We Need Your Help This latest lockdown has been a disaster for so many. We had desperately hoped that after the prolonged trauma of 2020, the new year would provide the opportunity to come together and heal, especially for the people who rely on Collingwood Children’s Farm for Connection, for Community and as a place …
Hello to all our wonderful Farm Friends and welcome to our Summer Newsletter.Things have been a little busy here at the Farm since reopening so there’s quite a bit to fill you in on!! Since our last newsletter in September, we’ve happily been able to reopen to the public! Its been wonderful to have the …
Hello to all of you wonderful friends of CCF!It’s been a while since our last newsletter. And what a strange, strange time this has been. We continue to send everyone well wishes, hoping that you and your families have remained safe and sane over the past few months and that our lamb and kid goat spam has …
The Farm is part now of Moving Feast. This amazing group of food social enterprises that have united together to grow, cook and deliver meals to the most vulnerable Victorians in response to the pandemic and beyond.
We are creating boxes of mixed kitchen produce several times a week to help our customers access fresh Farm produce and pantry staples. Plus we have a range of exciting extras (some created in our kitchen) and ready-made meals to order
Made possible by the Public Records Office and produced by Pur Production, a wonderful podcast has been developed to collect and share the stories of the Farm today and those of our past. The celebration of the history of this space looks at the three main historical perspectives that exist here at the Farm. Listen …
It’s been a while in the making, but our Farm Shop is slowly getting there! The shop is stocked with great CCF merchandise such as t-shirts, bumper stickers, Farm book, Farm CD and some amazing cards and post cards from Steve , Ciara and Patrick! We have also just started selling products from some of …
‘We went to the Collingwood Children’s Farm’ As part of the ‘Dynamic Communities Grow’ project supported by the Bank of Melbourne, the Farm partnered with Kids Own Publishing and local artist Ciara Denham to run ‘Chook Books’ Children who visited the Farm where able to create their very own published 8-page books using a range …
Last year the Bank of Melbourne generously awarded the Farm funding so that we could develop and expand the range of activities, workshops and experiences that the Farm’s community could take part in! We have just come to the official end of the funding, but fear not! The support from the Bank of Melbourne meant …
Our beloved ‘Be a Farmer for the Day’ program is on the Tuesday 24th and Thursday 26th September and Tuesday 1st and Thursday 3rd October. Cost is $85 per day with lunch provided. For children aged 10 – 16 years, the day runs from 9.00am to 4.30pm. Great fun and learning as you participate in the …
