Edendale Community Environment Farm (Eltham)

Edendale provides an interactive community and education centre to support sustainable living practices for the whole community.

There are so many fun and informative activities all year round at Edendale. No need to book just come and visit.

Our animals - While visiting Edendale say hello to our guinea pigs, small native animals and farm animals, including sheep, calves, alpacas and goats. You can also go in with and feed the poultry with the food provided.

You can see our stick insects and learn about their life cycle and see our hopping mice, yabby and other water creatures in our tank displays outside Reception.

Our gardens - Wander through the gardens and see our sustainably-grown vegetable gardens and fruit orchard. Enjoy the child friendly spiral garden or play in our large sandpit under the shade of the trees. Enjoy a picnic in one of the shelters or open lawn spaces

Choose from a range of self-guided children's activities like our clipboard activities which will take you around the farm, you will learn a little on this journey.

Our Indigenous Nursery - Visit the indigenous plant nursery and buy some tube stock or more mature pots for planting in your garden. Chat with our friendly staff for helpful advice and information about selecting and planting indigenous plants. You will see many of our indigenous plants in their mature form throughout the gardens

A showcase for sustainable living - See composting in action and a variety of worm farms to inspire you. Purchase a worm farm, compost bin or turner to get your home garden and composting going. Check out our sustainable gardens, water collection and storage and solar power in use. Book in to one of our many workshops and activities supporting an environmentally friendly lifestyle. Pick up a brochure on how to live in a more environmentally sustainable way.

Our Artwork - At Edendale you can view several artworks around the farm including the Fences Act, our wonderful front fence, the Eltham Copper Butterfly Mural made from recyclable material, our platypus mural, mosaic eggs and bee stepping stones.

The Cafe - Enjoy a coffee or light lunch in the al fresco cafe Eden. Open 7 days a week serving lunch, sweet treats and healthy snacks. Cafe Eden is open 10am to 2.30pm weekdays, 10am to 3pm on weekends (20% surcharge applies on public holidays)

Birthday parties & private bookings
If you are thinking of having a party at beautiful Edendale, we have a number of options.

You can hire a shelter space and enjoy exploring the farm at your own pace, or meet friends without a booking to enjoy our gardens, animals and outdoor areas. Unfortunately we can not offer indoor rooms for parties or private functions.
Party Options & Costs

Access for Dogs:

No dogs are allowed on site and no food is to be given to the animals.

Opening Hours:

Opening Times

Note: If you park in the Edendale top carpark please remember if you head to the nearby Eltham North Adventure playground that this carpark is locked at 5pm and all other gates at Edendale are locked at 4:30pm.

Cost:

Admission by gold coin donation to any of our donation boxes which can be found around the site.

Review:

A large area with a lot of attractions including animals, artwork, plant nursery and activities for kids.

Edendale is an environmentally friendly place and no balloons or streamers are permitted since they pollute and can easily blow into the animal areas. Rubbish needs to be taken home.

The farm has a rule of no feeding the animals. Most human food is not suitable for the animals to eat. Carrots or apples may be OK, but please check first with staff.

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Location

32 Gastons Road, Eltham 3095 Map

✆ (03) 9433 3711

Email Enquiry

Web Links

→ www.edendale.vic.gov.au

→ Edendale Community Environment Farm on Facebook