Aintree Community Garden.

Timbertop Community Centre, 1 Timbertop Parade, Aintree Victoria

Up Coming Workshops & Events

  • Come and join in the festivities as we officially open the Aintree Community Garden. Come and join in kids garden activities, a kids cooking activity, local honey for sale, local grower’s produce swap, a kids garden craft and a fruit tree planting demonstration, while enjoying food and drinks.

    When: Saturday March 22, at 10am-12pm
    Find the FB Event on our FB page for regular updates.

  • Come and join in a workshop and learn how to plan your Winter garden at home. Learn about crop rotation, planting times, and what species of veg and herbs grow in Melbourne over Winter.

    Workshop Level: Beginner-Intermediate
    Saturday April 5th at 9.30am
    Tickets Essential: Bookings Open Now

  • In this workshop you will learn how to extend the growing season by using season extension techniques. Learn about poly tunnels, exclusion netting, frost row covers, and more so you can grow more veg in Melbourne over the shoulder seasons.

    Workshop Level: Beginner-Intermediate
    Saturday May 3rd at 9.30am
    Bookings Now Open on Eventbrite

  • Join in this FAMILY FRIENDLY workshop with Alannah from Oliveria. You will learn how to take kitchen veggie scraps and propogate new plants. This is a hands on workshop which is suitable for adults to bring kids to with a special “Family Ticket” available.

    Workshop Level: Beginner-Intermediate
    Saturday June 7th at 9.30am
    Bookings Now Open on Eventbrite

  • Ever wanted to make your own kombucha? Kombucha is a delicious, healthy, carbonated fermented drink (non-alcoholic) made from tea. You will receive a Kombucha making kit to take home and make your first batch of kombucha in this class! Bookings are required EARLY so we can organise your kit for you.

    Workshop Level: Intermediate
    Saturday July 5th at 9.30am
    Bookings Open in May

  • Much of what we harvest in our garden can come all at once, especially fruit! Join Jen from Bliss by Waddell & Co as she help you with some delicious recipes to use up that summer glut you may have frozen or preserved.

    Workshop Level: Beginner-Intermediate
    Saturday Aug 2nd at 9.30am
    Bookings Open in July

  • The Aintree Community Garden is full of Foodcube wicking beds, a water efficient, self watering garden bed. Join with wicking bed expert Darren from Foodcube as he explains how wicking beds work and how to get the most out of them.

    Workshop Level: Beginner-Intermediate
    Saturday October 4th at 9.30am
    Bookings Open in September

How you can join in:

  • Grand Opening

    Come and help us celebrate the Grand Opening of the Aintree Community Garden. Take some time to wander the garden, sit and enjoy some food, participate in the activities and hear more about you can join in as we bring this space to life!

    The Grand Opening activities start at 10am with the official ribbon cutting ceremony at 11am.

  • Maintenance Mondays

    Maintenance Mondays get people together at 10am-11am each week, helping to maintain crops, prepare beds for workshops, harvest excess produce, have a cuppa and co-ordinate food swaps. We are also wanting to host working bees on the weekend, however we require some volunteer community members to commit to help us co-ordinate this - if this is you, contact us

  • Community Workshops

    We host monthly workshops and events in the garden for community members from right across Melbourne to attend and gain some practical knowledge about food growing, biodiversity and sustainability. Some workshops are offered for free, otherwise prices generally start at $20/pp

  • School Workshops & Tours

    We host sustainability workshops for School, Kinder, ELC, Home School, or OSH groups of any age (4 year olds to 18 year olds). We often have funding available for school activities, but these limited spots fill up fast each year. Workshops start at $250. Contact us for more.

  • Corporate Volunteering

    If your business is looking for a space to do your corporate volunteering, we have multiple opportunities each year both here in the garden, and on revegetation sites for corporate volunteering. Learn about the environment and sustainability, and bond with your colleagues while working and eating together. As this is a fundraiser for our organisation, prices start at $85/per head. Contact us for more information.

  • Kids Gardening Club

    COMING IN TERM 3 - Our Kids Gardening Club is an after school kitchen garden program where kids learn about sustainability, food growing, and cooking and preserving the harvest. Kids Gardening Club runs each term for 8 weeks. Registrations will open in late term 2.

  • Local Produce Swaps

    COMING SOON - We will be hosting regular local produce swaps where home gardeners can bring excess produce to share and swap with others in the community. Stay tuned for our next Food Swap

  • Use the Garden as a Venue

    Community Groups, Scouts, Schools, Kinders, Early Learning Centres and more can book the garden to use as a venue for your own programming or social event. You must book and the booking does not include any input/workshops from us. We do request a small financial donation to the Garden from your group as thanks. Guidelines around what you can/can’t do in the space will vary depending on the time of year, so plan to be self sufficient.