Become a Compost Mate!
Our friend and keen blitzer Hannah Moloney from Cultivating Community sends us this
Become a Compost Mate!
Clifton Hill and Fitzroy Teams are now recruiting
Compost Mates supports gardeners to turn food scraps, from local cafes, into nutrient-rich compost in their own homes & gardens.
1. Free compost workshops.
2. Meet new neighbours.
3. Reduce waste & greenhouse emissions.
Next meeting: First Thursday of each month, Royal Hotel, 41 Spensley St, 7:30-8:30pm.
RSVP: [email protected]
Tel: 9429 3084
Cultivating Community’s Urban Harvest @…
Urban Harvest: Also known as food swaps, these gatherings are a great way for gardeners to swap their excess produce for food they don’t or can’t grow in their own garden. They’re complete with their own list of social and enviro benefits including:
-Redistribution of food that may otherwise go to landfill
-Reduction of greenhouse emissions by avoiding long distance transportation of food
-Creations of local food-gardener networks
-Provision of healthy food to the community
-Sharing of gardening and food preparation skills
Cultivating Community’s Urban Harvest @…
Urban Harvest: Also known as food swaps, these gatherings are a great way for gardeners to swap their excess produce for food they don’t or can’t grow in their own garden. They’re complete with their own list of social and enviro benefits including:
-Redistribution of food that may otherwise go to landfill
-Reduction of greenhouse emissions by avoiding long distance transportation of food
-Creations of local food-gardener networks
-Provision of healthy food to the community
-Sharing of gardening and food preparation skills
Fitzroy
First Saturday of each month, 10am-12pm, Smith Reserve, Alexander Parade, near Fitzroy pool.
An established an thriving food swap complete with cups of tea J
Richmond
First Tuesday of each month, 11am – 1pm, 139 Highett St, Richmond, access garden via Belgium Avenue
A food swap with a twist… Held in a community garden on the Housing Estate, you have around 9 different languages being spoken at one time and a whole lots of vegies and herbs you may not have seen before. A great opportunity to learn about different cultures and take yourself on a tour of a massive, pumping community garden.
Clifton Hill….. coming soon, contact Hannah for more details…
There are other groups around the place too… Check out the page maintained by Ceres here.
