Cooking and Baking, Dairy, Fresh ...
Read MoreThis vibrant day will include market stalls by our local producers, live music, talks, hot food, activities for kids and all ages and more! Join us to hear from, sample and purchase from the best producers of our local region across the South West of Victoria! We want to cement the culture and identity of our local region, support small-scale producers and increase environmental awareness of the positive impacts of buying from our small-scale producers! This is a not to be missed, one ...
Read MoreEltham Farmers' Market will host a seedling sale by Sustainable Macleod. Sustainable Macleod aims to build a resilient local community, encouraging residents to shop locally, produce and share their own food, use environmentally friendly transport and undertake other activities to promote sustainability. Each year their seeding sale gives purchasers their an opportunity to start their own backyard urban farm.
Read MoreGarden Soil Fertility Join us and learn to: • read air, water and solid phase limits to fertility • use simple tests to manage soil fertility • test a real soil profile! DATE: 2 November 2024 DAY: Saturday TIME: 4.00 – 5.00 pm (1 hr) Where: Lakeside Drive Community Garden, Garramilla We acknowledge the City of Darwin - Environment and Climate Change grant for providing us with this opportunity.
Read MoreBeginners Level1 In making chocolates, from learning how to temper., pour moulds and make fillings. These are run weekly Thursday & Fridays 6-10pm Saturdays 2-6pm
Read MoreWe'd all love black gold like this to add to our veggie gardens, but it's really tricky trying to find it locally. Next best option - make it yourself ! Ingredients come from easily sourced materials and you'll know exactly what you're feeding your garden. Other benefits include, enhancing nutrient availability to your plants, improved water holding and drainage as you're improving overall texture of your soil and increasing life in the soil. Plus - all those 'waste materials' don't need ...
Read MoreThe Introduction to Beekeeping Course is a four 4.5hr session covering fundamental beekeeping theory, practical hands on training with two beehive openings, time to answer your questions and participate in discussion. This course now includes an additional 30min training session on biosecurity, including a focus on detection and management of honeybee pests and diseases. The course is held in our purpose built on site training workshop and backyard apiary. As an introductory course no prev...
Read MoreA great opportunity to connect with other community growers and exchange seed saved from our favourite crops. See what’s growing at Sydney City Farm, swap locally grown seeds and share growing tips with other gardeners. If possible, please bring your own keep cup and locally grown seeds to swap. Everyone welcome, bookings essential. Activities will be held at the Sydney City Farm site within Sydney Park at St Peters, the nearest level pedestrian entrance is from Barwon Park Road. P...
Read MoreOur urban farm is the first of its kind in Sydney. Established on an unused bowling club, the farm includes a 1200m2 ecological market garden growing vegetables for the local community, a community food forest, composting program, propagation greenhouse, and native bees. Take a tour of the space where we’ll chat about why we’re farming in the city, the benefits of urban farming, and our daily operations and farming methods, as we take a walk through the different areas of the farm. WHA...
Read MoreJoin farmers Charlotte and Eve for a tour of Farm Raiser Urban Farm and a working bee to launch our Spring/Summer events series. We'll show you around the farm, explain our systems and answer your questions, then we'll get our hands dirty with some fun farm tasks. Please bring close toed shoes, a hat and a drink bottle. Lunch provided. Timeline: 10am - arrive and chat, check out our shop! 10:15am - tour and questions 10:45am - working bee (many different tasks available) 12pm...
Read MoreJoin Sarah, the head gardener at Popes Produce for an insightful tour of Illawarra’s only backyard market garden as part of Urban Agriculture Month. See how they fit a couple of tonnes of production into an old school backyard, along with composting methods and a micro bush walk though an area remaining for wildlife. We’ll finish off the tour with home made refreshments and questions a plenty.
Read MoreCome along to our monthly working bee on the first Saturday of the month at Foundry Park. At this event, we will be mulching, weeding, emptying worm towers, watering and planting to keep our gardens thriving this spring. Bring your gardening gloves and a trowel to get involved and learn about spring planting, worm farms and Bokashi composting.
Read MoreGarden tours, produce & plants for sale, BBQ lunch, tea & coffee, Art displays and demonstration
Read MoreCircle of Life Community Garden is a volunteer group of passionate plant people. The first Saturday of each month is our plant sale. Kat our horticulturalist is available to chat gardening advice and our friendly volunteers can offer you a stack of interesting plants and produce.
Read MoreGreat bargains! Great advice! Come to the plant sale, stay for walk in the beautiful Hunter Region Botanic Gardens. The curator of or Grevillea Garden will be on hand to answer all your native plant queries. $5 entry fee
Read MoreLet’s end the year on a positive note with a visit to The Food Forest, guided by Annemarie and Graham!✨ About the Tour: This is the perfect time to explore The Food Forest with all the fruit trees flourishing. You'll enjoy a guided tour along the Gawler River, learning about the restoration of local wildlife and ecosystems and experiencing an organic, sustainable farm. Learn how an ordinary family, with a typical Australian income, can create a diverse and productive landscape, filled wit...
Read MoreDrop by the Community Garden Network stall at Harvest to swap or borrow seed from the Windsor Community Garden/Transition Tamar Seed Board. Stay to find out about the upcoming Community Garden Open Day (happening 9th November) and which gardens are open for you to visit on the day.
Read MoreJoin us as we come together on the first Friday of every month to learn a ferment together. Next month we're giving our kitchens a holiday and instead will 'ferment' some ideas. We've got a few potential projects we'd love to get stuck into next year, so to give them a boost we'll chat about how to get started. We can also discuss ideas for fermenting topics to explore at future FFs. It's an informal, in-person event, so drop by to share your thoughts, or if you've not attended a POW ev...
Read MoreA month-long celebration of urban agriculture nationwide! Come and experience local open gardens, workshops, communal feasts and more. Connect with your community or find your people via events during the entire month of November.
Read More12 amazing permaculture designers are coming this Sunday to Geelong to be available for you to consult with! Please invite others as we can fit lots of people in the space. Between them they have a few hundred years of design and implementation experience in many areas such as selecting land for farming, urban gardening, setting up co-ops, permaculture traveling, community gardens, edible forest gardens, retrofitting your home, personal and business opportunities, connecting with communit...
Read MoreCroxton commuity Garden Sunday 27th October 11am to 2pm 30-40 Spenser St Northcote (by the Croxton Train Station) Music, plants, face painting, produce stalls and raffles All are welcome to join our celebrations,
Read MoreTo mark the return of Spring, we are holding a special celebration from 11am to 2pm at the West Brunswick Community Garden and Food Forest. There’ll be a BBQ, with tea, coffee and cakes for sale, a free wine tasting (to preview the offerings at this year’s fundraising wine sale), drawing from nature for adults and children conducted by artist Craig Burgess, tours of the Garden and Food Forest, and other activities for the children, including flower planting in the Food Forest.
Read MoreJoin the Australasian Native Orchid Society as they showcase their collection at the beautiful Hunter Region Botanic Gardens. Market stalls, jumping castle, sausage sizzle, garden tours, orchid houses and more! 10am - 2pm Sunday 27th October Entry fees: $10 adult, $5 child, $25 family Book via Humanitix or pay at the gate.
Read MoreGet ready for a day of fun at Spring Fest! 🌼 Join us at the Kingsbury Drive Community Market on Sunday, October 27th for a special event filled with excitement. Enjoy: 🐎 pony rides, 🏰 jumGet ready for a day of fun at Spring Fest! 🌼 Join us at the Kingsbury Drive Community Market on Sunday, October 27th for a special event filled with excitement. Enjoy: 🐎 pony rides, 🏰 jumping castles, 🧐 free face painting, 🎈 balloonists, 🎨 craft activities 🤡 clowns, and ...
Read MoreTaiwanese food is comforting and jam-packed with flavour. From the endless range of "little eats" (小吃) to big bowls of noodle soups or dumplings, it is a cuisine you will want to add to your cooking repertoire!Come in ready to get your hands dirty, meet new people, and learn from your expert teacher, Cristina. With a refreshing welcome drink in hand, you will learn how to make a range of iconic gluten-free Taiwanese dishes that will transport you to the bustling streets of Taiwan.By the end ...
Read MoreCome join us in Sale's Community Garden as we reflect and celebrate the importance of connection with one another, community, ourselves and with country 🌾🎈This Saturday we are hosting our annual Community Picnic with free food snd entertainment 🎈🌾 Pizza🍕, BBQ🍖, Smoothies🍹, Bunnings kids Crafts 🖍, GRSC garden games🥅, Sale Art Circle 🎨
Read MoreCome and celebrate the creation of the Grow Green Community Garden. This Garden is a joint project of Wellsprings for Women and AMES and is being managed by a group of migrant women committed to building resilience of their local communities. The day will include scarecrow making, treasure hunt, henna and face painting, planting workshop, pancakes, sausages and veg fritters, heat health info and more.
Read MoreEver wanted to cultivate your own delicious fungi and then cook them like a boss? Now’s your chance! Dive into the enchanting world of gourmet mushrooms, where you’ll learn to grow, harvest, and transform these culinary gems into mouthwatering dishes. This hands-on, beginners workshop will cover basic oyster mushroom growing. It is a skill sharing 'tips and tricks' lesson from an experienced commercial mushroom grower. After the mushroom cultivation class you will walk across to the k...
Read MoreBe part of a festival of ideas and action for a greener inner west! On Saturday October 26, 2024, we’re coming together for the very first Green West Fest—a celebration of sustainability and creativity, powered by Green Collect and a bunch of grassroots organisations active in our community. WHEN: Saturday October 26th 10am - 4pm WHERE: Unit 1/75A Ashley St, Braybrook VIC 3019.
Read MoreThe oldest, newest thing you’ve probably never heard of. Learn how to make and activate biochar for your garden big or small, whether you have a balcony or a market garden. Reduce the need for manual watering, cut out chemical fertilisers that are harmful to soil life and increase plant health, growth, yields, nutrient density and flavour of your produce. This workshop is for every novice or expert gardener wanting big results for not a lot of effort. Materials provided and take home ...
Read MoreThe Waterford Garden is an urban farming project at Parade College Bundoora which supports student learning, school engagement and well-being. The parents of Parade are staging a fundraiser at the BBQs and Outdoor Weber Store in South Morang to support upgrades to our program.
Read MoreIf you’ve ever wondered what Permaculture is all about, this is the weekend for you! Discover an ingenious method for making decisions based on age old wisdom, enabling you to live a more balanced and rewarding life in tune with other humans and more than humans. Mike & Lou will show you their family home in Sydney, featured on Gardening Australia in November 2021, a great example of what you can do with a suburban quarter acre block with practical advice and tips regarding - Designing ...
Read MoreCome and celebrate spring with us at the Mansfield Farmers' Market, enjoy delicious produce and (hopefully) some wonderful Spring weather. The Mansfield Farmers Market is a fresh and artisan produce market held year-round in the median strip opposite the Post Office – right in the centre of Mansfield – on the fourth Saturday of the month. Over 30 colourful marquees set up on the grassy median strip right in the middle of town, showcasing the best fresh and artisan produce from the reg...
Read MoreEver wanted to keep backyard chickens? All your questions about these feathered friends will be answered in this demonstration by Maria from Sunset Valley Chicks. We'll cover everything from the correct care of chickens, worming, keeping the birds healthy, and proper housing.
Read MoreJoin us to make a Native Bee B&B! Learn how you can support powerful pollinators in your backyard with Amanda Collins from Ballarat Beekeeping. Create and take home a Native Bee B&B, Hoverfly Lagoon and Pollinator Friendly Seed Bombs. Ballarat Seniors Festival is an annual event held over the month of October and part of the Victorian Seniors Festival running at the same time. Seniors Festival is a month-long series of events for and about seniors, celebrating the contribution of o...
Read MoreJoin us for a special Chicken Storytime featuring some of our feathered friends. Maria from Sunset Valley Chicks will be binging some lovely chickens from her farm for us to pet and cuddle. Enjoy songs, rhymes and stories all about chickens, followed by a chicken cuddle.
Read MoreCelebrating Children's Week 2024, this FREE gardening/nature/First Nation's Cultural workshop hosted by Food Is Free Inc., with special guests from First Nations Women's Yarning Garden and Playgroup Victoria, will inspire the joy of growing things at home for your little ones. Have fun with others, play, and learn! Story telling, sing songs, explore nature, learn about growing on Country, and so much more! Event will be held at Sebastopol Library, 181 Albert St, Sebastopol | Wadawurrung on...
Read MoreWhat you will learn I love foraging, I love growing and I want to make the very most of what I find and what I grow. Preserving for beginners offers all the skills needed to preserve the taste of summer, the cool of winter and the red of autumn. This class is jam packed with information and is focused on three methods of Food Preserving: Fermenting Dehydrating Boiling Hot Water Bath Method. The Boiling Hot Water Bath Method is the most information heavy of the three hence I ...
Read More10am – 3pm at Barkly Square, 25 – 39 Barkly St, Ballarat East | Wadawurrung Starting with Yarning Garden Official Launch at 10am. Smoking ceremony, Welcome To Country, speeches, followed by workshops from 10am – 3pm. Official Food Is Free Inc. Birthday celebrations from 11am (music/speeches/special announcements, plus tour of new Urban Food Farm space, followed by a BBQ lunch for all. Food Is Free Inc. Market stall held at Barkly Square instead of usual Green Space market for today o...
Read MoreWant to know what Bally's Patch is all about? Come along to our Open Day! There will be things for the kids to do, live music, plant and bake sales and much more. Come and meet your local Bally community in our beautiful space.
Read MoreThis month is a big one for the new Footscray Community Garden & Learning Place. We have working bees happening on Saturday October 12 and October 19. We are finishing-up building our wicking beds; setting up irrigation; building storage and possibly compost containers; putting in a gathering place shed; and planting! For details of working bees check out our Facebook Page. WORKING BEE START TIMES *Saturday October 12: Starts at 10am * Saturday October 19: Starts at 12pm
Read MoreTake a walk through CERES with Trainer Lauren Mueller and learn to identify seasonal edible weeds that thrive in Melbourne, and gain knowledge about the plants’ culinary, medicinal and ecological uses. This session will also include a demonstration and sampling of prepared edible weeds.
Read MoreThey are Back! Esteemed Biodynamic Educators Tony Brown and Hamish Mackay are back at Chaffin Creek Farm. An amazing day with the community. Visit our beautiful regeneratively farmed property. Our farm day will kick off at 9am as before with a quick chat about what's been happening on the farm and introductions. We will then get stuck into doing and learning with Tony Browne from Brownies Biodynamics and Hamish Mackay from Biodynamic 2024. We will learn about and make PREP 500 b...
Read MoreRiddells Creek Farmers Market is held 9-1, on the 3rd Saturday of the month - a traditional farmers market in the foothills of the Macedon Ranges. Parking is available along Main Road, and behind the market in the Recreation Reserve. Toilets are located outside the market site: at the Lyons Park and at the Recreation Reserve. Our Market Manager and volunteers are on site throughout the morning to assist with queries. One of us is always on the gate - just ask!
Read MoreThe Outdoor Provedore offers a vibrant market focused on food and beverage provenance, is filled only with authentic producers and is the go-to place for lovers of great wholesome food. Run by local producers, buy direct from some of the finest producers our region has to offer. See, feel and taste the difference.
Read MoreCarlton Farmers Market is held every Saturday from 8 - 1pm. You can find a list of all the stalls that will be at the market on our social media accounts, including local fresh vegetables and fruit, dairy, meat products, eggs, delicious hot food and a big range of pantry products. Carlton Farmers Market is located at Carlton North Primary School, enter via Entrance on O’Grady Street. Come a visit us, try delicious food and support Victorias local food system!
Read MoreDeep coloured, ripe and delicious fruit and vegetables, aromatic hand-made cakes and jams, freshly laid free range eggs and just cut flowers are only a few of the sumptuous goods you’ll find at our monthly Gasworks Farmers’ Market, held on the third Saturday of each month. . You will love spending Saturday mornings on the grass soaking up the vibrant atmosphere and sampling the very best of local Victorian produce, direct from Victorian farmers and specialty makers. Gasworks Farmers’...
Read MorePotter in the garden, drink tea, chat gardening and help with garden tasks such as seed counting and harvesting herbs. Gardeners are welcome to bring any excess produce to share. Free event. All welcome.
Read MoreNo matter the size of your urban growing space, learn to grow nutrient-dense food, using regenerative gardening practices. Participants will gain knowledge and hands-on skills to plan and maintain an abundant year-round productive garden. The course covers topics such as: - Site assessment and design considerations - Growing in pots, containers, raised and in-ground garden beds - Soil types, testing and amendments - Cultivating plants and maintaining the garden - Seasonal planning...
Read MoreGet ready for hands-on composting workshops, sustainability tips, and cooking classes featuring fresh produce straight from our garden! Whether you’re an experienced gardener or just starting out, each week brings something new. Join us as we dig deeper into sustainable gardening, learn new skills, and share delicious meals with our community
Read MoreFree weekly Wednesday workshops on Gardening, Cooking and Nutrition for people who live, work or play in the City of Armadale in W.A. Supported by the City of Armadale, these free hands on workshops are delivered by a registered Public Health Nutritionist from Grow Cook Eat WA.
Read MoreThis month is a big one for the new Footscray Community Garden & Learning Place. We have working bees happening on Saturday October 12 and October 19. We are finishing-up building our wicking beds; setting up irrigation; building storage and possibly compost containers; putting in a gathering place shed; and planting! For details of working bees check out our Facebook Page. WORKING BEE START TIMES *Saturday October 12: Starts at 10am * Saturday October 19: Starts at 12pm
Read MoreJoin us for a fabulous day with your fellow community gardeners at Canberra City Farm! There will be keynote speakers, stalls to enjoy, workshops and demonstrations from our sponsors, a session on social media hacks for your garden and an afternoon of open space workshops including: 🔹 farm tours 🔹 tour of the LESS (Low Energy Super Shed) 🔹 how to make a wicking bed 🔹 compost demonstration 🔹 waterway friendly gardening Morning and afternoon tea as well as a fabulous lunch ...
Read MoreOur market is proud to have some of our region’s best seasonal produce represented with us. Shopping at the farmers market means you get high quality, freshly harvested produce, in season, in a traditional, market square atmosphere. It also means that you are directly supporting the farmers of the Bendigo region, and thus contributing to the local community.
Read MoreMeander among 100 stalls offering food, an abundance of plants, homemade goods, beauty products, clothes, and other goodies. Our market themes are “Make it, Bake it, Grow it, Breed it” with an emphasis on sustainability and locally sourced goods and services. Our markets run on the second Saturday of each month, from September to May from 8:00am to 12:30pm. Get your friends, family and fur mates together to start your weekend by visiting this vibrant and friendly market.
Read MoreLove to get your hands dirty, growing good food to share among the community? We are offering a weekly two-hour volunteer session on Saturday mornings (8am-10am). By signing up to join us for these sessions you'll be involved in managing the community food forest we have established at the Camperdown farm, and helping it grow into a dense and nourishing space of free food. We will also get hands on composting and propagating plants to raise in the greenhouse. You'll be involved in the day-to-...
Read MoreOur regular two-hour volunteer sessions (8am-10am) are a great way to get started working with, and learning from, our team on the farm. By signing up to join us for these sessions you'll be involved in the day-to-day work which includes undertaking a range of jobs from weeding, seed-raising, planting, watering, mulching, compost-turning, repairs and organisation, among others. The jobs involved will vary from week to week - please note we cannot guarantee particular tasks on any given day. If y...
Read MoreJoin Amanda and create quick sweet and savoury treats for gifts, or for Christmas day festivities. Recipes can also be adapted to other allergies. Limited spaces available. Our classes are small, so everyone can participate!
Read MoreJoin us to celebrate soil and vollies for a morning of compost making, soil inspection and a lunch feast! Common Ground Project would love to see you down at the regenerative farm from 9:30-1:30pm on December 5th (World Soil Day and International Volunteer Day!). Help us make a compost lasagne and learn about the make-up of soil (and how our soil is going!) from Declan Ramsay Malone. We will end the day with a delicious Community Feast made of farm harvest produce. Entry is free bu...
Read MoreThe Veggie Empire, a farming duo living with disability, are excited to celebrate International Day of People with Disabilities & Urban Agriculture Month by hosting two guided urban farm tours on; Tuesday the 28th of November 10:00-11:30 & Sunday 3rd of December 11:00-12:30 The duo and the co-operative farming team they are a part of, ‘Caring Farms Co-op,’ have been building their urban farm for ten years. Together t...
Read MoreCSCH Community Garden (aka SCOOP) Celebrating 10 Years of Community Gardening in Glen Eira! Join us on this very special open day, where we will celebrate this remarkable little garden with music, memories, photos, storytelling, and a community lunch.
Read MoreUrban Agriculture Month After-Party Working bee 7 a.m. (hand in the dirt active participants only) Come together to carry out communal work. Hosting, Grounded Permaculture Action Party Moonthly Meetup community action day. “To support each other to caring for our land while creating a culture of trust and reciprocity.” Receiving the visit of agroforestry gardeners from Northern Rivers NSW’s Growing Roots Permaculture - Living Agroecology Shared Meal Forages and Eat the Wild F...
Read MoreThe average Australia household increases its waste output by around 30% during the festive season, which puts a bit of a tarnish on celebrations. So how can you reduce your waste without missing out on the traditions you love, or creating a stack more work for yourself? Join Anna the Urban Nanna to learn about low-waste ways to celebrate the festive season, including gift and wrapping ideas, waste-savvy recipes, and eco-friendly decorating tips. Some homemade festive snacks will be supplied...
Read More🎥✨ Special Screening & Panel Discussion : Rachel's Farm ✨🎥 Join co-hosts Food Is Free Inc. and Sunnybank Farm on the evening of Thurs 30 Nov where you'll enjoy the film screening of Rachel's Farm, directed and starring Rachel Ward. Immerse yourself in the world of regenerative agriculture and sustainability, as we showcase a thought-provoking film about Rachel's inspiring farm journey. 📅 Date: Thurs 30th Nov 📍 Venue: Ballarat Trades Hall ⏰ Time: Doors at 6PM, p...
Read MoreThe Belgrave Food Garden is run as an outdoor learning environment, a space to learn new skills and grow and harvest healthy food and form social connections. The garden is planted and managed using a permaculture model and feature a compost system. Garden type The garden is run by the community for the community and is open to anyone. Visitors to the area are also encouraged to stop by and pick produce. Activities Weekday dig-in every Thursday at 2pm Working bee second Sunday of each m...
Read MoreThis community garden is located in the heart of Warburton – the main street – and feature artworks by local artist Sioux Dollman. Dedicated locals work to maintain the garden which features an avocado tree, herbs, vegetables, lemons, compost, strawberries and more. A share shelf and seed library are near the front gate and people are encouraged to drop off their excess produce and help themselves to what they need. Garden type This garden is open to the public. Anyone can help out at...
Read MoreOne of the two events the Farm is running for Urban Agriculture Month this year, a panel discussion on Wednesday 29th November at 5:30pm. Join us in the Barn to listen to the thoughts of industry experts from across the supply chain, as they discuss connecting with where our food comes from, to learning more about the pleasures, anecdotes and challenges facing them as they strive to provide the best possible product for consumers in an ethical and conscious manner. The panel will be mediated ...
Read MoreJoin Amanda and create tasty sweet and savoury dishes to serve at Christmas or for other special occasions. Recipes can also be adapted to be gluten free. Limited spaces available. Our classes are small, so everyone can participate!
Read MoreThe food grown in the garden is available for anyone to pick and everyone is welcome to pitch in and help out at working bees. The garden is managed by an independent group of volunteers on land supplied free of charge by the Tecoma Uniting Church. The garden features a food forest, raised garden beds and an Indigenous bush food garden. Empty heading Activities There are regular monthly garden get-togethers on Wednesday and Saturday mornings between 10:30AM and 12:00PM. Children are welc...
Read MoreListen live to our very own local gardening enthusiasts Henri and Brendan! Join for advice on everything green and leafy! Text the studio your questions: 0493213831 Past episodes can be accessed via Radio Carrum.
Read MoreEver wondered about growing food on public land? Unsure of where to start or what to consider? This workshop is for you! Come and visit one of Yarra City Council’s trial projects ‘Small Communal Growing Space’ and learn about the benefits and experiences of growing food for your local community. This workshop will be run by the Michela Renders the Urban Agriculture Project Officer for Yarra City Council and will cover: - A short site tour of the plantings and infrastructure (pl...
Read MoreFollowing on from the November 2nd Living Lab Northern Rivers, Plan C and UTS “Adaptable and resilient food futures in the Northern Rivers” forum, we are seeking registrations of interest from government, community and not for profits in a “Northern Rivers urban agriculture and food futures Roundtable” This half day event will bring together key stakeholders in a participatory and capacity building roundtable as part of Sustain: The Australian Food Network's third national Urban Agric...
Read MoreThe Veggie Empire, a farming duo living with disability, are excited to celebrate International Day of People with Disabilities & Urban Agriculture Month by hosting two guided urban farm tours on; Tuesday the 28th of November 10:00-11:30 & Sunday 3rd of December 11:00-12:30 The duo and the co-operative farming team they are a part of, ‘Caring Farms Co-op,’ have been building their urban farm for ten years. Together t...
Read MoreYarra Valley ECOSS is a not-for-profit community organisation on a 7.4 hectare former poultry farm, now a permaculture designed farm, at Wesburn. The ECOSS vision is to promote local food production, earth education, and multicultural living, while building work skills and developing a vibrant, resilient, inclusive, and sustainable community. The community gardens are tended by volunteers including members of Melba Support Services and Interchange Outer East who work in the garden each wee...
Read MoreCome along to our monthly pizza event at Gabba Garden! The pizza oven will be fired up and ready to cook so BYO pizza and drinks and enjoy a casual afternoon with your neighbours! We’re always looking for volunteers to light the pizza oven the morning of the event, so if you’re interested, let us know and we’ll roster you in.
Read MoreLakeside Drive Community Garden is a welcoming space where all members of the community come together to share skills, vegies and smiles. Collectively we hope to create a thriving, healthy centre for producing food, knowledge and inspiration based on permaculture ethics, principles and design. We are an educational space where you can learn about gardening, tropical food and living lighter on the planet. Check out our latest news posts to find out about our workshops and events. You can also ...
Read MoreDo you want to recycle your foodscraps and dream of low maintenance pets? Worms are the perfect pet and they also turn your food scraps into fertiliser for the garden. Friends of Regent Community Garden invites you to come and learn all things worm farm with Corinne from Easy Peasy Gardens. Free but registration is essential. Regent Community Garden is an inclusive and welcoming place to connect with community, garden, grow and share fresh produce, socialise, share learnings and help gr...
Read MoreWorm Farm Workshop: set your worms up for success Do you want to recycle your food scraps and dream of low-maintenance pets? Worms are the perfect pet and they also turn your food scraps into fertiliser for the garden. As part of Urban Agriculture Month in November, Friends of Regent Community Garden invites you to come and learn all things worm farm with Corinne from Easy Peasy Gardens. Free but registration is essential. Regent Community Garden is an inclusive and welcoming place to ...
Read MoreCelebrating National Community Garden Day — we’re having an Open Day! Sunday 26th November — 1-4pm Come and join us in the garden — welcome! The garden is built on the old paddock behind the police station, where the local constabulary used to tether the police horses.
Read MoreSunday November 26, 1pm at 190 Old Wells Rd, Seaford Arrive at 12.30pm for registration, drinks and nibbles All Welcome! Enquiries: Please call Maureen on 0403174976
Read MoreOn Sunday 26th November 2023, Tecoma Community Garden is celebrating National Community Gardens Day in conjunction with our 40th Birthday Celebration. Come and join us at the garden – 5 Campbell Street, Tecoma (behind Sherbrooke Cottage) between 12.00pm and 3.00pm for: - garden tours and talks - visual display of the garden’s history and development - garden activities for children – potting seeds and seedlings - compost demonstration, information - sausage sizzle and afternoon t...
Read MoreWe’re celebrating National Community Garden Day. We’ll be open (as always) and have some gardeners onsite between 12pm and 2pm to chat with visitors, tour the garden and share some treats. Plus there’ll be new and refreshed artworks to enjoy. We hope to see you there … When: Sunday 26 November, 12pm-2pm Where: Healesville Community Garden, 95 River Street, Healesville (behind the Bowling Club).
Read MoreJoin Strathdon House and Orchard Precinct as we celebrate our volunteer-led community garden. We're thrilled to be part of the nationwide Community Gardens Australia event and invite you to be a part of our special day. There will be garden talks, kids activities, art exhibition, free BBQ and a food demonstration. This Open Day is a celebration of community, nature, and the joy of gardening.
Read MoreLearn about Aussie Native Plants and Bushfoods specific to our local area, and try some out with a live cooking demonstration. Down's Community Farm is pleased to host this workshop with Kylie from Your Green Prescription to showcase local Native plants and foods during Urban Ag Month in 2023. We anticipate this workshop will be popular amongst our local community, so please contact us if you book a ticket and are no longer able to attend prior to the date. Workshop facilitator: My ...
Read MoreWe would like to welcome you to the Kensington Stockyard Food Garden for a mushroom cultivation bonanza followed by a mushroom lunch. We plan to be building a geodesic mushroom grow tent in the garden out of discarded bike rims. The purpose of this is scale up mushroom production and use resources diverted from the circular economy. Come along with a hungry tummy and be ready to get your hands dirty. $10 is for you lunch $30 is for take home mushroom grow kit materials
Read MoreTo celebrate National Community Gardens Day, Clayfield UC Community Garden is hosting a morning tea. Join us for a light bite to eat and take a tour of our community garden. We’ll also have some plants to give away.
Read MoreCome celebrate our first open community garden day. Meet your neighbours, make new friends and share some food.
Read MoreJoin us for a enlivening event at Pialligo Estate, where history meets aspiration in a unique blend of site exploration and storytelling. Event Highlights: 👣 Limited Site Tour: Enjoy a whistlestop tour of Pialligo Estate’s facilities and the adjacent fields. Rediscover the essence of the estate's past and reimagine the future as you stroll through this enchanting landscape. 📖 Storytelling Circle: Settle into an engaging group session where your story takes centre stage. Share yo...
Read MoreReserve your place in this terrific free, hands-on workshop on Gardening and Planting techniques. You will prepare a garden bed for planting, learn to arrange and plant seedlings, and learn about the seasonal planting Calendar. This workshop takes place during the Brunswick Multicultural Festival, run by Brunswick Neighbourhood House. Date: Sunday 26th of November from 10:30am - 2:30pm. Cost: FREE Venue: 43a De Carle St, Brunswick. Workshop bookings are essential: To enrol visit www...
Read MoreCome along to the opening of our Bedford Park Community Garden. We invite you to come along and visit our beautiful community garden. There will be: - a free sausage sizzle - working bee and - lots of opportunities to chat all things gardening. This is a family-friendly event, children and dogs are welcome. With our garden shelter installed and more infrastructure to come, this is a very exciting time to get involved with our Community Garden.
Read MoreThe food grown in the garden is available for anyone to pick and everyone is welcome to pitch in and help out at working bees. The garden is managed by an independent group of volunteers on land supplied free of charge by the Tecoma Uniting Church. The garden features a food forest, raised garden beds and an Indigenous bush food garden. Empty heading Activities There are regular monthly garden get-togethers on Wednesday and Saturday mornings between 10:30AM and 12:00PM. Children are welc...
Read MoreCliff View Community Farm is located on the beautiful Shipley Plateau in the Blue Mountains, NSW in an old apple orchard. The main focus of our community farm is to grow food that is donated to people in need in our local community. The food we grow is distributed through Blackheath Area Neighbourhood Centre’s food relief program. We use organic and regenerative agriculture principles in the way we approach growing food. The farm is a place people can come to garden, meet people in a saf...
Read MoreWelcome to Awara Garden, be inspired. Take a guided stroll and connect with local gardeners. Our senses will delight with new tastes and smells. I'll talk about how we transformed lawn into a productive paradise and forage gardening philosophy and practice. Enjoy a chat and medicinal garden tea post tour. Take home some seeds and cuttings. Children welcome and free. Amongst the straight lines and hard surfaces of the city, the wild greenery of our yard offers a place to take a deep bre...
Read MoreIn the Beginners Backyard Beekeeping workshop, you can expect to learn everything from the inner workings of a beehive, to the healing properties of raw honey. You’ll learn how to maintain a healthy hive, discover the wonders of swarms and how to keep them in check. Weather permitting we’ll also open a hive and have a hands-on demonstration. In this workshop you’ll learn: The inner workings of a bee hive The healing properties of raw honey How to maintain a healthy h...
Read MoreAs part of the National Community Gardens Day on 26 November 2023, the Maralinga Community Garden will be holding an open day to showcase its garden to visitors. Location: We are in Chandler Reserve, 327 Chandler Road, Keysborough 3173 When did we start? We have been in operation for only 20 months since February 2022. View our garden's video: https://youtu.be/t4COR35Z8Gc?si=IE_PUErl2bCd91Tp View our garden listing on Community Gardens Australia's website: https://communitygarden.or...
Read MoreJoin Amanda Collins and Scott Denno in their permaculture inspired food garden in Central Ballarat. It's been a 7 year labour of love for the couple who remagined their 1/4 acre urban property from traditional 1980's style lawn and ornamentals to productive patch complete with chooks and honeybees. The edible food garden includes raised DIY wicking beds, trellising, dwarf fruit trees, greenhouse, chookery and micro apiary from where they also teach beekeeping during Spring and Summer. ...
Read MoreNational Community Garden Day Open Day! Sunday 26th November — 10am-4pm Come and join us in the garden for: - kids Activities - visit from Garden Fairy - Raffles - free Mini Workshop - garden Stall. All welcome! View our garden's video: https://youtu.be/ZtkvB2le4A8?si=4mak6MuuNJ5N5GJk View Edible Warburton's map listing on Community Gardens Australia's website: https://communitygarden.org.au/listing/edible-warburton-community-garden/
Read MoreThe inaugural Community Gardens Australia National Open Day, we will have plant sales, sausage sizzle, get to know your community and entertainment and activities for the kids.
Read MoreThe Ecological Justice Hub are teaching us how we can re-purpose our plastic bottlecaps and turn them into practical and stylish household items. This workshop takes place during the Brunswick Multicultural Festival, run by Brunswick Neighbourhood House. Date: Sunday 26th of November Cost: FREE Venue: 43a De Carle St, Brunswick. Workshop bookings are essential: To enrol visit www.bnhc.vic.edu.au or contact us via info@bnhc.vic.edu.au / 03 9386 9418
Read MoreCome along and join in the fun and fellowship at Brinkworth Community Gardens provide….plant….nurture…harvest…prepare…feast… - lunch provided from the garden - free kids activities - workshops available throughout the day.
Read MoreCome and join us on the Inaugural National Community Garden Open Day. Come be a part of this amazing event and come and see what is happening at the Inglewood Mount Lawley Community Garden. Come and have a chat with members and take a walk around the garden.
Read MoreTo mark the inaugural national community garden day on 26 November 2023 we invite you to come and see what is happening at our community garden. Come and have a chat with members and join a tour around the garden at 10:30am. Learn about the history of our garden, our future plans and how you can be involved. Community allotment style gardening is becoming even more important in Australia where issues of food insecurity and the cost of living affect us all. You don’t need a farm or lots of ...
Read MoreWe’re celebrating National Community Garden Day 2023. Knox community gardens will be open to come and walk around this little piece of paradise in Knox. There will be: • tours on the hour • morning tea available • seedlings for sale • raffle prize.
Read MoreSpringwood Community Garden follows organic and permaculture principles with two large enclosed areas for growing veggies. Our food forest has over sixty fruit trees, a bush tucker garden, and a yarning circle. Strawberries are a feature of the garden. We have dedicated strawberry beds and also use them as ground cover in our food forest. Ours are an old-fashioned variety, sweet with lots of flavour and we will be selling pots at $2 each or ten pots for $15. Other plants propagated from ...
Read MoreMorning tea in the garden to celebrate National Community Gardens Day. Come and see the garden, and the neighbours and grab a cuppa and a bickie. Location: 16 Tighes Terrace Tighes Hill – via steps & path on Union St.
Read MoreOur BYO PICNIC DAY is happening on Sunday 26th November from 10am to 2pm to celebrate Nationa Community Gardens Day We will have a trading table of goodies and our Christmas raffle tickets will be on sale. At our trading table, you can pick up a: - lovely gardening book - produce - plants - bucket of succulent - geranium cuttings - seeds - magazines.
Read MoreJoin us for National Community Gardens Day celebrations in our wonderful garden. 10:00am — Beginners composting (Jop Nemeth) 10:30am — Art in the Garden (Claudie Frock) 10:30am — Three Summers of Subtropics (Robyn Francis). Location: Cnr Brewster & Magellan Sts Lismore, NSW
Read MoreInala Community Garden and neighbouring HUB Community Garden invite you to celebrate National Community Gardens Day with us! - come for morning tea - children can paint a plant pot and take home a seedling - find out 'What that plant is and what you can do with it' from our diverse gardening community and - check out our Magic Compost!
Read MoreTo celebrate the Inaugural National Community Gardens Day, Singleton Community Garden will be hosting an Open Day welcoming the community to join us for: - garden tours - nature craft and a s - sausage sizzle.
Read MoreCome and see our garden’s progress: - our fantastic mosaic rock art - smell the flowers - laugh at out rusty old garden tools mounted on the fence - see what veggies we have growing - marvel at our classy hot house - admire our new automated watering system we are in the process of installing or - just relax with a cuppa and a chat. Hope to see you!
Read MoreJoin us at the community garden for a celebration of all things gardening. - garden tours - plant sales - refreshments - kids activities - and more…
Read MoreA day to celebrate our community and like-minded associations and groups. Toowoomba Community Organic Gardens will be hosting an open day with the inclusion of The Friends of the Escarpment Parks and Permaculture Toowoomba. Guided tours will be provided, with seedlings for sale, a children’s treasure hunt, raffles and more.
Read MoreThe Tecoma Community Garden sits on half an acre of Council-owned land and attracts enthusiast locals who live on properties with limited, or no, sunlight in the hills area. The garden features individual garden plots, a shared orchard, a hot compost system, rainwater collection and a food share cupboard with surplus food being donated to Food is Free Tecoma. Chemical-free gardening is practiced. Garden type Garden members pay a one-off joining fee and an annual fee for a full or half plo...
Read MoreCome and take a peek at the Plummery on this guided tour with Kat Lavers. ‘The Plummery’ is a 1/14th acre (280m2) urban permaculture system in Naarm/Melbourne. In 2020, the garden produced 451kg of herbs, vegies, fruit and eggs with about 4 hours management each week! The site features year round, diverse fruit and vegetable production using techniques to minimise effort and inputs, Japanese quail (aka 'mini chickens' ;) in a low maintenance deep litter aviary, a light earth studio, and an o...
Read MoreAs part of the National Community Gardens Day on 26 November 2023, the Gawler Community Garden will be holding an open day at their newly formed garden. Location: Gawler Community Garden – Dost Rd, Evanston Gardens, behind the library. The garden will be open to the public. There will be: - plant sales - Christmas Raffle, and - information about future plans for the garden. View map listing of our garden on Community Gardens Australia's website: https://communitygarden.org.au/...
Read MoreCome and celebrate what we love about Community Gardens on National Community Gardens Day. Three workshops through the morning: 9:30 Seed saving 10:00 Composting 10:30 Bee Hotel Tours of the Paddock through the morning. Please note: There are no toilet facilities available. The nearest amenities are at Bay Plaza. Visit Jack's Paddock map listing on CGA's website https://communitygarden.org.au/listing/jacks-paddock/
Read MoreSelf guided tour, enjoy a BYO picnic at our picnic bench & enjoy a great view. Welcome anytime :) All access, public toilets nearby, lots of accessible parking. The Cottage behind Mt Martha House Contact Details: Robyn 0414-825-863 or Lea 0431-086-147
Read MoreThe Bunbury Community Garden is a communal garden where both residents and groups are welcome to share in the gardening fun. Opened in 2015, the garden is a great place to meet people and learn new skills. Located behind Withers Community Library the garden incorporates a large open space with three large bricked garden beds surrounded by lawn and shady trees. We are equipped to run a range of activities including education and training, arts and creative activities, workshops and guest sp...
Read MoreOnslow Community Garden is a large, multi-functional community garden located within the centre of Onslow in the Pilbara Region of Western Australia. The Shire of Ashburton project incorporates productive gardens, including vegetable beds and tropical food forests, a nursery facility and an outdoor kitchen for functions and cooking classes. The project has been established to develop community skills in food production and organic gardening while providing a focal point for community gatherin...
Read MoreWe’re celebrating National Community Gardens Day. Join us for our Free information sessions, a wander through the garden and a delicious morning tea. Free Sessions: - 9-9:30am Grow your own Groceries with garden specialist Wink Lindsay. Yes! you can grow $50 worth of groceries a week in a small space. Come along as I share tips on how to get started, the best varieties for highest yield and how to keep your garden growing year round. - 9:30-10am Morning Tea supplied by Leschenault B...
Read MoreVery special open day this Sunday - it’s National Community Garden Open Day, so pop by to have a look at your local community garden in operation and chat to the members to find out what the garden offers for you. Open from 8am to midday.
Read MoreWe're a Community not-for-profit group run by hardworking volunteers who love gardening. Come every Sunday morning and join in the fun we have at the garden. Take some produce home after you volunteer.
Read MoreWe are having a working bee as an open day event on Sunday the 26th of November 2023.
Read MoreAfternoon tea in the garden to celebrate National Community Gardens Day. Come and see the garden, meet the neighbours and enjoy your favourite (BYO) drink. A perfect way to end the weekend. Location: 16 Tighes Terrace, Tighes Hill – via steps & path on Union St
Read MoreJingili Community garden is a not for profit organisation that gives the community the opportunity to grow their own organic vegetables. Members, feel free to upload photos, recipes, or gardening tips 🙂 The garden is made up of 31 different plots each six metres by four metres plus there are communal areas of fruit trees including bananas, pawpaw, and passionfruit.
Read MoreTake a tour of Marrickville West Community Garden as part of Urban Agriculture Month! Located next to Marrickville West Public School, Marrickville West Community Garden occupies a unique position as an educational resource edible garden and a suburban green space. The garden is also connected to the Cooks River catchment through a rainwater garden that filters stormwater through a regenerated coastal wetland design. Come see what this little suburban community garden is doing to create social...
Read MoreTo celebrate the urban agriculture month and the launch of 12 podcast episodes (published on podbean) about community composting setup and management, City Compost Network invites you to come meet leaders in community composting. Attending leaders in community composting in Australia, Dave Goodman, from Kensington Town House Compost Hub, Jo Buckle, from Gore st Community Compost, Michael Mobbs, from Sustainable Chippendale Street Compost, Kath Jones, from Finbar Neighbourhood House, Al...
Read MoreMeet your local Victorian farmers and small-scale producers, discover what's in season, and see how seasonality influences flavour and price. We'll be chatting low waste growing, farmers as price takers, the complexities of farming, and you'll be introduced to some awesome varieties of veg & plants that you may have never met before! The Coburg Farmers' Market tour will showcase the diversity of our stallholders and (of course) include a few tasters along the way. We'll have a bit of time for...
Read MoreThe Green Living Centre, an Inner West Council program, will be facilitating a Plant & Seed Swap to help you distribute and exchange your goods with others in the Inner West community. Visit us on the day at the Inner West Sustainability Hub Education Space & Garden to see what we have growing in our small space demonstration garden and chat to other gardening enthusiasts. Bring along well labelled seeds, plant cuttings in manageable sizes and freshly harvested food plants in small bundles (we r...
Read MoreFarm tour and learning about the African crop that can grow well in Cardinia. The team will be exploring the progress and growth of Okra, Kudura (Egytian spinach), African Yams, Cassava and sweet Potato. There will be opportunity to learn how it is cooked and also we shall provide some food for tasting.
Read MoreTake a swing past the Gardens to check out the Seed Board BORROW SOW RETURN SHARE
Read MoreJoin us on the 25th of November for our Open Day. We will have a demonstration on setting up a wicking bed from 11am and there will be Woodfired Pizza from 12. This is a Free event supported by Monash Council Community Grants Program, please RSVP via our Facebook page for catering purposes.
Read MoreBring in the festive season with your very own handmade Christmas Wreath. Joan Park Community Garden has organised a wreath-making workshop, including complimentary tea and a treat
Read MoreWould you like to learn more about growing your own food at home, but don’t know where to start? It doesn’t have to be expensive, time-consuming or hard! Learn: Options for building simple raised beds How to care for and grow healthy, nutritious food for your family Which easy-care seedlings you can plant to fill your plates and start you on your household food-growing journey
Read MoreFor Urban Agriculture Month, we'll be running a Farm tour in two parts, on Saturday 25th November, starting at 10am. Join the experts from our Horticulture and Animal Husbandry teams for two guided tours of the Farm! Horticulture We invite you to join a walking tour of some of CCF production spaces - a bio-intensive market style garden, cut flower production and native food production. Learn how these gardens were designed and converted in under 3 years. With knowledge to be gained to impr...
Read MoreCome by COGS Dickson Community Garden next Saturday 25 November for some great free workshops, a plant sale and lots more! 11 am: build a wicking bed workshop 12-2 pm: BBQ (vegan option available) 1 pm: make seedling mix and plant seeds All Day: cool and hot drinks + sweet treats — seedling and plant sales. All money raised goes towards garden projects. Location:
Read MoreOnly days to summer and Summer Fruit is starting to ripen. Slow Food Melbourne invite you to a food workshop to learn more about the food around us. Join award winning food writer Richard Cornish to learn the myriad of options for luscious tree ripened fruit. Do you have you a tree at home? Loquats ( what are they???? little oriental flavour bombs) maybe? Plums are just ready for eating and cooking. Any trees in your neighbourhood? Make friends with the neighbours if they have fruit tree...
Read MoreThe Tecoma Community Garden sits on half an acre of Council-owned land and attracts enthusiast locals who live on properties with limited, or no, sunlight in the hills area. The garden features individual garden plots, a shared orchard, a hot compost system, rainwater collection and a food share cupboard with surplus food being donated to Food is Free Tecoma. Chemical-free gardening is practiced. Garden type Garden members pay a one-off joining fee and an annual fee for a full or half plo...
Read More- Want to grow your own vegetables organically? - Gardeners and wanna-be gardeners are invited to join this community group. - Learn how to grow fruit and vegetables while gardening with like-minded people. Located in North Nowra, or details TEXT: - Jane 0438 860 954 or - Hannah 0402 282 750
Read MoreLocals meet monthly at Mount Eliza Neighbourhood House to swap excess homegrown produce and similar.
Read MoreJoin us for two days to learn the basics of permaculture design! This course tackles how to grow food, build houses and create communities, and minimize environmental impact at the same time. It aims to inspire and empower you to use permaculture design in your everyday life. Permaculture principles are being constantly developed and refined by people throughout the world, and the course evolves with that learning. Over the two days you will learn the history, various definitions, desig...
Read MoreEvery Saturday come and visit Loders Creek Community Garden working bee. Open 9 a.m. to 12 noon.
Read MoreEvery Saturday come and visit Bungalow Community Garden Open Garden. Monday: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM Tuesday: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM Wednesday: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM Thursday: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM Friday: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM Saturday: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM Sunday: Closed
Read MoreEvery Saturday come and visit Manoora Community Garden Open Garden.
Read MoreCome and visit the Edmonton Community Garden Open Garden.
Read MoreDiscover the magic of the Green Connect farm! Just 13 minutes’ drive south of Wollongong CBD you’ll discover Green Connect Farm, an 11-acre award-winning urban farm. Green Connect Farm follows organic farming and permaculture principles to produce vegetables, fruit, herbs, nuts, eggs, honey and free-range meat. Your 90-minute experience will include an interactive and informative tour, as well as time to explore the children’s garden. You’ll visit the thriving market gardens and fo...
Read MoreJoin us at Chester Hill Community Garden as we showcase the work of women in our local community in establishing and caring for an edible garden patch.
Read MoreCome gardening with us Friday mornings from 9:00am to 12:30pm and help us plant, weed, and compost under expert guidance. We break for morning tea together, you’ll share in the bounty of any harvest! Bring your own gloves if you have them. There are different areas in the award-winning Randwick Sustainability Hub to work in depending on your interests and expertise. Permaculture Garden and Food Forest Joining the Permaculture Garden and Food Forest is perfect for those that are inter...
Read MoreBanyule Urban Food Strategy Launch Join us for the exciting launch of Banyule City Council's inaugural Urban Food Strategy! This event will be held at the Bellfield Community Hub on Daphne Crescent in Bellfield, VIC, Australia. Hear from Professor Michael Buxton, a professor of Environment and Planning at the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies at RMIT, on the importance of protecting and the future of peri-urban areas. The event is an opportunity to learn more about the aspir...
Read MoreThe Belgrave Food Garden is run as an outdoor learning environment, a space to learn new skills and grow and harvest healthy food and form social connections. The garden is planted and managed using a permaculture model and feature a compost system. Garden type The garden is run by the community for the community and is open to anyone. Visitors to the area are also encouraged to stop by and pick produce. Activities Weekday dig-in every Thursday at 2pm Working bee second Sunday of each m...
Read MoreChristmas Market, Sat Nov 23, 2pm-6pm, 55 River Road Kelmscott.
Read MoreEmbark on a flavourful journey this Urban Agriculture Month with our Growing Native Edibles program delivered by Cultivating Community. Explore the diverse world of Australian native foods and learn how to harvest them in your own garden. Engage your senses as you see, touch, and smell these unique plants, and savour the experience by trying a selection of teas made with native ingredients.
Read MoreThis community garden is located in the heart of Warburton – the main street – and feature artworks by local artist Sioux Dollman. Dedicated locals work to maintain the garden which features an avocado tree, herbs, vegetables, lemons, compost, strawberries and more. A share shelf and seed library are near the front gate and people are encouraged to drop off their excess produce and help themselves to what they need. Garden type This garden is open to the public. Anyone can help out at...
Read MoreThe food grown in the garden is available for anyone to pick and everyone is welcome to pitch in and help out at working bees. The garden is managed by an independent group of volunteers on land supplied free of charge by the Tecoma Uniting Church. The garden features a food forest, raised garden beds and an Indigenous bush food garden. Empty heading Activities There are regular monthly garden get-togethers on Wednesday and Saturday mornings between 10:30AM and 12:00PM. Children are welc...
Read MoreHow can the value of food as a public good support practices of ecological and social care in urban environments? What policy approaches are needed to support this in practice? What innovative practices are already happening on the ground? Join us in exploring these questions and more at 'Food as a Public Good: Innovations in Food Policy and Practice,' a 1-day conference and workshop on embedding food as a public good in urban food systems. This event is part of Sustain's 3rd national Urb...
Read MoreThe Community Plate are heading up to Sustain's Urban Agriculture Forum. If you are heading up too it would be great to meet with other local folk interested in the local food system. Please let us know and we look forward to seeing you there! We are excited to bring back what we learn and applying the inspiration in our own backyard. Warm regards, The Community Plate
Read MoreYarra Valley ECOSS is a not-for-profit community organisation on a 7.4 hectare former poultry farm, now a permaculture designed farm, at Wesburn. The ECOSS vision is to promote local food production, earth education, and multicultural living, while building work skills and developing a vibrant, resilient, inclusive, and sustainable community. The community gardens are tended by volunteers including members of Melba Support Services and Interchange Outer East who work in the garden each wee...
Read MoreBUAF23 will be the signature local food growing event for South East Queensland during national Urban Agriculture Month in November. Our region has an incredible network of farmers, community coordinators, educators, volunteers, advocates, policy specialists and social entrepreneurs working in the urban ag and community food space. BUAF23 invites anyone interested in our food future to network, learn and share. The event will include a Welcome to Country, keynotes from First Nations and inte...
Read MoreLinda’s suburban block in Kilsyth, Victoria is open for a site visit. With a permaculture design implemented, this property features a solar system, multiple water tanks, a glasshouse, a pond, an ever-evolving vegetable patch with flowers and fruit trees, some chickens, honey bees, and a food forest. She made quite a few changes these past months including moving the potting area, removing the wicking beds to expand the productive space, creating a small rockery and adding more plants in...
Read MoreLakeside Drive Community Garden is a welcoming space where all members of the community come together to share skills, vegies and smiles. Collectively we hope to create a thriving, healthy centre for producing food, knowledge and inspiration based on permaculture ethics, principles and design. We are an educational space where you can learn about gardening, tropical food and living lighter on the planet. Check out our latest news posts to find out about our workshops and events. You can also ...
Read MoreLocated next to Marrickville West Public School, Marrickville West Community Garden occupies a unique position as an educational resource edible garden and a suburban green space. The garden is also connected to the Cooks River catchment through a rainwater garden that filters stormwater through a regenerated coastal wetland design. Come see what this little suburban community garden is doing to create social and ecological resilience and integrate water sensitive design into a functioning e...
Read MoreHave you ever wanted to grow bushtucker? Or simply find out what it tastes like? Learn everything you want to know about bushtucker plants with Gamilaroi man, Aaron Chatfield, from Dreamtime Connections. He will open our eyes, our taste buds and our hearts with a workshop on connecting to indigenous culture through plants and tools. You will be welcome to try the tasting menu: barramundi in paperbark with lemon myrtle kangaroo with native thyme, pepper and saltbush garden sal...
Read MoreCanberra City Farm is very pleased to announce that we will be having a very special guest at our November Monthly Mingle on 19 November from 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm to celebrate Urban Agriculture Month. Join Aaron Chatfield from Dreamtime Connections to learn about native plants and traditional tools aboriginals have been using for thousands of years. Participants will have the opportunity to taste different bushtucker plants and learn how to grow them in their own gardens. Tickets and more infor...
Read MoreCome and enjoy a tour of this productive urban farm in the heart of Sydney. Pocket City Farm is an educational space that shares their philosophy of connecting people with regenerated environments and fair food. Learn about the benefits of urban farming whilst looking into the daily operations of the farm and their farming methods.
Read MorePlease join us. We’d love to see you! * Plants and seedlings for sale * Talks about worm farms & bees * Craft stall * Kids activities * Morning and afternoon teas * Pre-loved books * Sausage sizzle * Trash’ n’ treasure * Scarecrow competition * Produce stall * Garden tours * Raffles $ Entry by gold coin donation
Read MoreJoin us for our Open Gate on Sunday 19th November to celebrate Urban Agriculture Month. We will be open to the public for a quick tour of the garden. We've also made a huge spring clean and we will have several garden tools for visitors to grab for free. FREE. All welcome, come to say hi!
Read MoreThe food grown in the garden is available for anyone to pick and everyone is welcome to pitch in and help out at working bees. The garden is managed by an independent group of volunteers on land supplied free of charge by the Tecoma Uniting Church. The garden features a food forest, raised garden beds and an Indigenous bush food garden. Empty heading Activities There are regular monthly garden get-togethers on Wednesday and Saturday mornings between 10:30AM and 12:00PM. Children are welc...
Read MoreIn this workshop, trainer Melanie Leeson shares her knowledge of foods that can help you to build and protect your gut microbiome and clear brain fog. You’ll also learn how to incorporate brain powering foods easily into your daily diet. You’ll bring home recipes that use seasonal fruits and vegetables (such as blueberries, broccoli, leafy greens and avocado), fresh herbs, and spices (that add flavour and colour without any processed sauces, condiments and sweeteners) and are rich in heal...
Read MoreThis tour will take in three fabulous community gardens in Inner West of Sydney. After departing from NCIE in Redfern our first stop is at Wilkins Green Community Garden; then on to Whites Valley Creek Park for lunch with its food forest, community garden, nursery and wetlands; before making our way to Mort Bay Community Garden. Tour departs from and returns to NCIE in Redfern. Lunch and snacks included.
Read MoreCome on a tour of Sydney City Farm - a place to learn about urban agriculture and sustainable food production. Sydney City Farm grows fresh seasonal produce, and minimises waste, while using organic growing principles. This one hour tour will show you all the highlights.
Read MoreA Walking tour from NCIE to Poets Corner, Redfern. Led by Brenden Moore, First Nations Community Greening Education Officer, you will visit the informal supported Mens and Womens Garden, the Poets Corner Community Garden and the Solander Community Garden. These sites are all surrounded by high rise public housing soon to be redeveloped - one of the biggest renewals in Australia. We will also attend a seed saving and sowing workshop so bring along some seeds to share and grow with other c...
Read MoreHello Peninsula Permies! We have once again been invited to come and visit Down's Community Farm in Seaford! Henri will give us all a tour of the communal garden and new market garden being developed, as well as share the successes and challenges of running a volunteer program at this scale. For those looking to get their hands dirty, we will be laying out and preparing some more rows in the market garden area, planting out herbs and flowers in the communal garden, and other maintenanc...
Read MoreJoin farmers Charlotte, Eve, Kirst and Pat to learn about urban farming on the go at Farmraiser Urban Farm in the north-east of Narrm/Melbourne. We'll start the day with a tour, acknowledgment of country and a bit of background on Farmraiser and then get right into planting, weeding, fencing, worm farming and other fun farm tasks. We'll break for a delicious lunch using some of our produce at around 12:30. Fingers crossed for lovely weather, but we'll be farming, rain or shine! We will...
Read MoreForage gardens are beautiful, diverse and abundant habitats that connect us to an ancient way of being, in harmony with nature’s rhythms. The role of the gardener is one of intuition, reflection and nurturing, with moments given to tending here and there. In this workshop you will learn ways to turn your patch into a thriving, vibrant ecosystem that gives you year-round food and requires minimal time, physical effort, or money, especially once established. Learning will be hands on, in the...
Read MoreGrowing delicious food and getting creative is what we love doing at Healesville Community Garden. This garden features amazing artwork and is worth strolling around if you’re in the area. The plots are privately rented so please refrain from picking the produce. Garden type This community garden operates via paid plots; community members can rent a plot of land to grow their own food. People can join as associate members whereby they don’t need to rent plots. Activities Healesville ...
Read MoreJoin us at the Jimboomba Community Garden on November 19th from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM for morning tea and an exciting hands-on workshop on creating a lasagna compost system. Veronica and Chris, our gardening experts, will guide you through the step-by-step process of building a productive and eco-friendly composting solution right in your backyard. *LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE, SO RSVP ASAP! Date: November 19th Time: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Location: Jimboomba Community Garden Cost: $15.00 per ...
Read MoreUrban Agriculture Forum x Community Gardens Australia Gathering 2023 - Inner West Community Gardens Bus Tour This tour will take in three fabulous community gardens in Inner West of Sydney. After departing from NCIE in Redfern our first stop is at Wilkins Green Community Garden; then on to Whites Valley Creek Park for lunch with its food forest, community garden, nursery and wetlands; before making our way to Mort Bay Community Garden. Tour departs from and returns to NCIE in Redfern. ...
Read MoreThis tour will take in three fabulous community gardens in Sydney. After departing from NCIE in Redfern, we will first visit Randwick Community Organic Garden, then on to Permabee Community Gardening Program for a tour of this amazing educational garden. For lunch you will be provided with $20 to spend at the Jewish Festival being held there on the day before making our way to Rose Bay Community Garden for afternoon tea (included in the ticket price). Tour departs from and returns to NCI...
Read MoreGet fit and active with this fabulous cycling tour we have created for you! Arriving at NCIE you will collect your courtesy Lime bike* and get an induction on how to operate them. Then, starting with Sydney City Farm, we will head off on a tour that will highlight modern urban agricultural practise in the heart of one of the world's great cities. From Sydney City Farm we cycle to Pocket City Farms for a tour, followed by lunch, and then on to Camdonville Paddock Community Garden. You...
Read MoreBally's Patch is a community garden situated in the heart of Balgownie. They are taking part in the 2023 Garage Sale Trail. The sale will feature a selection of local residents selling their own items as well as items for sale in order to fundraise for the garden. There will be baked goods, books and plants for sale! Please come down and visit our beautiful garden!
Read MoreSunday 19/11/23 come and visit Holloways Beach Community Garden Working Bee..
Read MoreCome on a journey to the Illawarra and some fabulous urban agriculture sites. We will meet at NCIE at Redfern, Sydney at 8:00 and will travel by bus to a number of sites, before returning back to NCIE at the end of the tour. Starting at Dapto Community Farm for a tour with their volunteers then on to Green Connect, a social enterprise supporting young people and refugees. We will have lunch here before heading to Pope's Produce, an excellent example of small scale urban agriculture. This back...
Read MoreCome and see the gardeners in action and find out community gardening at Aireys Inlet.
Read MoreFermentation of foods is a traditional method of food preservation which uses beneficial bacteria to preserve vegetables, fruits and basic kitchen ingredients and prevent waste. This 3-hour workshop will cover the basics for how to ferment foods to make Kimchi, Sauerkraut, Kefir, Miso, Kvass and more, presented by Naturopath, Nutritionist, Herbalist and Permaculture educator Samantha Somers of Somers Naturopath. Using simple recipes which can restore your health, are low cost, low carbon, Zon...
Read MoreThe Introduction to Beekeeping Course is a four hour session covering fundamental beekeeping theory, practical hands on training with two beehive openings, time to answer your questions and participate in discussion. The course is held in our purpose built on site training workshop and backyard apiary. As an introductory course no previous beekeeping experience is necessary to register and is also relevant for beekeepers starting out with a Flow Hive. The Course features how to - li...
Read MoreDecorate pre-made biscuits with fondant icing, stamp out your design and embellish with food safe paint, sparkles and other edible bling! The perfect workshop to do with friends as your seasonal catch-up, or on your own to create a sweet Christmas treat! *includes pre-baked biscuits and all requirements to make a take-home pack
Read MoreThe larger-than-life owner and head of Donde Mama, Verna Puello, will be at Trentwood Community House, to share her love of Columbian cooking. In this class she'll you how Colombians make Pan de Bono (type of cheese bread) (GF, NF, V) and Carimanola (deep fried cassava puff stuffed with beef) (GF, NF, V).
Read MoreWe are excited to announce that we will be hosting another natural dyeing workshop; collaborating with Nelson Molloy. This unique workshop brings together the natural dyeing techniques of Nelson Molloy with plants grown and foraged from Jane Street Community Garden. Join us for an experimental workshop that combines creativity, community, and environmental consciousness. Together, we will explore the Jane Street Community Garden, foraging for leaves, flowers, seeds, berries and roots that h...
Read MoreWicking Bed Workshop Mini Market! Locally Handmade items Gardens for Wildlife Talk Tips and information to help you create a garden that attracts wildlife and improves its habitat. Coffee van courtesy of The Place to Be
Read MoreThroughout history, mothers and grandmothers of every culture and tradition have been the source of healing in the family. In the kitchen – the heart of the home – remedies for everyday ailments were made from locally grown and easily accessible herbs. These days it isn’t necessarily the mother, or even a women, but the foundations of kitchen medicine remain the same – it’s the art of making medicine for everyday ailments out of common ingredients sourced from your garden and pantry.
Read MoreComprising two sessions with a lunch break in between, this 4.5 hour workshop explores the human relationship with water, how it fits within our ecology and moves through the land. In this workshop we will cover principles and patterns for catching, storing and distributing water reading water's behaviour in the landscape how to work with rainwater, grey water and mains supplies to bring more life to our surroundings. principles and design approaches to improve your management of wate...
Read MoreJoin us in the enchanting Heronswood Gardens on the Mornington Peninsula, for a fun hands-on gardening workshop for children, led by the Kitchen Garden Foundation’s very own Natasha Grogan! Little gardeners will learn how to: - make newspaper pots for planting spring seeds - craft mini greenhouses - propagate softwood herbs, like rosemary Australia’s first certified organic open garden and the home of the Foundation’s Seed Partner, The Diggers Club, Heronswood is truly ma...
Read MoreMeet the gardeners that keep the beautiful Railway Garden thriving. Find out about participating in gardening classes and volunteer as a regular gardener. On the same day there will be a garage sale next door at the North Carlton Railway Neighbourhood House. Railway Garden was established in October 2020 as an open community garden. Each 'plot' has a team that looks after them. At any time of the day people of all ages can been seen wandering through, picking a handful of produce, chi...
Read MoreCome down to celebrate the nationwide UAM2023 To see what’s happening at the garden and take a tour of our Byford Community Garden Urban Agriculture Education Program. Join in on the second session of the garden's Urban Agriculture Education Program, with a visit from EarthWhile Australia who will be showing us the magic of soil microbes in action! With a series of 8 sessions program focuses on how to grow veggies in a urban setting, in a fun and interactive environment. we will also ...
Read MoreEvery Saturday come and visit Loders Creek Community Garden working bee. Open 9 a.m. to 12 noon.
Read MoreEvery Saturday come and visit Bungalow Community Garden Open Garden. Monday: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM Tuesday: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM Wednesday: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM Thursday: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM Friday: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM Saturday: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM Sunday: Closed
Read MoreEvery Saturday come and visit Manoora Community Garden Open Garden.
Read MoreCome and visit the Edmonton Community Garden Open Garden.
Read MoreByford Glades Community Garden will be hosting a "Switch your Thinking" workshop on Saturday 18th November at their open day on Waste -Where Does It Go? This is a free workshop, please register to attend.
Read MoreIn this workshop you will learn the ultimate guide to making Chinese dumplings from scratch. The dough you will prepare can be used for both boiled dumplings (shui jiao, 水餃) and potstickers (guo tie, 鍋貼). The dumpling wrappers are tender and thin, with a silky mouthfeel. Making dumplings is fun. In Miki's culture (the facilitator of this workshop), it is a family activity, where friends, neighbours and family members sit around the table have a good chat while preparing the dumplin...
Read MoreRees Campbell will give a presentation about showcasing Tasmania's amazing botanical larder. What you can grow in your garden. What we do with edible native plants.
Read MoreIn partnership with the West Australian Government and Sustain UAM, we launch the UAEP 2.0 Unfortunately due to unforseen circumstances the offical launch is postponed to a later date..
Read MoreVisit Greenhills Neighbourhood House's pantry and community garden where there'll be pop-up tables with swappable and free food. Sliding scale of prices from free to low-cost for preserved local and rescued produce. Funds raised from this stall will go back into our local free community food rescue and relief pantry and future free community events.
Read MoreSneak peak of our Urban AG Forum & CGA National Gathering Tours
Read MoreThe 4th National Urban Agriculture Forum (UAF), to be held from 17-19 November 2023, in conjunction with Community Gardens Australia’s National Gathering, explores the theme of Feeding The Future, Nourishing Country. We are proud to hold the UAF for the first time on the lands of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. In hosting at the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence in Redfern (Sydney), we are reminded that Australian cities and towns have always been, and always will be, Country....
Read MoreGetting food storage right can extend the life of your food, which means less waste and saving money. Cut down on food waste at home with some know-how and simple tips to keep food fresh for longer. The workshop will cover: tips to use your fridge and freezer wisely, to prolong the life of your food pantry storage to minimise waste know the difference between ‘use-by’ and ‘best before’ dates storing and maximising herbs what you can do with commonly leftover ingredients Even...
Read MoreWe’re hosting a monthly evening working bee at PCF from 5pm - 8pm on the third Thursday of every month, giving the farm site and surrounds some love, and we'd love for you to join us. Capacity is limited so get in quick! We will have dinner and drinks available (thanks to our wonderful volunteer chefs and sponsors at Young Henrys) at the end to celebrate our hard work.
Read MoreThe Belgrave Food Garden is run as an outdoor learning environment, a space to learn new skills and grow and harvest healthy food and form social connections. The garden is planted and managed using a permaculture model and feature a compost system. Garden type The garden is run by the community for the community and is open to anyone. Visitors to the area are also encouraged to stop by and pick produce. Activities Weekday dig-in every Thursday at 2pm Working bee second Sunday of each m...
Read MoreNillumbik Shire Council is providing a free drop-in service for residents to ask all their questions about energy and sustainable living. Council officers are available to answer questions on a range of topics including sustainable food systems, edible landscapes, food forests, permaculture and more. Other topics of interest include waste reduction and energy and water efficiency. No bookings are needed, simply drop-in on the day. Alternatively, you can book a 1:1 session at the Coun...
Read MoreThis community garden is located in the heart of Warburton – the main street – and feature artworks by local artist Sioux Dollman. Dedicated locals work to maintain the garden which features an avocado tree, herbs, vegetables, lemons, compost, strawberries and more. A share shelf and seed library are near the front gate and people are encouraged to drop off their excess produce and help themselves to what they need. Garden type This garden is open to the public. Anyone can help out at...
Read More"FOOD IS A WEAPON. WHEN YOU CONTROL SEED YOU CONTROL LIFE ON EARTH." In her colourful sari and large scarlet bindi, Dr. Vandana Shiva is an arresting presence: She galvanises crowds, advises government leaders, fields constant calls from the media, then retreats from big-city buzz to work alongside small farmers across the developing world. How did the wilful daughter of a Himalayan forest conservator become Monsanto's worst nightmare? The Seeds of Vandana Shiva tells the remarkable life ...
Read MoreHilton Harvest Community Garden has a volunteer day every Thursday (9am - 12pm) where we are busy in the nursery propagating our seedlings. Morning tea is at 10:30am and you are more than welcome to come join us !!
Read MoreVictualis* - a Canberra Region Food Collaborative event Enterprise, Inclusion, Wellbeing and Resilience At a time when food security has never been more challenging, forward-looking governments, businesses & community enterprises are shoring up local & regional food systems. We need imaginative solutions to produce, store and sell more food sustainably into the closest markets: our cities and towns. Driving investment, inclusion, jobs & better social and economic outcomes. This unique e...
Read MoreEver wondered about growing food on public land? Unsure of where to start or what to consider? This workshop is for you! Come and visit one of Yarra City Council’s trial projects ‘Small Communal Growing Space’ and learn about the benefits and experiences of growing food for your local community. This workshop will be run by the Michela Renders the Urban Agriculture Project Officer for Yarra City Council and will cover: - A short site tour of the plantings and infrastructure (pl...
Read MoreSummer is around the corner, and there’s nothing worse than sweating indoors. It’s the perfect time to make sure your home is well insulated! Join Lucinda and Chris in this workshop to learn some simple and cost-effective techniques to keep your home cool this summer, and warm next winter. Including: Lucinda (Going Green Solutions) will be talking about draughts, why they matter and the main ways to seal them. Chris (EcoMad) will demonstrate common draught-proofing techniques that you...
Read MoreJoin Morag Gamble in her annual Urban Agriculture series on the Sense-Making in a Changing World podcast - a project of the Permaculture Education Institute. Click the link to listen in, or watch. Also coming up this special urban agriculture series on the podcast: 22 Nov - Linda Appel Libsius - Denver Urban Gardens 29 Nov - William Padilla Brown - Mycosymbiotics/Urban PC 6 Dec - Sara Venn - Edible Bristol
Read MoreJoin passionate gardener and local beekeeper Amanda Collins to learn about pollinators and how to attract them to your backyard garden in this 60 minute hands on Workshop at the Ballarat Neighbourhood Centre. Learn - - How to attract beneficial wildlife and insects to your backyard by planting native and herbaceous plants. - Build a Hoverfly Lagoon and Native Bee B & B to take home. - Ask questions and get tips about creating habitat for our important pollinators.
Read MoreLearn and connect in this hands-on in-person local food demonstration at Greenhills Neighbourhood House, surrounded by a local reserve and community veggie beds in Greensborough. Book in now via the link - ticketing prices range: General $15, Concession $12 All cooking equipment and ingredients are provided - all you need is yourself! Access information: - Wheelchair accessible workshop space and bathroom. - This locations space has polished floorboards and low-pile carpet in the com...
Read MoreThe food grown in the garden is available for anyone to pick and everyone is welcome to pitch in and help out at working bees. The garden is managed by an independent group of volunteers on land supplied free of charge by the Tecoma Uniting Church. The garden features a food forest, raised garden beds and an Indigenous bush food garden. Empty heading Activities There are regular monthly garden get-togethers on Wednesday and Saturday mornings between 10:30AM and 12:00PM. Children are welc...
Read MoreHave a world famous brownie recipe? Bring it along to our regular social event where everyone is welcome to come along for a cuppa, chat and share a bite to eat. We’ll often stay back to do a few jobs as well. What to bring: Gardening gloves, drink bottle, plate of food to share (encouraged but not compulsory)
Read MoreCome and visit the Gordonvale Community Garden Bunnings Sausage Sizzle Fund raiser
Read MoreListen live to our very own local gardening enthusiasts Henri and Brendan! Join for advice on everything green and leafy! Text the studio your questions: 0493213831 Past episodes can be accessed via Radio Carrum.
Read MoreGood Life Growing provides the inspiration and know-how to grow your own fruit and veg in any Australian climate. This bountiful guide from Gardening Australia presenter Hannah Moloney is packed with practical solutions for all conditions and every gardener. Whether you’re getting started with a pot or developing a plot, you’ll find everything you need to hone your skills, fire your imagination and have good, fresh food all year round. Hannah Moloney is a TV presenter on ABC’s Garden...
Read MoreYarra Valley ECOSS is a not-for-profit community organisation on a 7.4 hectare former poultry farm, now a permaculture designed farm, at Wesburn. The ECOSS vision is to promote local food production, earth education, and multicultural living, while building work skills and developing a vibrant, resilient, inclusive, and sustainable community. The community gardens are tended by volunteers including members of Melba Support Services and Interchange Outer East who work in the garden each wee...
Read MoreJoin us on the first Sunday of the month at Peachey Community Gardens corner of Tillyroen Road and McCreadie Road, Ormeau - from 3pm to 4pm. 🌈😊🌈 Exchange your surplus organic & spray free produce from your garden with other gardeners in our community. We come together and place what we want to swap onto tables, and then fairly select items we would like take in exchange. No cash changes hands. You can also bring your own table & swap directly with others rather than using communal ta...
Read MoreLakeside Drive Community Garden is a welcoming space where all members of the community come together to share skills, vegies and smiles. Collectively we hope to create a thriving, healthy centre for producing food, knowledge and inspiration based on permaculture ethics, principles and design. We are an educational space where you can learn about gardening, tropical food and living lighter on the planet. Check out our latest news posts to find out about our workshops and events. You can also ...
Read MoreThis Food Photography Course is ideal for food bloggers, bakers, restaurant and Café owners or anybody who loves food and wants it to look good! The course focuses on taking great images of Food using your own or easily obtainable equipment. The class also covers the basics of food styling, although it is not the central element of the course. Food Photography and Lenses Choosing the right lens to capture your Food to make it look appetising. Food Photography and Composition T...
Read MoreWith predictions of a tricky summer ahead for our cold climate Wadawurrung/Ballarat gardens, there's no better time to learn some basic tips & tricks on how to be more water wise in your garden, to have healthy plants and conserve water for the planet's sustainability. Join Food Is Free Inc. volunteers for a relaxed Sunday afternoon workshop at our Green Space, as they discuss the fundamentals of: 💦 When to water, how to water, how much to water, the magic of using mulch and other basic...
Read MoreIn this practical, hands-on workshop you will learn how lay out and install drip line irrigation systems which save water and irrigate the garden more efficiently. Topics include how drip irrigation works, what all the irrigation bits and pieces on sale are and what they do, the different ways to lay out irrigation systems, how to connect the pieces together to construct a working watwring sytem, as well as how to use and repair these irrigation systems. This workshop will be run by Angelo El...
Read MoreCome on the 12 NOV for our co-operatives picnic day from 1-4 pm Everyone is welcome Text 0448 362 989 to RSVP. At our foundation site: Brooks Valley Farm, Wamboin NSW 751 Bungendore Road NSW The site is a working farm, and not disability accessible. Find out what we do as a co-operative. Bring a shared afternoon tea, good will, hat and gloves. If willing and able, you can do some light tasks to assist our farmers. Car pooling is encouraged.
Read MoreLilydale Community Gardens are unique in that they are on the footpath along a main road outside a shopping strip. Herbs such as rosemary, mint, oregano and sage are grown along with warrigal greens and flowers for pollinators. As the garden is small, larger vegetables tend not to be grown however there are two olive trees growing in tubs. Garden type Open to anyone Activities Gardener’s coffee and chat second Saturday of the month at 11am Workshops, demonstrations, talks
Read MoreThe food grown in the garden is available for anyone to pick and everyone is welcome to pitch in and help out at working bees. The garden is managed by an independent group of volunteers on land supplied free of charge by the Tecoma Uniting Church. The garden features a food forest, raised garden beds and an Indigenous bush food garden. Empty heading Activities There are regular monthly garden get-togethers on Wednesday and Saturday mornings between 10:30AM and 12:00PM. Children are welc...
Read MoreWelcome to Awara Garden, be inspired. Take a guided stroll and connect with local gardeners. Our senses will delight with new tastes and smells. I'll talk about how we transformed lawn into a productive paradise and forage gardening philosophy and practice. Enjoy a chat and medicinal garden tea post tour. Take home some seeds and cuttings. Children welcome and free. Amongst the straight lines and hard surfaces of the city, the wild greenery of our yard offers a place to take a deep bre...
Read MoreExplore the intriguing array of plants local to the inner Melbourne area, and learn the difference between Indigenous, endemic and native species as part of the Gardening with Indigenous Plants workshop. CERES site horticulturist Belinda Kennedy will take you on a journey of discovery as you tour the grounds of CERES and the Merri Creek. Discover Indigenous rain gardens, wildlife catchments and grasslands. Learn how to incorporate Indigenous plants into your own garden through simple design m...
Read MoreOpen Day in conjunction with Ripples Community Arts Market Day. Morning Tea, BBQ lunch for sale also vegetable seedlings. Check out a demonstration wicking bed, beehives, talk to members and see what is growing.
Read MoreJoin us for a very special Working Bee Sunday November 12 for some garden planting, a free mushroom workshop followed by our inaugural AGM and a sausage sizzle! Our regular working bees run on the second Sunday of every month for participants to learn skills to take back to your own patch, support a community project and enjoy time with a great group of people. As always children are very welcome. Refreshments catered by Rustic Cafe Belgrave are served at 11:30am. The event is kindly spons...
Read Moredescription Want to attract more pollinators to your garden or balcony? Join us and learn in the beautiful setting of Rushall Community Garden. Pollinators helps to increase productivity of edible plants, minimise pests and support biodiversity. Learn how to select and identify suitable plants which pollinators gravitate to and create a safe habitat for them to thrive. We will also cover a brief introduction to seed growing and propagation so you can share the beauty, as well as preparat...
Read MoreTo celebrate Urban Agriculture Month and the initiation of its new 8x4 polycarbonate hothouse, Moodji Farm welcomes gardeners of all description for a day of advanced tips on greenhouse management and seed propagation. Sunday 12th November 2023 Moodji Farm, Young St, Bermagui 10am – 2pm (lunch around midday) Join the audacious Don Firth of Bridge House Nursery for a sequenced series of practical hands-on demonstrations exploring: • hot/shade house design, outfitting and alternatives...
Read MoreLochiel Park Community Garden is located in the Lochiel Park Green Village, right by the Torrens Linear Park in Campbelltown, South Australia (see map). We aim to grow fruit and vegetables in a sustainable way and also to build community by working together in the garden. Individual plots and shared areas are both part of the garden. Membership is open to anyone who lives within reasonable walking distance of the garden, and who wants to participate in growing produce and community.
Read MoreCome join us at a working bee this Sunday at the Community Garden. Learn, laugh and make a difference in your town.
Read MoreDid you know that November is Urban Agriculture Month and all over Australia communities are celebrating the good work happening, learning new skills and growing connections by meeting like-minded people who are passionate about growing and raising awareness of Australian’s urban and peri-urban agricultural food movement. Sustain: The Australian Food Network, defines urban agriculture as: "the growing and producing of food in suburbs and cities, in backyards, in laneways and balconies, on v...
Read MoreDarren Varney from Biofilta will be demonstrating the structure and maintenance of food cubes. This will provide information on how to maximise production within the 1x1m growing space.
Read MorePromoting local produce from our not-for-profit, community owned food cooperative and local producers at Blackheath Growers Market.
Read MoreWelcome to a special evening edition of Weed Dating - For the Love of Farming, in celebration of Urban Agriculture Month. Join us at the farm with Hannah Moloney from Goodlife Permaculture. There will be live local music with food and drinks available for purchase from the bar. Your ticket includes a brief farm tour, a dusk weed dating session and a welcome drink. What is weed dating? You’ve heard of speed dating - now just add weeding. Come and meet a new friend, lover, or anything in...
Read MoreThe Oaklands Community Garden welcomes you to a hands-on workshop, so bring your gloves and secateurs. Seeds, cuttings and root stocks will be provided. Feel free to bring your own too. This workshop will be presented by Lachlan McKenzie Director of Permatil Global.
Read MoreA worm farm is one of the best ways to dispose of food scraps and produce vermi-juice (worm tea) and vermicast (worm castings) for use on the garden. Learn how to set up a worm farm and the easiest methods to manage and care for these hard-working creatures. This one hour face to face workshop @ Edendale will cover both the theory and practice of worm farming in a household setting. It will be useful for those wanting to recycle household food waste in order to produce worm products for u...
Read MoreNow's the perfect time to start your organic gardening journey. Join us at Yarraville Community Garden's open day to learn everything you need to get started and meet experienced gardeners. Growing your own organic veggies can be very satisfying, good for the environment and your health as well as cost saving on your growing food bill. The first step is to want to grow organically, but where do you start? This workshop will set you up to start your organic gardening journey so you can enj...
Read MoreMeet at Coffee on Kareela - second Saturday of every month all year-round except January. Come early and grab lunch to help support the cafe.
Read MoreHave you grown more seedlings than you need? Interested in some more exotic plants for your veggie patch? Bring along your excess, and donate or swap your seedlings.
Read MoreHave you ever thought about growing Indigenous bushfoods at home? Join Wiradjuri woman Joanne Russell as she takes you through the ins-and-outs of starting your own bushfood and fibre garden at home. Learn how Indigenous plants can be used for food, fibre and medicine. Then enjoy some delicious samples of bushfood. Joanne Russell is a proud Wiradjuri woman. She was involved in establishing the Westmeadows Indigenous Community Garden and runs a range of educational events across Victoria...
Read MoreAre you a new beekeeper or considering starting? Are you looking to learn more about how to manage a beehive as part of your backyard garden or permaculture setup? This workshop will provide you with an insight into the skills and experience required to safely and effectively manipulate a bee hive and carry out general management practices. You’ll get a broad understanding of the history and biology of a colony of European honey bees. By the end of the workshop participants will also know w...
Read MoreOur garden gates will be open for people to wander through. We will have some lovely live music, seedling sales, games, garden raffles, a chia tent and tasty food on offer. At this event we will be celebrating' our 'Lets Connect Project', a beautiful mural on our shipping container. The design was created from participants of David House disability services. The nature based theme inspired wonderful trees, birds, frogs and native bees. The amazing mural has added beauty and vibrancy ...
Read MoreFood Is Free Inc. Green Team is a great opportunity to give back to community whilst learning new skills in gardening and self-sufficiency whilst meeting new people. We meet 10am - noon second Saturday of every month at our Food Is Free Green Space, which has over 40 garden beds. This is a space dedicated to helping feed and educate Ballarat citizens and is open 24 hrs a day every day for anyone to help themselves to fresh produce we grow, and also donations of backyard veg, fruit & herbs fr...
Read MoreEver wanted to sticky beak in your neighbour's garden? Or to show someone around yours? Well now’s your chance! **What is the Illawarra Edible Garden Trail?** The Illawarra Edible Garden Trail is happening on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 November from 10am-3pm in partnership with Food Fairness Illawarra with thanks to sponsors Gilly’s Kitchen Garden and Treemates. This will be a fun weekend meandering through edible gardens between Helensburgh and Woonona. It’s all about connecting bud...
Read MoreWhen it comes to understanding soils we have a lot to thank the 8cm layer under our feet for. The rich skin of the Earth provides us with our food, and the health of the soil also determines the health of our food, animals and ourselves. Taking part in the Understanding Soils workshop will ensure you never see the ground in the same way again.
Read MoreThese workshops are designed to give participants ideas and strategies for creating a beautiful and abundant kitchen garden, with a specific focus on seasonal activities that can be implemented throughout the year. What will the workshop cover? - Urban garden design - Garden bed preparation - Building great soil - Planting strategies - Seasonal actives & strategies - Building diversity in your garden
Read MoreTake a swing past the Gardens to check out the Seed Board BORROW SOW RETURN SHARE
Read MoreOn Saturday the 11th of November, Community Gardens across the Tamar & Meander valleys will throw open their gates and welcome you to explore their sites and delights! Each participating garden is putting its best foot forward and hosting activities to showcase its local flavour. Be it: plant & flower sales, music, BBQ, kids’ activities, games, pizza, mini-workshops, tours and composting demos. There’s sure to be something happening somewhere, that’s sure to interest everyone. Communit...
Read MoreJoin award winning food writer Richard Cornish as we cook and prepare drinks and dishes made with loquat, the first of the spring fruit. A popular backyard tree in suburban Melbourne, particularly in the West, its plump orange fruit are packed with nutrition and often overlooked as a valuable food source. In this one hour ‘masterclass’ we learn how to make a jam, a fruit mocktail, a cake and a salad using this common backyard fruit.
Read MoreOn Saturday the 11th of November, Community Gardens across the Tamar & Meander valleys will throw open their gates and welcome you to explore their sites and delights! Each participating garden is putting its best foot forward and hosting activities to showcase its local flavour. Be it: plant & flower sales, music, BBQ, kids’ activities, games, pizza, mini-workshops, tours and composting demos. There’s sure to be something happening somewhere, that’s sure to interest everyone. Comm...
Read MoreOn Saturday the 11th of November, Community Gardens across the Tamar & Meander valleys will throw open their gates and welcome you to explore their sites and delights! Each participating garden is putting its best foot forward and hosting activities to showcase its local flavour. Be it: plant & flower sales, music, BBQ, kids’ activities, games, pizza, mini-workshops, tours and composting demos. There’s sure to be something happening somewhere, that’s sure to interest everyone. Comm...
Read MoreOn Saturday the 11th of November, Community Gardens across the Tamar & Meander valleys will throw open their gates and welcome you to explore their sites and delights! Each participating garden is putting its best foot forward and hosting activities to showcase its local flavour. Be it: plant & flower sales, music, BBQ, kids’ activities, games, pizza, mini-workshops, tours and composting demos. There’s sure to be something happening somewhere, that’s sure to interest everyone. Comm...
Read MoreOn Saturday the 11th of November, Community Gardens across the Tamar & Meander valleys will throw open their gates and welcome you to explore their sites and delights! Each participating garden is putting its best foot forward and hosting activities to showcase its local flavour. Be it: plant & flower sales, music, BBQ, kids’ activities, games, pizza, mini-workshops, tours and composting demos. There’s sure to be something happening somewhere, that’s sure to interest everyone. Comm...
Read MoreOn Saturday the 11th of November, Community Gardens across the Tamar & Meander valleys will throw open their gates and welcome you to explore their sites and delights! Each participating garden is putting its best foot forward and hosting activities to showcase its local flavour. Be it: plant & flower sales, music, BBQ, kids’ activities, games, pizza, mini-workshops, tours and composting demos. There’s sure to be something happening somewhere, that’s sure to interest everyone. Comm...
Read MoreOn Saturday the 11th of November, Community Gardens across the Tamar & Meander valleys will throw open their gates and welcome you to explore their sites and delights! Each participating garden is putting its best foot forward and hosting activities to showcase its local flavour. Be it: plant & flower sales, music, BBQ, kids’ activities, games, pizza, mini-workshops, tours and composting demos. There’s sure to be something happening somewhere, that’s sure to interest everyone. Comm...
Read MoreOn Saturday the 11th of November, Community Gardens across the Tamar & Meander valleys will throw open their gates and welcome you to explore their sites and delights! Each participating garden is putting its best foot forward and hosting activities to showcase its local flavour. Be it: plant & flower sales, music, BBQ, kids’ activities, games, pizza, mini-workshops, tours and composting demos. There’s sure to be something happening somewhere, that’s sure to interest everyone. Comm...
Read MoreOn Saturday the 11th of November, Community Gardens across the Tamar & Meander valleys will throw open their gates and welcome you to explore their sites and delights! Each participating garden is putting its best foot forward and hosting activities to showcase its local flavour. Be it: plant & flower sales, music, BBQ, kids’ activities, games, pizza, mini-workshops, tours and composting demos. There’s sure to be something happening somewhere, that’s sure to interest everyone. Comm...
Read MoreOn Saturday the 11th of November, Community Gardens across the Tamar & Meander valleys will throw open their gates and welcome you to explore their sites and delights! Each participating garden is putting its best foot forward and hosting activities to showcase its local flavour. Be it: plant & flower sales, music, BBQ, kids’ activities, games, pizza, mini-workshops, tours and composting demos. There’s sure to be something happening somewhere, that’s sure to interest everyone. Comm...
Read MoreOn Saturday the 11th of November, Community Gardens across the Tamar & Meander valleys will throw open their gates and welcome you to explore their sites and delights! Each participating garden is putting its best foot forward and hosting activities to showcase its local flavour. Be it: plant & flower sales, music, BBQ, kids’ activities, games, pizza, mini-workshops, tours and composting demos. There’s sure to be something happening somewhere, that’s sure to interest everyone. Comm...
Read MoreOn Saturday the 11th of November, Community Gardens across the Tamar & Meander valleys will throw open their gates and welcome you to explore their sites and delights! Each participating garden is putting its best foot forward and hosting activities to showcase its local flavour. Be it: plant & flower sales, music, BBQ, kids’ activities, games, pizza, mini-workshops, tours and composting demos. There’s sure to be something happening somewhere, that’s sure to interest everyone. Comm...
Read MoreWhat is the Illawarra Edible Garden Trail? The Illawarra Edible Garden Trail is happening on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 November from 10 am-3 pm in partnership with Food Fairness Illawarra with thanks to sponsors Gilly’s Kitchen Garden and Treemates. This will be a fun weekend meandering through edible gardens between Helensburgh and Woonona. It’s all about connecting budding gardeners with well-rooted growers and sharing all the growing tricks and tips for different environments. What ...
Read MoreTamar & Meander Valley Community Gardens - Open Day On Saturday the 11th of November, Community Gardens across the Tamar & Meander valleys will throw open their gates and welcome you to explore their sites and delights! Each participating garden is putting its best foot forward and hosting activities to showcase its local flavour. Be it: plant & flower sales, music, BBQ, kids’ activities, games, mini-workshops, tours and composting demos. There’s sure to be something happening somewher...
Read MoreStruggling to keep the grasshoppers and possums from eating your veggies? Come along and learn some strategies to keep insect pests under control, reduce weeds, avoid disease and manage birds and possums all without the use of harmful chemicals and pesticides. In this workshop you will learn: • strategies to create a thriving healthy garden with a balanced ecology that reduces pest infestations, weed growth and disease. • natural insect control and when to intervene • how to ma...
Read MoreEvery Saturday come and visit Loders Creek Community Garden working bee. Open 9 a.m. to 12 noon.
Read MoreEvery Saturday come and visit Bungalow Community Garden Open Garden. Monday: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM Tuesday: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM Wednesday: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM Thursday: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM Friday: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM Saturday: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM Sunday: Closed
Read MoreEvery Saturday come and visit Manoora Community Garden Open Garden.
Read MoreCome and visit the Edmonton Community Garden Open Garden.
Read MoreErik Ohlsen is a master of regenerative design, an internationally recognised permaculture teacher, a landscape contractor, author, farmer, herbalist, storyteller, and practitioner of Nordic folk traditions. Since 1999 Erik has founded numerous organisations that regenerate ecosystems including his award-winning design and build firm Permaculture Artisans and The Permaculture Skills Center sharing ecological landscaping and regenerative agriculture with thousands. Erik has committed decad...
Read MoreCome and check out your local urban farm and get your hands dirty helping out. With tasks for everyone now matter age or ability join us and share in the sense of community that comes from a little hard work and lots of fun and laughs. This day is open to everyone from 9am to 12noon with a BYO BBQ to follow. You will work alongside a Green Connect team members on various jobs around the farm and there will be nature-play activities for the kids so everyone can come along.
Read MoreOn Saturday 11 November, Montmorency Primary School will benefit from Hannah’s expertise, to create an Indigenous Garden filled with edible bush tucker plants, to be harvested and put to delicious use in the school’s Kitchen Garden Program cooking classes. Come and lend a hand! Hannah will guide the creation of the garden and share her knowledge in four mini-workshops: - Gardening productively in clay soil - Success with natives/bush tucker - Creating a garden under gum trees - Wate...
Read MoreThis documentary, captured over years of careful observation, showcases a diverse range of fauna and flora relationships that occur in the Nillumbik Shire. It includes an insight into the world of pollinators, such as insects and birds, and their significance within our local ecosystem. The film highlights the value of considering how native fauna interact with their ecosystems, and using this knowledge to inform habitat management. Many of the species featured in this film can be seen or ...
Read MoreCome and learn about the City of Seattle's P-patch program, a world leading example of a local government led community gardening program. Starting in 1973 and celebrating 50 years of service to the community, the program currently employs five staff who support 80 projects across the city. The program is fully funded by the City and is housed within the Department of Neighbourhoods. This is an opportunity for community development professionals, policy specialists and community food coordinator...
Read MoreCome hear from urban farmers, cafe owners, businesses, backyard growers, researchers, and community food groups all working towards a more regenerative food system. Let's celebrate what people are dreaming, planning and achieving across Adelaide. Tickets range from $7.00 to $15.00 and must be purchased before the event so that we can make sure we have enough catering for everyone. This ticket gets you through the door, in your seat where you will be inspired, meet new people and enjoy a...
Read MoreThe Belgrave Food Garden is run as an outdoor learning environment, a space to learn new skills and grow and harvest healthy food and form social connections. The garden is planted and managed using a permaculture model and feature a compost system. Garden type The garden is run by the community for the community and is open to anyone. Visitors to the area are also encouraged to stop by and pick produce. Activities Weekday dig-in every Thursday at 2pm Working bee second Sunday of each mon...
Read MoreOur FREE Community Lunch takes place on the second Thursday of each month. We always have plenty of delicious food to go round, everyone is welcome. Come along! There's no need to book. When: Our next community lunch takes place on Thursday the 9th of November. Service runs from 12pm - 1pm. Cost: FREE Venue: 43a De Carle St, Brunswick. Dietary notes: All meals will be vegetarian. Unfortunately, we cannot cater to gluten free or nut free dietary requirements.
Read MoreYarra Seed Library First Birthday Celebration! It's been just over a year since the Yarra Seed Library began and we have plenty to celebrate. We would love to host our local community and members of the urban agriculture network. This will be an opportunity to share knowledge, current projects and plant the seed of all kinds of ideas! Please come and join Tara from Cultivation Community with the festivities, meet some of our regular volunteers, help sort seed for our library, check out...
Read MoreThis community garden is located in the heart of Warburton – the main street – and feature artworks by local artist Sioux Dollman. Dedicated locals work to maintain the garden which features an avocado tree, herbs, vegetables, lemons, compost, strawberries and more. A share shelf and seed library are near the front gate and people are encouraged to drop off their excess produce and help themselves to what they need. Garden type This garden is open to the public. Anyone can help out at...
Read MoreFilm director and actress Rachel Ward is not the first person you’d expect to join a farming revolution. In this triumphant film, Rachel voyages from wilful ignorance about the ecological impacts of conventional agriculture on her own rural property, to embracing a movement to restore the health of Australia’s farmland, food and climate. Yarra Ranges Gardens for Harvest and Permaculture Yarra Valley are both committed to supporting education around sustainable food production and healthy li...
Read MoreFilm director and actress Rachel Ward is not the first person you’d expect to join a farming revolution. In this triumphant film, Rachel voyages from wilful ignorance about the ecological impacts of conventional agriculture on her own rural property, to embracing a movement to restore the health of Australia’s farmland, food and climate. Yarra Ranges Gardens for Harvest and Permaculture Yarra Valley are both committed to supporting education around sustainable food production and healthy ...
Read MoreJoin Morag Gamble in her annual Urban Agriculture series on the Sense-Making in a Changing World podcast - a project of the Permaculture Education Institute. Click the link to listen in, or watch. Also coming up this special urban agriculture series on the podcast: 15 Nov - Naomi Lacey - Community Gardens Australia 22 Nov - Linda Appel Libsius - Denver Urban Gardens 29 Nov - William Padilla Brown - Mycosymbiotics/Urban PC 6 Dec - Sara Venn - Edible Bristol
Read MoreThe food grown in the garden is available for anyone to pick and everyone is welcome to pitch in and help out at working bees. The garden is managed by an independent group of volunteers on land supplied free of charge by the Tecoma Uniting Church. The garden features a food forest, raised garden beds and an Indigenous bush food garden. Empty heading Activities There are regular monthly garden get-togethers on Wednesday and Saturday mornings between 10:30AM and 12:00PM. Children are welc...
Read MoreA community garden in North BrightHave a world famous brownie recipe? Bring it along to our regular social event where everyone is welcome to come along for a cuppa, chat and share a bite to eat. We’ll often stay back to do a few jobs as well. What to bring: Gardening gloves, drink bottle, plate of food to share (encouraged but not compulsory)on, South Australia.
Read MoreWe are partnering with Milton Mushrooms to bring you this FREE hands-on, educational workshop as part of Urban Agriculture Month. We will build an outdoor mushroom garden bed using common materials that you can find at home or buy locally. This will be a fun educational activity that you can then replicate in your own backyard! Marita from Milton Mushrooms is a wealth of knowledge and you are sure to leave this workshop with a newfound interest and appreciation for the world of mushroo...
Read MoreSomething new is happening at our community garden. Every Wednesday starting this week the 1st , the garden will be open from 9 am to 11 am for anyone in our lovely community to pop in .. have a cuppa, have a chat, be in the garden and make new fiends. All welcome. Wednesdays 9 a.m. to 11: 00 a.m.
Read MoreTuesday November 7th, 9.30 - 10.30am Join a 1-hour free tour of Northey Street City Farm to learn about how we are engaging in urban agriculture and applying permaculture in practice! You can also find out about volunteer opportunities and other ways you can engage with our city farm through our City Farm Nursery, compost hub, allotment and market gardens, organic farmers market, education programs and more! Contact Emma on edufarm.mgr@nscf.org.au to register.
Read MoreJoin us every Tuesday in November as we transform our community garden into a thriving oasis for the use of our programs, our multicultural community and school kids! We need you! There are a plethora of opportunities to learn and engage with our regenerative farm in the process of volunteering and our farmers will be leading activities to help the garden flourish. A feast lunch will be provided where all staff and attendees get to sit and have a chat in our beautiful dining space, made of f...
Read MoreWelcome to Flourish PYO! We are a Not-for-Profit health promotion charity in Toowoomba, Queensland. In a nutshell, we believe all people should have access to fresh healthy produce and the knowledge to use it to nourish themselves and their families to prevent disease. We seek to fulfill our aims through our free community gardens, cooking classes and education sessions. Check out our “Programs” page for more information. For the evidence-base behind our work, please click on the links be...
Read MoreWe would like to acknowledge that our playgroup runs on the land of the Peramangk and Kaurna People, we pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. Spring in the Garden Please join us with your family and friends to explore the seasons and our beautiful gardens through nature art and play. A special place filled with magic and wonder. Adelaide Hills Outdoor Playgroup is a volunteer run event that has been running for nine years at our very special and beautiful location, The Old ...
Read MoreThe community garden, located beside the Yarra Glen Living and Learning Centre, is run by the centre. Members gather to learn from each other and for social connection and the produce grown is shared by the volunteers. Garden type Communal garden, new members welcome. Contact the Yarra Glen Living and Learning Centre. Activities Community garden group first Monday of each month at 9.30am. Activities with the kindergarten next door
Read MoreCome and visit the Halcro Street Community Garden Monday 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Tuesday 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Wednesday 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Thursday 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Friday 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Saturday CLOSED Sunday CLOSED
Read MoreYarra Valley ECOSS is a not-for-profit community organisation on a 7.4 hectare former poultry farm, now a permaculture designed farm, at Wesburn. The ECOSS vision is to promote local food production, earth education, and multicultural living, while building work skills and developing a vibrant, resilient, inclusive, and sustainable community. The community gardens are tended by volunteers including members of Melba Support Services and Interchange Outer East who work in the garden each wee...
Read MoreThe Pittsworth Community Gardens is about getting people involved in their local environment, food, culture and community. Growing our own food helps families and individuals have access to fresh, nutritious food that supports general health, and promotes physical fitness and well-being. The Pittsworth Community Garden Group functions under the auspice of the Pittsworth District Landcare Association. The Garden commenced development in 2013 with funding and support from a range of sources i...
Read MoreFood Is Free Inc. Monthly Markets are held at Food Is Free Inc. Green Space on the first Sunday of every month. This is a great way to support our work in food security and food growing education. You'll find a host of friendly volunteers selling seedlings grown onsite, seeds, gardening grow charts, Food Is Free Inc. merch (t-shirts, tote bags, sticker, tea towels etc), compost, worm juice and so much more! Cash/card purchases available. The Green Space is a magical space with a very welc...
Read MoreIt's on again! The Annual Great Big Food Is Free Tomato Plant Sale Fundraiser on Wadawurrung Country/Ballarat. Come & buy super cheap tomato plants, ready for your summer feasts. And support Food Is Free Inc. for our annual tomato sale fundraiser - help us grow more food for our community/run workshops by buying these lovely tomatoes. Locally & organically grown by our dear pal Kris Thomas, offering a great variety of heirloom toms. All your favourites - Rouge De Marmande, Grosse Li...
Read MoreThe food grown in the garden is available for anyone to pick and everyone is welcome to pitch in and help out at working bees. The garden is managed by an independent group of volunteers on land supplied free of charge by the Tecoma Uniting Church. The garden features a food forest, raised garden beds and an Indigenous bush food garden. Empty heading Activities There are regular monthly garden get-togethers on Wednesday and Saturday mornings between 10:30AM and 12:00PM. Children are welc...
Read MoreMelliodora is one of the best known examples of working cool-temperate climate permaculture in the country. At Melliodora you can see how permaculture can produce an abundance of food and other yields from a beautiful living environment. The one hectare property has been transformed from the blackberry covered wasteland in 1985 into a model of small scale intensive permaculture. David Holmgren, permaculture co-originator, and his partner Su Dennett will show you how their passive solar house,...
Read MoreThe hands-on Preserving the Season’s Harvest workshop focuses on the principles of making jams, preserves and marmalades. It’s the perfect workshop if your garden offers a bountiful harvest, but you’re not sure what to do with your excess produce. Get a head start on Christmas gifts! This course is designed to teach you how to make jams, pastes, pickles and the art of basic canning so that you can preserve your home harvest and extend your seasonal produce year-round.
Read MoreForage gardens are beautiful, diverse and abundant habitats that connect us to an ancient way of being, in harmony with nature’s rhythms. The role of the gardener is one of intuition, reflection and nurturing, with moments given to tending here and there. In this workshop you will learn ways to turn your patch into a thriving, vibrant ecosystem that gives you year-round food and requires minimal time, physical effort, or money, especially once established. Learning will be hands on, in the...
Read MoreGrowing delicious food and getting creative is what we love doing at Healesville Community Garden. This garden features amazing artwork and is worth strolling around if you’re in the area. The plots are privately rented so please refrain from picking the produce. Garden type This community garden operates via paid plots; community members can rent a plot of land to grow their own food. People can join as associate members whereby they don’t need to rent plots. Activities Healesville ...
Read MoreIntroduction to Permaculture - Living Well Living Well is a 2 day event to introduce you to the ethics and principles of Permaculture, designing systems to live well with nature... from headspace to home, to garden to out of the gate... Together, we will explore how living well with the permaculture ethics and principles can make a positive impact on you, your local community and for the earth. The program will cover: *permaculture ethics and principles *sensing place *ways to des...
Read MorePaul and Gaz love nothing more then chewing the fat about growing their own fruit and veggies, in a pollinator friendly back yard. Join them for a hour and perhaps a bit, while Gaz dives into a European bee hive. Join in on the conversation in celebration of Urban Agriculture Month and Australian Pollinator Week. Humantix link to follow soon! Due to high temperatures, high winds and fire risk - the online live is postponed TFN.
Read MoreMarino Community Garden provides garden beds for members to grow their own healthy vegetables, herbs. There is a social morning, food swap, and working bee on the third Sunday of each month at the Goody Patch.
Read MoreOverflowing veggie box? Come along to the launch of the home harvest exchange at the Eco Living Display Centre Are you growing more fruit and vegetables in your garden than you can eat? You’re not the only one! Bring your excess produce to our home harvest exchange and swap with other hobby-gardeners. No coins needed – fresh produce is all the currency you’ll need at the harvest exchange. Meet likeminded people and pick up some handy tips along the way. Stay a little longer and e...
Read MoreAre you a home gardener? Come along to the Eco Living Display Centre's Home Harvest Exchange and swap your excess veggies and fruit for what you need. Meet like-minded people and pick up some handy tips along the way. Stay a little longer and enjoy a free vegan lunch from Give a Fork - https://www.giveafork.org/ Please register for catering purposes. The Eco Living Display Centre is at the Briars, Mt Martha (near the nursery).
Read MoreOur urban farm is the first of its kind in Sydney. Established on an unused bowling club, the farm includes a 1200m2 ecological market garden growing vegetables for the local community, a community food forest, composting program, propagation greenhouse, and native bees. Take a tour of the space where we’ll chat about why we’re farming in the city, the benefits of urban farming, and our daily operations and farming methods, as we take a walk through the different areas of the farm. WHA...
Read MoreExplore Australian bush foods with CERES site horticulturist Belinda Kennedy. During the workshop you will learn how to incorporate bush foods into simple, tasty and nutritious meals, desserts and snacks. In this workshop you’ll: - Tour the CERES bush food gardens - Learn how to identify, grow and maintain a variety of local bush foods - Gain knowledge of bush foods from further afar – tropical delights from Australia’s north, peppery spices from the south
Read MoreTour Popes Produce HQ with the grower, Sarah for an introduction to what is required to start growing food at home. Through her years of experiences Sarah will share some inroads into growing produce at home. We'll briefly explore the zones of the backyard and finish off with some light snacks and a discussion with Suzy from Foodtalks Illawarra of what people think is possible at their places and what's happening in our local area.
Read MoreSave water with wicking beds! If you need to grow in containers, wicking beds are a great solution for our climate. We’ll go through the theory of how they work and then build one together from easily accessed materials. We’ll also troubleshoot common problems and talk about maintaining soil health in a closed system. Held at Aldinga Community Garden Facilitated by Patch of Plenty in partnership with Sustainable Onkaparinga
Read MoreThe Miranda Community Garden is holding Open Days at the garden on the first weekend in November. A flyer is attached. The garden will be open from 10am to 3pm on Saturday 4th November and from 11am to 3pm on Sunday 5th November. Everyone is welcome and entry is free. Plants, seedlings, preserves, honey (Illawarra Beekeepers), drinks for sale. There will be a sausage sizzle on Saturday from about 11.30am to 2pm. The Open Days are being held in conjunction with the 2023 Sydney Edible Garde...
Read MoreMany people say that they can’t grow vegies through the heat and wet of our Brisbane summers. Usually, this is because they try to keep growing the traditional varieties that only grow well in the cooler, drier part of the year. However, there are many delicious food plants that are well adapted to the warmer and wetter part of the year in SEQ! This workshop will help you select them and provide tips on propagating, planting, caring for, and harvesting them. You'll also be provided with ...
Read MoreThe Bridge Farmers Market is held on the 1st Saturday of each month in the Bridge Mall
Read MoreEvery Saturday come and visit Loders Creek Community Garden working bee. Open 9 a.m. to 12 noon.
Read MoreEvery Saturday come and visit Bungalow Community Garden Open Garden. Monday: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM Tuesday: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM Wednesday: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM Thursday: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM Friday: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM Saturday: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM Sunday: Closed
Read MoreEvery Saturday come and visit Manoora Community Garden Open Garden.
Read MoreCome and visit the Edmonton Community Garden Open Garden.
Read MoreOne weekend a year we open up gardens throughout Sydney for a self guided trail. You can visit our youtube channel for a sneak peek of what’s to come! SAVE THE DATE — 4 & 5 November 2023 Join us for the physical trail to discover the edible gardens of backyard growers, large and small, across Sydney. Our aim is to encourage and inspire growing edible produce in street gardens, home gardens and public spaces across Sydney. This is a community not-for-profit event with profits going t...
Read MoreDrop by the Community Garden Network stall at Harvest to swap or borrow seed from the Windsor Community Garden/Transition Tamar Seed Board. Stay to find out about the Network, the Community Garden Open Day (happening throughout the Tamar & Meander Valleys next Saturday 11th October) and the gardens participating.
Read MoreCome visit us at the Harvest Market to find out all about our local Community Garden Network, and the Open Day happening at participating gardens on Saturday 11th November. Meet community gardeners, see which gardens are opening on the day and swap seed.
Read MoreSaturday 4th November at the garden 🪴 Open morning 8.30 to 10.30 We will be renovating the frog and nature pond area All welcome to come and help New pond liner has been purchased and ready to roll
Read MoreJoin Sustain and other members of NENA's Food Hub, to celebrate Australia's third national Urban Agriculture Month, from the 1st November to 30th November 2023. Urban Agriculture Month (UAM) is hosted by SUSTAIN: The Australian Food Network, and is a month-long celebration of all things urban agriculture, featuring a range of exciting events happening right across Australia. From open gardens, workshops, guided tours, communal feasts and other hands-on learning experiences, UAM brings people...
Read MoreWOMEN's Change Makers Permaculture Design Course 2 weeks Residential Immersion Crystal Waters Permaculture EcoVillage Conondale, Sunshine Coast Hinterland Queensland, Australia November 3-19 C A L L I N G * I N.* W O M E N who would LOVE to be part of the newly created Women’s ‘Change Makers Permaculture Design Course delivered as a "by women for women" edition in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the first all-women's PDC. Featuring along side me, Annaliese Hordern a...
Read MoreLiving Lab Talks Presented by Living Lab Northern Rivers, in association with Plan C, University of Technology Sydney Institute for Sustainable Futures and Southern Cross University. Rising living costs in Australia have heightened our awareness of food insecurity. Last year, 30% of Australians struggled to put food on their tables. In the Northern Rivers region, recurring disruptions from bushfires, COVID, and last year's floods shone a light on the need to urgently address food security an...
Read MoreNillumbik Shire Council is providing a free drop-in service for residents to ask all their questions about energy and sustainable living. Council officers are available to answer questions on a range of topics including sustainable food systems, edible landscapes, food forests, permaculture and more. Other topics of interest include waste reduction and energy and water efficiency. No bookings are needed, simply drop-in on the day. Alternatively, you can book a 1:1 session at the Coun...
Read MoreJoin us at Oakhill Food Justice Farm on Wurundjeri Country in Preston Victoria to celebrate the first day of Sustain's Urban Agriculture Month. The theme for this month is Feeding the Future, Nourishing Country. Join us to learn and participate in Acknowledging Wurundjeri Country through growing Indigenous plants at Oakhill Food Justice Farm, how we feed our community and share knowledge. More TBA
Read MoreJoin Morag Gamble in her annual Urban Agriculture series on the Sense-Making in a Changing World podcast - a project of the Permaculture Education Institute. In this first episode, Morag speaks with Bjorn Low - keynote speaker of the Urban Agriculture Forum - and founder of the Edible Garden City project in Singapore. They talk about everything from the context of urban farming in Singapore to connecting with indigenous food systems and supporting small-scale, closed loop systems. Cli...
Read MoreCome enjoy a tour & meet our friendly team & enjoy a cuppa. You will be encouraged to pick from the garden & visit our share shelf. Join us at The Cottage behind Mt Martha House. All access inc toilets, plenty accessible parking close by. Contact: Robyn 0414-825-863 or Lea 0431-086-147
Read MoreTake this self guided tour any time during Urban Agriculture month to experience the variety of urban agriculture found in Yarra City Council. It is designed to be walked or ridden, and can be taken from either direction, east to west, or west to east, this might depend on the time of day.
Read MoreYarra Ranges newest community garden is in Mooroolbark. Formerly a carpark used by public transport users, community consultation revealed local traders and community groups were keen to establish a garden. Garden Type Communal garden open to anyone Activities Pop up plant sales Working bees
Read MoreContinuing on from last years successful launch of a 6 month program focusing on how to grow veggies in a urban setting, in a fun and interactive environment. We kicking of the Nationwide Urban Argricuture Month with the first of a series of 8 hands on workshops. Starting on Sunday 29th October 2023 at 9.30am The program is support by Sustain.Org, Hugh Jones MLA and Mundijong Garden Supplies,. Hope to see you all there 😊 More information: For more information or to reg...
Read MoreOn this 3 hour tour you’ll experience the cultural delights of 6 different countries over 8 unique food stops. With a mixture of sweet & savoury tastings, you’ll soon discover that Coburg is an ideal foodie destination for anyone who’s tired of the ‘standard’ menu items you find in most modern cafes. Bursting with atmosphere, each foodie stop brings its own ‘personal touch’ with business owners proud of their cultural heritage, so obviously reflected in the food they prepare, t...
Read More- - - GROWING FOOD AND COMMUNITY LOCALLY - - - a weekend to explore edible gardens across the Central Coast The Central Coast Edible Garden Trail is a weekend of inspiration, connection and so much fun! Grab your ticket early so you have plenty of time to peruse the huge range of gardens. Garden hosts will share their passion, wisdom and practical know-how to a steady flow of visitors. If you’re looking for in depth information on a particular garden be sure to arrive for a scheduled to...
Read MoreOn this 2 hour tour, you’ll be whisked away to Italy, indulging in the much-loved ‘Aperitivo’ tradition. What exactly is Aperitivo, what can you expect to eat and drink, how did it begin, how did it make its way to Melbourne, what’s so good about it? You’ll learn all this and more while sipping on the most delicious Italian cocktails, prosecco and wines and tasting Lygon Street’s best arancini, cicchetti, pizza, pasta, gelato, salumi and cheese. Walking along Lygon Street, you’...
Read MoreThe Churchill Trust of Australia was established in 1965 to support Australians realise their dreams of a better and fairer future for this country. In recent years the Trust has funded several Fellows to investigate important dimensions of community-led food system change, which has been underway for several decades overseas. The goal: to super-charge the process of building a path to a better and fairer food future. This event in the nation's capital will feature four Churchill Fellows who...
Read MoreCome try volunteering in Our Garden - where we grow produce and community in abundance. Work alongside our garden facilitator and other local gardeners, make some great connections and help set up Our Garden for an amazing summer season. Our Garden grows fresh produce and herbs for the Ballarat Neighbourhood College 'Our Kitchen Social Enterprise', supporting student learning and contributing to our weekly community lunches and other food sharing initiatives. Whether you’re a beginner or a...
Read MoreCoinciding with the day for International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, Tuesday the 29th of November 2022, this webinar based conversation will feature guests & voices from an international network of food justice champions & agencies after the great success of the Rebuilding Women-Owned Farms of Gaza solidarity campaign that raised over $25,000AUD for the Gaza Urban & Peri-Urban Agriculture Platform and it's associated Urban Women Agripreneurs Forum. GUPAP is a Palestinia...
Read MoreAs part of the Hume and Whittlesea City Council Teacher Environment Network, come along to explore the ins and outs of sustainable canteens in Australian school settings. This live online workshop will guide teachers & schools on how they can create a zero-waste canteen. Designed to give participants the knowledge and inspiration to implement change in their school, with practical tools that you can use to show the impact that a sustainable switch can have. We will cover the following topi...
Read MoreYou are warmly welcome to join this special masterclass with the co-originator of permaculture and the author of Retrosuburbia, David Holmgren. David will explore with us ways we can relocalise our food system in the suburbs and why this is an area he believes holds so much hope for the future of climate safe, resilient and regenerative futures. David advocates for garden farming in the non-monetary household and community economies of gift and reciprocity, and says this will have a big part to ...
Read MoreA lovely opportunity to meet community, learn some new skills in growing food and helping feed our Ballarat citizens. Every Monday we Gather & Grow at 10.30am - 11.30am at Food Is Free Green Space, 212 Ripon St Sth, Ballarat on Wadawurrung Country. No experience necessary - just bring positive vibes.
Read MoreSwap and Share Morning Tea will be held this Sunday between 8.30am and 10.30am. Bring your excess fruit and veggie haul to share with the community. Come on down and chat with like-minded community members who enjoy pottering around in the garden. Our members can also assist you with BCG Membership and Plot availability enquiries. For upcoming events make sure to check out our website: www.baldiviscommunitygarden.com 'Plant a Seed, Grow a Community'
Read MoreTake your indoor plant obsession to the next level! Come along to Food Is Free Green Inc. Space hall and learn how to make gorgeous Kokedamas. Kokedamas are very popular, and are a Japanese tradition. The word translates to 'Moss Ball' in Japanese. They are stunning, cheap to make and very easy to make! They can sit on your office desk, or you can hang them inside or outdoors. And make a lovely green gift. A great solution for those who don't have much space, or want an easy option ...
Read MoreThe Apiary group at the Collingwood Children's Farm will show you how a beehive works and how the bees are so important to agriculture. See the tools and equipment used to manage beehives to produce honey, wax, and pollen. Learn about the value of bees in producing vegetable, fruit and seed crops. Bee suits of all sizes and kids welcome.
Read MoreJoin us for a tour of the Alphington Community Food Hub and meet the community of organisations working to strengthen urban agriculture and our local food system. Held during the bustling Alphington Farmers Market, you will get a behind-the-scenes guided tour from some local friendly faces and nab a few freebies along the way. Tour Schedule • Meet at the DIVRS information stall near the front container. • Head to the MFM depot for a window into last mile logistics and repurposing food ...
Read MoreThe Kensington Stockyard Food Garden welcomes visitors to our garden bi-annually for the sale of plants, fresh produce, craft and other homemade goodies. Our annual xmas sale will be held on Sunday 27 November from 10-12. Payment by cash or bank transfer; no credit facilities available.
Read MoreText us your name and email address to 0439390557 for more details and address. Please invite anyone who lives in Armstrong Creek in the City of Greater Geelong, Victoria Projects and workshops we aim to get done on the day: * Learn how to design and help create a micro food forest in part of this host family's backyard * Learn how to design and help install an irrigation system simply and easily * Learn and help to convert a cubbyhouse into a chook pen Especially come if you...
Read MoreLook 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 with other local backyard growers.
Read MoreCome and visit the Warrandyte Community Garden on the banks of the Yarra. We are having a working bee and opening the gates for all to visit. A few freebies will be available
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Read MoreOur SUMMER MOVIE NIGHT will be the final event in 2022 that Ballarat Action Climate Co-Op and Food Is Free are hosting together as part of the ABC Heywire Grant Program: led by young people, for young people We can't wait to ring in the summer as relaxed and fun as can be, with an open-air movie night amongst the veggie patches at Green Space. Join in conversations about sustainability and urban food growing to fight climate change. We will be screening IN MY BLOOD IT RUNS from 2020, an in...
Read MoreCome and join us as we share our vision of an urban farm in the Coolangatta-Tweed region then enjoy a screening of 'The Biggest Little Farm' together. The evening aims to engage the local community and key stakeholders to get involved and have their say in getting this endeavour off the ground. A little about us: We are a grassroots community group with a dream to have a productive, all-inclusive, educative, regenerative and collaborative urban farm in the heart of Coolangatta. A place wher...
Read MoreThis composting workshop at Urban Revolution is applicable to all urban environments. We are committed to helping people put our planet first through education. We are passionate about teaching people to compost as it is the single most important individual action we can all take to eliminate greenhouse gases created by our food waste, by saving it from landfill and using it to create rich and vibrant soil full of diverse life that is the ultimate input for growing your own nutritious food at...
Read MoreTo celebrate Alfalfa House Community Food Co-op managing the Newtown Station Kitchen Garden we will be holding a community working bee and launch party on Saturday 26 November 2022 from 11am - 3.00pm. Speaker Jess Miller. Music by Peter Black. Bubble performance. Bring your own cup.
Read MoreJoin Clare Harvey, Urban Farmer from Melbourne Food Hub, on an awesome discovery about healthy soils. In this 2 hour workshop we will delve into the fascinating world of urban soils and all of their challenges! Topics to be covered: We will discuss how to test your soil for contamination and various methods to both resolve and work around this for abundance. We will do some hands-on soil testing and create compost via several methods. We will be chatting about opportunities for so...
Read MoreJoin Christie McIntosh, Healthy Kids Advisor for Hume City Council and co-founder of the Hume Seed Library to explore why seed sovereignty matters, and learn some simple methods to save your seeds for future seasons. After the talk and demonstration, take part in our seed sphere activity suitable for all ages. These little balls of seeds are fun to throw around your own garden and they also make wonderful gifts.
Read MoreThinking Green is a series of free community sustainable living workshops presented by the City of Swan. Learn all about keeping backyard chickens! Please note that this is a program for adults and young people aged 12 and over and is an informative presentation. Photographs and videos may be taken of the event. Do you remember holding the warm egg you collected from under a chicken? The excitement of cooking that egg for breakfast? The reassuring “book book” sound in the chookpen? ...
Read MoreWe are holding a wicking bed workshop. Learn how to create a wicking bed using a raised corrugated garden bed. Morning tea and a BBQ lunch provided. Cost is $45 per person.
Read MoreThe Backyard Farmers Project matches aspiring urban farmers and volunteers with people who wish to share their backyards for food growing, whilst fostering meaningful social connections. This project aims to develop regenerative farming capacity in urban communities and to support and enable a new generation of aspiring urban farmers. Participants will be taken on a tour in Fawkner (address will be sent privately) to see the Growing Farmers model in operation and answer practical questions a...
Read MoreJoin us for a farm tour to see the journey of your food from seed to harvest, at Village Greens of Willunga Creek, a small-scale market garden which is part of the Aldinga Arts EcoVillage. BYO picnic lunch or food available for purchase on the day.
Read Morecome join us for a cuppa and a chat. all welcome, gardeners and non-gardeners or those who are curious. there is also and opportunity to bring garden produce, seeds and seedlings to swap. gold coin donations are welcome to cover the cost of refreshments. BYO cup is encouraged.
Read MoreDown’s Community Farm (DCF) invites you to join us in our weekly Saturday morning working bees to celebrate Urban Agriculture Month during November! Come and enjoy some social time in the garden with a group of locals who are passionate about growing seasonal and sustainable foods. No gardening knowledge is required and tools are provided! All are welcome to come for as long as they like and contribute in any way they like - join early or later in the morning or simply pop in to see what...
Read MoreJoin us to pull out the broad beans plot and plant some summer veggie seedlings. Free tomato seedlings will be given out to all volunteers as a thank you for your support. We will also be selling native butterfly attracting plants grown by a local school. All money raised will go towards buying more seeds to increase our range of native butterfly attracting plants.
Read MoreJoin us at 9.30am until 12.30 pm for a comprehensive farm tour and how-to workshop by FiF Coordinator Manu. Location: 107 Clear View Parade, Hazelbrook (please park on the street and walk in) In this three hour session, you will learn: - Why backyard and community farms are vital to a resilient future - How to set up your own local plot, including creating no dig garden beds - Designing a water efficient garden and drip irrigation system basics - The best garden tools to invest in -...
Read MoreTOURS Come to Mandurah Community Gardens and get a tour of the garden to learn how it works, what it does and how it benefits us all. BRING, SWAP, SELL Bring, Swap, Swap, Share or Sell your garden related items at Mandurah Community Gardens. Donations to help MCG raise funds are kindly accepted. ACTIVITIES FOR MENTAL HEALTH Local John Draper will be holding activities to help stimulate and inspire you to improve your mental health. This is a free event proudly supported by the City O...
Read MoreCome along to explore and learn how a desolate, ex-landfill site has been transformed into an amazingly abundant space of organic food and flower growing, plus community connection. Led by Clare Harvey, Urban Farmer from Melbourne Food Hub, this exciting tour will open your mind to the possibilities of urban food hubs in metro settings. Clare will discuss the unique methods of construction used to overcome the challenges of the site, how soil and compost are built, various methods of organic ...
Read MoreJoin us for two days to learn the basics of permaculture design. This course tackles how to grow food, build houses and create communities, and minimize environmental impact at the same time. Its principles are being constantly developed and refined by people throughout the world. The course aims to inspire and empower you to use permaculture design in your everyday life. You will learn the history, various definitions, design process, ethics, principles, other design tools and case stu...
Read MoreWe're holding a crop/plant swap, and book swap in conjuction with the launch of Happy Planet Living by Mia Swainson. Mia Swainson will present her new book and share her tips on how to live a carbon positive lifestyle. This includes ways to achieve zero waste living, including composting, growing micro greens, herbs, vertical gardens and seasonal vegetables. We’ll have a Q&A with Mia, and finish with a plant and book swap. When you arrive drop off some healthy crops, small plants and/or ...
Read MoreYou are invited to join us in our school food garden. Take a garden tour, meet our chickens, taste fresh produce, and take some seeds to plant at home. Please RSVP to aberfeldie.ps@education.vic.gov.au
Read MoreAt the Long Gully Community Garden, a diverse range of gardeners are going to share the taste of some of the produce they've been growing. A four-way partnership between the garden, our local Neighbourhood Centre and key organisations, Women's Health Loddon Mallee and Regional Victorians of Colour are behind this Urban Agriculture Month event. This gathering is an opportunity to learn from and celebrate the experience of multicultural community gardeners and value their role in addressing...
Read MoreGrowing a garden in the vertical dimension can be a practical, productive and beautiful use of space. Using the vertical space in a garden is a great way to create interest, to make your garden seem bigger or make it more productive. Learn the basics of vertical gardening and how to do it at home. Topics Covered Designing vertical gardens Smart trellising ideas for veggies Fruits, vines and trees Using a blank wall or empty fence Off the shelf vertical garden systems Using recycle...
Read MorePut the fun into fundraiser, and join the crew from Food Is Free Inc. at Formosa Nursery at 104 Leith St Redan from 5pm - 7pm on Thurs 24 November. Our lovely mates at Formosa have very kindly offered to run a twilight fundraiser for us, where all sales made from the nursery during that time will mean 15% of the profits go to us, to assist with our ever escalating operational costs. Formosa Nursery are known for their quality plants and supplies, and as a family run business for decades, t...
Read MoreJoin Christie McIntosh, Healthy Kids Advisor for Hume City Council and co-founder of the Hume Seed Library to explore why seed sovereignty matters, and learn some simple methods to save your seeds for future seasons. After the talk and demonstration, take part in our seed sphere activity suitable for all ages. These little balls of seeds are fun to throw around your own garden and they also make wonderful gifts.
Read MoreCome and learn about the benefits of fertiliser tea for the soil, plants and worms in your garden. Fertiliser teas encourage microbial activity in the soil and help to break down organic matter as well as release nutrients back into the soil. Learn the process to brew and activate teas for fungal production. Fertiliser teas can make plants stronger, veggies taste better and when used as a foliar spray can help to suppress diseases. Some of the teas we will learn about and make on the day w...
Read MoreCome try volunteering in Our Garden - where we grow produce and community in abundance. Work alongside our garden facilitator and other local gardeners, make some great connections and help set up Our Garden for an amazing summer season. Our Garden grows fresh produce and herbs for the Ballarat Neighbourhood College 'Our Kitchen Social Enterprise', supporting student learning and contributing to our weekly community lunches and other food sharing initiatives. Whether you’re a beginner or a...
Read MoreA unique masterclass from one of Australia’s most revered cooks, Stephanie Alexander. Tap into Stephanie’s insights stepping from the garden to the kitchen as she delves into a harvest basket of summer produce, sharing her tips and tricks for preparing fresh and delicious fruits, vegetables and herbs. Showing her infinite resourcefulness, and guided by what's fresh on the day, Stephanie will show off some kitchen shortcuts and chef hacks gathered during her unparalleled career as a cook a...
Read MoreMONTHLY PERMACULTURE FILM CLUB - URBAN AGRICULTURE SPECIAL Join us this month as we continue to explore Urban Agriculture Month with a series of four inspiring short films by Happen Films (see below) exploring fascinating, motivating and heartwarming stories of growing food in urban and suburban areas. FREE MONTHLY EVENTS This event is part of the Permaculture Education Institute's monthly permaculture film club. We screen permaculture-related films on the third Monday of each month and hos...
Read MoreA lovely opportunity to meet community, learn some new skills in growing food and helping feed our Ballarat citizens. Every Monday we Gather & Grow at 10.30am - 11.30am at Food Is Free Green Space, 212 Ripon St Sth, Ballarat on Wadawurrung Country. No experience necessary - just bring positive vibes.
Read MoreInvitation going out to all farmers and farm folk, big or small, near or far to come for a Sunday BBQ and connect with their community to celebrate (nearly) making it through another crazy year. This low key, super casual event with an will take place on the deck at Sporadical City Mushrooms farm in Alphington on Sunday 20 November 2ish - 5.30ish. No need to RSVP, just rock up but if you have any questions or ideas shoot us a message via Instagram dm. We will have the barbie cranking, mayb...
Read MoreCome and meet three young women who are in the business of producing food that is local, affordable, healthy and sustainable: · Kristina Whitley, Patchwork Urban Farm · Sam Hawker, Southern Harvest and a landless farmer · Zoe McMahon, Majura Valley Farm. A relaxed panel conversation facilitated by Jenni Savigny. Expand your horizons, be inspired, and celebrate Urban Agriculture Month with us. Sunday 20 November 2022 at Canberra City Farm, 2 Dairy Rd Fyshwick. Woodfire pizzas at...
Read MoreSunday 20th November Drop in 10.30am - 12pm Join us for our Open Gate to celebrate Urban Agriculture Month. Our beloved Chelsea Heights Community Garden will be open to the public for a quick tour. All welcome, come to say hi!
Read MoreCome and join! Meet at the Eat My Garden Sharing Table at the corner of Hollington Cres & Dakota Place, Point Cook. No skills are required, just enjoy meeting people, doing some gardening together, and sharing garden produce, seeds, seedlings, recipes etc.! You can come with something to share or just by yourself! Proudly supported by Werribee River Association https://www.facebook.com/werribeeriverkeeper
Read MoreCome along to this free workshop and learn the fundamentals of different methods of composting to choose and run a trouble-free compost at home. Max, from Pakenham Community Garden, along with other composting experts from the community will answer all your composting questions and teach you how to trouble shoot any issues you may encounter. All registered participants that attend will go into the draw to win a Worm Buffet Composting System, along with worms & 1kg bokashi bran to get y...
Read MoreGrowing mushrooms can be a fun and fascinating journey. In this workshop, you will be guided by mushroom-growing practitioner Emma Wasson who introduces you to the incredible world of mycelium and set you up with your own take-home mushroom grow kit to get started on your mushroom-growing journey. Learn EASY & LOCAL DIY (do-it-yourself) AND ZERO WASTE home cultivation methods to grow your own gourmet mushrooms. This hands-on, beginners workshop will cover basic oyster mushroom growing...
Read MoreYarraville Community Garden will be opening its gates! Come and take an informal tour of our suburban edible oasis and observe how creative gardeners have made the most of their 1.2 m x 1.2 m plots. Check out our herb spiral and communal areas including children's play space. Date: Sun 20th November Time 10 am-12 noon Address: McNish Reserve, 5 Court St, Yarraville. (next to the dinosaur playground). New members and 'Friends of the garden' are always welcome.
Read MoreSpring Planting, weeding & watering. Bring along your Bokashi to be buried or help empty a Worm Tower. Bring along a trowel and gloves if you have them and a bag to take home your harvest !
Read MoreCome and learn how to grow food at Fab's own home in Kingscliff. This Garden is just on 10 months old and is producing food for his family. Come and have morning tea, and learn how you can do the same. This workshop is perfect if you are starting out, have never grown food and don’t have any idea where to start, don’t have the confidence, need to know some answers to some questions, or looking to simply improve your veggie patch. The How to grow food at home course, will include t...
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Read MoreLFC will be celebrating Local Agriculture at the Eltham Farmers’ Market on Sunday 20th November, from 8am to 12.30pm. Our focus is on 3 aspects of growing edible towns and cities: • LFC’s Fabbro’s Farm project - with a display and information about our ideas to develop a community farm in Eltham • Growing food at home, including the launch of “Nillumbik’s Community Growing Guide” a beautifully illustrated book about what to grow and how to save seeds. • Local farmers in...
Read MoreCome and learn about the benefits of fertiliser tea for the soil, plants and worms in your garden. Fertiliser teas encourage microbial activity in the soil and help to break down organic matter as well as release nutrients back into the soil. Learn the process to brew and activate teas for fungal production. Fertiliser teas can make plants stronger, veggies taste better and when used as a foliar spray can help to suppress diseases. Some of the teas we will learn about and make on the day w...
Read MoreA worm farm is one of the best ways to dispose of food scraps and produce vermi-juice (worm tea) and vermicast (worm castings) for use on the garden. Learn how to set up a worm farm and the easiest methods to manage and care for these hard-working creatures. This one-and-a-half-hour face to face workshop @ Edendale will cover both the theory and practice of worm farming in a household setting. It will be useful for those wanting to recycle household food waste in order to produce worm prod...
Read MoreJoin Christie McIntosh, Healthy Kids Advisor for Hume City Council and co-founder of the Hume Seed Library to explore why seed sovereignty matters, and learn some simple methods to save your seeds for future seasons. After the talk and demonstration, take part in our seed sphere activity suitable for all ages. These little balls of seeds are fun to throw around your own garden and they also make wonderful gifts.
Read MoreCome to The Old Courthouse, 1 Jones Rd, Premaydena to see the Premaydena Heritage Garden. You can take a tour of the garden, and enjoy a sausage sizzle and afternoon tea. There will also be: Plants including tomatoes, strawberries, ornamentals Books and Magazines Bric-a-brac and treasures Garden Tour starting at 2.30pm The garden belongs to all the community so come and see what is happening
Read MoreJoin us to uncover the garden, form the beds and spread the mulch. Saturday November 19th 11am-3pm @ Cnr Gerbera Ave & Watsonia Grove All welcome. BYO gloves, water and hat
Read MoreJoin Down's Community Farm (DCF) volunteers for a hands-on cooking workshop using fresh produce from the garden (urban farm) to make some healthy and tasty food. This event is part of the Down’s Community Farm celebration of Urban Agriculture month. Bookings for this workshop are limited, so please direct message or e-mail us to secure your spot on the day. Contact us for any further information. Gold coin donation on the day. Please be ready to start the workshop at 11:00am sharp. ...
Read MoreDid you know that any water holding container can be used to create a wicking bed that will allow vegetables to draw water as they require it? i will show you how to set up a simple wicking bed in a plastic storage tub. This is perfect to grow lettuce or herbs and keep close to your back door to pick as you need. This simple technique can then be adapted to a container that you have, small or large. This event is part of Urban Agricultural Month 2022 https://www.facebook.com/sus...
Read MoreTake a swing past the Gardens to check out the Seed Board BORROW SOW RETURN SHARE
Read MoreThinking Green is a series of free community sustainable living workshops presented by the City of Swan. Learn how to use a worm farm to transform household food scraps into useful products for your garden. Please note that this is a program for adults and young people aged 14+. Kevin Smith from The Worm Shed presents on all aspects of worm farming and the role worms play in recycling and waste management. This is followed by a demonstration of setting up and maintaining a worm farm. ...
Read MoreVisit the Bendigo Library on Saturday, November 19, 2022 to learn how to manage your urban garden this season. There will be three sessions to suit all ages. 10:30am Farm Craft Activities and Storytime 11:30am Backyard Biosecurity: Managing Fruit Fly in your Garden, presented by Biotrap. 12:30pm Grow a Row, Pick a Branch presented by Foodshare: How can you get involved? A Food Drive will also be available for shelf stable canned goods, which will be used to support flood-affected Ce...
Read MoreCreated through a collaborative design process with the local community, the Oakhill Food Justice Farm is an emerging space of nutritious food production, education, community social space and source of food security. Achievements in the first 12 months include developing a program with the Preston Primary School to have all 700 students participate in a whole-of-school hands-on learning journey to grow a tomato crop and make passata, as well as paid internships for young people experiencing bar...
Read MoreSowing seed is one of the most rewarding ways to make an early and cost-effective start to growing your own food. Plus, it’s heaps of fun! Learn: What you need to consider when selecting seed. How to sow indoors or in-ground How to care for indoor-started seedlings - right through to planting Which companion plants can give your seedlings a helping hand
Read MoreThis hands-on workshop includes information about different types of composting to suit different environments, with a focus on hot composting. There will also be an opportunity to talk about trouble shooting, Please bring gloves, all materials are supplied.
Read MoreThis hands-on workshop includes information about different types of composting to suit different environments, with a focus on hot composting. Please bring gloves, all materials are supplied.
Read MoreIn the spirit of zero-waste and a circular economy (repair, recycle, reuse, reduce) as part of celebrating Urban Ag month, we will show you how to safely and cheaply repair and maintain hand tools at Down’s Community Farm (DCF). With proper care and a few DIY tips and tricks, there's no reason a good set of gardening tools won't last you a lifetime - or several! As a small group we will learn how to safely dismantle, clean, sharpen and oil gardening hand tools, such as secateurs, shears, sh...
Read MoreWe welcome you to visit and tour Down’s Community Farm (DCF). Come join local urban farmers at your community farm and hear about our community garden and vege patch allotments, learn how to make a hot compost and join in on our big potato planting session. Stay and be part of the working bee or sign up for the next one. Be part of growing a healthy future in your community. The tours will be at various times during 10am-12pm. Sign up on the day, at the information table. As part of G...
Read MoreJoin our monthly garden working bee to share & learn food growing and composting skills. This month's focus: composting (try out our bicycle wheel compost sifter) and preparing garden beds for summer crops.
Read MoreAs part of Urban Agriculture Month: Here to build local community, reduce food waste and eat better, for less. Join us to meet your neighbours, swap excess produce and fairly barter with other like-minded people. It’s simple. Every second Saturday of the month out the front of Port Kembla Community Centre. Arrive at 10am, for a 10:30 swap. What to swap: - Homegrown herbs, fruit, veggies and eggs - Seeds, seedlings and edible plants - Preserved or prepared foods, like pickles and jams - ...
Read MoreDown’s Community Farm (DCF) invites you to join us in our weekly Saturday morning working bees to celebrate Urban Agriculture Month during November! Come and enjoy some social time in the garden with a group of locals who are passionate about growing seasonal and sustainable foods. No gardening knowledge is required and tools are provided! All are welcome to come for as long as they like and contribute in any way they like - join early or later in the morning or simply pop in to see what...
Read MoreJoin us to set up two wicking bed systems, ready for planting at the Sunbury Community Gardens. Wicking garden systems are a great way to conserve water and provide a back up for watering in hot or dry weather.
Read MoreFarmer Incubator has had a small Pop Up Garlic Farm tucked away in a corner at CERES this year which we'll be removing next month to make way for something new.. but, before we do, we'd like to invite you all to come down and celebrate with a tour of our little patch, join in a garlic braiding workshop or just pop down to say hello (after visiting The Merri for a delicious garlicky snack 🧄💚) This is a pay as you feel event, all are welcome, ticketing link below, just so we can make sure...
Read MoreOn 19th and 20th November this year, the Central Coast will enjoy its very first Central Coast Edible Garden Trail. The Central Coast Edible Garden Trail is a self-guided weekend event where ticket holders will have access to a diverse range of productive private and community gardens on the NSW Central Coast. The Edible Garden Trail celebrates the many ways permaculture gardeners on the Central Coast are creating food security, building personal and community resilience, regenerating soil...
Read MoreYou are invited to a special food swap as part of Down's Community Farm (DCF) in Seaford, celebrating Urban Agriculture month. Bring your homegrown, seasonal, local fresh produce, plant cuttings and/or seeds to Down’s Community Farm. Remember to check your swap for any bugs, pests or strange conditions, so we only swap healthy food and plants. If you like to grow food, but have too many fruits, vegetables, or herbs to eat at home, would love to grow new plants but need new ideas, or a...
Read MoreTake a free tour of the productive Whites Creek Food Forest in Lilyfield. Gillian Leahy, Volunteer Coordinator of Whites Creek Food Forest, will take you on a tour of the food forest describing the many varieties of plants and the methods used to grow and look after them. Participants will see the elements that make up a Food Forest and can take part in a guild planting. You’ll learn the ethics and some key principles of permaculture, and see how they’ve contributed to creating a communal...
Read MoreCome to Mandurah Community Gardens and get a tour of the garden to learn how it works, what it does and how it benefits us all.
Read MoreAs part of Growing Edible Towns and Cities: celebrating and raising awareness of Australia’s urban agricultural movement in 2022, Down’s Community Farm (DCF) focuses on the combined value of gardening tools, gardeners, food growers, and the hands-on skills and wellbeing of growing, cooking and sharing food together as a connected and healthy community. On Saturday the 19th of November 2022, as part of the great Australian Garage Sale trail, we invite stallholders to sell pre-loved gardeni...
Read MoreAt Woonona Community Garden we work together to farm fresh and vibrant produce - and we are inviting you to drop in and see how we do it. More importantly, you'll meet wonderful group of people and, if you're lucky, will score some homemade treats at our morning tea!!!
Read MoreCome and join this hands on workshop to learn how to make the most out of your herbs by learning some simple and safe preserving methods that anyone can do at home.
Read MoreAs a national sustainable and healthy food systems network, Sustain members have an amazing wealth of experience and expertise. Combined with passion and motivation for food systems change, and a shared vision of a flourishing food future for all Australians, this is a wonderful opportunity to meet like-minded colleagues, hear about new projects, and share your work and ideas. This event is for financial members of Sustain: The Australian Food Network - you can become a member here: https://...
Read MoreNgulu Festival 2022 ECOSS Festive Market Presents: Ngulu Festival no.2 Friday November 18th ~ 3.30pm to 9pm Ngulu is the Official Opening of Aunty Kim Wandin’s Bunjil’s Nest. Join us for a wonderful afternoon of live music, Taste of Culture- Indigenous kids cooking demo and Kids Workshop with Ganga Giri. Stalls with Art, Craft, Food and Local Produce. Featuring Welcome to Country with Aunty Kim Wandin and performers: Fred Leone Caryssa Nyalu Madi Colville-Walker
Read MoreCome one, come all and help celebrate the official re-opening of the Community Garden on Eagle Street. Friday the 18th of November! RSVPs essential by Friday the 11th of November . (03 6376 1134) or email Thrivegarden@sthelensnhh.org.au. Featuring: - Raffle - Garden Tours - Free BBQ - Kids Activities (Supported by Building Blocks) - Trade Tables - Scarecrow Competition Access the garden by by turning in opposite the waste management facility.
Read MoreJoin Sustain and other members of NENA's Food Hub, to celebrate Australia's second national Urban Agriculture Month, from 1st - 30th November 2022. Urban Agriculture Month (UAM) is hosted by SUSTAIN: The Australian Food Network, and is a month-long celebration of all things urban agriculture, featuring a range of exciting events happening right across Australia. From open gardens, workshops, guided tours, communal feasts and other hands-on learning experiences, UAM brings people together t...
Read MoreThe University of Sydney's Institute of Agriculture welcomes your attendance at our Research Showcase. This year we highlight the new frontiers in Urban Agriculture and research on social, economic and health benefits of Urban Agriculture. The event brings together University of Sydney and CSIRO researchers, and urban farmers to showcase their amazing innovations that are growing fresh produce in our cities across the globe. Our speakers will showcase high tech urban farms, community garden suc...
Read MoreWe’re hosting an urban farm evening working bee at Pocket City Farms from 5pm - 8pm on the Thursday 17th November, giving the farm site and surrounds some love, and we'd love for you to join us. Capacity is limited so get in quick! We will have dinner and drinks available (thanks to our wonderful volunteer chefs and sponsors at Young Henrys) at the end to celebrate our hard work.
Read MoreShellharbour City Council will be holding a launch for their new Seed Library at Oak Flats Library on Thursday 17 November at 3:30pm. Please RSVP to LibraryPrograms@shellharbour.nsw.gov.au by 14 November. How does the Seed Library Work? 1. Borrow up to two packets of seeds at Oak Flats Library. 2. Grow the seeds in your garden. 3. When it’s time to harvest, save some seeds. 4. Return collected seeds to the seed library to continue the cycle. What are the benefits of a Seed...
Read MoreLearn how to harvest wild foods from your bioregion and create delicious, interesting and nutritive meals that regenerate the landscape and the pallet. You will learn: -Plant identification and safety -Wild plant properties and uses -Delicious wild cuisine recipes
Read MoreIdeas Challenge Do you want to help co-create the future of edible gardens? Join Ediblescapes, Griffith Film School and Griffith University’s Yunus Centre for an Ideas Challenge to dream up an agroecological demonstrative site and educational program. Over two short lunch sessions, we will be challenging our collective mindsets and develop new, future-focused narratives. Thursday 17 November 12-3pm (lunch 12-1) - in-person at The Yunus Centre or online via Microsoft Teams Friday 18 Novemb...
Read MoreJoin us to celebrate Urban Agriculture Month. Rebecca Taylor, Wyld Work Projects, will present an overview of their Therapeutic and Educational Horticulture programs in the 3219 area. Hear from Whittington’s Bellarine Living and Learning Centre about their Food bank project and workshops. Followed by a tour of Grinter garden and a panel discussion of plans and opportunities to build food sovereignty in 3219 and beyond going forward.
Read MorePerth City Farm are marking national Urban Agriculture month by celebrating all the good food being grown in Perth right now. Join us to hear from diverse and unique urban food projects from across our city, working hard to improve our food security and build community. They’ll be plenty of time for connecting with like-minded folks, displays and stalls from related businesses, and a cash bar. Chef Sophie Budd will whip up a delicious seasonal curry using some of City Farm’s own produce,...
Read MoreBring your young children along to an edible gardening workshop and exploration of the Mickleham North Community Centre outdoor space Hume City Council has launched a new program to encourage residents to grow food at home called Let’s Grow Hume. Let’s Grow Hume is all about learning to grow your own food and enjoying some time outside in the garden. The activities at Mickleham North Community Centre include making newspaper seedling boxes, exploring worm farms, sowing seeds and making m...
Read MoreCome try volunteering in Our Garden - where we grow produce and community in abundance. Work alongside our garden facilitator and other local gardeners, make some great connections and help set up Our Garden for an amazing summer season. Our Garden grows fresh produce and herbs for the Ballarat Neighbourhood College 'Our Kitchen Social Enterprise', supporting student learning and contributing to our weekly community lunches and other food sharing initiatives. Whether you’re a beginner or a...
Read MoreJoin us in getting the garden ready for summer. We will be clearing beds and planting. No prior gardening knowledge required, all are welcome. BYO gloves. BYO cup as tea and coffee will be available
Read MoreA lovely opportunity to meet community, learn some new skills in growing food and helping feed our Ballarat citizens. Every Monday we Gather & Grow at 10.30am - 11.30am at Food Is Free Green Space, 212 Ripon St Sth, Ballarat on Wadawurrung Country. No experience necessary - just bring positive vibes.
Read MoreNot sure what to put in your Summer patch, or even how to garden? Cath loves teaching newbies and well seasoned gardeners alike, and runs her own seeds business in Ballarat called Cath's Plants & Produce. Her passion for plants is infectious, and she loves encouraging and helping others grow a thriving backyard garden. For her, teaching people to grow from seed, is a dream come true. From blooming flowers to thriving, edible gardens, Cath will inspire you to get outside and start growin...
Read MoreBelgrave Food Garden invites you to join us for a working bee! Learn gardening skills and connect with your local community. This month will be all about social connections and a bit of weeding. As part of the Urban Agriculture Month activities, we will be offering tours of the Garden throughout the day. Refreshments catered by Rustic Cafe Belgrave, served at 11 am Event kindly sponsored by Ranges First National Real Estate Belgrave. This is a drop-in style event, arrive at any time, stay ...
Read MoreJoin us at Caulfield South Community Garden for our Monthly Open Day! There will be a community Food Swap, plants and seedling sales, garden working bee. After the working bee you are welcome to bring food to share for lunch, and we host a BBQ with beef or vegetable sausages in multigrain bread with onions for a gold coin donation. Everyone is welcome! 450 Kooyong Rd, Caulfield South VIC 3162, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, Victoria (enter via Jupiter Street). +61 3 9596 8643 garde...
Read MoreSpring Planting, weeding & watering. Bring along your Bokashi to be buried or help empty a Worm Tower. Bring along a trowel and gloves if you have them and a bag to take home your harvest !
Read MoreWe are so excited to share our garden with our wider community celebrating gardening and spring. - Seedlings & Plants - BBQ - Cake & Jam - Raffle & Prizes My Smart Garden workshop on Soil Health by Craig Castree (bookings essential for this workshop) - Children's activity in the morning - Mocktail demonstration in the afternoon Entry to the garden via laneway
Read MoreLimestone Permaculture Farm is a highly productive one acre demonstration property, designed & operated on permaculture principles & located in the beautiful Stroud / Karuah Valley NSW. Limestone Farm showcases practical examples of the guiding Permaculture Principles including: •Observation, Analysis & Interaction •Relative location •Multi-functional (Each element performs many functions) •Redundancy (Each important function is supported by many elements) •Catch & store en...
Read MoreMCGGs annual open day! We warmly invite you to visit us at our community garden and learn about our efforts to grow organic produce in the heart of Glenroy. Plant sales Garden tours Workshops Plus, our first ever monthly cook up where we show you some great recipes using fresh produce straight from the garden! Gold coin donation for entry
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Read MoreJoin me (Leila) for a stroll through our wild forest garden. Our quarter acre rental property, once entirely lawn, has been transformed into an edible haven. Within three years it provided our household of four with around 80 per cent of vegetables year-round. It is tended minimally using a 'natural farming' philosophy. There are over 70 types of edible plants, including fruits, berries, teas, bush foods and edible weeds, as well as plants for bees and biodiversity. The gardens were establis...
Read MoreSee how easy it is to use organic waste and make it into a valuable resource. Lots of hints and tricks
Read MoreJoin Christie McIntosh of the Hume Seed Library to explore why seed sovereignty matters, and learn some simple methods to save your seeds for future seasons.
Read MoreSet in the heart of Eastern Melbourne suburbia, this session with ‘Nanna’ Anna of The Urban Nanna will help you find and identify a range of edible fruits, greens and flowers found in 'wild' urban spaces across Victoria. You’ll learn about the basic principles and protocols of foraging, and then move on to plant specifics. We'll observe and interact with many types of fruit trees, edible green weeds, and useful flowers. We’ll examine examples of trees bearing seasonal growth, and you'...
Read MoreMCGGs annual open day! We warmly invite you to visit us at our community garden and learn about our efforts to grow organic produce in the heart of Glenroy. Plant sales Garden tours Workshops Gold coin donation for entry
Read MoreCome along to find out what it takes to be a good bee owner at this special event for National Pollinator Week.
Read MoreLearn how to establish your own garden at home and how to care for it. Get FREE giveaways each week!! Includes information on Seasonal Planting and Mulching
Read MoreDo you want to learn what plants really eat? And how to help them get it? Fall passionately in love with good soil as you work through the key characteristics of the stuff, followed by practical principles for repairing, building and maintaining your own bit of earth. You will never see the ground in the same way again... Your presenter, Annie Raser-Rowland is a graduate of horticulture and permaculture certificates, general natural world info-junkie, plant nerd. Growing her own food was her ...
Read MoreJoin us for our monthly Green Team working bee catch up of volunteers pitching in to help grow food for our community at Food Is Free Inc. Green Space. No skills necessary, come along and make new friends whilst learning about basic gardening. Our volunteers gather together on the second Saturday of the month 10am - noon and we have a lot of fun together. New members always welcome. No registration necessary, just come along on the day. Stay as long as you like in the two hours, we appreciate...
Read MoreFood growing can happen in the smallest spaces if the design is right. Permaculture gives you a design framework to create energy-efficient and productive garden spaces. Join us for this full day introduction to permaculture, covering the topics of history, ethics and principles, permaculture sectors, zones and integration of elements. You will walk away from this workshop with a better understanding of what permaculture is and how to understand the land you are on, as well as some good tips o...
Read MoreOn the 12th of November, 16 Community Gardens across the Tamar & Meander valleys will throw open their gates and welcome you to explore their sites and delights! Community gardening is a fabulous reason to get outdoors, meet new people, enjoy the fruits of the earth - and often learn new skills. Want to connect with like-minded people close to where you live? Join a Community Garden. Want to contribute a few hours here and there back to community? Join a Community Garden. Want to encourage yo...
Read MoreCreated through a collaborative design process with the local community, the Oakhill Food Justice Farm is an emerging space of nutritious food production, education, community social space and source of food security. Achievements in the first 12 months include developing a program with the Preston Primary School to have all 700 students participate in a whole-of-school hands-on learning journey to grow a tomato crop and make passata, as well as paid internships for young people experiencing bar...
Read MoreBush Food, Fibre Plants, a journey with Wiradyuri woman Jo Russell Learn how the first people lived on country by harvesting the indigenous plants that have grown here for thousands of years. Also learn how to make Damper. The Bushfood and Fibre Garden at Westmeadows Indigenous Gardens was established 12 months ago to hold workshops for the community to experience using these plants as cooking ingredient. Many indigenous plants were also used to make string for basket weaving. Wirad...
Read MoreCome along and learn how to grow, harvest and cook with Native Food Plants. Detailed notes and taste testing included.
Read MoreGeorge Walley will be visiting the gardens for a cultural walk and talk and introducing participants to Noongar culture and practices. Attendance Numbers are limited - Booking is essential This event is proudly supported by the City of Mandurah
Read MoreAs part of Urban Agriculture Month (an initiative of Sustain Australia) we are opening our backyard market garden to give the curious an insight into local food production. Tickets are free, but a contribution towards creating a greenhouse would be appreciated ;) In conjunction with SaltBush Projects, Bulli
Read MoreDown’s Community Farm (DCF) invites you to join us in our weekly Saturday morning working bees to celebrate Urban Agriculture Month during November! Come and enjoy some social time in the garden with a group of locals who are passionate about growing seasonal and sustainable foods. No gardening knowledge is required and tools are provided! All are welcome to come for as long as they like and contribute in any way they like - join early or later in the morning or simply pop in to see what...
Read MoreLocated in Bulli in the Illawarra, we are nearly three years into establishing a range of systems on our quarter acre suburban block to grow food, harvest energy and save water. We have bees, chickens, vege patches, worm farms, compost, a mini orchard, water tanks, solar panels, native plant zones and much more. Saturday 12th November 10am - 1pm. We’ll be running garden tours on the hour (10am, 11am and 12pm) by gold coin donation. 43 Westmacott Parade Bulli. We have coordinated w...
Read MoreOrganically grown plants and seedlings for sale - just in time for your Spring and Summer planting! See below for the plant list: Flowers: (in plug & small plant form) Stock, Snapdragon, zinnia, nasturtiums, Dianthus, Echium, Begonia, rudbeckia, corn flower, straw flower, pentas lucky star, kalanchoe Herbs: (plugs) Parsley, oregano, dill Greens: (Plugs) Lettuce, rainbow chard, bok choy Other vegetables: (large plugs & plants) Zucchini, cucumber, chillis (Habanero, Jalap...
Read MoreSpringfest 2022 is Warrane Community Garden's seasonal community event and fundariser. We are pleased to be partnering with Clarence City Council to deliver this event in 2022. Join us for a fun family morning at the garden. Plants & produce stalls, fresh flowers, community and market stalls, live music, workshops, children's activities, mobile sharpener, BBQ, raffle & much more.
Read MoreJoin us at 9.30am until 12.30 pm for a comprehensive farm tour and how-to workshop by FiF Coordinator Manu. Location: 107 Clear View Parade, Hazelbrook (please park on the street and walk in) In this three hour session, you will learn: - Why backyard and community farms are vital to a resilient future - How to set up your own local plot, including creating no dig garden beds - Designing a water efficient garden and drip irrigation system basics - The best garden tools to invest in -...
Read MoreLearn the key principles of organic gardening and see how they’re applied in a community garden. This workshop will include the core principles of organic gardening including soil building, plant selection, pest and disease management and garden maintenance. You'll learn how to build and manage good organic soil, comprehend plants' needs, and integrate them into a space to develop a successful environmentally friendly garden. There will be a practical element to the workshop that incl...
Read MoreWant to grown your own food in the city but don’t know where to begin? Over two weekends you will learn the principles of urban agriculture including how to design, build and maintain a productive farm in a limited space. Gain an understanding of the wide range of food production systems and useful skills and knowledge including: * Understanding production systems such as ground growing, wicking beds, mushroom growing and hydroponics systems * Crop planning * Water/soil/pest management...
Read MoreThis small-group, 1 hour walking tour will provide attendees a chance to chat directly with friendly farmers and small-scale producers, learning more about what's in season, discovering just how much seasonality can influence flavour (and price), and covering plenty of delicious recipe ideas along the way. Hosted by Nat Abboud, a Merri-bek local, ex-councillor and co-owner of Middle Eastern restaurant Rumi, the tour will showcase the diversity of Victorian producers, and include a few taste...
Read MoreCome down to celebrate the nationwide UAM2022 To see what’s happening at the garden and take a tour of our Byford Community Garden Urban Agriculture Education Program. Sponsored by Serpentine & Jarrahdale Shire, the 6 month program focuses on how to grow veggies in a urban setting, in a fun and interactive environment. Link https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086513168003 The pilot program is support by Sustain.Org, Hugh Jones MLA and Mundijong Garden Supplies We will be hav...
Read MoreJust 13 minutes’ drive south of Wollongong CBD you’ll discover Green Connect Farm, an 11-acre award-winning permaculture farm, hidden in an idyllic valley right in the middle of suburbia. Green Connect Farm produces chemical-free vegetables, fruit, herbs, eggs, honey and free-range meat. Ten short years ago, the Green Connect Farm site was a degraded and unused valley, hidden in suburban Warrawong. Today, it is one of the largest urban permaculture farms in the world and an internationall...
Read MoreCome and join in with other locals as we grow, harvest and play together in our beautiful Community Garden. Learn about the food that grows in the wet season and take a few cuttings home to give growing a go in your own garden with your family and friends. Wear covered shoes and a hat, bring a water bottle.
Read MoreThe Craigieburn Community Garden’s will be open on the second Friday of each month from 11am – 12 noon.
Read MoreCo-hosted by SUSTAIN: The Australian Food Network and City of Sydney, the Sydney Urban Agriculture Forum held on Fri 11 Nov is the centrepiece of the 2nd national Urban Agriculture Month. This Forum will be a celebration of the fantastic work underway across Sydney to strengthen the city's food system in face of mounting and serious challenges. It will also be a deep dive into some of the policy and practice responses to those challenges, at the global, state and local levels. The Forum ...
Read MoreGet your hands dirty with Lucy Derum, urban agriculture facilitator, in this 5-week course on sustainable gardening. The course will cover all the basics: composting, seed saving, seed propagation, soil health and more! Participants can choose between Thursdays (10/11 to 8/12) or Saturdays (12/11 to 10/12). Sessions run from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM. North Carlton Railway Neighbourhood House is offering this at a rock bottom cost of $50.
Read MoreAre you home compost curious but not too sure where to start? In this interactive online Introduction to Composting workshop you will learn the basics of home composting including how to set one up and maintain it, the simple recipe for success, what to add and what not to add and talk about some of the common problems people experience. Notes: This is an adult-focused learning experience and not suited to young children. Discounted compost bins and resources will be available to part...
Read MoreWhat would it mean for all the people of Melbourne to thrive when it comes to food? There is currently no shortage of things to count or measure, there is no shortage of daily stats and graphs showing new metrics and insights telling us how to interpret this ever changing world. But how do we join these targets and indicators together into a more comprehensive portrait of Melbourne's current state and future ambitions? How might we start a more collective process to decide which of the...
Read MoreCome try volunteering in Our Garden - where we grow produce and community in abundance. Work alongside our garden facilitator and other local gardeners, make some great connections and help set up Our Garden for an amazing summer season. Our Garden grows fresh produce and herbs for the Ballarat Neighbourhood College 'Our Kitchen Social Enterprise', supporting student learning and contributing to our weekly community lunches and other food sharing initiatives. Whether you’re a beginner or a...
Read MoreAre you in year 1 primary school to year 9 secondary school? Could you help design the new Sebastopol Community Garden using Minecraft? 'Community’ means everyone - including kids. The team behind the new garden want to hear from children and young people about the sort of garden you would love to be in. Better yet – WE WANT YOU TO SHOW US. We have 10 double passes to ShowBiz Cinemas to give out to kids that share their idea of the perfect garden with us – using Minecraft! We are...
Read MoreSomething new is budding in Sebastopol. A garden, in fact- a new community green space where people can enjoy the health and social benefits of gardening together. A partnership between Ballarat Neighbourhood Centre and Phoenix Secondary College, the new garden will include vegetable beds, a community orchard, teaching spaces, a greenhouse and a café area. Interested community members can contribute ideas via an online survey,- please go to: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePa...
Read MoreBarcoo community garden has been established to develop gardening skills and food security for the general community of Toormina Coffs Harbour and particularly the residents of the street Barcoo Court. It’s located on a vacant house lot of 700 sq m. The education focus of the garden is about providing skills to create good soil fertility and to develop practical urban gardening to produce healthy home grown pesticide free fruit and vegetables. Garden will open from 8.30 am til 4 pm with gu...
Read MoreOur 'ALL THINGS PUMPKIN & SQUASH' Hands-On / Demonstration day will provide progressive Pumpkin Gardening strategies & techniques with choosing, germinating, growing, breeding, cooking, seed saving & storage - for Urban & Rural gardens!
Read MoreLet's celebrate what people are dreaming, planning and achieving across Adelaide. Come hear from urban farmers, cafe owners, businesses, councils, backyard growers, researchers, and community food groups all working towards a more regenerative food system. We can't wait to hear from a diversity of initiatives and will announce them over the coming weeks. Tickets are $15.00 and must be purchased before the event. This ticket gets you through the door, in your seat where you will be insp...
Read MoreIn celebration of National Recycling Week (7-13 November) Recycle Right is hosting a free Webinar focusing on community gardening and enriching our soils with compost, building friendships and great outdoors! Community Gardener George Finch from APACE Nursery and Farm & Volunteer Manager Amy Warne from North Fremantle Social Farm will share information about community gardens, what’s involved and how can you can join one. You’ll learn about the importance of native plants, water wise g...
Read MoreJoin us Whether you are an experienced or new gardener, you are welcome to volunteer with us at your leisure to enrich the community with your own skills and knowledge. Maybe you are a student looking for an internship to learn fundamental job skills? Perhaps you are in a job transition or a solo parent and need to comply with Centrelink’s mutual obligation task. You might be a mature person transitioning to retirement and you need to comply with Centrelink’s mutual obligation activity b...
Read MoreA lovely opportunity to meet community, learn some new skills in growing food and helping feed our Ballarat citizens. Every Monday we Gather & Grow at 10.30am - 11.30am at Food Is Free Green Space, 212 Ripon St Sth, Ballarat on Wadawurrung Country. No experience necessary - just bring positive vibes.
Read MoreJoin us to celebrate Urban Agriculture Month with this free event. Swap plants, seeds, produce and cuttings. Free cuppa and cake Free information and advice about growing an edible garden.
Read MoreCome and meet the lovely people at the garden, take a stroll through our vegetable garden and newly planted native garden. Get active, meet a great bunch of people and pick up some arid zone gardening tips.
Read MoreWe'll quickly explain the new systems in place for composting, weed control and watering. And we'll get some summer veges in the beds while there's still some rain about.
Read MoreSecret Life of Bees: Open Hive Experience $65AUD PP + BOOKING FEE | 1.5 HOURS | APIARY INSIGHTS & HONEY TASTING Find yourself as a bee on the wall as you immerse yourself in a curious experience held at an urban apiary in the centre of Ballarat. Designed to provide insights into the secret life of bees, this urban farm is owned by local beekeepers Amanda Collins and Scott Denno who will take you on a hands-on journey through a working honey bee hive providing expert commentary on the mach...
Read MoreVisit us for a tour of our urban farm and learn about how bio intensive, organic, permaculture and biodynamic farming practices enable strong and healthy growth of plants, and why improving the resources we use for farming not only promotes rich, fertile soil but also creates nourishing food, healthy people and robust communities. On the tour we will look at swales, berms, integrated poultry, quails, raised gardens, hugel kulture, market gardens, growing in tunnels, stacked systems, natives,...
Read MoreCome along to Edendale Farm and learn the basics of backyard chicken keeping. This hands-on two hour 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. This workshop would suit those who are keen to learn the basics. Participants will leave with the knowledge and confidence to begin keeping chickens and producing their own free-range eggs. Please wear covered shoes and ...
Read MoreIt's on again, the Great Big Tomato Sale Fundraiser for Food Is Free Inc. Over 300 locally grown heirloom tomato seedlings for sale - many varieties to choose from. Held in conjunction with our monthly markets at Green Space on Sun 6 November, come and choose from stacks of heirloom varieties of tomatoes grown locally by expert green thumb Kris Thomas who has donated over 300 seedlings to us for sale as a fundraiser to help cover our daily operational costs. In 2021 we sold about 80% and g...
Read MoreThe Rotary Club of Warrnambool is celebrating some of Warrnambool's beautiful gardens. We will be celebrating all things gardening by providing open access to 5 private gardens around Warrnambool. These gardens will feature: Wollaston Road: A formal Garden Membery Way: Formal Garden with casual planting Liebig Street: Cottage Garden McConnell Street: Native Garden Princess Street: Large Formal Garden The day will include afternoon tea, stall holders, talks, raffles and more! Admission is...
Read MoreLet's meet at the park, next to Yarraville Community Gardens. Springtime swap, bring along your excess seedlings, seeds and produce. Chat all things permaculture, novice or expert, all questions/discussions welcome. Get in contact via Messenger or Facebook.
Read MoreSpring Planting, weeding & watering. Bring along your Bokashi to be buried or help empty a Worm Tower. Bring along a trowel and gloves if you have them and a bag to take home your harvest !
Read MoreThis event will provide you with: - hard to get plants for your own garden; - professional cultivation tips & tricks; - information on fat and protein in selected bushfoods; - insights into human health, traditional land management and seasonal resource use; and - a hearty on-topic meal, snacks and an introduction to the chef's perspective on bushfood from Fervor pop-up dining! (Image credit: Mick Sippe)
Read MoreMelliodora is one of the best known examples of working cool-temperate climate permaculture in the country. At Melliodora you can see how permaculture can produce an abundance of food and other yields from a beautiful living environment. The one hectare property has been transformed from the blackberry covered wasteland in 1985 into a model of small scale intensive permaculture. David Holmgren, permaculture co-originator, and his partner Su Dennett will show you how their passive solar house,...
Read MoreThe Compost Crew at Riverside Community Garden in Heidelberg will show you how to create hot compost. To prepare we collect organic materials like grass clippings, autumn leaves, straw, garden prunings, food scraps, coffee grounds and animal manures and once a month on the first Sunday start a new one cubic metre compost build. This will quickly heat to over 50 degrees Celsius and with twice weekly turning of the pile garden ready compost can be created in less than 30 days. The Community Garden...
Read MoreBraybrook Commons community garden will be holding an informal open day for the community to wander through our garden. Current members will be at the garden for our monthly working bee and able to answer any questions. Our community garden is located off Churchill Avenue, near the Braybrook Hub and the children's playground. The garden is located on council land and is managed by a small group of volunteers. There are plots available for individuals and not for profit organisations and commu...
Read MoreThe Carlton Farmers Market is a VFMA accredited market running every Sunday of the year 9am - 1pm. Held on the grounds of the Carlton North Primary School, the market offers a great playground and open spaces for the kids, plus outdoor seating to relax and enjoy the market fare. Each week you will see a range of seasonal Victorian fruit, veg, free range eggs and meats, olives and oil, honey, nuts and grains, dairy and cheeses, breads and pastries. Gate entry is by a $1 - $2 optional do...
Read MoreAlphington Farmers Market is held on the grounds of the Alphington Community Food Hub (the Melbourne Farmers Market HQ.) A VFMA accredited farmers market, it runs every Sunday of the year, 9am - 1pm. Every week you can find fresh fruit and vegetables, free range eggs and meats, olives and oil, honey, nuts and grains, dairy and cheeses, breads and pastries, plus several choices of coffee and/or chai. Entry is by a $1 - $2 optional donation - card only. As MFM is a not-for-profit social e...
Read MoreJoin us for the Canberra Urban Farms Tour. Patchwork Urban Farm, Canberra City Farm, Many Ways Urban Farm and Ainslie Urban Farm. Patchwork Urban Farm is a community oriented urban farm based in Canberra, providing members with chemical-free, hyper-local produce grown in under-utilised yards and verge spaces. Patchwork do weekly veggie boxes, available from October to May on a sliding scale payment, so that everyone can access delicious organically grown produce no matter their financial c...
Read MoreA Farmers Market bringing the best of local and regional produce to urban Geelong
Read MoreVoted one of Melbourne Best Farmers Markets.
Read MoreWhether you're a local, or coming up from the city for the day, you're guaranteed a great morning out at the Tallarook Farmers Market! First Sunday of each month, 8:30am to 12.30pm. Did you know the Tallarook Farmers Market is the only Accredited Farmers Market in the Mitchell Shire? The market is an initiative of the TMI Committee. The market has been punching above its weight since 2009 and has survived and thrived through the loyal support of our community and its dedicated local farmer...
Read MoreJoin Nic Dowse, founder of the Honey Fingers collective, for a presentation on bee friendly urban beekeeping. This introductory talk will discuss the basics of beekeeping, the essential tools and equipment needed, bee seasons and where best to place your beehive in an urban context. The presentation includes a hive inspection and dedicated question and answer session.
Read MoreConnecting home gardeners of Pascoe Vale & Glenroy. Fresh produce swap and growing Glenroy seed library
Read MoreWant to learn about the secrets of the plant world and their connection to humans? Did you know that many plants are medicine? Curious? This is the workshop for you! Join Leigh from local Ballarat business Kindred Botanicals as she steps you through the wonderful world of plants at Food Is Free Green Space on Sat 5 Nov from 2pm - 3pm. Workshop overview This workshop is about developing relationships with plants; prompting an exploration of the connection we all have with Mother Eart...
Read MoreYou are invited to come along and share with us your home grown food produce and learn more about life management best practices using life cycle for plants as parallel lessons. Check out our portfolios meanwhile and get to know our community outreach to disadvantaged individuals and households. Contact us for further details. Just bring a plate to share the season of spring 2022 together
Read MoreConsidering the Axedale Community Garden was established in 2020, during the pandemic, we are hoping to celebrate and open our community garden by welcoming all to join in the following activities: *Sausage sizzle and drinks *Produce/seed/gardening items swap *Scavenger Hunt *Local community stalls *Gamelan Indonesian Ensemble Please come down on the day and see how you can be apart of the Axedale Community Garden. A place for all. RSVP by clicking going or messaging our page. See you in...
Read MoreSPRING GARDEN FESTIVAL! Join us for a day of seasonal celebration and growing community and food. Spring planting Indigenous plant workshop Food Swap Cooking Demonstration Composting Workshop Seed Library Launch Climate Action Forum Live Music Kids Art Activities Community Groups Stalls Free Seedlings Food, Coffee and much more ... This event is a collaboration between Grow Eat Together and Reynard Street Neighbourhood House Location: Reynard Street Community Garde...
Read MoreOur urban farm is the first of its kind in Sydney. Established on an unused bowling club, the farm includes a 1200m2 ecological market garden growing vegetables for the local community, a community food forest, composting program, propagation greenhouse, and native bees. Take a tour of the space where we’ll chat about why we’re farming in the city, the benefits of urban farming, and our daily operations and farming methods, as we take a walk through the different areas of the farm. WHA...
Read MoreAll welcome to visit and enjoy the peaceful surroundings at the Wakefield Community Garden in Balaklava. Details to come
Read MoreCome and learn the basics of setting up simple irrigation systems, rainwater harvesting, and other tips to optimise your water use in the garden. We will get hands on with different irrigation pipes and fittings. Bring your irrigation questions! All gardening levels welcome. Preference given to Onkaparinga residents. Facilitated by Patch of Plenty in partnership with Sustainable Onkaparinga.
Read MoreTo celebrate Urban Agriculture Month we are holding a Farm Tour Day. Join us at 10am or 11am for a short tour of the Farm. See our organic recycling, seed raising zone, bush tucker area, sensory garden and of course beds bursting with veggies. Help yourself to a tea or coffee and have a wander through our community Farm.
Read MoreKick start your edible garden with guidance and practical tips. This 2½ hour workshop is perfect for balcony, courtyard and small space growing. Suitable for: adults, beginner to intermediate. You’ll learn: - soils and potting mix fundamentals - seasonal plant selection - when to water and fertilise - basic plant care - thrifty gardening tips Workshop includes: - light morning tea - detailed notes - 6 small edible plants to get you started
Read MoreCreated through a collaborative design process with the local community, the Oakhill Food Justice Farm is an emerging space of nutritious food production, education, community social space and source of food security. Achievements in the first 12 months include developing a program with the Preston Primary School to have all 700 students participate in a whole-of-school hands-on learning journey to grow a tomato crop and make passata, as well as paid internships for young people experiencing bar...
Read MoreDown’s Community Farm (DCF) invites you to join us in our weekly Saturday morning working bees to celebrate Urban Agriculture Month during November! Come and enjoy some social time in the garden with a group of locals who are passionate about growing seasonal and sustainable foods. No gardening knowledge is required and tools are provided! All are welcome to come for as long as they like and contribute in any way they like - join early or later in the morning or simply pop in to see what...
Read MoreCome along and join the fun! 5th November 2022 at the Hill Shed Community Garden, Clare, SA. BYO garden tools and lunch. Tea, coffee and water provided. Donations of the following would be great: manure / straw / cardboard / pots of any size. Stay for dinner at 4.30pm for soup, sandwiches and sausage rolls. Gold coin donation is appreciated and will go towards the garden.
Read MoreFiona Buining and Michael Wilson from Ainslie Urban Farm have been growing an astounding amount of food on their suburban block for many years. Within this small area, they grow vegetables, fruit and berries, as well as keeping chickens, bees and rabbits. This tour is a chance to see the techniques and systems that they use to produce fruit and vegetables in Canberra’s soil and climate. Some of the methods you’ll observe in action include garden planning, soil improvement, bed preparation an...
Read MoreCome to Mandurah Community Gardens and get a tour of the garden to learn how it works, what it does and how it benefits us all. The tour will be followed up with a cook up using local produce from our garden - YUM!
Read MoreEveryone is welcome to this communal produce swap, where goods can be placed on the swap table, and whatever is needed is taken. While the focus of the swap is usually on produce, plants & seeds, many other things are swapped -including preserves, home baked goods, knowledge and experience. Nothing is sold, although a donation to the host - the Ballarat Community Garden is always appreciated. There will be a wide selection of seeds available from the Ballarat Seed Savers. It's best to arrive ...
Read MoreHeld on the first Saturday of the month, the Yea Railway Market showcases local producers, growers and makers and is a community event with a gold coin donation entry - funds from entry are donated to local charities each month. Stalls with fresh produce, baked goods, sauces, jewellery gifts and wonderful finds! The Yea Railway Market offers an array of stalls, the best in fresh local produce, arts and crafts, children’s activities, play ground and skate park. We’ll behaved and soci...
Read MoreLearn how to use all your organic waste even meat and bread and bones. No matter where you live on a balcony or large block. Nothing need go in a bin
Read MoreCome and learn how to grow food at Fab's own home in Kingscliff. This Garden is just on 10 months old and is producing food for his family. Come and have morning tea, and learn how you can do the same. This workshop is perfect if you are starting out, have never grown food and don’t have any idea where to start, don’t have the confidence, need to know some answers to some questions, or looking to simply improve your veggie patch. The How to grow food at home course, will include t...
Read MoreMany people say that they can’t grow veggies through the heat and wet of our summer. Usually, this is because they try to keep growing the traditional varieties that only grow well in the cooler, drier part of the year. However, there are many delicious food plants that are well adapted to the warmer and wetter part of the year in SEQ. This workshop will help you select them and provide tips on propagating, planting, caring for, and harvesting them. It will also provide you with a recipe...
Read MoreA great chance to experience what happens at Warrnambool Community Garden, and then enjoy a shared lunch with other volunteers.
Read MoreWhat is Permaculture? Learn about the history, ethics and principles of Permaculture with Penelope Swales and Naomi Coleman. All within a quaint little town of Fish Creek in South Gippsland. Over 2 Saturdays with workshops and food provided.
Read MoreYou are invited to join the National Gathering for Community Gardens Australia - taking place on the weekend of November 5-6, 2022. The event will be held at CERES Community Environment Park and selected community gardens in Melbourne’s inner suburbs. The theme for this year’s National Gathering is “Big Community - Local and International Perspectives on Community Gardens” DAY 1 - Saturday 5th November - Conference at CERES $100 General Admission/$80 Concession On day one, ...
Read MoreGarden Open Day and Community Art Market Come and see the garden, ask questions, buy a plant, get all the info 8.30 am - 12.30 pm Sat 5th Nov 2022 Coffee, cakes, Gournet brunch and Lions Fruit cakes available
Read MoreCome and join us and meet a few locals at our monthly shared breakfast at Harvest Corner Community Garden. Bring a plate of something tasty to share with others, if you grow food at home we love trying new dishes! The bbq will be on if you would like to cook some bacon & eggs. Cold water will be available.
Read MoreAbbotsford Farmers Market is a VFMA accredited market, running every Saturday 8am - 1pm. Held on the grounds of the historic Abbotsford Convent, you'll find the best of Victorian local produce direct from farmers alongside the benefit of exploring the many artist studios that call the Convent home. The Collingwood Children's Farm is right next door and each Saturday they join the market buzz, offering fresh produce grown on site for purchase from their stall on St Heliers St. Entry ...
Read MoreCoburg Farmers Market is held on the grounds of Coburg Primary School and runs every Saturday 8am - 1pm. The market is VFMA accredited, which ensures that the person selling your food is a genuine Victorian farmer, baker or maker - or someone directly employed by the person who made it. Fresh produce is required to be grown in Victoria and specialty makers are required to source their ingredients from local producers. Entry is by a $1 - $2 optional donation (card only) and is split betwee...
Read Morecome along any time between 8-10am to learn how to save seeds for next season, and help get the community gardens seeds all processed ready for 2023. Kids welcome, as seed saving is child’s play.
Read MoreCOMMUNITY FOOD FOREST CARERS Love to get your hands dirty, growing good food to share among the community? We are offering a regular three-hour volunteer session to work with our Food Forest Carers program. By signing up to join us for these sessions you'll be involved in managing the community food forest we have established at the Camperdown farm, and helping it grow into a dense and nourishing space of free food. You'll be involved in the day-to-day work which includes care of all existi...
Read MoreEvery Friday at ECOSS, 3:00pm-5:00pm Buy local produce with Vege’s, Fruit, Eggs, Chocolate, Honey, Preserves & more This market is designed to support local producers, and local people in accessing delicious, healthy food – outside of a supermarket environment. Due to the popularity of the market, we request that you do your shopping and leave straight away to enable management of our small carpark, and reduce the numbers of people on site at a time. On Saturday mornings at ECOSS ...
Read MoreWestmeadows Indigenous Gardens will be open to the public for one hour on the first Friday of each month from 1.30 - 2.30pm until Dec 2022. Want to have a garden, but do not have enough room at home? Consider joining the Westmeadows Indigenous Community Gardens, it's a beautiful garden and a wonderful community. Come to the gardens to have a look and consider becoming a member. Lead Garden Members will be available to show you through the gardens.
Read MoreInspired by Grow It Local and Paul West, D2E have hosted a local swap/share since late 2020. To celebrate UAM in 2022, the invitation is extended all those wishing to swap/share their produce. The gate is open at 4.30pm on the Thursday 3rd and each week throughout November 2022
Read MoreJoin us to learn about our exciting Green Space project at Cloverdale Community Centre. A multi-faceted, grassroots, approach to building community resilience and tackling food security. Here about its beginnings, see the progress and explore opportunities for becoming involved.
Read MoreAn after school garden session for children every Wednesday, from 4:00-4:45pm. Sessions are designed for 8 to 12 year olds as a guide but all ages can be accommodated.
Read MoreA produce market featuring vegetables, seedlings, food, and more in the beautiful surrounds of Warrnambool Community Garden. 3:00 - 6:30 each Wednesday.
Read MoreFood Is Free Inc. is incredibly excited to announce the fabulous Matthew Evans, from Fat Pig Farm will be hosting an exclusive garden talk for us at Food Is Free Green Space on Wednesday 2 November, and you're invited! Matthew Evans is a chef and food critic turned farmer-food activist. You may know him from his long-running SBS TV series Gourmet Farmer (six seasons). Or you might have a copy of his book Soil, which is all about reframing our thinking on past practices of growing food and the...
Read MoreJoin this hands-on program in our accessible garden, complete with low and wheelchair friendly garden beds. You will learn basics of gardening, urban agriculture, soil health and how to grow food in small spaces. Get your hands dirty in this 6-week course! Light refreshments provided. As part of Urban Agriculture Month, Bridge Darebin is offering 50% OFF course fees! Start date: 02 November Finish date: 07 December Class times: 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM Location: Preston
Read MoreOn the first Tuesday of each month the Kensington Stockyard Food Garden supports the McCracken St Food Share Pantry with 5 to 20kg of fresh produce; except in November when we restock on Wednesday due to Melbourne Cup public holiday. This produce is shared with the local community on a "give what you can, take what you need" basis.
Read MoreGroup of neighbours are working with our local cafe, Wild Timor, on Sydney Rd, to rescue coffee grounds and food waste. We are making lots of compost! For Urban Agriculture Month, we are making a food garden in an old bath on the nature strip. ( the cafe is nearby). We hope to show in some small way that “waste” is a resource and to DO circular economy… Anyone can wander down the street and see the bathtub garden and see some of the elements of the system we have set up.
Read MoreThis competition is open to primary and secondary students with prizes for the students and for the schools,=. The topic for primary students is Healthy soil, Agriculture and the food system, The topic for secondary students is Healhty soil, Agriculture and climate. The entries are judged by respected farmers and educators in regenerative agriculture. The competition closes 6th November. The winners are announced on World Soil Day 5th December and during Soil Week in Australia.
Read MoreWelcome to this special Urban Agriculture podcast series celebrating Urban Agriculture Month (Nov 2022). My first guest is Jacqui Besgrove of Pocket City Farms in central Sydney. Back in 2015, they began the transformation of a disused bowling green into a wonderfully thriving community food hub, and they want to contribute to urban farming becoming a normal part of our society and urban fabric. Local sustainable food production close to where the bulk of our population live - and can connec...
Read MoreThis episode is all about keeping bees in our backyards. This is part of our 5 part Urban Agriculture podcast series celebrating Urban Agriculture Month (Nov 2022). My guest today is Amanda Collins of Ballarat Backyard Beehives and member of the Ballarat Permaculture Guild. Amanda and her partner Scott became accidental beekeepers ten years ago after being gifted a hive and falling in love with the bees. Since then, their passion for beekeeping has grown into a small apiary of 80 hives, ...
Read MoreLandscape Architect and urban farmer, Hilary Hoggett - President of Fawkner Food Bowls in Naarm (Melbourne) - takes us on a journey into hyper-local food systems. This is part 3 of our 5 part Urban Agriculture podcast series celebrating Urban Agriculture Month (Nov 2022) Fawkner Food Bowls is a community market garden which grows herbs, vegetables, and seedlings for their very local area. They work with volunteers and community members providing culturally relevant food in a thriving gro...
Read MoreIn this episode of Sense-Making in a Changing World, host Morag Gamble speaks with Buttons Testa - the creator of The Mushroomery - a micro mushroom farm she set up in her Brunswick backyard in Naarm (Melbourne) in a 10m2 growing space. The little farm supplies two restaurants and a farm gate from time to time with tasty oyster mushrooms. She is influenced by the ethics and principles of permaculture. She is working on closing multiple loops of waste within her farm. Being a massive foodie sh...
Read MoreThis episode of Sense-Making in a Changing World is the final of our 5 part Urban Agriculture series released during Urban Agriculture Month in November 2022. Here, Morag Gamble is joined by Chris Smyth, a coordinator of Community Gardens Australia (WA). They talk about the gardens he co-founded on the Murdoch University Campus, as well as the community gardening movement around the country. Chris, a retired Assoc. Professor and Dean of the School of Media Communication & Culture at Murdoc...
Read MoreOverview of the permagarden method The overall goal of a permagarden is to provide a viable, practical, and sustainable method to increase food and nutrition security. By implementing the permagarden method, gardeners can increase food production from cultivating small land areas for food services. It is a sustainable method using local materials and building the environmental health of the garden. Additionally, with proper water management, this method works in the rainy and dry seasons. The...
Read MoreGrow free Cart. 27 Pitonga Way Greenwood every Friday,Saturday and Sunday throughout November. A place to share produce, seeds pots and other useful items for the food garden. Give what you can, take what you need. 8am to 4.30pm.
Read MoreFood is free community sharing table located at 81 Skene St Newtown Vic 3220. Members of the local community share their excess garden produce (fresh fruit veg eggs herbs flowers and homemade bottled goods). No obligation to leave something before you take something: Give what you can, take what you need.
Read MoreThis is an exciting, new research project exploring the Greater Adelaide community's practices and perceptions of connections, barriers, and impacts regarding growing food at the household- and collectives of households-level, and considerations of community resilience and climate change. All South Australians aged 18+ years who reside within metropolitan Adelaide are eligible to participate. As part of Urban Agriculture Month 2022, you are invited to participate in the research project's...
Read MoreNovember is Urban Agriculture Month and here at the Permaculture Education Institute we are celebrating the beautiful array of urban agriculture and the potential this brings to living a one-planet life, creating resilience and robustness, addressing social justice, growing new livelihood opportunities, nurturing nutritious urban gardens for community wellbeing, transitioning our cities, and sharing stories of what is possible. The first of our urban agriculture series is this panel conversat...
Read MoreUrban agriculture - the growing of food in urban and peri-urban areas - is as old as the first world’s first cities. In early 2022 Sustain worked with Agriculture Victoria to conduct a first-ever mapping and survey of the urban agriculture sector in Victoria. What did we learn? Urban agriculture is always about much more than growing veggies. Now more than ever, urban farmers in all their diversity can play an important role in helping governments and communities meet the challenges of climate...
Read MoreCome along and learn how a degraded, contaminated piece of land has been designed and managed to create a thriving urban farm. We will take you through the various technologies and methods that allow us to pump out healthy produce and support the livelihood of a young farmer. Bring along any questions you have about plants, pests or pumpkins!
Read More-------------As part of Cardinia Food Movement's Grown at home series, this event is hosted by Orchard End Farm -------------------- Our farm is a multi-enterprise organic farming business. We have a blueberry plantation with 1100 bushes and also grow a number of varieties of garlic. We also run Limousin breeder cattle that are currently crossed with a red Angus bull and are pure grass fed. We have been certified organic, through NASAA, for a number of years now for our blueberries and ...
Read MoreSydney area hosts over 200 amazing native bee species, vital for pollination and ecosystem function. Learn about these amazing pollinators in this hands-on workshop and build your own mini bee hotel to take home. Part of a series of events for the Festival of Urban Food – Connecting People and Place. Proudly sponsored by the City Of Sydney and co-presented by Sustain: The Australian Food Network and Foodswell.
Read MoreIt’s tomato time! Do you have an abundance of tomatoes leftover from your veggie garden? Come and learn from volunteer Gina how to make tomato passata from scratch, the Italian way! Local chef Keith will also demonstrate how to whip up an eggplant parmigiana as a perfect pairing dish. The produce will be supplied by some wonderful local growers. COST: Gold coin donation Venue is wheel-chair friendly, and parking is available on-site. PLACES ARE LIMITED so use the Ticket link to r...
Read MoreCome down to the Collingwood Childrens Farm for our second YFC Melb social hangout ! We can also take a tour to explore Urban Ag projects CCF is up to for those interested. BYO drinks. Sim will bring some nibblies but you're welcome to bring more. Date: Sunday, April 25th Time: 3pm - 5:30pm Be great to cya there! This event is for YFC members and non-members : so come along ! but if you would like to join in support of Young Farmers Connect we would love have your endorsement an...
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Read MoreLocated on a 1000sqm (quarter acre) block in Bulli, about a 15 minute drive north of Wollongong, our fledgling garden is all about establishing regenerative systems on a domestic scale. Based on permaculture principles, we are in the process of setting up water tanks, irrigation systems, solar panels, vegetables, herbs, natives, a food forest, orchard, herbs, bees, compost, worm farms etc. Come and visit, we'd love to meet you! HOSTED BY FOOD FAIRNESS ILLAWARRA
Read MoreEvery Sunday local farmers gather to offer their produce to the community of Eltham and its surrounds. The farmers and other stallholders include many from urban Melbourne and the peri-urban fringe. Approximately 40% of stallholders come from the local municipality (Nillumbik) or those directly adjoining. On the 4th Sunday of each month the market hosts a food swap where locals can exchange their excess home produce and on occasions the market also hosts community stalls.
Read MoreHidden in plain site, this guerilla verge garden has evolved over 5 years, demonstrating basic permaculture principals to passerbys, and slowly enriching the soil and biodiversity of an abandoned railway corridor. The area has been hand-weeded along 75metres of roadside verge & planted out using seasonal seed saving techniques, cuttings and native plants from the Wollongong Botanic Gardens. There is no water on site, so all plants must survive the summers by growing their roots deep. Local com...
Read MoreThis event is part of the Cooked at Home series, as organised by the Cardinia Food Movement. This series seeks to acknowledge and celebrate seasonal eating and growing. Heike, a passionate local nutritionist and all round super home grower, cook and fermenter is an active member in the Cardinia Food Network. ------------------------------------ What’s it all about? Talk a walk through any Melbourne suburb and you’ll see olive trees. Ever wished you could preserve your own? In this hand...
Read MoreWhat to do with all those materials we may put into our Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) bin- by putting them to good use in an instant garden bed.
Read MoreJoin us to taste seasonal multi-floral honey from the HiveMind Community Apiary Ballarat and single origin honey varieties from across Central and Western Victoria. Hear about the creation of the Apiary, an innovative community enterprise founded by local beekeepers Amanda Collins and Scott Denno supported by a hands on multi-disciplinary advisory team. The Apiary has been developed to provide therapeutic beekeeping and opportunity for horticultural practice for people at risk of or livin...
Read MoreDrop in to the Gardens to swap or borrow seed from our Seed Library, and meet your fellow Community Gardeners. Stay to have a look around and see whether you would like to become a part of our gardening community.
Read MoreExplore the basic botany of vegetable plant families and how this is useful for saving seeds. How do we save seed saving for useful traits and to maintain genetic diversity? What plants are easy to start with and how to save seed using less space in the garden? We will explore tips on how to dry various seeds. This workshop will also give you practical experience on how to tell when seed is mature, how to clean and store seed and lots of seeds to take home!
Read MoreLearn how to save heritage varieties of edible plants adapted to local conditions. Discover seed saving skills which have sustained food production for millennia. Learn basic techniques for collecting, cleaning, drying and storing seed. Get involved and save seed which is diverse, resilient and adapted to local conditions. What you’ll learn. • How plants reproduce from seed • Dry and wet seed processing techniques • Methods for collecting, storing and labelling your seeds •...
Read MoreThe Adelaide Edible Garden Trail celebrates the many ways Kaurna Land residents are creating food sovereignty while saving money and the environment — and enjoying the health benefits of homegrown fruit and veggies. On Saturday, April 24, backyard growers large and small from across our great city will open their gardens to you via informative online videos, sharing their knowledge and inspiring you to get growing at your place.
Read MoreCollingwood Children's Farm have organized a series of three live workshops to be held on the farm over the course of the day Discovery Walk with Glenn Clapton (11:30am) Glen Clapton, Team Leader of the Narrap Rangers, will lead a sensory discovery walk introducing indigenous and native medicinal and edible plants. Learn how insects, birds, marsupials and other wildlife, fungi and plants and waterways are all interdependent and why these ecosystems are essential to growing food and support...
Read MoreSporadical City Mushrooms invites you on a tour of our little farm to meet your farmer and get a behind the scenes look at an urban farming business. We will talk about general operations and production methods, the growth of the business and challenges we have faced along the way. Are you thinking about doing something similar? Or just curious to know more about the urban farming and what it means to be a farmer in the city? Bring all your burning questions and be a part of the conversation. ...
Read MoreThis event is part of the Grown at Home series, as organised by the Cardinia Food Movement. This series seeks to acknowledge and celebrate all what can be grown at home in the changing seasons. Summer Snow Juice features on the Cardinia Farm and Food Directory. ----------------------------- For many home gardeners, apples seem to be one of the first choices of what fruit they want to grow. Join Nick, Rob and the team at Bellevue Orchard for a Q & A on growing and caring for apple trees. You...
Read MoreBolobek is a magnificent heritage listed rural property situated in the foothills of the Macedon Ranges. The garden, originally established over a century ago, has now been reinvigorated by the current owners, the Robertsons. The garden features mature Linden, Birch and Oaks, a walled rose garden, poplar and crab apple walks, lilac hedges, herbaceous borders, prize winning dahlias and a newly reinstated creek and fernery all tied together by sweeping lawns.
Read MoreHow is it possible that seven inner-city parks and gardens can ameliorate climate change and reduce greenhouse gases right now? We will visit these special places by car or car share where the process of CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage) will be explained, seen and demonstrated in an easy and inexpensive way, and in which you can also play a part. Pre-registration $60 ph 02 9550 1682
Read MoreConnecting Community Through Gardening and Story About this Event As part of Urban Agriculture month; an initiative by SUSTAIN: The Australian Food Network, Holsworthy Community Garden: SCRAP Ltd is hosting a day of workshops on Saturday April 24. This event is proudly sponsored by Box Divvy Meet your community heroes, activists and creatives and find out what drives them in a life of service to the planet and community. A fun day with heartfelt connection 9.00 am - Acknowledge...
Read MoreCome along to our awesome community open day at your favourite community garden - Hilton Harvest of course! On the day we will have talks, tours, giveaways, info stall, crop swap, bric-a-brac stall, tea/coffee/cake stall, kids activities, and some great local music! Our onsite nursery will be having a sale day so come along for some green bargains! Stay tuned for more details to be announced soon!
Read MoreCome along and experience how a multifaceted urban farm located just minutes from a bustling city centre operates, and enjoy light refreshments and a nutritious meal with locally organically grown, picked and prepared produce. We'll show you how we grow our vegetables, you'll pick the vegetables and together we'll prepare a flavour packed plate of food where you'll taste the difference from store bought vegetables. On the site of the Mountain Range Farm, you'll see the Mountain Range Nurs...
Read MoreAn authentic VFMA-accredited farmers' market running EVERY SATURDAY 8am -1pm at Coburg Primary School. Our market boasts 30+ stallholders offering ethical, local and seasonal food and produce from free-range meat, fruit and vegetables to nuts, eggs, olive oil and cheese. You'll also find secondary producers selling locally made jams, dips, pastries plus hot food and coffee to go. Entry to the market is by gold coin donation (via tap n go) which supports the School's programs and our social e...
Read MoreAn authentic VFMA-accredited farmers' market running the 4th SATURDAY of each month 8am -1pm at the Abbotsford Convent. Our market boasts 30+ stallholders offering ethical, local and seasonal food and produce from free-range meat, fruit and vegetables to nuts, eggs, olive oil and cheese. You'll also find secondary producers selling locally made jams, dips, pastries plus hot food and coffee to go. Entry to the market is by gold coin donation which supports the Abbotsford Convent and MFM, a so...
Read MoreJoin us for the upcoming Young Farmers Connect - Greater Sydney workshop "Holistic Management principles for small-scale farms" with Brian Wehlburg from Inside Outside Management and Jennifer Ringbauer. This 2-day event is for YFC Members and non-members alike - all welcome - come and join our community of peer-support. This two-day course will provide an introduction for new, young, and aspiring farmers that are interested in applying Holistic Management to build profitable and regenerat...
Read MoreJoin our Community Food Expo at Woodcroft Community Centre. Event includes: - Cooking and home gardening demos - Free food tastings and seedlings - Exploration of community garden - Kitchen table talks - conversations around food - Meeting local producers - Find out about local groups and activities. Proudly presented by the Onkaparinga Food Security Collaborative, Willunga Farmers Market, Magic Harvest, The Food Embassy, Christies Beach Baptist Church Family Enrichment Centre, Fo...
Read MoreCome along and experience how a multifaceted urban farm located just minutes from a bustling city centre operates, and enjoy light refreshments and a nutritious meal with locally organically grown, picked and prepared produce. We'll show you how we grow our vegetables, you'll pick the vegetables and together we'll prepare a flavour packed plate of food where you'll taste the difference from store bought vegetables. On the site of the Mountain Range Farm, you'll see the Mountain Range Nurs...
Read MoreLeveraging global lessons is a powerful means of inspiring local implementation. In this webinar, we are joined by the international perspectives of Natalie Keene (Norway), Merrin Layden (representing UK), and Pablo Ermini (Argentina). Hear about how Norwegian CSA's take particular care of their members who harvest directly from the fields themselves and work on the farm with the farmers. Learn how community orchards in the UK are responding to the climate crisis. Be inspired by agriculture ...
Read MoreHighlighting the uses of pumpkin come along and make asian style pumpkin soup, a raw pumpkin salad, a dip along with some lemongrass tea.
Read MoreThe Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation presents a 'virtual' (i.e. video) tour of school kitchen garden programs, and a Q&A with CEO Josephene Duffy. All are welcome to attend and learn more about our pleasurable food education model, and how schools all over Australia are contributing to the Urban Agriculture movement - and how you can get involved!
Read MoreThe Southern Beaches Community Garden is celebrating the expansion of their garden by sharing sustainable and environmentally friendly gardening ideas and knowledge, alongside excellent workshops, including: • Native Beekeeping Forum • Energex Sponsorship for Restoring the Richmond Birdwing Butterfly Habitat • Composting and Worm Farming 10am • Communal Gardening • Propagation and Air Layering Techniques 9am, 1pm • Organic, Vegetarian Community Meal from the Southern Beaches ...
Read MoreHave you ever walked past an unloved space and wondered if it could be used to for planting vegetables? Incredible Edible started after a group of friends turn this question into action. Growing spaces led to conversations that encouraged people to imagine that the power of these small actions could help people live happy, healthy and prosperous lives. Lives lived in connected communities, built out of the power of their own will, their own imagination and grown through the power of small act...
Read MoreThe Albion Park Youth and Community Care Garden is a place for the local community to meet and grow vegetables, herbs and flowers. Come and join us for a tour of our garden and morning tea. HOSTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH FOOD FAIRNESS ILLAWARRA
Read Moreach year since 1965 about 3,500 Australians are awarded a Churchill Fellowship, supporting an overseas exploration to learn about significant innovations in diverse spheres of social life, and bring back lessons that may be of wider benefit to the Australian community. In this webinar, setting the scene for a week of exploration through the Urban Agriculture Forum, we will hear from 4 Churchill Fellows - two who have completed their trips, and two who face the new uncertainty and constraints ...
Read MoreThis event is brought to you by Moreland City Council. Meet the farmers, farm hosts, mentors and founders for a virtual Backyard Farmers farm tour and Q&A panel session. Growing Farmers aims to develop regenerative farming capacity in urban communities and to support and enable a new generation of aspiring urban farmers. We do this by assisting aspiring farmers with land, mentoring, networks and business coaching, all while building stronger community connections and providing fresh produce t...
Read MoreSee what we can create from what we have around us for free, in big and little spaces. An instant garden bed, wicking bed and structures for growing. No reason not to grow stuff in the city.
Read MoreTurn degraded, sandy and compacted soil into premium fertility and see results which also help regenerate the environment. • Learn how to integrate the BD soil preparations with gardening practices. • Participate in vortex stirring to bring necessary life activity • What are the best dates to work with nature’s rhythms? • How can atmospheric carbon be pulled into the soil? • The difference between organic matter and humus.
Read MoreWe are a brand new community garden. Just barely out of the ground! Our April working bee will see our first plantings! Come along with your experience- large or small.
Read MoreThe 'Introduction to Market Gardening - Soil' is the first component of the Canberra City Farm's Market Gardening Course that will run for 15 months. This first session looks at Soils and will run over two days - 18 April and 9 May 2021. Participants will be shown how to assess and modify their own soil properties to ensure their soil is in optimal condition for growing nutritious fruit and vegetables. Particular emphasis will be placed on the biological properties of soil as the driver of soi...
Read MoreOn the the Day of our April Dig we will be running a workshop on how to successfully plant an Allium bed. in this hands on workshop you will learn how to prepare seedlings for planting, and the best location for planting Alliums. We will also be harvesting our Jerusalem Artichoke plot, so come with baskets, bags and buckets to take home a haul. As always make sure you bring a water bottle and if your own pair of gardening gloves. Our workshop are free but donations are welcome. Please RSVSP :...
Read More18th April brings exciting new addition to the SA Autumn Garden Festival with the Well Being Talks, cooking demonstrations in the Well Being Marque. Sophie Thomson will speaking on the benefits of gardening on your Mental Health and Well Being and Yummy gardening. Rebecca Sullivan will sharing tips and tricks for cooking with australian native botanicals. Rebecca Paris from Australian Native Food Co will be demonstrating a crunchy crocodile salad and how to make a healthy Golden Gaytime.
Read MoreThe Premier Garden Festival in SA, nurture your gardening spirit The Festival will have everything for you and your garden needs including plants, garden tools, soils and garden art across over 70 sites. Children's sustainability garden area. Guest Speakers, Costa Georgiardis, Paul Beckerman, Sophie Thomson, Alex Czura, Shaun Kennedy, Rebecca Sullivan. Cooking Demonstrations, Rebecca Price - Australian Native Food Co, Rebecca Sullivan Warndu Mia, good food. Free car parking. Eftpos ...
Read MoreThe Thirroul Community Garden is a community run, council supported, shared garden space. Our purpose is to have a positive effect on local people, food supply and the environment. Join us for our annual open day, celebrating our community and learning about food. LIVE MUSIC MARKET STALL - fresh produce, seedlings, baked goods and preserves HOME MADE SOUP AND FLAT BREADS baked in our pizza oven GARDEN TOURS - learn more about the garden and how to get involved, 10:30 / 11:30/ 12:...
Read MoreJoin Caulfield South Community Garden at Ripponlea on Sunday 18th April from 10am - 3pm for the Botanica Festival - A celebration of our natural environment, gardening and sustainability. CSCH Community Gardeners will be selling a number of interesting seedlings and plants on the day to get your cool season gardens started, along with educational displays including our new portable wicking bed which shows off the inner workings of this system. There will be a number of stalls and activitie...
Read MoreEvery Sunday local farmers gather to offer their produce to the community of Eltham and its surrounds. The farmers and other stallholders include many from urban Melbourne and the peri-urban fringe. Approximately 40% of stallholders come from the local municipality (Nillumbik) or those directly adjoining. On the 4th Sunday of each month the market hosts a food swap where locals can exchange their excess home produce and on occasions the market also hosts community stalls.
Read MoreWhen you save seeds you're preserving the genetic diversity of your own produce. By carefully selecting the plants you save seeds from you can preserve the unique traits that made them desirable for you, including taste, ability to resist pests and adaptation to your local climate. In this online workshop run by online seed marketplace Local Seeds we will teach you how to get started saving seeds from open-pollinated plants. We'll cover the most common methods of collecting, drying and storin...
Read MoreCome down to the community garden to learn from two experienced biodynamic growers. Phil and Anne are the past owners of the successful Sunningdale Farm at Mt. Compass and have years of experience farming with biodynamic principles. Bring protection from the elements (rain or sun!) and your favoured method for note taking. Gold coin donation at the gate. What's biodynamic farming? "Biodynamics is a holistic, ecological, and ethical approach to farming, gardening, food, and nutriti...
Read MoreWicking beds are self-contained raised garden beds that have built-in reservoirs that supply water from the bottom up making them incredibly water efficient. Come along to the Pakenham Community Garden to learn how to design, build and care for successful wicking beds using different materials. As part of the workshop, there will be a hands-on demonstration of how to transform an existing raised garden bed into a wicking bed. Snacks and a light lunch will be provided
Read MoreA tour of our city garden looking at practical ways of generating a lot of produce from a city backyard whilst still maintain the function and feel of a backyard. I will discuss multi and repeat sowing techniques, the benefits of plugs or seed starting, seed collecting, a discussion on edible flowers and showing how multi grafted fruit trees are a boon for small spaces. I will also show how we keep our chickens, bees (if established at that time) and our compost set up.
Read MoreThis is a tour tailored for an adult audience. If you would like an experience designed specifically for children, please book into our Family Farm Tour. We have been creating our award-winning urban farm in Lake Heights for more than eight years and we love sharing it with others! We invite you to come and see what happens when you take 11 acres of scrub, a team of passionate and hardworking staff and volunteers, then add the philosophies of permaculture and organic farming principles. O...
Read MoreWorkshops on Saturday 17th. Rebecca Sullivan - The Art of a Natural Home You will be making – Petal smash n bash tote bag + a flower dyed compost scarf + some flower petal paints + flower face steam and bath salts+ essential oil and herb stress balls- Your own fermented Kraut or Kimchi- Home cleaning products- Blended medicinal teas- Body and face scrub- Face Toner- Lip gloss and Blusher Workshop from 11-3.00 includes all equipment, a swag of goodies to take home and a light lunch bo...
Read MoreA community connecting day. Wicking bed workshop. Tour of garden - see our growth - from little things... Nectar feeder project, Beautification Grant Bush food planting. Pony rescue - patt5
Read MorePresented by Brunswick Neighbourhood House and supported by Moreland City Council. Small spaces can be challenging, but they can also be productive too! Learn how to perfect the art of the small vegetable garden and maximise your yields in this fascinating and inspiring workshop. The workshop will focus on growing food in two distinct types of spaces- small garden beds and balconies. In this hands-on workshop you will also have the opportunity to put theory into practice. As part of the wo...
Read MoreLike some herbs or a few salad leaves to lift that meal without trekking all the way to the supermarket? Join Sarah on a tour of Popes Produce market garden for some inspiration, tips and treats to get you growing luscious leaves for yourself. Ticket price includes light refreshment & seedlings to get you started. (*SPECIAL PRICE FOR URBAN AGRICULTURE MONTH!)
Read MoreLearn how to make a complete garden bed with all the ingredients ready to plant straight away. All materials can be free when we look in the right places.
Read MoreWith unpredictable conditions forecast, gardens & farms need to prepare for more diverse seasons and events. Join Fraser Bayley (SAGE Moruya co-founder and seasoned grower) and Dan Bakker (Moodji Farm manager) for a two hour workshop exploring strategies to promote resilient productive environments as we move into an increasingly uncertain climate. Be you a backyard gardener or a serious grower, Fraser will present a range of models to employ in your patch before trouble shooting your own ...
Read MoreThis 60-minute tour is designed specifically for kids aged 4-12 and their parents/carers. Do you want your kids to understand where their food comes from and the hard work that goes into producing it? Are you looking for a fun and interactive experience for the whole family these school holidays? If you are, we invite you to join us for a Green Connect Family Farm Tour! Delight your senses and explore our 11-acres of farmlands, including the productive market gardens and subtropical f...
Read MoreMeet your local Victorian farmers and small-scale producers, discover what's in season, see how seasonality can influence flavour (and price) and discover new recipe ideas directly from the farmer. The Coburg Farmers Market tour will showcase the diversity of our stallholders and (of course) include a few tasters along the way. The tour will be hosted by Nat Abboud, Moreland local and co-owner of famed Lygon St restaurant Rumi. We’ll round-out the tour with a snack and a sit-down in fron...
Read MoreOpen garden, swap seeds, plants & produces, social food and Edible Garden Promoter: Volunteer Training program information, harvest and biointensive gardening workshop, bokashi compost fermentation, and liquid biofertiliser making workshop
Read MoreThis workshop is brought to you by Moreland City Council and is a movement based practice about the nature in and around us — the relationships between our bodies and the earth. Join Gregory is a dancer, choreographer, photographer and urban farmer, who helps tend Fawkner Food Bowls community market garden and other patches of earth. Through the workshop you will enjoy an open practice with the land surrounding us through a led intuitive dance session finding your own expression in natur...
Read MoreAre you fascinated by the art of beekeeping and keen to gain the skills required to start your own hive? In this full day workshop, Claire Brown from Flametree Beekeepers will give you the knowledge and skills required to get you started as a backyard beekeeper. The workshop will include a morning of theory and, weather permitting, an afternoon of hands-on, practical learning at our display hive.
Read MoreWoonona Community Garden is a communal garden where members come together to grow fruit, vegetables, flowers and herbs using sustainable methods. We emphasise fun, cooperation, community pride and shared learning. Come visit us on our Saturday working bee where we garden, chat and share morning tea together, we'd love to meet you! THIS EVENT IS CO-HOSTED BY FOOD FAIRNESS ILLAWARRA
Read MoreAn authentic VFMA-accredited farmers' market running EVERY SATURDAY 8am -1pm at Coburg Primary School. Our market boasts 30+ stallholders offering ethical, local and seasonal food and produce from free-range meat, fruit and vegetables to nuts, eggs, olive oil and cheese. You'll also find secondary producers selling locally made jams, dips, pastries plus hot food and coffee to go. Entry to the market is by gold coin donation (via tap n go) which supports the School's programs and our social e...
Read MoreAn authentic VFMA-accredited farmers' market running the 3rd SATURDAY of each month 8am -1pm at Gasworks Arts Park. Our market boasts 40+ stallholders offering ethical, local and seasonal food and produce from free-range meat, fruit and vegetables to nuts, eggs, olive oil and cheese. You'll also find secondary producers selling locally made jams, dips, pastries plus hot food and coffee to go. The market is plastic-bag free so don't forget to BYO! The market is accredited by the Victorian F...
Read MoreJoin us at the Calyx on April 15 at 5:30pm – and by livestream - for a panel discussion with First Nation’s leaders Sharon Winsor, Chris Andrews and Brenden Moore in conversation with host Clarence Slockee. Hear about the enterprising businesses and programs these inspiring people work with and how they are leading the way to help build greater resilience for people, culture and place. Learn about what they, and their enterprises, do to support youth, culture and their communities, and t...
Read MoreCome along and experience how a multifaceted urban farm located just minutes from a bustling city centre operates, and enjoy light refreshments and a nutritious meal with locally organically grown, picked and prepared produce. We'll show you how we grow our vegetables, you'll pick the vegetables and together we'll prepare a flavour packed plate of food where you'll taste the difference from store bought vegetables. On the site of the Mountain Range Farm, you'll see the Mountain Range Nurs...
Read MoreThis 60-minute tour is designed specifically for kids aged 4-12 and their parents/carers. Do you want your kids to understand where their food comes from and the hard work that goes into producing it? Are you looking for a fun and interactive experience for the whole family these school holidays? If you are, we invite you to join us for a Green Connect Family Farm Tour! Delight your senses and explore our 11-acres of farmlands, including the productive market gardens and subtropical f...
Read MoreBeales Road Farm is a local food system in suburban Greensborough that operates under a land share arrangement with the land’s lease holder. The farm is home to community urban agriculture team ‘The Veggie Empire’. As well as the extensive growing system the team have created a small propagation nursery where the team grow seedlings for planting out on the farm and for sale at the Alphington Farmers Market. Food grown on the farm is distributed to local eaters via community connec...
Read MoreA garden is more than just an outdoor room, a place for relaxation and fun, a place that adds value to your home. It should also be a place of Climate Action where you can connect with the environment and implement changes to reduce your contribution to CO2-e emissions and help build climate resilience. In this Webinar we will use the Climate7 framework (www.cliamte7.com) to explore how gardening and urban farming can be a part of a personal and community Climate Action plan.
Read MoreThe APC is a biennial gathering of permaculture people from around the country and the Asia Pacific region. All people with an interest in permaculture and regenerative development are invited to join us for 4 days of workshops, hands-on activities, and discussions on how we can both celebrate and support nature’s abundance. The Community Gardens & Permaculture Festival will be held on the Sunday before the Convergence, in conjunction with Northey Street City Farm’s weekly Organic Farmers...
Read MoreThis is an introduction to soils for plot holders and back yard gardeners. At the end of this session, you will be able to test your soil in your garden for the basics, understand soil acidity and alkalinity, understand what makes healthy soil and how to foster this and broadly understand the role of the complex network of relationships in the soil beneath our feet and in our gardens.
Read MoreDisplays and activities on the importance of bees, the promotion of urban beekeeping and the need of training of potential beekeepers. Displays and demonstrations may include: • working of hives by beginner and experienced beekeepers (in apiary) • honey sales (our own and/or farm) • frame assembly and wiring (in bee shed). • foundation imbedding (outside the display van). • demonstration of bee box assembly • dry extraction display (in paddock under market marquee). • so...
Read MoreAn authentic VFMA-accredited farmers' market running EVERY SUNDAY 9am - 1pm at the Melbourne Innovation Centre. Our market boasts 30+ stallholders offering ethical, local and seasonal food and produce from free-range meat, fruit and vegetables to nuts, eggs, olive oil and cheese. You'll also find secondary producers selling locally made jams, dips, pastries plus hot food, coffee & freshly squeezed juice to go. Entry to the market is by gold coin donation (via tap n go), which supports MFM,...
Read MoreEvery Sunday local farmers gather to offer their produce to the community of Eltham and its surrounds. The farmers and other stallholders include many from urban Melbourne and the peri-urban fringe. Approximately 40% of stallholders come from the local municipality (Nillumbik) or those directly adjoining. On the 4th Sunday of each month the market hosts a food swap where locals can exchange their excess home produce and on occasions the market also hosts community stalls.
Read MoreCome along and experience how a multifaceted urban farm located just minutes from a bustling city centre operates, and enjoy light refreshments and a nutritious meal with locally organically grown, picked and prepared produce. We'll show you how we grow our vegetables, you'll pick the vegetables and together we'll prepare a flavour packed plate of food where you'll taste the difference from store bought vegetables. On the site of the Mountain Range Farm, you'll see the Mountain Range Nurs...
Read MoreCome along and experience how a multifaceted urban farm located just minutes from a bustling city centre operates, and enjoy light refreshments and a nutritious meal with locally organically grown, picked and prepared produce. We'll show you how we grow our vegetables, you'll pick the vegetables and together we'll prepare a flavour packed plate of food where you'll taste the difference from store bought vegetables. On the site of the Mountain Range Farm, you'll see the Mountain Range Nurs...
Read MoreThe Hills Community Gardens are excited to announce the creation of Cockatoo’s very own Community Orchard; We are very keen to share this part of the Beautification grant with you that we received from the Cardinia Shire This event will be taking place on Saturday April 10th from 10:30am until 1:30pm at Hills Community Gardens, Cockatoo The day will begin with a workshop run by Dave from Key Permaculture. Between 10:30 and 11:00AM Dave will be hosting a free workshop and chatting to yo...
Read MoreWe designed and created a ‘neighbourhood garden’ in the suburb of Herne Hill (Geelong), Victoria from early 2019. An example of urban agriculture. The original aim was: to beautify the neighbourhood, by adding to existing trees and plants at the beginning of a nature reserve and trail path. We found preparing the initial 2 garden beds and planting of 3 crepe myrtle trees (to provide colour and attract pollinators) led to an additional garden bed, planting local and other indigenous plants, p...
Read MoreJoin us at a workshop to make a water wise wicking bed to grow your own vegies at home at 10am to 11.30am followed by a tour of the community garden. Enjoy a BBQ lunch. Taste, smell and touch herbs in our guess the herb competition. There will be activities for kids of any age and plants, seeds, seedlings, worm products and any produce on hand for sale. Saturday 10th April 9.30am start. Workshop $5.00 to non members and the day will finish around 3pm
Read MorePractical guidance for growing fruit trees, vines and berries in small spaces. Learn which fruits thrive in Sydney, basic tree maintenance and how to manage common pests. Includes a hands on session propagating berries from cuttings and runners. Presented by Sydney City Farm
Read MorePresented by the Warr Park Food Forest, Brunswick Neighbourhood House and supported by Moreland City Council. Learn neat tips for conditioning your soil, explore closed loop agricultural practices and why worm farming is one of the best ways to turn food waste into fuel for your plants. This workshop will include a bit of theory, to help you make sure your worm farm is working at peak efficiency and your worms are happy in their worm farm home. It will also include a practical demonstratio...
Read MoreLike some herbs or a few salad leaves to lift that meal without trekking all the way to the supermarket? Join Sarah on a tour of Popes Produce market garden for some inspiration, tips and treats to get you growing luscious leaves for yourself. Ticket price includes light refreshment & seedlings to get you started. (*SPECIAL PRICE FOR URBAN AGRICULTURE MONTH!)
Read MoreThis is a delightful one-acre garden mounded into several beds at the front to catch water – with plantings of crepe myrtles, a variety of pears, ornamental pomegranates, fruit trees and a stunning forest pansy under a canopy of box and stringy bark. All of these beautiful trees are underplanted with salvias, euphorbias, spreading cyclamens and hellebores. The house pergola is covered in a mixture of grape and three types of Parthenossisus with a Magnolia denudata as a feature tree. The ...
Read MoreRegional beauty and sustainable practice – majestic eucalypts provide habitat wildlife with an abundance of plant diversity and gorgeous long views.
Read MoreSituated in the historic town of Blackwood this undulating garden is framed by a backdrop of the Wombat State Forest. It features a wide variety of trees, including large Weeping Elm and Golden Ash which, along with maples, ornamental pears and pin oaks, provide spectacular Autumn colour.
Read MoreJoin our free hands-on workshop to learn how to prepare your edible garden for autumn through theory, tips and practical activities. Develop an understanding of site planning, soil building and companion planting for pest management, in urban and small space gardens. Find out what to plant as the weather cools and how to prepare your plot or containers to get the best vegie crop. You will practise seed raising and potting up seedlings to take home so you can start your autumn crop.
Read MoreThis 60-minute tour is designed specifically for kids aged 4-12 and their parents/carers. Do you want your kids to understand where their food comes from and the hard work that goes into producing it? Are you looking for a fun and interactive experience for the whole family these school holidays? If you are, we invite you to join us for a Green Connect Family Farm Tour! Delight your senses and explore our 11-acres of farmlands, including the productive market gardens and subtropical f...
Read MoreThis step-by-step workshop ensures everyone leaves with the knowledge and skills to grow an edible garden on a balcony, in a backyard or over a whole property. COME ALONG AND LEARN THE FOLLOWING: Understanding how vegetables and herbs grow Helping vegetables and herbs to grow without chemicals Tools and techniques used to produce vegetables and herbs Building healthy soils through composting, no-dig gardening, and other soil preparation techniques Designing crop rotation plans, and pla...
Read MoreCome along and experience how a multifaceted urban farm located just minutes from a bustling city centre operates, and enjoy light refreshments and a nutritious meal with locally organically grown, picked and prepared produce. We'll show you how we grow our vegetables, you'll pick the vegetables and together we'll prepare a flavour packed plate of food where you'll taste the difference from store bought vegetables. On the site of the Mountain Range Farm, you'll see the Mountain Range Nurs...
Read MoreAn authentic VFMA-accredited farmers' market running EVERY SATURDAY 8am -1pm at Coburg Primary School. Our market boasts 30+ stallholders offering ethical, local and seasonal food and produce from free-range meat, fruit and vegetables to nuts, eggs, olive oil and cheese. You'll also find secondary producers selling locally made jams, dips, pastries plus hot food and coffee to go. Entry to the market is by gold coin donation (via tap n go) which supports the School's programs and our social e...
Read MoreAn authentic VFMA-accredited farmers' market running EVERY 2nd SATURDAY of each month 8am -1pm at the Collingwood Children's Farm. Our market boasts 30+ stallholders offering ethical, local and seasonal food and produce from free-range meat, fruit and vegetables to nuts, eggs, olive oil and cheese. You'll also find secondary producers selling locally made jams, dips, pastries plus hot food and coffee to go. The market is plastic-bag free so don't forget to BYO! The market is accredited by ...
Read MoreFind out why crops favour particular soils and participate in the techniques used by geologists to study and classify the Earth. We will look at soil classification, rock formation, minerals, make a crystal grower and more in a fun hands-on holiday workshop. Get ready to get a little dirty!
Read MorePlants for Life The hidden science of plants! In this hands-on biology workshop we look closely at how pollination, photosynthesis and more work in a practical session where you get to be the scientist. Using digital microscopes and dissections to get close-up on flowers & leaves to investigate their functions, discover how plants survive extreme environments and learn why certain plants are used in agricultural settings You even create a take-home botany experiment to run at home!
Read MoreWater is so precious! This program is jam-packed with hands-on experiments kids do themselves using our most important resource in agriculture. From making cube-shaped bubbles to soap powered boats, the kids will have a blast! We'll look at how natural water filters work in catchments as well as some of the stranger sides of water in a variety of hands-on experiments. A great way to dive into science with scientists from Fizzics Education!
Read MoreWe look at how clouds form and what causes droughts for our farmers. We'll dive deep into all manner of weather science including air pressure, drought, measuring the weather and more. We'll even learn about extreme weather events such as tornadoes and cyclones as we gain insight into how our climate operates and how this affects modern farming.
Read MoreJust where does our food come from? How far does it travel? What nutrients can be found in food? How can we make healthy food choices? We'll have a fantastic time with hands-on science experiments with food whilst learning how food moves from paddock to plate.
Read MoreThis 60-minute tour is designed specifically for kids aged 4-12 and their parents/carers. Do you want your kids to understand where their food comes from and the hard work that goes into producing it? Are you looking for a fun and interactive experience for the whole family these school holidays? If you are, we invite you to join us for a Green Connect Family Farm Tour! Delight your senses and explore our 11-acres of farmlands, including the productive market gardens and subtropical f...
Read MoreLearn about the complexity of life in this fun holiday workshop! Check out our mini-beasts, are they male or female? How do biologists track animals? What techniques do animals use to hide? Find out about life cycles and basic ecological relationships between plants and animals both on the farm and in the wild. Your kids will investigate these concepts plus much more!
Read MoreLearn how to preserve tomatoes using a hot pickling method Hear about different preservation methods From the garden pick the leaves and herbs for use in pickling the tomatoes. Watch the demonstration of the method in the kitchen Take home a jar of pickled tomatoes Address details will be provided upon registration
Read MoreEvery Sunday local farmers gather to offer their produce to the community of Eltham and its surrounds. The farmers and other stallholders include many from urban Melbourne and the peri-urban fringe. Approximately 40% of stallholders come from the local municipality (Nillumbik) or those directly adjoining. On the 4th Sunday of each month the market hosts a food swap where locals can exchange their excess home produce and on occasions the market also hosts community stalls.
Read MoreThis 60-minute tour is designed specifically for kids aged 4-12 and their parents/carers. Do you want your kids to understand where their food comes from and the hard work that goes into producing it? Are you looking for a fun and interactive experience for the whole family these school holidays? If you are, we invite you to join us for a Green Connect Family Farm Tour! Delight your senses and explore our 11-acres of farmlands, including the productive market gardens and subtropical f...
Read MoreFitzroy Urban Harvest Food Swap, 1st Saturday of every month at Smith's Reserve Fitzroy (parkland next to Fitzroy pool). If your garden produces fruit and vegetables and there's enough to share then come on down - The idea is to share the spoils of our wonderful gardens and get to know your neighbours while you're at it! And don't worry if you haven't got a lot to swap - think broadly! folks bring along recipes, jars for jams, flowers etc etc The April swap is on Saturday 3rd of April - it's ...
Read MoreAn authentic VFMA-accredited farmers' market running EVERY SATURDAY 8am -1pm at Coburg Primary School. Our market boasts 30+ stallholders offering ethical, local and seasonal food and produce from free-range meat, fruit and vegetables to nuts, eggs, olive oil and cheese. You'll also find secondary producers selling locally made jams, dips, pastries plus hot food and coffee to go. Entry to the market is by gold coin donation (via tap n go) which supports the School's programs and our social e...
Read MoreAn authentic VFMA-accredited farmers' market running the FIRST SATURDAY of each month 8am -1pm at Carlton North Primary School. Our market boasts 20+ stallholders offering ethical, local and seasonal food and produce from free-range meat, fruit and vegetables to nuts, eggs, olive oil and cheese. You'll also find secondary producers selling locally made jams, dips, pastries plus hot food and coffee to go. Entry to the market is by gold coin donation (via tap n go) which supports the School's ...
Read MoreIf you can't beat them, eat them! Join wild food expert Diego Bonetto during this Lunch n’ Learn to discover the most common edible and medicinal weeds growing in your garden, along the green belts and in parks and reserves. Find out how they have been used for food, craft and natural remedies. Discover ways to safely harvest from the urban 'wild' and enrich your diet with vitamins and minerals. You will never look at your backyard in the same way again. Part of a series of events for...
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