Weekly
Weekly volunteering sessions happen every Friday from 10am until 1pm and Saturday from 10am until 12pm. Email us at volunteer@farmraiser.com.au to sign up.
Our Organic Grocery Store is open every Friday and Saturday between 9am and 2pm at 15 Perkins Ave, Bellfield
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Upcoming events
ONE OFF EVENTS
July’s Farm tour will be held on Saturday July 19th at 10am to kick off our…
Winter Weeding Bee
Saturday 19 July, 10am-2pm
As soon as the weather gets cold, the veggies slow right down and the weeds pick up speed.
Join us for a weeding session and help us get a few little projects done...
General weeding
Help us maintain the plot we manage with the students of Waratah Special Developmental School
Mulch new areas to kill the dreaded lawns!
Tidy away the perpetual piles of farm mess to keep the farm beautiful for our community
We will have snacks and a light lunch provided but encourage you to bring a plate to share with all your new farm friends!
Farm Raiser x Open Gardens Victoria
Saturday 25 & Sunday 26 October, 10am-4:30pm
joint opening with the Bellfield Community Garden
Come and explore Farm Raiser with an in depth tour and explanation of our practices.
Visit our shop which will be open both Saturday and Sunday.
REGULAR Events
Farm Tours
First Saturday of every month
11am-12pm
no bookings necessary, just meet us at our shop at 15 Perkins Ave, Bellfield
Past Events
U-Pick Flower Bouquets at Farm Raiser
15 Perkins Ave, Bellfield
9am-2pm every Friday & Saturday
$30/bouquet
Tickets available here
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Pick Your Own Pesto
15 Perkins Ave, Bellfield
9am-2pm every Friday & Saturday
$30/kg, no booking necessary. Ask at the shop
Sat Nov 2nd 2024
Farm Raiser Spring Tour & Working Bee
15 Perkins Ave, Bellfield
10am-2pm
Join us to celebrate Urban Agriculture Month. Free tickets available here
Sat Apr 20th 2024
Cultural Diversity Week Maker Market
Ivanhoe Library
12pm-4pm
Farm Raiser will be hosting a stall selling our fresh veggies at the Makers Market
See here for more details
Sat May 4th 2024
Farm Raiser Community Day: Novel Crops Project
10am-2pm
Join the Farm Raiser farmers for a tour and morning tea to chat about what crops
you’d like to see grown. We are particularly looking for input from people who may find
it difficult to access some foods that they commonly use in their home country.
Sign up here
Mar 17th 2024
BANYULE ECO FEST
We’ll be hosting a stall with free activities at Banyule Eco fest. Come say hi, grab some fresh veggies and pot up some seeds!
See here for details
Nov 30th 2023
ResourceSmart Schools: Health and Sustainability in Special Developmental Schools
As part of Sustainability in Schools month, Farmraiser is proud to partner with Sustainability Victoria ResourceSmart Schools to host an important and informative online workshop on working with students with special needs in a gardening and horticultural context.
Please signup here
Nov 23rd 2023
Banyule Urban Food Strategy Launch inc. tour of Farmraiser
Banyule City Council are launching their new Urban Food Strategy at Bellfield Community Hub. There’ll be a quick tour of the community garden and Farmraiser, followed by speeches by Prof. Michael Buxton and Nick Rose (Sustain), and some drinks and nibbles.
Sign up here
Nov 19th 2023
Farmraiser Spring Working Bee & Farm tour
In collaboration with Bellfield Community Garden and Urban Agriculture Month we’ll be running a big spring clean and working bee at farmraiser. Come help us tidy up the farm, paint some signs, plant some plants and weed some weeds!
Please RSVP here by Nov 17th so that we can provide a delicious lunch for you
Nov 12th 2023
Malahang Festival - Malahang Reserve, Heidelberg West
We’ll be running a little stall at Malahang Festival showing off our veggies, potting up seedlings to take home, and making funny, silly sculptures out of fruit and veg
