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Beaming: Pictured in the paddocks during the farm tour at Eden Farm Produce are Isabelle Nalder, Rana Qin and Evie Nalder.

A multicultural festival could be on the annual calendar for Numurkah after a successful event on the grand final long weekend.

Hundreds of people turned out for the Eden Farm Multicultural Festival.

The event included food and craft stalls, farm tours, music and activities.

Eden Farm is run by Gary and Katherina Baker, who also run a volunteer program and grow biodynamic vegetables, fruit, olives, sunflowers, crops, spring flowers and corn.

Visitors: Justin Sayers and Agnieszka Connolly, a Polish acoustic duo from Sydney, performed at the multicultural festival at Eden Farm Produce.

Katherina said the festival, postponed several times due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was a success and they planned to run the event again next year.

“It’s been lots of work but we’re grateful for the support from many volunteers, and businesses who have helped us,” she said.

Run with the support of funding from the Victorian Government through the Multicultural Festivals and Events Program, the festival was designed to support culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with a disability and First Nations people.

It’s in the bag: Vicki Woodhouse, left, and Liza Curtis, from Kyabram, are supporters of the Esperansa Sewing Group, which imports hand crafts made by East Timorese women.

Eden Farm was a 2019 Moira Shire award winner for ‘Excellence in Sustainability’ .

Flower power: Isabelle Nalder, 9, is pictured in the paddock during a tour of Eden Farm Produce, which hosted the multicultural festival.
Entertainment: First Nations singer Madi Colville-Walker performed at the multicultural festival. Madi, from Echuca, is a Yorta Yorta woman, who writes and sings and has toured nationally.
Farm life: Mum Emily Ottewell, from Numurkah, had her hands full with her 18-month-old twins at the Eden Farm Multicultural Festival. Pearl and Violet were particularly interested in the pet rabbits.