Common Ground Project

Fire. Feast. Winter air. A long table on the longest night of the year 🌙 Our annual solstice gathering returns to Common Ground Project on Saturday 20 June — bringing together seasonality, music, candlelight and community for an evening that will awaken the senses. Expect a three-course wood-fired menu celebrating produce from the farm, botanical drinks and local wines, live music, fire-twirling performances and an atmosphere that feels equal parts intimate and theatrical. Every ticket helps support the next generation through Common Ground Project programs in 2027. 🍷 6–10pm Saturday 20 June 🌱 Common Ground Project, Freshwater Creek 🔥 Early bird ticket sales until 10 June or sold-out (which they did last year!) 🎟️ Details via Linktree in our bio Join in on the magic ✨

We are hiring 🥕 Are you passionate about resilient local food and farming systems? We are looking for a Farm Coordinator to join our team and coordinate the retail and distribution components of the farm. This dynamic role includes overseeing veggie sales through produce boxes, Farmers Markets and local wholesale relationships, while also helping to maintain strong connections with our customers and community. See the link in our Bio for further details about how to apply through Ethical Jobs 🌱

When the world feels too fast, the answer is simple: dance harder. For one night only, we’re throwing open the farmhouse doors for a proper old-school bush dance — think live local music, hay bales, denim, boots (and maybe a little sequin). All-ages fun with a dance caller to guide you — no experience needed, just a willingness to let loose. Food, bush cordials, local beer & wine available on the night. 📅 Friday 22 May, 6–9pm
📍 Common Ground Project, Freshwater Creek
🎟️ Kids $8 | Adults $15 | Family $35 Bring your people — or just yourself — and we’ll take care of the rest. Ticket link in our bio.

Where does your food come from? Or more specifically, who? Buying from local farmers has always made more sense for the environment, but it’s not just about food miles anymore. It’s about being part of a system that’s closer to home, one that’s more resilient, practical, and grounded. We don’t all need to grow our own food. We already have local farmers doing that work, and doing it well. Every time you choose to buy produce locally - from us or others - you’re helping make that system stronger and more accessible. PS - the more farmers in the world, the better. Our Winter Farm Internship applications close 24 May. DM us if you’re interested. 📸 by @_angelacarrasco_

Celebrating the vibrant colours and flavours of South America! 🌶️ On Thursday 19 March at 6pm we will open our farmhouse doors to celebrate the changing season and the latest graduates of our Staying Grounded program. We are thrilled to have Maria (Colombia) on the pass with our Head Chef Beth, cooking up a feast of early autumn peppers, fresh herbs and heart-warming baked goods. Ticket includes a three-course meal and a community-style experience like no other 🍷❤️ The best part? By purchasing a ticket you’ll be creating paid work for the incredible refugee and new migrant women in the Greater Geelong community. 🎟️ Tickets available via the link in our bio! 📸 by @_angelacarrasco_

Women are the primary farmers of the world, producing 60–80% of food in lower-income countries, often on farms smaller than five acres. Yet compared with men, they have far less access to land, capital, training and tools. Not less capability, just fewer resources. Imagine what becomes possible if those gaps close: more food from small farms, more affordable organic produce, lower emissions, and stronger local food systems. Closer to home, the average Victorian farmer is 57. Women hold 53% of agricultural degrees, yet make up just 26% of the full-time workforce, less than 20% of leadership roles, and only 9% of agricultural councils. On our farm, it’s impossible to imagine the work without the women who keep things moving; Ariel across harvest, markets and logistics each week, and our interns Lila, Charise and Grace who’ve helped shift what our small farm can produce in a day. Our next farm internship begins in July. If you know a young woman curious about a career in food and farming, we’d love to hear from her. 🌱 📸 by @_angelacarrasco_

Morning harvest coming your way. Every harvest starts with salads, and we're loving the greens coming off the farm this summer thanks to the high performing seed from @activevistagram . Our staples of salad mix and rocket are perfect for your fresh salads. They are filling up our vege boxes every week. Orders for vege boxes close tonight. #marketgarden

Join us for a cultural and culinary journey at our Afghan Bolani Workshop, demonstrating the traditional method for this dish with graduates of our Staying Grounded work-readiness program. This will be a joyful, hands-on cooking workshop that includes an Afghan supper and a glass of local wine. Places are limited - we would love you to join us. 5-7pm Thursday 5 or 12 March. Tickets via the link in our bio!

It’s a special kind of fizz that makes everything fun! Bloody love fermentation. It’s crazy what a bit of salty water and healthy bacteria can do! Thanks to @common_ground_project for the delicious dutchy’s coming to a pickle plate soon @heidekitchen for @themulberrygroup

Ever wondered what it’s like inside a greenhouse? Welcome to our summer wonderland✨🌱 This season we’ve got cherry tomatoes, slicing tomatoes, basil, eggplants, cucumbers and bullhorn capsicums growing in our greenhouse. We’ll be taking these (plus many other fresh summer veg) to South Geelong Farmers Market ( @southgeelongfarmersmarket ) this Sunday 8th February. If you can’t make it on Sunday, order one of our veggie boxes online for pickup next week. #farming #greenhouse #organic #regenerativeagriculture

Some places don’t stay the same, and that’s exactly what makes them beautiful to photograph. I’ve been coming back to Common Ground Project for a few years now. As a volunteer. With a camera. As an intern. Sometimes just as a pair of hands in the soil. These photos weren’t taken all at once. They’re spread out over seasons and different moments, together, they show the slow process of a regenerative farm doing what it’s meant to do - changing, resting, growing, responding. A few months ago, some of these tomatoes were just tiny plants in the ground. Now they’re tall, heavy, and full of deep red, sun-warmed fruit. Being able to document that shift, from something small and fragile to something abundant — feels very special. On Tuesdays, people of all ages and backgrounds come together here. We harvest, wash, pack fresh produce. We get muddy, tired, quiet. And then we sit down, share lunch, swap stories, laugh. What I love most is that nothing feels rushed.The land, the food, the people, everything moves at its own pace. These images are part of a longer story, one I’ve been lucky to keep coming back to with my camera.

Feasts are BACK! 🍷 Join us at the farm for our first 🌱 Seasonal Community Feast 🌱 for the year at 6pm on Thursday 12 February. Our summer crop of organic tomatoes, cucumber, eggplants and basil are in abundance and will be showcased in all their glory on the menu 🍅 As always our most recent graduates of Staying Grounded will be on the pass cooking up delicious flavours and stories from their home country, Afghanistan. A heads up - this will be our last Afghan menu for a while as the next cohort are from a completely different country and cuisine…we’ll share more later but get your tickets now if you’d like have a seat at table for this final Afghan feast (there is a reason we always have a full house for this heart-warming dining experience)! The best part? Every single dollar from ticket sales creates meaningful, paid work for refugee and migrant women. Tickets via the link in our bio 🎟️