Welcome to Victoria's Largest Permaculture Food Forest!

Over an acre in size and situated on the grounds of Yarra Valley Estate, The Edible Forest has offered public tours, cooking classes, teambuilding activities to all those who visit the Yarra Valley for nearly a decade.

Here you’ll find the home of 300+ species of plants, herbs, flowers, trees and shrubs that offers year round produce and endless permaculture possibilities.

The Edible Forest Harvest Hub offers hands-on seasonal preserving and cookery classes with our expert horticulturalists. Whether you’re new to the world of gardening and permaculture, or have plenty of experience – there’s something to learn and enjoy at The Edible Forest Hub.

Check the information below to organise your Edible Forest tour, or contact us to book in classes and get further information.

Tours of the Edible Forest and Yarra Valley Estate Grounds

Taste, Tour & Educate.

Enjoy a True Sensory Experience – the Edible Forest is a place where you can wander, roam & discover our 1 acre garden, situated on Yarra Valley Estate grounds.

You will find unique plants, listen to the hum of bees and discover the health benefits of our edible and medicinal plant species – tasting as you go!

YVE offers all of our tour guests the option to pre-order picnic lunch hampers to enjoy on the 120 acres of natural bushland.

Public tours are around 45 minutes and conclude at our nursery where you’ll have the opportunity to take home your own piece of the forest.

Private tours can be arranged by appointment.

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The Edible Forest Design Tour

Looking to dig deeper? Join one of our skilled gardeners on a highly educational guided tour that gets to the roots of the Edible Forest.

Over 90 minutes we’ll take you on an in-depth exploration of the garden and its 300+ plant species on our Design Tour. We’ll go over the design and permaculture principles on which the garden was founded. These principles have led to the self-sustaining gardens and produce that is used in our business menus and hampers to this day.

Conclude the tour with a discussion around ways to take elements of home-grown goodness back to your garden.

Minimum booking of 2 people for tour to go ahead

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Group Bookings

We love to host group bookings at our Edible Forest.

Groups of 8+?
Yarra Valley Estate in partnership with the Edible Forest are pleased to offer light catering, morning or afternoon tea add-ons, and even offer an exciting Scavenger Hunt on the 120 acres of Yarra Valley Estate.

If you’re looking for teambuilding activities or corporate gatherings, you can explore additional options to add on to your Edible Forest Experience by enquiring here.

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How to Find Us

The Edible Forest is located on the Yarra Valley Estate grounds.

You should be able to find both the Yarra Valley Estate and Edible Forest on Google Maps and Apple Maps.

Follow the signs for Yarra Valley Estate along the Melba Highway.

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Garden Tours Yarra Valley

Tour, Taste & Educate

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Take some time to enjoy a true sensory experience of the Edible Forest with our Tour Taste & Educate guided Garden Tour. The Edible Forest is a place where you can wander, roam & discover.

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Edible Forest Design

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Join our head gardener on a more educational guided tour that goes into the ins and outs of the food forest, design and principles we used to create the forest and permaculture principles we use day today in the garden.

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Group Tours

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Minimum groups of 10 people

Are you a part of a club or group that may enjoy wandering through our forest? We tailor to your needs and offer different packages to suit different groups.

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Wild Fermentation Classes

Why not make a day of it and register to participate in one of our Cooking Classes run in our Harvest Hub. that over looks the forest and rolling hills of the Yarra ranges. Louise shows you everything you need to know about pickling and ferments, Take home your own sauerkraut and pickles and sample some others. Follow with guided  tour through the forest, sampling season plants. A fun interactive day out on your own or bring a friend.

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