Cultivating Community – Volunteering
Plantfulness recently took a trip down the road to work with our partners, Cultivating Community, at their farm on the Buroowd Brickworks. A Green Oasis in the Urban Jungle, Burwood Brickworks, is a relatively new,…
Harvest Centre Wonthaggi – Volunteering
When we received a request from the Wonthaggi Harvest Centre for a couple of new shovels, we knew Plantfulness could do better than that and also relished the opportunity to involve our Wonthaggi cohort in…
Plant a Tree Day
The Manningham Council and Plantfulness Plant a Tree Day was a resounding success due to a combination of thoughtful planning, community engagement, and a shared commitment to environmental conservation. Here are some key factors that…
Hands On Learning Partnership
In a world where innovative educational approaches are constantly on the rise, the partnership between the Hands On Learning Program and Plantfulness emerges as a beacon of creative and holistic learning. The fusion of experiential…
Doncaster Hill Community Garden – Volunteering
Gardening that starts in your own backyard is always ideal, so a partnership with The Manningham Council and an opportunity to spend a few hours in their beautiful patch of land was a great way…
The Heart Gardening Project Partnership
When Emma Cutting from The Heart Gardening Project reached out to us, we knew we were in for an educational and enthusiastic ride with a VERY innovative oragnisation.
CERES Partnership – Joe’s Garden Volunteer day
A new partner to join the Plantfulness community. More tools donated to assist in projects. A fantastic volunteer day joining local community members for a lovely morning of gardening! Another fantastic organisation working towards a…
Growing Our Future Festival
Farm My School is one of the organisations closest to our already harvested heart. The work they are doing in integrating permaculture, horticulture, and agriculture into the school curriculum in a practical way for students,…
FareShare Farm – Volunteering
FareShare is an incredible organisation that we are lucky enough to work with in the complete farm-to-table process. Early one morning the Plantfulness team visited one of FareShare’s gardens in Clayton South.
Yarraville Community Garden – Volunteering
On one of the last sunnier days in March, our small but mighty Plantfulness team of volunteers headed off to lend a helping hand over their lunch break at the Yarraville Community Garden. Proving no…
Update – Rochester Flood Relief
December is usually a month where the focus is on winding down and Christmas parties, but instead Australia watched on while floods devastated the east coast of our country. Knowing that we were in a…
FareShare Kitchen – Volunteering
FareShare is one of our original partners, and what an incredible organisation and food-growing, making, and delivering machine they are! FareShare is a charity whose vision is that everyone has access to nutritious meals…
Farm My School – Bellarine Peninsula Volunteering
Situated on their pilot farm plot of land, the Farm My School gardens provide a sustainable source of fresh produce to the school the gardens are located on and the surrounding community of families. James…
Food For Change – Volunteer Day
In early November the Plantfulness volunteer team was lucky enough to be invited down to the Food for Change gardens in Mount Martha. See the highlight reel and images from the day. Celebrating the recent…
Farm My School Partnership
We’re proud to be wrapping up the year with the announcement of another incredible charity joining the Plantfulness community! We are proud to announce that we have partnered with Farm My School – a fresh,…
Food For Change Partnership
Founded in 2016, Food For Change was started with a mission to help alleviate food insecurity across the nation so that no individual or family goes hungry. Food For Change is an organisation that is…
Rochester Flood Relief
The tragic floods along the east coast of Australia have devastated many communities. One such community is Rochester, where over 80% of homes have been flooded. We’ve partnered to donate some tools and equipment to…
FareShare Abbotsford Garden- Volunteering
Another successful volunteer day for Plantfulness, out at the Abbotsford Farm! As the warmth of the morning sun started to kick in on a lovely Friday morning, the Plantfulness & AMES volunteer team gathered at…
Kevin Heinze Grow – Volunteering
Founded in 1979, Kevin Heinze Grow has over 40 years of supporting the community with their various programs. Kevin Heinze Grow (KHG) offer therapeutic horticulture programs and services for people of all abilities. KHG provide…
FareShare Partnership
Back in 2000, a sole pastry chef and fellow Melburnian wanted to give back by providing food to their communities through their own separate means, before coming together and merging in 2001 to form FareShare.…