The CERES Community Environment Park, or Centre for Education and Research in Environmental Strategies, is an award-winning 10-acre urban environmental centre located in urban Brunswick East, Victoria, Australia. CERES is pronounced series, and the name may be partially derived from Ceres the goddess of agriculture in Roman mythology. Brunswick East is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... In Roman mythology, Ceres was the goddess of growing plants (particularly cereals) and of motherly love. ... A head of Minerva found in the ruins of the Roman baths in Bath Roman mythology, the mythological beliefs of the people of Ancient Rome, can be considered as having two parts. ...

CERES received the 1996 Banksia Environmental Award for Education and Training, and has also received many other awards[1]. The Banksia Environmental Foundation is an Australian organization created in 1989 to support and confer recognition on individuals and organizations that make a positive contribution to the environment. ...

==Features== JADY REPRESENTT!

Community farming garden at CERES

CERES' purpose is to "initiate and support environmental sustainability and social equity with an emphasis on cultural richness and community participation." Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2560x1920, 1850 KB) Summary CERES Community Environment Park, 2006-07-04. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2560x1920, 1850 KB) Summary CERES Community Environment Park, 2006-07-04. ...

The 4 hectare park, adjacent to picturesque Merri Creek, includes: The Merri Creek The Merri Creek is a waterway in Melbourne, Victoria. ...

• An animal farm.
• Community gardens.
• A café open 7 days a week.
• Educational walking trails.
• Origin Energy sustainable living demonstrations.
• Multicultural exhibits.
• Facilities for hire.
• The East Brunswick Bicycle Users' Group - a group of volunteers who recycle and repair bicycles for the community.

Many events are held at CERES including a community market every Saturday and Wednesday with a focus on organic foods and hand-made/recycled items. Community gardens are small plots of land allocated to groups of people by some organization that holds title or lease to the land, sometimes for rent, sometimes simply as a grant of land. ... Origin Energy logo Origin Energy ASX: ORG is an Australian gas and electricity company. ...

CERES is a popular site for school excursions and research students with around 60,000 students visiting each year.

The property is readily accessible from the Merri Creek Trail. // The Merri Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows the Merri Creek through the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

History

In 1981, a group of like-minded people dedicated to social awareness, community involvement and environmental issues secured a lease for a 4 hectare plot of neglected land in Brunswick East. Landscaping of the site began and the park was opened in 1982. Since then it has hosted many research projects, exhibitions and events, and seen hundreds of thousands of visitors. Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ...

The first tree was officially planted on the site by Dr Barbe Baker—founder of the men of the trees—on 16th September 1981. Richard St. ...

Support

CERES is partially funded through its own programmes, café and events as well as project grants from a variety of Government and private sponsors. While the park is open to the public freely, donations and memberships are appreciated. A popular volunteer program is also available.

See also

• Collingwood Children's Farm
• Organic farming
• Permaculture
• Sustainability

The Collingwood Children’s Farm is a community-run farm on the Yarra River in Abbotsford, an inner-city suburb of Melbourne, Australia. ... Organic cultivation of mixed vegetables in Capay, California. ... Permaculture Mandala summarising the ethics and principles of permaculture design. ... Sustainability is an attempt to provide the best outcomes for the human and natural environments both now and into the indefinite future. ...

External links

• CERES official website
• CERES Sustainability Centre (new development)
• CERES Sustainability Hub
• Mathews, Freya 2000 'CERES: Singing Up the City', in PAN (Philosophy Activism Nature) no 1, 2000, pp 5-15.

Coordinates: 37°45′58″S 144°58′59″E / -37.76603318676243, 144.98313903808594 Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

• Maps and aerial photos
  • Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
  • Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and MSN Live Local.
  • Topographic and bathymetric map from Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia.