Community Programs
Community Programs are the heartwarming hub of the Farm. Fostering social inclusion and honing work skills, our programs provide a blend of connection and personal growth for people of all backgrounds and abilities. The Farm supports social inclusion by delivering community programs that develop self-esteem, engage participants in work and provide connection. With time spent in our gardens and with animals, program participants cultivate skills that last a lifetime and build bonds between other participants, staff, visitors and volunteers. Our team is dedicated to supporting participants to experience life on a working community farm in a way that works for them.
We are currently unable to accept new Community Program participants. Please watch this space for further updates. Our longest standing program, Young Farmers, is accepting expressions of interest. Learn more below.
Testimonial
“We thank the team at Collingwood Children's Farm for hosting our group of children with vision loss over the school holidays. The three hours flew by as the kids experienced a range of engaging activities; from drinking liquid from a Pig Face plant during a Sensory Garden Tour, to patting long-haired Sunny the guinea pig, cuddling placid goats, meeting lambs and working as farmers to clean out the horses’ stables and re-make their beds. It was also the little extras the team did to make the day a success, like providing our group with a private space to have a picnic in beforehand, giving a girl a peacock feather as an award for overcoming her fear to pat an animal, and clearing out two stables of manure for our kids who wanted to participate in the farm job but had sensory aversions.’
— Program Manager, Blind Sports & Recreation Victoria
Our Community Programs
Young Farmers Program
The Young Farmers Program is one of our longest-running programs.
Young Farmers is a hands-on experience for children aged 8 to 16 years old to develop work and life skills through participating in activities such as horticulture, landcare, animal husbandry, art projects, woodwork and maintenance, as well as assisting the Farmers with daily chores.
Please note that there are no longer any horse riding or horse-related animal husbandry activities in this program.
Program Requirements:
must reside in the City of Yarra
must be 8 to 16 years old.
Timetable:
Saturday or Sunday program running three weekends a month during Victorian school terms.
between 9.30am-2.30pm.
If your child would like to be considered for this program, please complete the Expression of Interest form below (children must be at least 7 years and 9 months old to go on the wait list).
The Young Farmers Program is free for children who meet the program requirements.