The Taranaki Farm Discovery Tours are back! By popular demand. Inspiring many thousands of visitors since tours commenced in 2010, this experience offers a genuine look into the workings of a farm that’s been at the forefront of Regenerative Agriculture and Ethical Animal Husbandry for nearly a decade. Entertaining and educational; a great day out for the whole family. Less than one hour north of melbourne.
| Title | Discover Tour |
| Venue | Taranaki Farm |
| Where | North Central Victoria[ 65km from Melbourne along Calder Hwy. See map details further down this page ] |
| When | See Ticket Box Below |
Tour Description
You’ll likely meet farrowing sows with their endearing piglets, maternal cows with their offspring, chickens (both laying hens and meat birds) and even talkative turkeys (when in the season). You’ll learn how we orchestrate the movements of our these livestock to produce maximum natural pasture fertilisation, soil improvement and enhanced animal well-being.
Visit pastured hens living with our majestic and fully mobile hen houses. Broiler meat chicken fleets in coordinated formation traversing the landscape and contented forest dwelling social pigs, massaging and encouraging soil life through ‘strategic disturbance’.
Your unmissable opportunity to personally certify our farm in a way no food label ever could. See for yourself how we raise our livestock. Walk away confident in our responsible management and deepen your connection with the farm.
Your Hosts
Ben Falloon, along with Taranaki’s Tash and Jemma lead these popular tours which take a walk (or sometimes bouncing tractor/trailer ride – weather permitting) through a fully integrated and pasture based family farming operating. You’ll see the works.
Visit our Farm Shop
Let us welcome you to our newly opened and wonderful Farm Shop (a true labour of love) and see our extraordinary chalk mural by local artist Natalie Davis. Take home our delicious pastured pork, chicken and beef in cooler bags and sign up in person to our buying clubs. Tours begin and end at the shop so it’s also a great opportunity to chat with Ben Falloon and Co.
Reserve your place
Our tours are booked through Eventbrite. It’s wise to book early as they fill very quickly once announced. Tours are also strictly limited in number to ensure a managable group size and great experience. To reserve your place, select a date below and make your ticket selections. Please note : All ticket sales are final. Being busy farmers, we don’t have the admin staff to manage refunds or transfers.
Where is it and what to bring
Tours are scheduled to being at 12:30 sharp. The farm address is : 5 Falloons Road Woodend 3442. Please arrived at least 20 mins prior to the start time. It’s recommended you eat prior to arrival to avoid going hungry during the tour. The nearby township of Woodend offers some excellent culinary offerings, cafes, takeaways and a great bakery. Also, please bring your eventbrite booking details (either on your phone or a ticket printout).
Appropriate Clothing : Please wear appropriate clothing for a walk around the farm. Depending on the weather, conditions can be wet and muddy. Good shoes or gumboots, weather jackets make good sense. Stilettos not recommended! See you at the tour!