2023 Olive Harvest: 29 – 30 April

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SATURDAY 29th April am & pm verge tree picks 

Harvesting in Booyeembara

SUNDAY 30th APRIL 9am – 12:30 in Booyeembara’s Olive Grove, then Harvest Lunch! (byo lunch or buy pizza)   Enjoy live music from the Mediterranean while you harvest! 

Whether you want to join the Saturday verge  harvest, Sunday harvest or pick your own to add to the harvest, please register on Eventbrite ( “whitegumvalley-olive-harvest2023” ) or email: us then we can communicate with you to make this a smooth, enjoyable harvest. 

More information here:Olive harvest 2023 information-V2

 

Enjoy Saturday Sunsets in March in the Orchard

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Come down to the Orchard on a Satuday night in March for dinner, a drink, a chat or just a wander through the fruit trees. Orchard Crew will be on-site winding down, sharing some food and having a catch up. If you’ve ever wanted to find out which tree is which (or any other query) this is your chance. An easy community catch up to make and sustain local connections.

BYO instrument for an acoustic open mic / jamming circle.

BYO food & drink, mats & some chairs provided.

Hope to see you there!

From Harvest to Plate: Making a Sri-Lankan banana curry – Sunday 20 Nov | 2:30 -4PM in Orchard Shelter

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In the spirit of sharing recipes from other parts of the world and coming together over food, the Orchard is putting on its first cooking demo. Orchard member Yasas Botenne is sharing a Sri Lankan curry recipe, while Steph uses the sun to cook fragrant rice. Enjoy the results. $5 entry (kids <$12 free) Register your place: wgvorchard@gmail.com

2022 Winter Solstice & Lantern Parade – June 18th (postponed to 19th)

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For the last nine years we have gathered together on, or close to, the Winter Solstice to share afternoon tea, make lanterns and celebrate the changing seasons by walking together through the neighbourhood on the shortest night of the year. ​

Come join us at the WGV Community Orchard in 2022 to celebrate and for a gold coin donation you can check out the Blacksmithing Van, Freo Recycling Truck, make a Flower Crown, take home a Makuru Seedling, create a Winter Heart and lots more. A completely volunteer run event this year we’ve been lucky enough to get funding from the City of Fremantle for which we are very grateful for!
It all kicks off from 3pm and by 5.30pm we’ll listen for the wonderful Wasamba Drummers as they start up a beat that will lead us through the Valley.
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2022 Community Olive Harvest in Booyeembara

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Join our 2022 Community Olive Harvest :
– Sunday morning on 24th April in Booyeembara Park (the Olive Grove is located beyond the park entrance on Montreal Street near Public Golf Course ), between 8.30am – 12.30pm, with a byo picnic lunch in the olive grove afterwards.
-Alternatively you can harvest anytime over the weekend at a time / place of your choosing. If you would like to do this, please register your involvement and we’ll be in touch on how we can set you up to join the harveThe 2022 Harvestersst. and oil pressing.
(Note: All those that help pick can purchase a bottle of oil at cost price)
Big thanks to Freo Ports for sponsoring our new ground sheets to greatly assist our harvest.
Register here if you can help with the 2022 harvest.
​More information here

2021 Inaugural Mulberry Festival – Oct 17th

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The first Fremantle Mulberry Harvest Festival hosted by WGV Orchard and funded through a City of Fremantle community arts grant.
10am Harvest teams gather and depart to local trees
12:15 Welcome to Country then Live Music
Mulberry Crafts/Dyeing, and food making

2020 Summer Fiesta in the Orchard

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Sunday Dec 6, 3 – 5:30pm

WGV Community Orchard, together with the Kindy and Crraftspark are putting on the Summer Fiesta on Sunday Dec 6th 3 – 5:30pm in the Orchard. This end of year event includes food stalls kids craft activities and local live music by THE ALFALFA MALES, THE DAHLIAS & TEX HOLMES

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2020 Winter Solstice Lantern Walk

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Through the Orchard Sunday June 21st 4:30-7:30
2020 is a bit different – it is a small group event, walk through the orchard and/or around the Valley on this mid-winter Sunday evening. Make a lantern, drop it off to the Orchard on Sunday morning and we’ll be decorating the Orchard for the Solstice evening. From 4:30pm – 7:30 enter from Samson St and enjoy the mid-winter magic in the Orchard. Exit via Mulberry Farm Lane.

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2019 AGM & Busy Bee

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Saturday 23rd November 1pm and 2:30-4pm
Come and celebrate in the Orchard on Saturday afternoon Nov 23rd for our 6th AGM, meet others in this community, have a cuppa and join a busy bee. Here is our AGM Agenda. Everyone welcome. A time to reflect and look forward. For our last busy bee for the year (starting 2:30pm), we’ll be extending reticulation, feeding trees and doing a general tidy up. Wear closed shoes, bring a hat and gloves. We look forward to seeing you.

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Glass Houses & Green Futures

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Friday July 12th 2-4pm 2019
As part of the new Fremantle Festival in wintertime, the WGV Orchard will be hosting an afternoon tea with a difference! Live cooking demonstrations, warming fires, delicious lemon myrtle tea fresh from a billy and five unique glass houses on site where you can discover the joys of growing! Free entry. See more here https://www.10nightsinport.com.au/whats-on/glass-houses-green-futures/

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