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Village Dreaming Cooking and Traditional Skills School

Farm experiences in Blampied, VIC

Farm experience only
Last verified 19 Jul 2026 Farm details can change. Check before travelling.
Grampians & Ballarat
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Farm experience only: no pick-your-own produce is currently listed for this farm.

Visit Victoria lists this on-farm school as teaching cooking and traditional skills within a sustainability and permaculture framework.

Farm experiences

Village Dreaming Cooking and Traditional Skills School offers hands-on farm experiences. Each runs on its own schedule and availability can change, so check with the farm before you travel.

Hands-on workshops

Currently offered

On-farm preserving, fermenting, sourdough and traditional-skills classes

Access
Booking required — Book ahead; sessions can sell out.
Booking
Booking required
When
Scheduled class calendar

Confirmed from an official tourism listing on 19 Jul 2026. Availability, times and prices can change, so check with the farm before you travel. Source: visitmelbourne.com, Official farm website.

Getting there

Blampied, VIC 3364. From Ballarat, this farm is around Ballarat, about 90 minutes west of Melbourne.

We don't have exact coordinates for this farm yet. Use the address above to find directions, or open in Google Maps.

Before you go

Bring a hat, closed shoes and water, and check the operator's own booking page for what to bring, arrival times and any age, safety or biosecurity requirements. Prices and availability change, so confirm directly before you travel. Facilities aren't confirmed for this farm — check when you book.

Check before you drive

Availability, session times and prices change, and popular dates fill up. Always contact the farm to confirm this experience is running before you travel.

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Price
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Open
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Season
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Open
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Booking
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Season
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Price
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Open
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Booking
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Last verified 19 Jul 2026. We check listings against farms' own sources and re-verify regularly. How we verify Report a change

Sources: visitmelbourne.com, Official farm website. Is this your farm? Tell us what's changed.