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11 07, 2017

Therapeutic Horticulture

By | 2017-07-14T15:19:14+00:00 July 11th, 2017|CERES Courses, CERES Education|0 Comments

By Karen Mengell, VET Co-ordinator and Pathways Planning Officer At CERES we offer a range of hands-on gardening and environmental training programs to support individuals develop skills, build confidence, open up opportunities for greater social connection and ultimately identify and take steps towards more formal training and employment. We also recognise there are a wide [...]

11 07, 2017

Environmental Education Course – My experience

By | 2017-07-11T18:20:03+00:00 July 11th, 2017|CERES Courses, CERES Education, Stories|0 Comments

By Claire Mosley, Environmental Education Course Alumnus and CERES Intern Connection to our earth and new friends, inspiration and new ideas and different ways of thinking. On eight Tuesdays over eight weeks, 12 eco-ninjas began their journeys through the Environmental Education Course offered by CERES. Who knew we could expand our thinking so much [...]

18 05, 2017

A Sense of Community for the Hard of Hearing

By | 2017-05-18T13:09:38+00:00 May 18th, 2017|CERES Courses, CERES Education|0 Comments

CERES is an all-inclusive community that has always been welcoming to everyone – including those who are deaf or hard of hearing. We specialise in tailored programs for marginalised groups such as people with a disability, asylum seekers, new migrants, youth at risk and the under and unemployed. We aim to build resilience and [...]

22 11, 2016

Meet our Chef and Trainer – Natasha Ruiz

By | 2016-11-22T13:07:54+00:00 November 22nd, 2016|Food Producer Incubator|0 Comments

Born in Canada into a household with a German mother and Spanish father, the smells of sauerkraut and paella were commonplace.  My curiosity for unusual food combinations was further piqued once my older sister took over the stoves and started experimenting with Asian and Mexican flavors. Once it became my turn to start cooking [...]

7 03, 2016

CERES and the Sustainable Living Festival 2016

By | 2016-11-10T10:30:24+00:00 March 7th, 2016|CERES Education|0 Comments

  We were excited to contribute to the Sustainable Living Festival Big Weekend this year in February at Federation Square. We packed up our solar powered electric vehicle with educational energy gizmos, flyers, posters, banners, chook t-shirts, passion and a big crate of organic apples from CERES Fair Food. Without any bias I thought CERES was [...]