CERES Fair Food

New fab ‘n’ fresh organic food box delivery locations

Eleonore — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 01:58:32 +0000

Welcome and thank you to the following volunteer Food Hosts for offering their premises. Rebecca at Tanti St, Cheltenham – Tues 5-7pm Liz at Frederick St, Brunswick – Tues 5-8pm Mike at Collins St, Docklands – Thurs 3-7pm Mel at Peterson Ave, Coburg North – Thurs 6-8pm Click here to sign up and get your [...]

Calling all Ripponleans

Eleonore — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:11:09 +0000

We need you! Our wonderful Food Host in Ripponlea is being forced to close due to their landlord taking issue with the box pick ups. If you live in the area and are keen to volunteer, please contact our Food Host Coordinator Jesse at foodhosts@ceresfairfood.org.au or by calling on (03) 8673 6273. Thanks for your [...]

Sustainable Living Fest – Here we come!

Eleonore — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:47:27 +0000

Come down to the beautiful banks of the Yarra to play, learn and share just about anything related to eco-friendly living. CERES Fair Food will be there on Sunday 19th for the “World’s Biggest Organic Feast” to be hosted by Costa Georgiadis, from ABC Tv’s Gardening Australia. Come meet the people behind your food boxes, [...]

Stack it high, sell it cheap by Chris Ennis

Eleonore — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:07:53 +0000

The price wars of big supermarkets are not only destroying farming families, they’re revealing a community willing to sacrifice animal welfare, healthy land and good food quality just to save a dollar. What is it about cheap food that blinds us? What’s going on in our heads that lets us pay a premium for a [...]

Be a Stallholder at the CERES Annual Harvest Festival

Eleonore — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:54:58 +0000

Celebrating and giving thanks to the good earth, our farmers and the cycle of the seasons The next annual Autumn Harvest Festival will take place on Saturday 31 March 2012 at CERES Community Environment Park. Across our ten acre site there will be a range of activities and events that celebrate our community, our environment [...]

Calling for action on unfair supermarket duopoly

Eleonore — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:30:19 +0000

Food Connect & CERES Fair Food release a joint media statement calling the ACCC to better regulate the supermarket duopoly in Australia for the good health of our local food systems. While the ‘big two’ continue to sting consumers with price increases twice that of core inflation rates, farming families are being driven from their [...]

Keeping your organic fruit & veg fresher for longer

Eleonore — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:25:17 +0000

As a new arrival to Melbourne, I am also a recent convert to seasonal eating, ethical food and hence the Fair Food organic food box delivery scheme. And yes, I have noticed that organic produce does go off more rapidly than the chemical-rich, irradiated varieties I use to pick up from the large retail monopolies. [...]

2012 Public Holiday Closures

Eleonore — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:02:27 +0000

The following public holidays will affect deliveries Australia Day – Thurs 26th Jan – NO DELIVERIES Melbourne Cup – Tues 6th Nov – DELIVERY DATE CHANGED TO WEDS 7th Christmas – Tues 25th & Thurs 27th Dec – NO DELIVERIES New Year’s Day 2013 – Tues 1st Jan – NO DELIVERIES You have three options [...]

Crimes Against Veggies by Jessica Symonds

Fair Foodian — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:49:46 +0000

I love veggies! I love to grow, cook and eat them. Whether it’s honey glazed carrots, blanched beans tossed in olive oil and slivered almonds, or even steamed broccoli with a touch of salt and pepper – yum! While it’s hard to imagine life without them, for many of us life with vegetables didn’t start [...]

Xmas Service Updates!

Eleonore — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 03:09:54 +0000

Hi all, All Food Hosts normally open on Tuesdays will be closed on Dec 27th due to the public holiday. The following Tuesday Hosts will be accepting deliveries on Thursday 29th instead. Cut off for orders on Thursdays is Tuesday at midnight. Pick up on Thursday 29th: same time, same place, just a different day. [...]