CERES Environment Park

Today is our final Farm Gate Friday at CERES Joe's Market Garden! Easing into the cooler months the Farm Gate will still be open every Saturday at @ceresjoesgarden but we won’t be open for any of the upcoming public holidays. See you soon for a coffee, pastry and a yarn! 🌻

Have you booked your spot yet for Olives to Oil? 🫒 Spaces are filling up quickly, so don't miss out! There are 7 key steps to this year’s festivities and many turning parts so make sure you check out our Olives to Oil page and get all of the right info – it’s going to be worth every drop! 💚 1. Book your ticket 2. Pick your olives 3. Weigh your olives 4. Bring to your drop-off point 5. We weigh your olives 6. We press your olives 7. You pick up your olive oil https://ceres.org.au/olives-to-oil?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social-organic&utm_campaign=olives-to-oil

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Have you ever seen a seed ball? They are a super easy and fun way for us to play a part in bringing biodiversity back. 💚 Meet Michaela, one of our amazing educators here at CERES. She talks about the ‘1, 2, 3’ of making seed balls and the role they play in nature. 1. Choose your native or Indigenous seeds 2. Roll them up with some soil and clay 3. Water and throw it in an area lacking habitat and food for our wildlife (Either at home or school) Let’s teach our little ones the importance of biodiversity and giving nature a hand so it has the best chance for the future. We’ll be at the @melbflowershow this year at the @beyondblueofficial kid-friendly area, so bring your little ones to create their own seed balls! 🦋

@broadsheet_melb caught up with our Park Manager Belinda Kennedy to learn her four tips to conserve water in your backyard – from correctly watering your plants to harvesting rainwater. 💦 “Every little action we take to conserve water brings us closer to a more sustainable future for our communities.” To dive deeper into water conservation and ways you can contribute to your environment, join one of our upcoming courses or workshops: Introduction to Permaculture, Creating Food Forest Gardens, Small Space Gardening, Intro to Landscape Restoration & Ecosystem Management + many more. Link in bio. 🎥 Repost from @broadsheet_melb 🩵 #WorldWaterDay #WaterSustainability #WaterConservation

A farm in Coburg? That’s right. Welcome to Joes Market Garden, let us show you around… We would love to see you so come and visit us at our Farm Gate on Fridays and Saturday 9am-1pm at 34 Edna Grove, Coburg.🌱😊

Ohh @ceresfairfood you've done it again! Kasundi, the fiery Bengali condiment so very helpful for spicing up a lazy weekend omelette, or giving that midweek dal a little punch on the side, or jazzing up a plain old cheese toastie. 🌶 There are many varieties of kasundi, but a common ingredient is mustard seeds. Here, they're joined by ripe juicy tomatoes, cumin, cayenne and fresh turmeric, garlic and ginger 🤝 With all it’s anti-inflammatory and immune boosting ingredients, this delicious relish is bound to be a staple in healthy meals and snacks 🤓 If you’ve got a bowl of ripe tomatoes on your kitchen bench, or a garden cranking out a steady supply, then a few jars of tomato kasundi aren’t far away. 🍅 For the recipe head over to www.ceresfairfood.org.au/recipe/tomato-kasundi/

Pa Amb Tomàquet (bread with tomato) is just that, and that’s all it needs to be. ❤️ A juicy tomato from your garden (or your @ceresfairfood order), some good olive oil, seasoning and perhaaaaaps some parsley, piled on grilled/toasted bread. We think this Catalan recipe is the simplest, best way to plough through the summer glut. Have you got a simpler, deliciouser idea?

Harvest festivals are pretty much universal in agricultural communities. When your harvest is all you’ve got to eat, a good one is a massive relief. 🌽 Around the world people give thanks to the harvest and the good Earth in many different ways: Feasting is common at this time of plenty, like Asia’s Mooncake Festival or Germany’s Erntedankfest. Some like Mardi Gras, Carnival or Saturnalia are wild steam-letting-off affairs with regular rules of behaviour going out the window. At CERES we celebrate with our annual Harvest Festival, and this year is set to be a goodun. 💚 Grab your tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/ceres-harvest-festival-2025?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social-organic&utm_campaign=harvestfest2025.

Merri Cafe reopened for 2025 with a fresh appearance. 💅 Hemi, chef at the Merri, is chuffed with how their beautiful new Macrocarpa Cypress table surfaces add to the palette and ambience of the space. The cafe interior brings tones and textures of the surrounding nature indoors, creating a relaxed space for the community to gather. These tables were crafted by the dedicated Fair Wood carpentry team. Inspired to transform your space? Hit the link > https://ceresfairwood.org.au/ #ethicaltimbers #sustainabledesign #furnituredesign #hospitalitydesign #interiordesign

Stop to watch the chooks. Stop to smell the flowers. Stop to have a coffee. Stop in at CERES.

Nature Play is back! Explore the natural wonders of CERES Park and the Merri Creek with your little one! https://ceres.org.au/whats-on/