News – DIVRS Urban Food Programme – Darebin Food Harvest Network

DIVRS market

DIVRS, a Preston-based community organisation that provides free services, programs and information for people who live, study and volunteer in Darebi [...]

Last updated February 26, 2025

Fruit tree pruning workshop @ Bundoora Park Farm, Sat 16 March

The Darebin Fruit Squad wants to help you keep the trees in your neighbourhood fit and healthy! May [...]

Last updated February 26, 2024

Citrus Tree Pruning workshop

It’s been a great season for citrus here in Darebin. The Darebin Fruit Squad has already had over 500kgs of fruit donated since June. It's time t [...]

Last updated September 6, 2023

Learn to prune your fruit trees, 8 March

Late summer* is a great time to prune your fruit trees! The pruning cuts heal faster, leaving the trees less susceptible to disease. It also gives [...]

Last updated February 20, 2023

DIVRS looking for propagation volunteers!

Did you know that we propagate almost all our own seedlings at DIVRS [...]

Last updated January 25, 2023

DIVRS Fresh Food Program

The Fresh Food Program provides free produce for Darebin residents in financial need and on low or no income. Th [...]

Last updated September 20, 2022

DIVRS seedling stall at Alphington Farmers Market, 5 June

DIVRS will be at the [...]

Last updated May 23, 2022

Darebin Fruit Squad

It happens every year. You can only eat so many peaches and apricots. The rest ends up on the ground. Instead of putting perfectly good fruit in th [...]

Last updated January 19, 2022

Donate surplus homegrown fruit to the Darebin Fruit Squad!

Register your fruit trees with the Darebin Fruit Squad to donate your surplus harvest to the DIVRS Emergency Relief Program. The Darebin Fruit Squa [...]

Last updated May 17, 2022

DIVRS Seeding Students Project Officer Job

DIVRS is looking for a skilled, passionate part-time Project Officer (0.2 FTE) to deliver anew project, Se [...]

Last updated July 13, 2021