CERES’ annual Olives to Oil event is coming to Brimbank to help residents experience the goodness of the pitted fruit.
The event is designed to bring people together to harvest olives and have them pressed communally into delicious, local olive oil.
Presented in partnership with My Smart Garden and Brimbank council, residents will be able to drop off their olives on one of CERES local drop-off days and pick up the communally pressed olive oil at the organisation’s festival on June 1.
When booking a spot, locals will be asked to select a weight category they expect to pick.
Small quantities under 20 kilograms will be pressed for free. If you’re unsure, bring a couple of household buckets of olives and book a free spot.
Pick your olives no earlier than two days before the drop-off date, to ensure freshness.
For those who don’t have any olives to harvest, you are still welcome to register to come along to the festival or register to attend CERES’ harvesting and preserving workshop on May 14, at the Westvale Community Centre.
Locals interested in the event can book a time to bring their olives to the drop-off centre at Visy Cares Hub, 80B Harvester Road, Sunshine on Sunday, May 18, from 11am-3pm.
Details: ceres.org.au/olives-to-oil/
