What to do with unwanted roosters
Backyard chickens are on the rise.* Whether it’s because you read the news about changes to what “free range” really means and you decided to keep your own egg-layers to be safe, or whether you just...
View ArticleSacred address – cherishing the earth
In Victoria, the memory of drought is never in the too distant past, so when it rains it’s often cause for celebration and gratitude. Farmer Em from Joe’s Garden came by as I sat down to write this,...
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CERES Food Forest
Over 10 years ago, our Food Forest area was a series of paddocks that had been home at different times to chooks, goats, bees, pigs, cows and sheep. During this time we ran an active animal management...
View ArticleCERES in December – The gift economy
In his 1983 book The Gift, Lewis Hyde identified that a gift must be passed on or it will stagnate and eventually become a curse. “You may keep your Christmas present,” Hyde writes, “but it ceases to...
View ArticleMarch Update – A Food Community
We are not atomised producers and consumers. We are part of an Earth family, part of a food community. Food connects us. Everything is food. – Vandana Shiva CERES is named after the Roman Goddess of...
View ArticleCERES in April – All life begins as seed
You may have seen the news last week about changes proposed for imported vegetable seeds in Australia. Regardless of whether you think the proposal is a sensible move that rightly protects agriculture...
View ArticleCERES in November – Solar panels and food
If you fly a drone camera above CERES today, you will see a sea of sparkling solar panels covering our rooftops. The latest additions to our solar projects are thanks to John Laing Charitable Trust,...
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No time not to use the regular plates
On Friday I went with my sons and several thousand other Victorian children to the steps of the Treasury Museum for the Students Strike For Climate Change. From a respectful (non-embarrassing)...
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CERES in April – Community Sufficiency not Self Sufficiency
“Growing food needs to be less about self-sufficiency and more about community-sufficiency.” Farmer Caitlin Caitlin works at Honey Lane, the registered Organic Market Garden here at CERES. With these...
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Work Experience – Eadie Pfahlert
Eadie at CERES Hi, my name is Eadie and out of all of the places that someone could do their year 10 work experience, I was lucky enough to do mine at CERES. At my school, we get one week of our high...
View ArticleThe Honourable Harvest
Member Update March 2020 “We are dreaming of a time when the land might give thanks for the people.” ~ Robin Wall-Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass In autumn every year at CERES, we give thanks to the...
View ArticleTo do without doing
Member Update August 2020 All things return to their root. Returning to the root there is stillness. In stillness, true purpose returns. This is what is real. ~ From Tao Te Ching Verse 16 At Joe’s...
View ArticleRelocalisation and a new view of humankind
Member Update October 2020 Finding a rotten orange in the back of the fridge was the most exciting thing to happen in our house this month. We also spent a long time debating which door in the house...
View ArticleTips for looking after your own veggie garden
A home vegie garden is a great way to save money, become less reliant on supermarkets and to gain the immense satisfaction of growing your own food. Once the vegie garden is established, looking after...
View ArticleHow is organic food better for you
The term “organic” is being used increasingly nowadays in regards to food, although it’s not always clear what the term refers to, or even if organic food is better for you. This blog will explain the...
View Article10 Ways You Can Be More Sustainable In 2021
You don’t need to completely change your lifestyle, drain your budget or live on a farm in order to live more sustainably. There are many simple tasks you can do in your everyday life that will lessen...
View ArticleCERES in December – The gift economy
In his 1983 book The Gift, Lewis Hyde identified that a gift must be passed on or it will stagnate and eventually become a curse. “You may keep your Christmas present,” Hyde writes, “but it ceases to...
View ArticleMarch Update – A Food Community
We are not atomised producers and consumers. We are part of an Earth family, part of a food community. Food connects us. Everything is food. – Vandana Shiva CERES is named after the Roman Goddess of...
View ArticleCERES in April – All life begins as seed
You may have seen the news last week about changes proposed for imported vegetable seeds in Australia. Regardless of whether you think the proposal is a sensible move that rightly protects agriculture...
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