Celebrating a decade of food security, and food security education in Ballarat/Wadawurrung calls for a big party. Which is exactly what we have got planned for this coming October!

Details below for our series of free special events – Sat 12 Oct to Sun 20 Oct – which will cover not only many spaces, but a stack of fun activities for community. And as always, Food Is Free Inc. are inviting you all to the party.

These include:

Sat 12 Oct: Meet The Food Is Free Inc. Green Team, 10am – noon at Food Is Free Inc. Green Space (212 Ripon St Sth);

Mon 14 – Sun 20 Oct: Mixed Media Exhibition of 10 Years of Food Is Free Inc. at Barkly Square, open during business hours, (Barkly Square, 25 – 39 Barkly St, Ballarat East | Wadawurrung);

Tues 15 Oct:  Meet The Grow & Thrive Team at Barkly Square as we launch Grow & Thrive, our collaborative project with Ballarat Regional Multicultural Council – Multicultural garden in BRMC courtyard, (Barkly Square, 25 – 39 Barkly St, Ballarat East | Wadawurrung);

Sun 20 Oct – CELEBRATE 10 YEARS OF FOOD IS FREE INC…

10am – 3pm at Barkly Square, 25 – 39 Barkly St, Ballarat East | Wadawurrung

• starting with Yarning Garden Official Launch at 10am. Smoking ceremony, Welcome To Country, speeches, followed by workshops from 10am – 3pm.

• Official Food Is Free Inc. Birthday celebrations from 11am (music/speeches/special announcements, plus tour of new Urban Food Farm space, followed by a BBQ lunch for all. Food Is Free Inc. Market stall held at Barkly Square instead of usual Green Space market for today only – 10am – noon. Special guest: Costa.

• Workshops & gardening demos for rest of day sprinkled throughout the space hosted by both Food Is Free Inc. vols and First Nations Women’s Yarning Garden members | Barkly Square, noon – 3pm

• Event Ends: 3pm.

The Festival of Food Is Free Inc.  will be an exciting week-long celebration of 10 years of Food Is Free Inc. in Ballarat/Wadawurrung. All events are free.

Stay tuned for more info via www.foodisfree.com.au and @foodisfreeinc