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Joe's Market Garden is a two acre organic market garden on Wurundjeri Country. We pay our respect to the Traditional owners, past, present and Emerging.
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The banks of the Merri Creek have been used as a site for food production for thousands of years. Our two and a half acre organic market garden sits upon the unceded lands of the Wurundjeri. Our two and a half acre organic market garden is Melbourne’s last surviving inner city market garden, having been farmed continuously by Chinese and Italian gardeners for over 150 years. In 2003 CERES began fa

rming here under the guidance of Joe Garita. Previously known as the Merri Creek Market Garden, Joe's Market Garden is a commercial market garden growing mostly leafy greens, herbs and and fruiting vegetables such as cherry tomatoes, zucchini and capsicum. All produce grown is sold through CERES Fair Food, our own delivery veggie boxes, and a farm gate stall every day from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm. If you are interested in volunteering please see the volunteer page on the ceres.org.au website.

12/09/2024

15/08/2024

On Thursdays, we wear pink! 💕🌸

Pictured here are farmers Thanisa and Rachel with the lovely Anna!

Every Thursday, Anna and Chev (taking the photo) come and make tea for our team. Tea time is a magical time, especially when Anna is around! She brings so much joy and laughter to the farm.

We love you!

14/08/2024

Tea time with the team ft. CAKE! and poppies!

Special thanks to Stella and Emma 😍❤️😘

13/08/2024

We love our team at CERES Propagation!!!

They are constantly working hard to provide us (and you!) with the best quality seedlings!

Pictured here are trays of coriander and dill, which we will plant next week.

You can purchase all your seedings from , which are grown with so much love 💚🌱

Thanks team!!!!

07/08/2024

Check out Clara rocking the silverbeet harvest on this glorious day!

🌞💕

29/07/2024

Loving a bit of colour on this grey rainy day 😍

Get them in your boxes tomorrow!

24/07/2024

The perfect crop of bok choi!

Planted on the 3rd of June, ready to harvest next week. In winter, bok choi usually takes double the amount of time to grow than in summer!

We use a variety called Joi Choi. The seedling were grown with lots of love by our propagation team before we plant them 🌱

17/07/2024

Ever wonder about our systems on the farm?

The rubber band carabiner has been a game changer for our team! (Thanks !)

Every harvest day, we start by counting out rubber bands out into piles of 10. Then we look at our harvest list and count up all the different bunches we need for each variety of veg. We add a couple of extra rubber bands per variety (just in case we lose some along the way)

When we go out into the field, we have exactly the number of bands we need to harvest so we don't ever have to count as we go.

After we wash the veg, we count everything as we put them in crates for our orders.

We have so many amazing people helping out on the farm! User-friendly systems like this are so important for the efficiency of the farm and our team.

We love to chat systems! Let us know if you have any game changers that we have to try 😊

10/07/2024

Fields of green 💚 and skies of blue 💙

27/06/2024

This right here is the sweetest parsley we have ever tasted! 😋

If you are lucky enough to get your hands on some, have a chew on the stems, and you will be shocked by the sweetness!

Find it

20/06/2024

Yesterday's cutest frosty vegetable award goes to... the baby cos! 👶 🥬

We haven't had a hard frost in a couple of years, and it was welcomed with open arms.

A frost is like a sugar coating for our veggies! Some plants are able to convert their starch stores into sugar, which means frost actually makes veggies sweeter!

Come to our farm gate to grab some sugar-coated veggies 😋

Every Saturday from 8:30am-1pm

You can also find our veggies or order your veggies boxes 🌱

26/05/2024

Autumn weather has our hearts 💕

21/05/2024

We just wanted to do a huge shout-out to our amazing volunteers!

We are so lucky to have the support of our amazing team. Rain, hail, or shine they rock up with an infectiously positive attitude.

We love you all so much!

14/05/2024

If you have walked past the farm within the last week, you will have noticed that we have said goodbye to our beautiful flowers.

The flowers brought so much joy to us all! It was very sad to say goodbye.

Thank you so much to everyone who came to pick flowers or bought bunches from the farm gate. Your support means so much to our little farm! We love our community!

We can't wait to plant them again in spring!

01/05/2024

Last U-pick of the season !!

All flowers must go to make room for our broadbeans! 🌱

Bring your friends! Bring your mums! (pre mothers day activities?) Bring your dogs! (on leash please!)

Thanks so much for all your support this season 🥰

Booking link in bio. Limited walk-ins available.

See you there!

29/03/2024

We’re sorry to have to cancel our Easter egg hunt at the last minute due to staff illness. Wishing you a peaceful long weekend.
🐣💐

26/03/2024

Flowers flowers flowers! We have had the most amazing season

Only around a month left of flowers until we say goodbye until spring!

U-pick available each Saturday 10am-1pm! If you have been thinking about it, now is the last chance!🌻

Book using the link in our bio. Limited walk-ins available!

See you Saturday 💚

24/03/2024

Do you love a treasure hunt? Join us next Saturday at Joe's for a sparkly egg hunt - to avoid a rush, we'll be hunting from 10am-11am with entry by gold coin donation

While you're here grab a coffee and a delicious hot cross bun from Back Alley Bakes
🐰💐🥚

14/03/2024

Pick your own bunch of flowers this Saturday!

The weather is looking as beautiful as the flowers! ☀️🌼🌻

Head to the link in the bio to book! Limited walk-ins available

11/03/2024

Wishing our Muslim community a Ramadan Mubarak (meaning Happy Ramadan) 🌙

Fasting is regarded as an act of worship to attain God-conscious piety and one of submission to God. The devout see benefits including practicing self-restraint, cultivating gratitude, growing closer to God, and feeling for the poor and hungry.

Posted with Love
Basma 🫶🏻

29/02/2024

Pick your own bunch of flowers on Saturdays 🌻

10am - 1pm 🌸 Link to book in bio!

27/02/2024

We love our volunteer team!!!

We have just opened up a few spots for new volunteers!!

We have some spaces on Mondays and Thursdays 😊

Link in bio to apply!

27/02/2024

Do you sew, stitch, weave or craft? We’re beyond exited to be holding a natural dye workshop using Japanese indigo grown here at Joes by a team of local community members.

Limited tickets available and participants will take home a selection of dyed materials.

Saturday 16th March 10-12

Natural indigo-dyed materials for stitching

26/02/2024

Just cos 🙃

Address

34 Edna Grove
Melbourne, VIC
3058

Opening Hours

8:30am - 1pm

Website

http://ceres.org.au/farm-food/joes-market-garden/

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Joe’s Christmas market on now, hot coffee and beautiful artists and makers wares Claire Mosley Art @gertie73 Disaster Is Present Friends of Merri Creek Bridge - Road Brewers With music by @ailsa.music

Come in for our new season picked Zinnias and more organic goodies 💐 Open every day from 8:30 -1pm See you at the farm gate 🫶🏻

It’s all happening!! come on down 🎉

Come on down Amazing weather and Delicious treats with Coffee, also serving Iced cordial and iced coffee! 💜🫶🏻

Come on down!! It’s all happening 🥳

Grown at Joe's

This could be you! Pick your own flowers with your mum this Mother’s Day 🌸❤️ 8:30am-1pm , $15 per bunch, byo secateurs if possible 😊

We’re ready for ya! Veggies, fruit, pastries and flowers galore. Open until 1am 💚

Florists of Melbourne! 🌸🌸 We are now selling fresh-cut flowers direct to you 💐 ~ You can order bunches of our chem-free, organic Zinnias from farm to florist. They come in multiple colours and are cut fresh to order. Plus we offer free delivery direct to you. 🥰 If you’re interested, send us a DM or order direct via Email 👆🏽 + tell your floral friends!! _____________________________ #grownnotflown #coburgflorist #thornbury #northcote #brunswick #brunswickeast #northside #moreland #darebin #floristsofmelbourne #melbourneflorist #melbourneflowers #wholesaleflowers #supportlocal #ceresbrunswick

One of those days 🐝 🐝 #coburg #ceres #beelovers #melbourneflowerfarm #melbourneflorist #wholesaleflowers #melbourneorganic

Get your Xmas gifts with us! This year we are collaborating with @allarewelcomebakery to bring you the sacred ✨ PANATTONE ✨ Yesssss, 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👌🏽 Come down and grab one for Chrissy present! 🎁 We’re here till 1 today! 🌟 Hey, don’t forget about our Farmer Christmas! We’re bringing you over 10 local farmer Stalls, Live music, Great Food, Flowers, Veggies and even TRACTOR RIDES 🚜 🎄 18th of Dec 9-3pm! 📍 34 Edna gv Coburg ————————————————— 🥕 CERES Joe’s Market Garden 🌟 Everyday 8:30 am - 1 pm 📍34 Edna Gr Coburg (on the Merri Creek Trail) ————————————————— @ceresbrunswick @ceresjoesmarketgarden #brunswick #coburg #moreland #prestonmarket #darebin #ceresbrunswick #organicmelbourne #melbournefarmersmarkets #melbourneorganic #urbanfarm #northcote #thornbury #northmelbournecafe #coburgcafe #allarewelcome #melbournecoffee #melbournefarm

🎻✨ HOT AIR AND THE SILLY STRINGS 🎻✨ LIVE MUSIC today at @ceresjoesmarketgarden Playing fiddle & flute, a folky Irish dreamscape ☘️ They’re playing from 10 -12:30 pm Come and spend your breezy Saturday with us! 📍 34 Edna road Coburg Just along the merri creek 😍 ————————————————— 🥕 CERES Joe’s Market Garden 🌟 Everyday 8:30 am - 1 pm 📍34 Edna Gr Coburg (on the Merri Creek Trail) ————————————————— @ceresbrunswick @ceresjoesmarketgarden #brunswick #coburg #moreland #prestonmarket #darebin #ceresbrunswick #organicmelbourne #melbournefarmersmarkets #melbourneorganic #urbanfarm #northcote #thornbury #northmelbournecafe #coburgcafe #allarewelcome #melbournecoffee #melbournefarm #livemusicmelbourne #melbournemusic #melbournecoffee #melbournefarmersmarkets #urbanfarm #coburg #thornbury #northcote #brunswick

REUSE! 👏🏽 RECYCLE! 👏🏽 REPURPOSE!👏🏽 We’re experimenting with coffee trays at the farm-gate today What do you reckon? 😂 #ceres #farmersmarketmelbourne #brunswick #coburg #melbournefarmersmarkets

This weekend we got ☔️ WAINY DAY SPECIALS ⚡️🌧 $40 Veg Boxes + $5 Bread + Pastries - We know it’s hard to get outside in this raaaaaaainy weather so we are doing a community service 💪🏽 📣 📣 📣 $40 VEGGIE BOXES delivered to your door, for 0 charge! ✨ That is CORRECT! DAREBIN + MORELAND REGION We’re taking orders through here via DM’s until 12pm on Sunday ⭐️ 🥕 If you’d like one of these ~~local organic veg boxes~~ shoot us a direct message on here + include: • your name • email + • address Woohoo! 🥳 Thank you for supporting your local organic farm @ceresjoesmarketgarden ↩️ Give us a follow to stay tuned for farm updates! Cheers all we appreciate you! ☃️☃️ #melbournebakery #allarewelcome #ceresjoesmarketgarden #ceresbrunswick #northcote #melbournefarmersmarkets #melbournelockdown #melbourneveggieboxes #veggieboxesmelbourne #veggieboxesdelivered #merricreek #coburgcommunity #brunswick #coburg #prestonmarket #brunswickorganic #ceres

Fresh leeks from the farm and fresh tunes from @pbsfm, both of which can be found at our market on Saturdays 9am-1pm 💚

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Our Story

Our two acre organic market garden is on Wurundjeri Country. The banks of the Merri Creek have always been used as a site for food production and stock management. It is also the site of Melbourne’s last surviving inner city market garden, having been farmed continuously by Chinese and Italian gardeners for over 150 years. In 2003 CERES began farming here under the guidance of Joe Garita, whose father bought the land in 1945. Previously known as the Merri Creek Market Garden, Joe's Market Garden is our second certified organic farm growing organic herbs and vegetables. It is named after Joe Garita. Family and friends remember Joe as a hardworking individual who was kind to everyone he encountered. His memory lives on in Joe’s Garden, which continues to flourish even after his passing. Joe’s wife, Jean Garita, believes that Joe would be proud of the work that continues in Joe’s Garden, as the garden continues to grow food and foster relationships, which were two of the most important aspects of Joe’s life. Irrigation water is taken from the mains supply and a 100,000 litre underground water tank collects rainwater from neighbouring town houses. All produce grown is sold through our CERES Fair Food enterprise or our Farm Gate each Saturday morning between 9-1.

We are assisted by volunteers on a Wednesday and Fridays, if you are interested in volunteering with us come by between 9:30-1 or email [email protected] We also have a corporate volunteer program with staff from different organisations joining us each week to escape the office, get their hands dirty and help us grow food for our community. To find out more about joining our corporate volunteer program please email [email protected]