Community garden & sustainability education centre organic, fresh food and farmers' markets...

Fresh, local and/or organic food markets

The following community gardens and sustainability education centres/groups operate fresh food, local and/or organic food farmers' markets...

MELBOURNE

CERES Organic Market

Location: Corner, Stewart and Roberts Streets, East Brunswick.

Frequency: Wednesdays & Saturdays 9am - 1pm.

Information: 03 9387 2609 www.ceres.org.au

Our farm team harvest our fresh produce the day before the market from our certified organic garden on site and on our one-hectare market garden by the Merri Creek (near Harding Street, Coburg).

You will also find fresh food from backyards around Brunswick and from the best Victorian organic growers. At CERES Organic Market you are supporting sustainable, local agriculture and can see exactly what's in season.

The distance benween the farms and our market are marked on most of the signs.

Collingwood Children's Farm

Location: St Heliers Street, Abbotsford (Melway 44 G5).

Frequency: Second Saturday of the month 8am - 1pm.

Information: 0429 146 627 www.mfm.com.au

Abbotsford Convent

A project of Slow Food Melbourne

Location: St Heliers Street, Abbotsford (Melway 44 G5).

Frequency: Fourth Saturday of the month 8am - 1pm.

Information: 0429 146 627 www.mfm.com.au

Collingwood and Abbotsford Convent farmers markets provide: fresh and organic seasonal vegetables, seedlings, flowers, herbs, juices, breads, olive oil, rare breed and free range meats, chooks & eggs, fresh & smoked fish, home made condiments, cheeses.

The markets are plastic bag-free - BYO baskets and bags.

Veg Out Community Garden Farmers' Market

Location: Peanut Farm Reserve, Chaucer Street, St Kilda (behind Veg Out Community Garden).

Frequency: First Saturday of month 8.30am - 1pm.

Information: 0429 146 627 farmersmarket@vegout.asn.au www.vegout.asn.au/market.php

Healsville Organic Farmers Market

A joint venture of Yarra Velley Permaculture Group & Yarra Valley Tourist Railway Society.

Location: Tourist railway precinct, Healsville

Frequency: Saturdays 8am - 1pm.

Information: 03 5962 5070

Think global, eat local. Keep your dollars in the Yarra Valley to support the growth of ethical, sustainable, small scale enterprises and enjoy chemical-free produce that doesn't cost the Earth.

Available are: fresh and affordable, organically grown produce direct from growers including vegetables, fruit, herbs, honey, nuts, free range eggs, plants, breads, spices, non-hybrid seeds, free range pork products.

BRISBANE

Northey Street City Farm Organic Growers Market

Location: Northey Street City Farm, Northey Street, Windsor.

Frequency: Weekly on Sundays - 6:30am - 10:30 am.

Information: www.northeystreetcityfarm.org.au

Lots of organically certified produce - fruit, herbs, vegetables, breads and more. Breakfast options (great chai & cakes) as well as other stalls.

Food available from City Farm cafe, seeds and seedlings from City Farm's Edible Landscapes Nursery.

Buy your fresh foods, enjoy breakfast at the City Farm Cafe and take a relaxing stroll around the city farm to see growing vegetables, herbs, fruit, bush foods and native plants - not to forget a visit to the chooks for the children.

...send information about your community gardens market to Russ Grayson at

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