Spell Garden - A Community Farm

29/10/2026

We are working away to develop the next stage of Spell Garden and look forward to providing detailed updates in the coming weeks.
We are deeply thank for the outpouring of support from the community.
This was always meant to be community first.🌱

If you have capacity to assist with legal costs, please consider a small contribution.

https://www.gofundme.com/manage/help-us-find-a-way-forward-support-our-community-farm-and-r/edit

24/10/2026

A beautiful lesson🌱💫 from the wise ones.

You can hear him cluck clucking right now. Bossing everyone in the garden and making a lot of noise. Let me share a story that belongs to my community about this little guy. The wattle bird. One summer it was so hot and there was little to no rain so food was scarce. The bush spirits discovered a beautiful big gum tree covered in blossoms and immediately let the animals know. The wattle bird came and landed on the tree and chased the other animals away.He stuck his beak into the nectar so quickly that the nectar splashed everywhere and the bush spirits knew the tree would not be happy with such greed and waste and something would happen. Sure enough the bird tried to move to another branch but it couldn’t as he was stuck by his feet in the nectar and a stream of nectar fell on either side of his beak down his face. The wattle bird screamed and screamed, he screamed so much that soon his voice changed and became ugly. The bush spirits couldn’t stand the noise and asked the tree to release the bird and let him free. The spirits deemed from that day on he would be known as the noisy one and he would always have the nectar stain on his face to remind him not to be so greedy. (This story in loving memory of my Auntie Lennah R.I.P.

22/10/2026

18/10/2026

Wise words from Savour Soil Permaculture - we completely agree.

There are tangible steps we can take, in our daily lives, to make a small difference 🌱
Each small gesture contributes to the bigger picture

Lately, I've been seeing a lot of posts about climate change and what the future might hold. Many paint a pretty bleak picture, and I've noticed them being shared and discussed across friends' pages and various groups.

And while I understand many of those concerns, there's something I feel we're not talking about nearly enough.

What about all the good things people are already doing?

The small actions, the everyday decisions, the people quietly making a difference without expecting recognition.

Not everything needs to be a grand gesture. Sometimes it's planting a tree, growing some food, helping a neighbour, sharing knowledge or simply spending time teaching the next generation.

For me, it's continuing to educate, designing more resilient landscapes for clients, planting trees and spending time with my kids.

None of these things will solve every problem we're facing, but I believe they still matter.

So, rather than another conversation about everything that's going wrong, I'd love to hear about something that's going right.

What have you been doing, however small, to make our world just a little better?

14/10/2026

Have you seen one?

This wasn’t on the itinerary 🗺️

We’ve been seeing plenty of moths around lately, but one little traveller is making an unexpected detour. Meet the Bogong moth. 🦋

Each spring, Bogong moths travel up to 1,000 kilometres to the Australian Alps, where they spend summer sheltering from the heat. Talk about a long-haul trip! ⛰️

Strong winds can blow them off course, while artificial lights can interfere with their navigation. Scientists are still investigating why so many are turning up in unusual places this season. 🌬️

And these travellers have an important destination. Bogong moths are a vital food source for the critically endangered mountain pygmy-possum, which relies on them after waking from hibernation. 🍴

Spotted a potential stowaway? Snap a photo and log your sighting on Zoos Victoria’s Moth Tracker. Not sure it’s a Bogong moth? No worries – experts can help identify it. Every sighting helps scientists map their movements and better understand their remarkable migration.📸

🔎 Submit your sighting: mothtracker.swifft.net.au

10/10/2026

Our Origin Story

Spell Garden began with a conversation, long before it became a community farm.

Rebecca and Jason imagined a place where people could find connection through the land. A place where growing food, sharing knowledge and caring for Country could bring people together, creating opportunities for healing, learning and belonging.

Rebecca brought her experience in therapeutic practice. Jason brought his cultural knowledge and First Nations connection. Together, they planted the idea that would become Wyld Work Projects—and, within it, the dream of a community farm.

When Jason passed away, continuing that dream was far from certain. Grief changed the life in which it had first taken shape. But over time, Rebecca and their children found a way to carry it forward, building something that honoured both his contribution and their shared hopes for the community.

Spell Garden grew from those beginnings.

Its purpose was to make the connection between caring for land and caring for people something people could experience for themselves. Getting hands into soil. Learning how to grow something. Sharing a skill. Working alongside others towards something useful.

The community farm gave that purpose a practical form: a welcoming space where people of different ages, experiences and abilities could learn together. Through workshops, courses and community-led activities, it brought wellbeing, practical learning and regenerative living into everyday contact.

At its heart was an invitation: come as you are, bring what you know, and discover what you can contribute.

Spell Garden carries a deeply personal history, but its purpose reaches outward. It holds a family’s commitment to a shared vision, alongside the possibility that a garden can help build a stronger, more connected community.

That is the idea at its roots: when we make space for people to care for the earth and for one another, we create the conditions for belonging to grow.

Spell Garden. Grounded in the earth. Grown through community.

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Wyld Work Projects connects people to nature through regenrative gardens, bush food education and community programs that grow skills and wellbeing

09/10/2026

Well there you go…..

Did you know that not only is Maiden hair fern native to Australia but it’s medicinal. An old remedy used for harsh cough and cold, a decoction is made by brewing the dried leaves. The leaves are anti bacterial and anti-inflammatory helping to break up phlegm. In old times it was used to strengthen hair and help with
baldness. It is also a beautiful plant for woman helping with menstruation and cramps. I have 2 of these gorgeous plants, yes they are super sensitive to grow, they need love, light and lots of water:) but I adore mine. They are fantastic as an air purifier so make a stunning edition to your home.

09/10/2026

“A place can tell you who it expects.”

There are two sides to this idea.

Every place places certain expectations on the people who use it. But the way we design a place can also influence who is attracted to it.

Create somewhere comfortable to sit beneath a tree and people will stop. Create paths that invite exploration and people will wander. Create a productive garden where food is visible and accessible and people may come to harvest, learn and participate.

And sometimes something else happens.

They begin to care for it.

They water something, pull a w**d, plant something or share what they know. Slowly, a relationship develops.

The place provides something for them, and they provide something for the place.

Good design isn't only about asking, “What do we want this place to do?”

Sometimes we should also ask, “Who do we want this place to invite in?”

04/10/2026

A beautiful time of the year - have you tried making some?