Food Swaps
Darebin now has 3 food swaps on the go. Here are the variety of swaps you can choose from (and you can go to more than one if you want!):
| Name | Date and Time | Location |
| Reservoir Food Swap | 3rd Saturday of the month, 10 to 11 am | In front of the library on Edwardes St, Reservoir |
| Fairfield Food Swap | 3rd Saturday of the month, 11 to 12 noon | The corner of Gillies and Duncan Sts, Fairfield (in the side garden facing Duncan St) |
| Preston/Thornbury Food Swap | 4th Saturday of the month, 11 to 12 noon | Thornbury Picture House – the corner of High St and Pender St, Thornbury. |
At the swaps, a group of people meet regularly to swap veggies, fruit, herbs, eggs, seeds, seedlings and homemade produce such as chutneys, jams and soap. You bring something and get to take something away, as with all good swaps.
Food swaps are a great way to swap excess food, meet local folks, talk about gardening and sustainability, and just generally get some hints, information and a little food. Find us on Darebin Urban Harvesters and Transition Darebin Facebook pages plus the Transition Darebin website.
Ideas of what to bring:
- seeds from your garden
- seedlings
- fruit
- vegetables
- herbs
- preserves
- cordials
- sour dough starter
Any leftovers are given to people who are on low incomes or organisations who provide for people on low incomes, eg Lentil as Anything in Preston.
Please note our Northcote Food Swap, which ran for many years, is now in hibernation, so we can focus on our other swaps.
We look forward to seeing you at a local Transition Darebin swap soon!
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