CERES Workshops and Courses
At CERES, we offer more than 70 learning programs for all ages. Take a weekend workshop to learn a new skill, or embark on a long-term course that might just change the course of your life.
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Traditional Hide Tanning
Join Josh McLean from The Bush Tannery to learn ethical, traditional tanning techniques
Growing & Cooking with Bushfoods
Delve into the intriguing and delicious world of learning to grow and cook Australian bush foods.
Healthy Indoor Plants
Learn everything you need to know to keep a thriving indoor garden.
Food for Mind and Gut
Learn what foods will make your brain brighter and better when you explore food for the mind and gut.
Plants and Permaculture
Learn to live a permaculture lifestyle and how to take care of plants in the kitchen and garden.
Mushroom Growing
Learn the secrets to successful oyster mushroom growing at home.
Sustainable Gardening
Improve your skills and get your hands dirty with our practical sustainable gardening course.
Complete Urban Farmer
An introduction to the world of urban farming – a perfect portal to your own patch.
Landscape Restoration and Indigenous Ecology
Develop an understanding of ecology and conservation in urban environments and benefit from a real connection to place.
Introduction to Horticulture and Permaculture
This course is comprised of Selected units from Certificate II in Horticulture (AHC20422) & Certificate II in Permaculture (AHC21722).
Gardening with Indigenous Plants
Learn how to incorporate Indigenous plants into your own garden through simple, highly effective design methods
Beginners Backyard Beekeeping
Beginners Backyard Beekeeping takes you through the A-Z of keeping a healthy, productive hive at home.
Sourdough Bread Baking
Set your taste buds free and learn how to bake sourdough bread.
Soap Making for Beginners
Learn to make your own soaps with blends of essential oils, clays and other beneficial ingredients.
Exploring Time – The Future
Look to Earth’s history to understand the challenges of today, help us anticipate the future, and promote long term thinking.
Gluten Free Kitchen Skills
Enhance your kitchen skills – learn how to cook tasty gluten-free food and discover delicious gluten-free recipes.
Traditional Wooden Spoon Carving
Learn the traditional craft of carving your own beautiful kitchen utensils.
Preserving the Seasons Harvest
Learn how to preserve the season’s harvest and enjoy jams, preserves and marmalades year-round.
Vegan Cooking European Style
Explore delicious traditional recipes in this vegan journey around Europe.
Backyard Beekeeping Basics
Build your knowledge of managing a backyard beehive with our Backyard Beekeeping Basics workshop.
Edible Weeds
Learn about the seasonal edible weeds that thrive in Melbourne and explore these plants’ culinary, medicinal and ecological uses.