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
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ine 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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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 harve
st. 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.
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The first Fremantle Mulberry Harvest Festival hosted by WGV Orchard and funded through a City of Fremantle community arts grant.
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
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.
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.
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/
Friday 21st June – From 3-5pm
Winter has arrived – which means it’s time to enjoy the replenishing rain and cosy times – and our annual Winter Solstice Lantern Walk – coming up on Friday 21st June. Come down to the Orchard from 3pm to make your own lantern, have a turn at blacksmithing, or simply catch up with friends. Our lantern walk starts at 5.30pm. Everyone welcome – entry is gold coin donation.
Sunday Dec 2nd, 3-5pm in the Orchard
Once again the Orchard and our neighbours, Hazel Orme Kindy, combine for an end of your community event and fundraiser. The Orchard shed ‘stage’ will feature local music including Voicemale, Fremantle-based bunch of blokes who will sing anything from ACDC to Georgian round dances. There will be food stalls, craft activities and spin the wheel – spin till you win.