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Hosting a community honey harvest and tasting sessionAcross neighbourhood centres and shared kitchens from Castlemaine to Cairns, groups of friends and strangers are discovering that opening a hive together…
Designing an outdoor sink and washing station for a community kitchenA shared washing station can anchor a community kitchen's outdoor cooking area, giving volunteers a reliable place to rinse produce, scrub hands, and clean…
How To Run A Winter Knitting And Soup SocialA winter knitting and soup social can turn a community kitchen into a warm, practical meeting place. Guests share a low-cost meal, bring a half-finished…
Aussie Root Vegetable Feeds: Roasted Medleys and Mash for Big CrowdsWhen the cost of a weekly shop in Sydney or Brisbane keeps climbing, feeding a hall full of people on root vegetables starts to look less like austerity and…
Organising a community kitchen holiday cookie swap down underWhen the arvos stretch long and the kids are off school, many Aussie neighbourhoods start thinking about end-of-year catch-ups and shared tucker. A holiday…
Homemade crackers and crispbreads for Australian snack timeAustralians have a strong snacking culture, and the afternoon "arvo" ritual of tea and a crisp biscuit is something households across Melbourne, Brisbane and…
erving the Harvest Together Through Community Bulk CanningAustralia's tomato glut arrives just as the southern summer hits its stride, and many households find themselves staring down kilos of Roma and Gross Lisse…
Planning a Community Kitchen Herb and Spice Garden Planting DayCommunity kitchens have always been about shared flavours as much as shared labour. When fresh herbs and spices can be picked from a few metres away rather…
Building a Neighbourhood Meal Train Through a Community KitchenIn many Australian suburbs the gap between a takeaway dinner and a home-cooked meal has widened as grocery costs climb and household budgets tighten. A meal…
Cooking with local fish: simple poaching and grilling for groupsCooking fish for a group can feel tricky, especially when fillets vary in thickness and everyone seems to prefer a different level of doneness. Poaching and…