Event · Saturday 9 May 2026
Autumn working bee & soup lunch
Bed-prep, garlic planting, and a pot of pumpkin soup on the burner. All welcome. Bring a bowl.
- When
- 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Where
- Maribyrnong Edible Garden, 98 Hortense St
It’s that beautiful in-between time, the last tomatoes coming off the vines, the first frosts whispering. Come along for a few hours of bed-prep before winter, plant out the year’s garlic crop, and stay for soup.
What we’ll be doing
- Pulling out spent summer crops
- Topping up beds with compost and mulch
- Planting garlic (we’ll have stock on hand)
- A short tour of the seed library if you’re new
What to bring
- A hat, water bottle, and gardening gloves if you have them (we have spares)
- Sturdy shoes
- A bowl and spoon for lunch, we’ll make pumpkin soup from the patch
No experience needed. Kids welcome.