Festival of Fava 2026 - U-Pick Broad Beans

Come along to our ‘Festival of Fava’ - a community celebration of the broad bean (fava) and the spring harvest at CERES Joe’s Market Garden in Coburg. There will be local music, cooking demonstrations, farm tours, children's nature activities and a drop-in habitat planting session. We also honour the legacy of Joe Garita whose family first planted broad beans on the farm back in 1945. Cooking demonstrations sharing traditions and recipes from Spain and Lebanon will run at 11:00am and 11:30am, with tasting plates available to purchase. Our farm-gate cafe will also be open for delicious coffee, pastries and other farm-grown produce. U-Pick Broad Beans Sesssion Times: 10am - 12pm Love to grab yourself some locally grown organic broad beans? Join us for a unique experience picking your own broad beans at Joe's Market Garden, Melbourne's oldest continuing market garden. Held over two Saturday's, visitors can come and wander through the farm and hand pick the best pods for themselves. Your ticket includes an introduction from our Farmer, growing and harvesting tips and a delicious 600g bag of the freshest broad beans you'll find. Walk-ins available but limited, we recommend you book a time.