EVENTS CALENDAR
Harvest Festival Staying Grounded stalls
Stay tuned for what hot food will be available at the Harvest Festival, cooked by the participants of our Staying Grounded program!
Feed Geelong Appeal X Staying Grounded
Join us for another Feed Geelong Appeal Staying Grounded Feast!
6-week Earth Mindfulness program w/ Wayapa® Wuurrk Practitioner Bec Quinn
Bec is a passionate advocate for the profound connection between humans and the natural world. Bec is a Gunikurnai woman blessed to be living on Wadawurrung land (Geelong).
Throughout this 6-week program Bec passionately shares the transformative power of Wayapa, hoping to reconnect people with the Earth and foster holistic well-being.
Wayapa was created to change thinking around how we view the idea of what it means to be well with a focus on Indigenous thinking that includes learning how to develop a relationship with our environment through the concept of ancient earth mindfulness. No matter how many gym sessions we do, steps we count or stretch our bodies into various postures, we can’t be well if Mother Earth is sick.
Like-minded individuals who share a vision for a more sustainable and connected world are invited to join!
Each session will be held on Saturday morning from 8:30am-9:30am at Common Ground Project. Cafe and Food Hub will be open before and after our session for those interested in coffee/tea and some breakfast.
Week 1 (Saturday 20th April) - Building Deep Connection, Intention Setting & Wayapa Meditation
Week 2 (Saturday 27th April) - Introduction to Earth Mindfulness, Sustainability & Connection followed by a Wayapa Movement
Week 3 (Saturday 4th May) - Yarning Circle: Check In, Exploration of Wayapa Elements 1-5 followed by a Wayapa Movement
Week 4 (Saturday 11th May) - Yarning Circle: Check In, Exploration of Wayapa Elements 6-10 followed by a Wayapa Workout
Week 5 (Saturday 18th May) - Yarning Circle: Check In, Exploration of Wayapa Elements 11-14 followed by a Wayapa Movement
Week 6 (Saturday 25th May) - Goal setting, Letter to Future ME and a Wayapa Meditation
Spots are limited to 12 people.
Spring Creek Valley Celebration with Prof. David Lindenmayer by SCEG
Special Guest Speaker: Prof. David Lindenmayer.
Professor David Lindenmayer AO is a world-leading expert on forest conservation and is ranked among Australia's top 50 scientists.
Spring Creek Valley:
The Community's 17 year war with developers is over.
We're celebrating community power and what's now possible.
Based at The Australian National University in Canberra, he has led some of the largest scale environmental research programs in Australia for over four decades.
He is the author of 49 books on forests. Autographed copies of his brand new book, Forest Wars will be available on the night.
Youth 4 Climate
Join us for a fabulous two days in the April School Holidays!
Spots are limited. Signup below.
April School Holiday Program
Our ever popular farm adventure is back for April!
We’ll be feeding the farm animals, harvesting veggies, getting farm crafty and exploring where our food comes from!
Wednesday 3rd April 9:30am-3:30pm
Thursday 4th April 9:30am-3:30pm
Friday 5th April 9:30am-3:30pm
Introduction to Market Gardening Workshop w/ Clarrie Smith
Always wanted to scale up your vegetable growing? Maybe you want to feed yourself and/or your family year round?
Join Common Ground Project Farmer Clarence Smith for a half day on the farm. In this workshop, discover how to considerably increase your vegetable production, and get hands-on skills in market gardening with place-based learnings from the South West region of Victoria. It will be a great opportunity to have all your questions answered.
What's Included
A half day workshop led by Common Grounds Farm Manager, Clarence Smith
All materials for demonstrations included
Tea/Coffee
Shared Farm Harvest Lunch
Snacks and fruit
Italian Farm Produce Cooking Experience with Mata Cooks
Engage your senses in this unique collaboration with Matilde of Mata Cooks for a Sunday afternoon cooking experience making a vegetarian Italian spread using Common Ground Project's summer harvest. Learn about how to make some Italian favourites, including a seasonal pasta.
Harvest some ingredients from our regenerative farm, and we'll finish by eating altogether in our beautiful recycled building looking onto the farm. Led by Matilde, a passionate Italian chef, this cooking experience will take you on a journey through Matilde's insights, history and Italian culture whilst engaging in delicious seasonal food.
What's Included
A 2.5 hour cooking experience led by Matilde of Mata Cooks, in a step-by-step format where Matilde will guide you through each step of the Italian recipes
All materials for cooking included
A Sunday early dinner altogether
Join us for a beautiful Sunday afternoon cooking experience making a few Italian vegetarian dishes together, highlighting summer farm produce. Speriamo di vedervi lì!
Lilac Wine X Common Ground Project Pop Up Dinners
Join us for a Saturday Night Dinner January 27th!
We're so excited to welcome you to our beautiful regenerative farm in collaboration with the chefs of Lilac Wine Bar, highlighting our produce & our epic woodfired oven, with a menu focusing on Kyle Nicol’s relaxed and unfussy approach to cooking.
Lilac Wine X Common Ground Project Pop Up Dinners
Join us for a Friday Night Dinner January 26th!
We're so excited to welcome you to our beautiful regenerative farm in collaboration with the chefs of Lilac Wine Bar, highlighting our produce and our epic woodfired oven, with a menu focusing on Kyle Nicol’s relaxed and unfussy approach to cooking.
Dessous X Common Ground Project Pop Up Dinners
Join us for a Saturday Night Dinner January 20th!
We're so excited to welcome you to our beautiful regenerative farm in collaboration with the chefs of Dessous, highlighting our produce through a fine dining menu that is both familiar and unique, focused on snacking and sharing.
Introduction to Market Gardening Workshop w/ Clarrie Smith
Always wanted to scale up your vegetable growing?
Join Common Ground Project Farmer Clarence Smith for a half day on the farm. In this workshop, discover how to scale up from gardening a few vegetables to producing food, and get hands-on skills in market gardening with place-based learnings from the South West region of Victoria.
What's Included
A half day workshop led by Clarence Smith
All materials for demonstrations included
Tea/Coffee
Shared Farm Harvest Lunch
Snacks and fruit
Dessous X Common Ground Project Pop Up Dinners
Join us for a Friday Night Dinner January 19th!
We're so excited to welcome you to our beautiful regenerative farm in collaboration with the chefs of Dessous, highlighting our produce through a fine dining menu that is both familiar and unique, focused on snacking and sharing.
Hazel X Common Ground Project Pop Up Dinners
Join us for a Saturday Night Dinner January 13th!
We're so excited to welcome you to our beautiful regenerative farm in collaboration with the chefs of Hazel, highlighting our produce through a thoughtful and nourishing menu - a wholesome but deeply flavourful affair!
Hazel X Common Ground Project Pop Up Dinners
Join us for a Friday Night Dinner January 12th!
We're so excited to welcome you to our beautiful regenerative farm in collaboration with the chefs of Hazel, highlighting our produce through a thoughtful and nourishing menu - a wholesome but deeply flavourful affair!
Rachel’s Farm Screening & Fundraiser
Film director & actor Rachel Ward is not the first person you’d expect to join a farming revolution. In this triumphant film, director and actress Rachel Ward voyages from her own wilful ignorance about the ecological impacts of conventional agriculture, to championing a movement to restore the health of our farmland, food and climate.
Join us for a Summer Evening Fundraiser for our regenerative farm and social enterprise, supporting migrant and refugee women in a supported employment program Staying Grounded.
Doors at 5:30pm, for a 6:15pm screening
Drinks and a few farm snacks available at bar prices including local wine & beers
Merch, a silent raffle & other goodies will be available as part of our fundraising
Christmas Community Feast
Join us for an end of year celebration of the Staying Grounded Program at Common Ground Project across 2023.
Join us for a delicious Cultural and Regenerative Farm Feast cooked by the women of the Staying Grounded Training & Employment program, with a showcase of some specialty favourite dishes from across the year, highlighting the abundance of farm produce.
Celebrate festive times with your loved ones, whilst having an impact and supporting our program into 2024.
World Soil Day & International Volunteer Celebration
Join us for a community day to celebrate soil & vollies - a morning of compost making, soil inspection and a lunch feast!
Urban Agriculture Month Volunteering
Join us every Tuesday in November as we transform our community garden into a thriving oasis for the use of our programs, our multicultural community and school kids! We need you! There are a plethora of opportunities to learn and engage with our regenerative farm in the process of volunteering and our farmers will be leading activities to help the garden flourish.
Food Hub Produce Market
Our Food Hub Markets runs on Friday’s and Saturday’s, however you can buy from our Mini Market all other hours that the Common Ground Project Cafe is open!
Our Food Hub has a range of offerings, our regular weekly Markets held in close proximity to our Cafe. Our Markets are an opportunity for the community to connect with and purchase produce grown on our regenerative farm and from around the local community, often hyper locally within Freshwater Creek and Moriac, as well as down to the Bellarine Peninsula.
We’re looking to support emerging farmers with storage, aggregation, resource packs and supplying the produce in our Food Hub Market. If that is you, let us know here.
We also create Veg Boxes, designed with love and care! Our boxes feature delicious seasonal veggies, fruit and items from our local producers.
Food Hub Produce Market
Our Food Hub Markets runs on Friday’s and Saturday’s, however you can buy from our Mini Market all other hours that the Common Ground Project Cafe is open!
Our Food Hub has a range of offerings, our regular weekly Markets held in close proximity to our Cafe. Our Markets are an opportunity for the community to connect with and purchase produce grown on our regenerative farm and from around the local community, often hyper locally within Freshwater Creek and Moriac, as well as down to the Bellarine Peninsula.
We’re looking to support emerging farmers with storage, aggregation, resource packs and supplying the produce in our Food Hub Market. If that is you, let us know here.
We also create Veg Boxes, designed with love and care! Our boxes feature delicious seasonal veggies, fruit and items from our local producers.
Honey Tasting & Beeswax Candle Making Workshop with Tom of Coastal Nectar
Engage your senses in this unique honey tasting and beeswax candle making experience. Learn about how honey is harvested and enjoy a delicious honey tasting from Coastal Nectar's beehives. During this interactive + educational workshop, you'll learn about the the gentle art of beekeeping, different types of native bees and why bees are vital to our environment & the food we eat. We'll finish by hand-rolling our own pure beeswax candle to take home and enjoy. Led by Thomas Earls, a passionate local beekeeper and educator, this workshop will take you on a sweet journey through the fascinating world of bees.
Food Systems In The South West
What is the future of food in our changing climate and society? Join us at Common Ground Project as we unpack the existing food systems that produce and distribute our food and learn what possibilities are in store for the future.
Edible Garden Design & Creation Workshop with Ivan Blacket
Book here!
Join Ivan Blacket, a permaculture educator and a steward of this local region's food bowl in a one-day workshop covering all the foundations to turn your backyard into a thriving food oasis.
In this one day course, we will cover all the essentials to create a thriving edible garden. Whether you’re living on acreage, in town or in an apartment, this workshop has been designed to suit your needs. We will be looking at growing vegetables and more and how to get the most out of your patch - regardless of size or experience.
Some of the topics covered:
Site selection
Nutrient cycling
Soil health & preparation
Pest & Weed management
It doesn’t matter if you have an established garden or you're only just thinking about taking the plunge into the world of growing: there'll be plenty of juicy content to inspire your growing dreams.
Get your ticket here.
Fun with Fungi Workshop (Tom and Cameron from Bellarine Fungi!)
Fun with Fungi is a fantastic forum for fledgling fungi farmers! You'll learn all about the process of growing mushrooms right from the tiniest microscopic spores all the way through to the delicious and colourful gourmet mushrooms we know and love. AND you'll get to take home your very own bucket of mushroom straw to grow your own at home.
Please Note: This workshop is for 12-25 year olds (and is during the school holidays)
What's covered in the workshop:
The Mushroom Life Cycle: A run down on the daily life of a mushroom
Sterilisation and Pasteurisation Processes: How to keep things squeaky clean so the mushrooms will be happy and we don't grow fungi or moulds that we don't want
Packing and Preparation: How to layer up the straw and mushroom spawn in a bucket for ideal fruiting
Incubation and Fruiting: How to create the best environment for your mushrooms to grow through the straw and pop out of the bucket happy and healthy
This workshop is for you if you like learning about nature and how things grow, and you like to eat tasty mushrooms!
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