About CERES Community Environment Park
CERES Community Environment Park is a 4.5-hectare urban environmental park on Merri Creek in Brunswick East, Merri-bek, Victoria. Established in 1982 on a former landfill and quarry site, it is operated by the not-for-profit CERES. It is notable as a centre for sustainability education, urban agriculture, and community enterprise, featuring organic farms, gardens, a market, cafe, and education facilities.
Visitors guide
Visitors can explore an open parkland along Merri Creek with organic market gardens, a plant nursery, community kitchen garden, and bushfood and permaculture displays. The site includes walking paths, the Merri Table cafe, grocery and bakery, weekly organic market, art and craft spaces, playground, and education buildings. Visitors encounter working farms with chickens, sustainability demonstrations including renewable energy, water conservation and waste systems, and areas for workshops and community events.
Key highlights
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Organic farm and Joe's Market Garden with seasonal produce
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Merri Creek frontage and Merri Creek Trail access
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CERES Nursery and Bushfood garden
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Sustainability and permaculture education centre
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Weekly organic market and Merri Table cafe and grocery