The popular Crop Swap is an opportunity to bring your produce, including vegetables, herbs, fruit, jams etc and swap it, while catching up with other people who also want to share fresh food locally.
The Homegrown Parkes event is an opportunity for local and regional businesses and individuals who are processing, repurposing, sewing, propagating or producing fabulous local products, to share their skill and products with the community.
Homegrown Parkes was recently awarded the Community Spirit and Inclusion Award at the 2024 Keep Australia Beautiful Tidy Towns NSW Awards.
Demonstrations will again be one of the highlights of the 2025 events, highlighting processes for using locally produced food and products with the aim of encouraging locals to grow produce in their own backyard – or at least increase their consciousness of food miles and purchasing locally.
Education is an important part of Homegrown Parkes, encouraging our community to grow and prepare their own produce and supporting local and regional small businesses is an important element of the event. The inclusion of a Crop Swap at the event allows locals to share excess produce and encourage others.
Homegrown Parkes will provide an opportunity for visitors and locals to fill their Saturday in Parkes with plenty of good food and local produce! The autumn event will be held on Saturday, 29 March and the Spring event will be held on Saturday, 11 October. These events are being held between 9am and 2pm in Cooke Park.
The Homegrown Parkes Committee, consists of members of Central West Lachlan Landcare, Parkes Community Arts and Parkes Shire Council.
If you are interested in joining us for either Homegrown Parkes events, make sure you follow our social media, find out more information via our website at https://centralwestlachlanlandcare.org/get-involved/homegrown-parkes/ or contact Marg Applebee on 0418 611 053 or homegrownparkes@gmail.com