Edendale Community Environment Farm

16/10/2026

The next Edendale Repair Cafe is on tomorrow, Saturday 17 October, between 10am - midday.

All the details in the post below.

♻The next Edendale Repair Cafe is coming up this Saturday 17 October between 10am - 12pm ♻

Whether it’s a wobbly chair, torn clothing or a broken picture frame, our volunteer repairers are ready to help. Bring us your broken items, hear tips on how to repair them and be part of a community that values repair, reuse and sustainability🔧✨

🔌Please note: Our qualified electrician will NOT be on site for this Repair Café so please no electrical items 🔌

Free event. Donations welcome. No bookings required.

15/10/2026

On Saturday 7 November between 10am - 12.30pm, join Fiona Cross from the Edendale nursery for a talk on "Food, Fibre and Medicine Plants of the local area" (cost $15).

You'll discover the benefits of incorporating native flora into your garden, exploring local food, fibre and medicine plants. Fiona will share practical tips on selecting, planting, and caring for native species, making it easier for you to create a diverse, productive and eco-friendly garden.

The workshop will also include a tour of the propagation areas, nursery and gardens here at Edendale, including the bushfood/rare plant gardens.

To book in for this workshop, please go to www.edendale.vic.gov.au/Whats-on/Events-calendar/Food-Fibre-and-Medicine-Plants-of-the-local-area

14/10/2026

Coming up on Saturday 24 October is Melissa Houselander's next workshop, "Grow Better Together" (10am - 12.30pm, cost $15).

This activity is all about selecting plant friends that benefit and protect each other in your garden, including plants that will attract pollinators and other beneficial insects.

There will be hands-on activities, including potting up a seedling to take home and grow. You'll also get to take a tour of Edendale's sustainable productive garden to see companion planting systems in action.

Melissa is an environmental educator, qualified horticulturalist and avid gardener. She is passionate about promoting biodiversity and growing nutrient-dense food, using permaculture principles and ecological gardening methods.

To book in for this workshop, please go to www.edendale.vic.gov.au/Whats-on/Events-calendar/Grow-better-together

13/10/2026

♻The next Edendale Repair Cafe is coming up this Saturday 17 October between 10am - 12pm ♻

Whether it’s a wobbly chair, torn clothing or a broken picture frame, our volunteer repairers are ready to help. Bring us your broken items, hear tips on how to repair them and be part of a community that values repair, reuse and sustainability🔧✨

🔌Please note: Our qualified electrician will NOT be on site for this Repair Café so please no electrical items 🔌

Free event. Donations welcome. No bookings required.

08/10/2026

🥦🍅 VEGGIE SEEDLING RE-STOCK 🌽🥗

We have had a big re-stock of veggie seedlings from our friends at .farms.coop - perfect timing for your summer harvest!

There is a great range of locally and lovingly raised seedlings for $5.50 per punnet (or $9 for 6-inch pots), including tomato, cucumber, capsicum, zucchini, eggplants, leaks, spring onions, snow peas and chard. Herbs include sage, thyme, Vietnamese mint, coriander, fennel, and garlic chives. There is even a few lavender and raspberry seedlings.

Available outside Reception

07/10/2026

🪱🪱🪱 Our amazing trainer Tim is hosting our next FREE Home Compost for Beginners session this Saturday 10th October at 2pm. Details of how you can book below. 🪱🪱🪱

Are you home compost curious but not too sure where to start?

Our next "Home Composting for Beginners" workshop is coming up on Saturday 10 October between 2 - 3.30pm with environmental educator Tim Mitchell.

You'll learn the basics of home composting, including how to set one up and maintain it, the simple recipe for success, what to add (and what not to add), plus there will be time to discuss some of the common problems people experience with home composts.

Discounted compost bins and resources will be available on the day.

To book in for this free workshop, please go to www.edendale.vic.gov.au/Whats-on/Events-calendar/Home-Composting-for-Beginners

07/10/2026

🪛The next Edendale Repair Cafe is coming up🪡

📅 Saturday 17 October
🕙 10am to 12pm

Whether it’s a wobbly chair, torn clothing or a broken picture frame, our volunteer repairers are ready to help. Bring your broken items, hear tips on how to repair them and be part of a community that values repair, reuse and sustainability🔧✨

Free event. Donations welcome. No bookings required.

Please note: Our qualified electrician will not be on site for this Repair Café so please no electrical items, thank you.

02/10/2026

Friends of Edendale's next plant care working bee is coming up on Sunday 11 October between 10am - 12 midday. It's part of the ongoing Diamond Creek Edendale Community Revegetation Project.

The working bee involves activities such as maintaining or removing tree guards, weeding and mulching, and other aspects of ongoing care. Looking after these plantings is essential to their long-term success.

Drop-ins are welcome, but registering helps to plan the scope of work on the day - events.humanitix.com/friends-of-edendale-plant-care-working-bee

01/10/2026

Are you home compost curious but not too sure where to start?

Our next "Home Composting for Beginners" workshop is coming up on Saturday 10 October between 2 - 3.30pm with environmental educator Tim Mitchell.

You'll learn the basics of home composting, including how to set one up and maintain it, the simple recipe for success, what to add (and what not to add), plus there will be time to discuss some of the common problems people experience with home composts.

Discounted compost bins and resources will be available on the day.

To book in for this free workshop, please go to www.edendale.vic.gov.au/Whats-on/Events-calendar/Home-Composting-for-Beginners

30/09/2026

🐍 It's snake season – please be careful 🐍

The snakes you may encounter in Nillumbik are an important part of the local ecosystem, but are also venomous so please be careful when visiting Edendale. The farm is adjacent to the Diamond Creek, and has a dam and a wetland area too, so there is plenty of water and food to attract snakes, particularly on hot days.

Please be mindful as you are walking around the farm, especially in areas where there are fewer people.

If you do see a snake while you are visiting us, please stay calm, keep your distance and let us know - either tell one of the farm, nursery or reception staff. We then sign the area with the date and time of the sighting, to let people know that a snake has been seen.

To find out more about the local snakes of Nillumbik, the important role they play, and how we can live safely with snakes, please refer to our website -www.edendale.vic.gov.au/Learn/Our-local-environment/Animals/Snakes-in-Nillumbik