Crowd Harvest: Tomatoes for Easter

                 

Individual excess = Community abundance Anyone growing tomatoes in their own backyard inevitably produces excess - more than one family can consume. At the end of summertime, gardeners are overwhelmed with tomatoes! Melbourne food relief providers are currently met with higher demand for emergency assistance than they can manage. If you would like to help, please take any excess home grown tomatoes to one of the following NFPs at the listed opening times.  From the CBD to Collingwood, from Footscray to Rowville, there will be a place near you ready to receive your excess tomatoes. The NFPs will either distribute fresh or preserve the tomatoes as Passata, Chutney, Sundried or Dell'Olio, and then distribute through their food relief programs. Please help share the news by forwarding this email to a friend, or pressing 'like' and 'sharing' on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/147261155952738/ A Facebook Group "Tiny Trowellers" has been created. Please join the conversation at:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1283951395005787/ DIVRS & Darebin Fruit Squad Urban Food Program 285 High Street Preston 3072 Monday to Friday 9.30am - 3.00pm http://www.divrs.org.au/#divrs http://www.darebinfruitsquad.org/  ASRC Foodbank Level 1, 214 - 218 Nicholson St Footscray VIC 3011 Monday to Friday 10.00 am - 5.00 pm. https://www.asrc.org.au/  ASRC are happy to accept most home grown produce. Food seeds are welcomed! Rowville Community Kitchen Rowville Community Centre 40 Fulham Road, Rowville VIC 3178 Monday to Friday 10.00am - 3.00pm http://rowvillecommunitykitchen.com.au/ Salvation Army, Project 614 69 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000 Monday to Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm. http://www.salvationarmy.org.au/melbourne614 STREAT 66 Cromwell Street, Collingwood, VIC 3066 Monday to Sunday 8.00am - 3.00pm www.streat.com.au  Food Is Free Inc. are excited to be launching a brand new Food Is Free Green Space at Western Oval! Special guest Costa Georgiadis (ABC TV's Gardening Australia/Dirtgirl/Get Grubby) Corner Ripon St Sth & Urquhart Sts Ballarat (up the road from Food Is Free Laneway) Date : Sun 25 March Time : 10.30am - noon Come & join the local celebrations! Free entry. Music, fun & speeches plus a tour of Food Is Free Laneway & Green Space. Find out more via : www.foodisfree.com.au www.facebook.com/foodisfreelanewayballarat/ GARDENING AUSTRALIA FEATURED THE DAREBIN FRUIT SQUAD IN LAST NIGHT'S EPISODE. VIDEO LINK:  http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/factsheets/fruit-squad/9580292 Martin O'Callahan at Darebin Fruit Squad has created a wonderful community asset. Many huge fruit trees grow in the city of Darebin, and are in the homes of people who can no longer manage the trees. The Darebin fruit squad volunteers harvest and collect the fruit, then distribute through their food bank to those most in need. All municipal councils need to be doing the same so that waste is reduced and put to good use.  #DarebinFruitSquad #Gardeningaustralia.  https://www.facebook.com/fruitsquad/ Copyright © 2017 Tiny Trowel, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Tiny Trowel P.O Box 4076 BOX HILL SOUTH, VICTORIA 3128 Australia