Saturday 22 June 2019

Crowd Harvest - Winter Citrus

Vitamin C!

Crowd Harvest: Winter Citrus
Lemon trees are heavy laden in the middle of winter. Nearly every home has a healthy citrus tree producing a bounty in the winter: Grapefruit, Lime, Cumquat, Oranges, Mandarins and Lemons.
Citrus helps fight the winter colds and flu.
Anyone growing produce in their own backyard inevitably produces excess - more than one family can consume. Winter brings a citrus bounty and gardeners are overwhelmed with fruit! Why not take some down to your local Food Relief provider and help those facing food insecurity and homelessness.
We can all lend a hand in providing a lift up. Donating excess home grown produce is a small but significant way to help make a real difference.
MELBOURNE CBD, WARRANDYTE, ROWVILLE, COLLINGWOOD, FOOTSCRAY, CROYDEN, AIRPORT WEST, and PRESTON

Now and Not Yet Cafe
Assisting Asylum Seekers
a. 148 Yarra St
Warrandyte VIC 3113
t. 03 9844 0994
Monday to Sunday
8.00 am - 3.00 pm
w. nowandnotyet.com.au

Rowville Community Kitchen
Rowville Community Centre
40 Fulham Road,
Rowville VIC 3178
Monday - Friday 10.00am till 3.00pm
http://rowvillecommunitykitchen.com.au/

SALVATION ARMY KITCHEN
Melbourne 614
69 Bourke Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Monday - Friday 9.00 am - 4.00 pm
https://www.salvationarmy.org.au/melbourne614/

WINTER SHELTER
Croydon Hills Baptist Church,
6 Bemboka Rd
Croyden VIC 3136
Monday to Friday 9.00 am - 5.00 pm
https://chbc.org.au/
https://wintershelter.org.au/

STREAT
Tastes Good. Does Good.
66 Cromwell Street,
Collingwood, VIC 3066
Monday - Sunday 8.00am till 3.00pm
(03) 9629 4222
www.streat.com.au
STREAT is a social enterprise designed to assist homeless youth in Melbourne.

ELISHA CARE
14a Croydon Road,
Croydon, VIC 3136
Please go down the drive towards the back for drop off.
Monday - Friday 9.00 am - 5.00 pm
http://www.elishacare.org/

Asylum Seekers Resource Centre Foodbank
Level 1,
214 - 218 Nicholson
Footscray VIC 3011
Monday to Friday
10.00 am - 5.00 pm.
t: 03 9326 6066
e:admin@asrc.org.au
Food seeds also welcomed!

Helping Hands Mission
492 Fullarton Road
Airport West 3042
Monday to Friday
10.00 am - 4.00 pm

DIVRS
285 – 287 High Street
Preston VIC 3072
Ph 03 9480 8207
Monday- Thursday
9.30 am – 2:30 pm
www.divrs.org.au
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Harvest of Hope was featured on Gardening Australia this week.  The Baguley farm have allowed the ASRC to use their land to grow food for refugees.
What a wonderful initiative!
https://www.abc.net.au/gardening/factsheets/harvest-of-hope/11230720
Gardening Australia host, Costa, offers great tips on how to look after a maturing Citrus Tree to encourage decades of produce into the future. 
https://www.abc.net.au/gardening/factsheets/love-ya-lemons/11235316
Click on the image for the video.