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Bi-Monthly Look-Ahead – 2017.08.15

15 August, 2017 at 10:08 pm viklandian Leave a comment

Food Swaps

Reservoir

The next food swap will be on Saturday August 19, from 10 to 11 am.  It can be found at the pop up park on corner of Broadway  and Cheddar Rd. Reservoir.

South Preston

The next food swap will be on Saturday August 26, from 11 to 12 pm.  It can be found at the corner of Oakover Road and High St, South Preston (outside the op shop, either at the front in the garden or out the back if shade is needed or if it’s raining).

Convivial Kitchen – Sourdough Breadmaking Demo

Join us for a slow food afternoon with Kat Lavers as she demonstrates sourdough breadmaking from preparing the grain to baking bread.
Cost $15 adult, $10 child (Age 10 years and over)

Venue is within Northcote:
As this is someones private home – the address will be given after booking via email/text.
Pre-booking is essential as places are limited.

Book in now to reserve your place. Limited spots available.
For more information on the session – Contact Transitiondarebin@gmail.com

When: Sunday August 27, from 2 to 5 pm

2017 Sustainable Communities National Summit

Join the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) in association with Transition Australia as we host speakers including Rob Hopkins (remote) and Rob Adams and a mix of Transition, sustainability and local government initiative leaders as we explore what this might look like and how we get it moving.

Book HERE

Where: Angliss Conference Centre, 555 La Trobe Street, Melbourne

When: September 6 and 7, 9:15 am to 2 pm

Northcote

The next Northcote food swap will be on Saturday September 9, from 11 to 12 pm.  It can be found at 251 High St Northcote in the side garden of the church.

Food Swaps are an occasion to meet your community, talk about gardens and sustainability and swap excess produce from your garden, or something you made in your kitchen. You bring some and get to take some away as with all good swaps.

Ideas of what to bring:

• seeds from your garden
• seedlings
• fruit
• vegetables
• herbs
• preserves
• cordials
• sour dough starter

The list goes on…

Our Apple Tree – Working Bee

Come one, come all, to this month’s Apple Tree Working Bee.  This month, we’re targeting the Kikuyu and Cooch weeds that have taken over, in order to reclaim the boxes and transform the area.

Where: Garden next to 123 Herbert Street, Northcote

When: Sunday September 10, 1 pm onwards.

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