Resource List.

Great books, films, articles, online resources and advice on food and farming.

Our list is a work in progress. Do you have a favourite you want to add (especially anything local)?
Send it to feedback@ceresfairfood.org.au

Out and About

Our interstate information is patchy! If you have any suggestions for places, events, courses, anything really, email jessica@ceres.org.au and let us know

Wwoofing.
The original and the best way to get involved and learn about organic farming for free. Buy the book online or from Friends of the Earth and get out there.
www.wwoof.com.au

Volunteering
There are endless opportunities for volunteering, and it is such a wonderful way to build strong communities, to teach and learn and to make new friends.
A few local organisations we recommend are:

• CERES
• Cultivating Community
• Sprout Community Garden
• Permablitz
• Friends of the Earth
• Friends of Merri Creek

Contact your local community centre or local council for more opportunities.

Courses

Victoria
• Social and Therapeutic Horticulture at Melbourne University’s Burnley Campus
• CERES workshops and courses. Offering The Complete Urban Farmer and the PDC as well as many other short courses and workshops. See www.ceres.org.au
• Eltham College (Vic), Diploma of Permaculture
• Soil Foodweb institute workshops and courses
• Regenerative Agriculture Workshops. www.regenag.com
• Permaculture Design Course (PDC) in Bendigo. See www.bendigoecoliving.com.au
• Southern Cross Permaculture Institute (South Gippsland, Victoria)
• Australian City Farms and Community Gardens website has a really great events page with short courses and events Australia wide.

Interstate:
• Food Forest (SA) - The wonderful Food Forest folk teach a comprehensive Permaculture course, a 10 day PDC and short courses.
• Sustainable Agriculture (Graduate Diploma, Graduate Certificate or Masters) – Charles Sturt University, Orange NSW
• Permaculture Research Institute (NSW) - Offering a popular 10 week internship as well as a PDC and other short courses.

International/Online:
• Ryerson University in Toronto offer online courses in urban agriculture through their Department of Food Security. You can pay to do this course (with technical support and teacher/student interaction) and receive the qualification, or you can do the course by yourself for free.

Visit

Melbourne and surrounds:
• Visit us at CERES Environment Park, East Brunswick.
• Port Phillip EcoCentre, St. Kilda.
• Urban Reforestation, Docklands
• Diggers gardens ‘Heronswood’ Dromana and St. Erth
• Collingwood Children’s Farm
• St. Kilda Community Garden
• Horseshoe Bend Urban Farm, Keilor. (See Parks Victoria Website for details)
• Edendale Farm, Eltham
• Sprout Community Market, Thornbury
• Local Farmer’s Markets. There are more and more popping up all over the place, see http://www.farmersmarkets.org.au or http://www.vicfarmersmarkets.org.au for more info.
• French Island. 70% national park and no cars. A very interesting community, eco tours available.

Regional Victoria:
• Peppergreen Farm, Bendigo
• Gravel Hill Community Gardens

New South Wales:
• Angel Street Permaculture Garden, Sydney
• Addison Rd Community Space, Sydney
• Watershed, Sydney

Queensland:
• Northey st. City Farm, Brisbane
• West End Green Flea Community Market, Brisbane

Western Australia:
• City Farm, Perth
• Fremantle Environmental Resource Network (FERN). These guys are a real hub for environmental and community stuff. Their website is www.fern.org.au and you can visit them at the community garden space in Fremantle.
• The Painted Fish, Hulbert St. Fremantle. They offer accommodation as well as tours, courses, and the yearly sustainability fiesta.