A day in the sunshine

I want to share with you a favourite little place of mine tucked away in the heart of Brunswick. Its CERES (Centre for Education and Research in Environmental Strategies) which is an environmental park  that has a fantastic organic market on Wednesday and Saturday  mornings.

Ceres buying organic vegetables

Safari and I have been going to Ceres for the past year and half on a Wednesday and we always have such a wonderful time catching up with friends.

The organic market area is always buzzing with a warm and inviting community atmosphere. Its colourful, its happy, the musicians play in the corner next to the coffee machine and Safari helps me put organic vegetables in the basket. There are chickens roaming around and a sheep which Safari loves to say hello to.  She makes friends and happily plays with the other kids, amongst the chickens and organic food.  I honestly couldn’t think of a more enriching place for my daughter to spend her day!

Ceres chickens

After we do our shopping we head down to the Ceres cafe to meet up with friends. Safari loves playing in the sand pit and takes her shoes off so she can feel the sand between her toes.

Ceres sandpit

We sip on chai tea and share  our stories with one another. Today little Charlie was there looking gorgeous as ever and happily chewing on her nature rattle that I couldn’t resist taking a photo.

Charlie with her Nature rattle

I feel truly blessed to have such a wonderful  network of  women  that meet every week at Ceres. Spending time with them nurtures my spirit and I leave feeling so fulfilled,  like one of them recently said “I come away feeling like I’ve just done yoga!”.

So if you haven’t been to Ceres then you must check it out and if your a parent wanting to meet other like-minded parents then come along on a Wednesday and you’re sure to meet some lovely people and might even see us on the corner table near the sandpit, come and say hello!

About the author

Melinda is the founder and owner of Eco Toys, Australia's first toy store to focus entirely on environmentally friendly toys. She is a mother and passionate about protecting our beautiful planet so that all our children can grow up to enjoy the beauty of our natural world. She believes that we can all make a difference in this world by choices we make.



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One Response to “A day in the sunshine”

  1. Nalin says:

    It is wonderful, isn’t it? How lucky are we? So glad to be a part of your magical mama circle, and yes, ceres is a blessing to be able to go to each week. See you this arvo!

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