Book our outdoor kitchen

The outdoor kitchen is a versatile and welcoming space overlooking Liyanganuk and designed to support a range of activities such as group gatherings, skill-sharing, and food education.

We welcome enquiries about using the outdoor kitchen from any group if your event reflects our community values:

1. Supporting Djaara leadership and management;
2. Inspiring, educating, and advocating about First Nations’ connection to Country, local food production, and regenerative farming;
3. Sharing our farm and community life;
4. Caring for and enjoying our shared public spaces;
5. Welcoming other people and being open to new opportunities.

What do we provide?

The outdoor kitchen provides facilities in a beautiful outdoor setting, including:

• Covered demonstration and prep facilities with power available
• Seating for 16 people on bench seats at tables undercover
• Sink with cold running water
• Electric urn
• Rocket stove [PLEASE NOTE: fuel can be gathered from the paddocks nearby]
• 2 burner gas stove
• Fire circle with seating
• Granite BBQ 
• Rainwater
• Space for camping
• Cooking equipment, including 3 camp ovens, pizza trays
• Cups, bowls, plates, cutlery, serving spoons
• Coffee plungers

Other facilities on offer may include (depending on use):

• Composting toilets
• Access to other spaces, e.g., packing shed, Lunchbox, covered space between containers, and dam
• Access to farm spaces such as orchards, nursery, bush food patch, paddocks, etc. by arrangement (e.g. for pre-arranged tours, work experience, volunteering opportunities etc.)
• Access to bush and nearby attractions such as La Larr Ba Gauwa mountain bike park, Oak Forest, Liyanganuk

What do you need to bring?

• Food [PLEASE NOTE: all food, food scraps, and packaging must be taken with you when you leave the site. Please talk to us if you’d like to access our compost system.]
• Tea, coffee, etc.
• Chopping boards and sharp knives if required

Cost and how to book

We gratefully acknowledge that we were able to build our outdoor kitchen without going into debt due to support from an Innovate to Regenerate Grant, and a Local Impact Business Grant from Mount Alexander Shire Council.

This has allowed us to keep booking fees to a minimum. Rates vary depending on the size of your group, length of event, which facilities you need access to, and the level of support you need from us, but here are the indicative rates we use:

• Cleaning bond/deposit – $100 (may be waived depending on user and use)
• Partners and aligned NFPs – $20 to $50
• Community groups/local organisations – $50 to $100
• Private/commercial use – $150 to $250 per day

Fees may be waived depending on the user and use, and may be dropped in exchange for in-kind contributions, e.g. offering public workshops, volunteering. Fees may also be reduced for recurring bookings.

If you’d like to book the kitchen, please fill out this booking enquiry form and we’ll be in touch with a quote.