Darebin Fruit Squad in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Community organisation

Darebin Fruit Squad

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Phone: 9480 8207

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25.01.2022 Don't miss out on this fantastic workshop! Book Tickets Now https://divrsfruittreeworkshop.eventbrite.com.au

25.01.2022 We are at Fairfield Farmers Market this weekend, come on down!

24.01.2022 Current fruit harvest tally 6253kg! (photo -Craig Francis)

23.01.2022 Fruit Squad volunteers enjoying a morning out at Farm Vigano recently harvesting quinces.Off again tomorrow to pick this seasons oranges and lemons.

22.01.2022 It was with great excitement that volunteers from DIVRSs Urban Food Program who volunteer for the Darebin Fruit Squad attended Sustainable Cities, Keep Victoria Beautiful, awards night at the Collingwood Town Hall last month.This year the Urban Food Programs, Harvesting the Urban Orchard, was nominated as a finalist in the Environmental Sustainability section in which we were given a Highly Commended award.

22.01.2022 Harvest tally currently 5924.64 kg

22.01.2022 Darebin Fruit Squad does tree pruning too - we can help get your trees back in shape! Get in touch to find out more..

22.01.2022 Last Thursday, DIVRS launched the eBook, Harvesting the Urban Orchard, to guide communities with practical information, tools and tips in establishing their o...wn fruit-harvesting project. It is now live from the DIVRS website. DIVRS and Darebin Fruit Squad give advice in creating more food secure community by re-localising food distribution and production in the City of Darebin. The eBook has been generously funded by a R E Ross Trusts grant and supported by the City of Darebin in the ongoing work with the Darebin Fruit Squad. DOWNLOAD TODAY! See more

22.01.2022 Calling all home food gardeners! The Backyard Harvest Festival is looking for food gardeners from a diversity of cultures to share their skills and knowledge.

20.01.2022 DIVRS apple trees available to order today...http://www.divrs.org.au/hand-grafted-apple-trees-1/

19.01.2022 A big thank you to The Diggers Club for a fantastic seed donation to our Urban Food Program! Their seeds will support our garden at DIVRS and our Backyard Basics project at the Eric St Housing Estate in Coburg. Volunteers at DIVRS are growing food for our emergency relief and Eric St residents, with support from our horticulturalist Poppy, are producing a multitude of vegetables and herbs on a weekly basis for sale to two High St cafes in Preston. Proceeds of these sales go back into the backyard basics project to keep Eric Street's garden flourishing .Thanks to Diggers we will have a huge variety of food to share! (Garden photo courtesy of Bo Li)

18.01.2022 Tomatoes! Say no more, get involved!

16.01.2022 It's only April, but are you thinking about Pruning? If you are, give DIVRS a call and they can assist. www.divrs.org.au Here's a great campaign started last year, to get you thinking!

16.01.2022 We're with this lot! #beboldforchange

15.01.2022 Bought the latest Organic Gardener Magazine? Darebin Fruit Squad featured page 12 Thanks for all your support!

15.01.2022 Fruit Harvest Tally 6577kg!

12.01.2022 Schools back this week, we think these kids got it!

11.01.2022 Book your ticket today to preserve your home-grown olives in a fun and practical workshop! Spaces are filling up fast! Sam Ferraro, Mediterranean master of home-grown produce and Jessica Ridout, winner of the Darebin Homemade Food & Wine Festivals 2015 best preserved olives

11.01.2022 If you missed out or can't wait for the next market, let us know what products you want at this link and we'll put them aside, no problem!

10.01.2022 Give the Gift that keeps Giving LITERALLY ! With less than 40 Hand Grafted Apple Trees left, orders are being taken online. http://www.divrs.org.au/hand-grafted-apple-trees-1/... Please visit this link and order yours today! For only $25 per tree this could be the perfect gift for Christmas.

10.01.2022 The DIVRS backyard looking better than ever! Thanks to all the volunteers that spend their time coming in to help grow and care for our veggies! Once ready they are plucked from the ground and used for the emergency relief program, proving fresh produce to our community

09.01.2022 Want to donate your excess fruit and avoid waste in Darebin?

09.01.2022 Fruit Harvest Tally 6142.84kg!

08.01.2022 March Fruit Harvest Tally 6462.33 kg!

08.01.2022 The Olive Preserving workshop was a hit! thanks to Darebin Homemade Food & Wine Festival and our Darebin Fruit Squad and DIVRS Volunteers for their fabulous hosting! There was a demand for more, so watch this space friends.....

04.01.2022 DIVRS is a contributing member of a $25 billion-dollar economic advantage in Australia and annually provides a direct benefit of more than $550k through its volunteers and their service to community. Lovely acknowledgement from our Darebin City Council towards the work achieved, congratulations to the winners! We are all winners when business contributes to community

04.01.2022 Our team of volunteers will be proudly presenting this seasons new seedlings, come down to the market and support this new enterprise and grab yourself some goodies!

03.01.2022 Its that time of the year when we gather in the back yard and lovingly graft our new apple trees.Room for all ages and who doesn't like a cozy fire to gladden the heart

03.01.2022 FRUIT SQUAD ARE COLLECTING OVER THE HOLIDAY BREAK From 28th OF DECEMBER Please RING Rachel on 94899285 Have a joyful christmas our beloved supporters

02.01.2022 Sign up for our annual Olive Preserving Workshop at the Darebin Food and Wine Festival here: https://sa2.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/TicketRequest Saturday 2nd June 2018 #darebinhomemade #localfood #urbanharvest #sustainablefood #fairfood

01.01.2022 Tickets for this fantastic workshop are on sale now! https://divrsfruittreeworkshop.eventbrite.com.au

01.01.2022 Fabulous Fruit Squad Volunteers picked 162kg of grapefruit last week! This generous donation from local tree owner William, took the harvest tally to new heights and contributed fresh fruit to almost 200 people who accessed the DIVRS Emergency Relief food store this month.

01.01.2022 As we enter lockdown 2.0 in Melbourne, its never been a better time to get growing in the garden. Pandemic gardening has been taking our backyards by storm and DIVRS want to help you get digging in your yard. We are supplying free veg seedlings to residents of Darebin to increase our local food security. Share your harvest with friends, family and neighbours and if you have any surplus, you can return it to us and we will distribute to other locals in need. For more info hea...d to https://bit.ly/30S2Axv Don't forget to tag us in your posts so we can follow your food growing journey Kate Sutton.