Workshops
Discover how to make your own Bread and Cheese on an actual working farm.
Join us for a day in one of our popular and practical Bread and Cheese making workshops, run locally on our farm in Lovely Banks, Geelong.
Knead it, Roll it,
Make it.
Workshops on our farm are never just about the bread and cheese.
You get to:
Meet our extended family (aka our farm animals and friendly staff)
See what we do to live at 80% self-sustainability
Buy seasonal fresh produce and
Most of all have loads of fun!
The skills and the produce you take home will delight your family and friends, as they have ours, for many years.
What’s included in the workshops?
Cost: Costs include all ingredients you’ll need for the day
Cheese Making: Easy Cheeses from $75per person
Soft & Hard Cheeses cheesemaking $175per person
Bread & Cheese Making: $175per person
Gluten Free Workshops from $160
Duration: Session times vary based on workshop. Sessions run from 90mins (Easy Cheeses) to half day sessions (Bread & Cheese).
Refreshments: Morning tea and light lunch on the go for workshops 1/2 day)
Where: Magic Meadow Farm, 144 - 148 Emmersons Road, Lovely Banks, Geelong
What you need to bring: Apron, an Eskie/Cooler Bag and containers to take your goodies home in.
Bookings: Bookings are transferable to another date should the unforeseeable happen. 48 Hours notice is required
Class size:
Bread & Cheese Workshops are capped at eight people per class.
Gluten Free Classes are capped at 10 people per class
Cheese Making Workshops have a maximum of 12 people per class.
Dates: Choose one of our scheduled workshop dates or get your group of 4-5 together and contact us via phone or email to arrange a suitable date with you.
WORKSHOPS
Easy Cheeses & Essentials
Easy Cheeses 1:
Gourmet Fetta Cheese, Mascarpone Cheese, Sour Cream & Homemade Yoghurt
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Take control of knowing what’s in some of your favourite cheeses by learning how to make them yourself.
In this workshop, you will learn how to make an incredible four products:
Gourmet Fetta Cheese
Mascarpone Cheese
Sour Cream
Homemade Yoghurt
You will need to bring your own apron, an eskie/cooler bag and containers to take your goodies home in.
Light refreshments will be provided throughout the event.
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$75.00 per person
Includes all ingredients required and light refreshments throughout the workshop.
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Workshops run for 90minutes
Easy Cheeses 2:
Goats Fetta Cheese, Homemade Yoghurt, Quark & Sour Cream
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Take control of knowing what’s in some of your favourite cheeses by learning how to make them yourself.
In this workshop, you will learn how to make an incredible four products:
Goats Fetta
Homemade Yoghurt
Quark
Sour Cream
You will need to bring your own apron, an eskie/cooler bag and containers to take your goodies home in.
Light refreshments will be provided throughout the event.
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$75.00per person
Includes all ingredients required and light refreshments throughout the workshop.
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90minutes
No classes currently scheduled.
For a custom booking, contact our team here.
Cooking Essentials:
Cultured Butter, Sour Cream, Cream Cheese & Mascarpone Cheese
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In this workshop, you will learn how to make an incredible four products:
Cultured Butter
Sour Cream
Cream Cheese
Mascarpone Cheese
You will need to bring your own apron, an eskie/cooler bag and containers to take your goodies home in.
Light refreshments will be provided throughout the event.
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$75.00per person
Includes all ingredients required and light refreshments throughout the workshop.
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Workshop runs for 90minutes
No classes currently scheduled.
For a custom booking, contact our team here.
WORKSHOPS
Soft Cheeses
Soft Cheeses 1:
Camembert, Brie & Ricotta
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Take control of knowing what’s in some of your favourite cheeses by learning how to make them yourself.
In this workshop, you will learn how to make an incredible three products:
Camembert
Brie
Ricotta
You will need to bring your own apron, an eskie/cooler bag and containers to take your goodies home in.
Light refreshments will be provided throughout the event.
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$175.00 per person
Includes all ingredients required and light refreshments throughout the workshop.
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Workshops run for 5 hours (10:30am - 3:30pm)
Soft Cheeses 2:
Blue Brie, Ricotta & Sour Cream
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Take control of knowing what’s in some of your favourite cheeses by learning how to make them yourself.
In this workshop, you will learn how to make three incredible products:
Blue Brie
Ricotta
Sour Cream
You will need to bring your own apron, an eskie/cooler bag and containers to take your goodies home in.
Light refreshments will be provided throughout the event.
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$175.00per person
Includes all ingredients required and light refreshments throughout the workshop.
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Class sessions run from 10:30am - 3:30pm (5 hours)
No classes currently scheduled.
For a custom booking, contact our team here.
Soft Cheeses 3:
Camembert, Brie, Ricotta, & Sour Cream
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In this workshop, you will learn how to make an incredible four products:
Cultured Butter
Sour Cream
Cream Cheese
Mascarpone Cheese
You will need to bring your own apron, an eskie/cooler bag and containers to take your goodies home in.
Light refreshments will be provided throughout the event.
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$75.00per person
Includes all ingredients required and light refreshments throughout the workshop.
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Workshop runs for 90minutes
No classes currently scheduled.
For a custom booking, contact our team here.
WORKSHOPS
Bread, Gluten Free & Hard Cheese
Bread & Cheese:
Gourmet Fetta Cheese & Sourdough Bread
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You may never need to buy Sourdough or Fetta Cheese again, once you learn how to make your own!
In this workshop, you will learn how to make:
Gourmet Fetta Cheese
Traditional Sourdough Bread (You will take home a minimum of three loaves)
You’ll also take home your very own ‘Mother’ bread starter.
Complete course notes and recipes included*
You will need to bring your own apron, an eskie/cooler bag and containers to take your goodies home in.
Morning tea and lunch will be provided throughout the event.
*Our Rennet is Vegetarian
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$75.00 per person
Includes all ingredients required and light refreshments throughout the workshop.
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9:00am - 4:00pm (ish) Depending on the oven.
This is an all day event held outside. Please wear warm clothes to protect against the wether.
Hard Cheese:
Colby & Ricotta
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Take control of knowing what’s in some of your favourite cheeses by learning how to make them yourself.
In this workshop, you will learn how to make an incredible four products:
Colby Cheese
Warm Ricotta Cheese
You will need to bring your own apron, an eskie/cooler bag and containers to take your goodies home in.
Light refreshments will be provided throughout the event.
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$175.00per person
Includes all ingredients required and light refreshments throughout the workshop.
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10:30am - 3:30pm
This is an all day event held outside. Please wear warm clothes to protect against the wether.
Hard Cheese:
Romano, Pepato & Ricotta
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Take control of knowing what’s in some of your favourite cheeses by learning how to make them yourself.
In this workshop, you will learn how to make an incredible four products:
Romano Cheese
Pepato Cheese
Warm Ricotta Cheese
You will need to bring your own apron, an eskie/cooler bag and containers to take your goodies home in.
Light refreshments will be provided throughout the event.
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$175.00per person
Includes all ingredients required and light refreshments throughout the workshop.
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10:30am - 3:30pm
This is an all day event held outside. Please wear warm clothes to protect against the wether.
Gluten Free Sourdough & Cheese:
Sourdough Bread and Gourmet Fetta
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Take control of knowing what’s in some of your favourite cheeses by learning how to make them yourself.-In this workshop you will learn the secrets to successfully cooking gluten free, breads, biscuits, cakes and more.
You will taste pre made gluten free products, and see an end to end demonstration on how to successfully get the very best from gluten free flours.
You will make and take home:
Gluten Free Sourdough Starter
Recipes - these will be emailed to you upon completion of the class
Gourmet Fetta Cheese (to be finished at home )
You will need to bring your own apron, an eskie/cooler bag and containers to take your goodies home in.
Light refreshments will be provided throughout the event.
On The Day
Gluten free flours will be for sale and other baking equipment such as thermometers, Oil sprayers, sourdough mixers, paddles, rennet and cultures, these can be paid for on the day with cash or card
NOTE: Whilst every endeavour will be taken to ensure there is no trace of Gluten Products in the learning area there may be traces of gluten based products, nuts, eggs etc within the learning environment as gluten based products have been made in this space in the past.
Booking into this workshop means that you understand the risks and that you take full responsibility for yourself within this learning environment
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$160.00per person
Includes all ingredients required and light refreshments throughout the workshop.
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Class runs for 2.5hours
This is an all day event held outside. Please wear warm clothes to protect against the wether.
WORKSHOPS
Soil Health
Soil is not a dirty word:
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Take control of knowing what’s in your soil, why it's important and how you can help improve its quality for better plant health.
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$30.00 per person
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Workshop will run for 1.5 hours (2:00pm - 3:30pm)
Pruning for success:
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Join a very informative session run by Craig Castree on pruning your fruit trees for maximum success.
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$30.00 per person
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Workshop will run for 1.5 hours
Have a group?
Get a group together and we’ll tailor your farm experience!
Call and speak to us to arrange a time that suits you. Call Debbie on 0418-148-997
School Holidays: during the school holidays, if you get your own group of 4-5 together, contact us and we will accommodate you with a workshop date that suits you.
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