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Healing Through Feeling 💗 I Grow Food and Make Love.
🌱 Owner @consciousground Organic Regenerative Farm
🥗 GF Recipes & Ferments
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This NAIDOC Week, we’re asking you to walk with us. ❤️💛🖤

NAIDOC Week is a time of celebration. A time to honour the strength, resilience and enduring cultures of First Nations peoples. It’s also a time for our allies and the wider community to listen, learn and take meaningful action.

Across Australia this week there is so much generosity, care and hard work happening in our communities. If you’ve ever wondered how you can make a genuine difference, this is one way.

The Bundjalung Bush Food Alliance and @the_returning_ has found its new home at @consciousground , where together we’re creating a community-led native nursery that will grow far more than plants. Local solutions community lead and that’s why we are set up for success.

This nursery will help regenerate Country, protect culturally significant native food species, strengthen Indigenous knowledge, create education opportunities, support future generations and build a more resilient native food system grounded in culture and community.

Thanks to the incredible support of the Ma Earth Foundation, every dollar donated will be matched, doubling your impact.

Your contribution goes directly towards establishing the nursery—purchasing infrastructure, propagation equipment, growing native plants and creating a place where culture, community and Country can thrive together.

If you’ve ever enjoyed native Australian ingredients, learnt from First Nations knowledge or simply believe in a future where culture and biodiversity flourish together, we’d be deeply grateful for your support.

Every donation matters. Every share helps. Every person who stands beside us strengthens this vision.

Together, let’s grow something that will continue giving back to Country and community for generations to come.

Link in bio!

❤️🖤💛

#NAIDOCWeek #Bundjalung #NativeBushFoods #CaringForCountry #FirstNations Community Regeneration GrowWithUs

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When chefs walk the farm, they see food differently. 🌿

It was a pleasure welcoming the Belongil team @belongilbistro @thebelongil, @belongilkiosk and @feu_belongil to Conscious Ground to walk the land, taste what's in season, and meet the people growing their food.

Once food leaves our hands, it enters theirs. Together, we share the responsibility of honouring the seasons, respecting each ingredient, and carrying the story of the land onto every plate.

When restaurants connect with the land, the whole plate changes. That's how stronger local food systems are built, through relationships, curiosity, and care.

Thank you to the Belongil team for taking the time to visit and deepen this connection with us. 🍽️

We're not just growing food, we're growing people.

#ConsciousGround #ByronBay #localfoodsystems #seasonaleating #farmtotable

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Some meals stay with you long after the plates are cleared.

I was invited to Byron Bay to cook for May’s 40th birthday at Conscious Ground, a place built on deep respect for the land, the animals and the food they produce.

It was such a privilege to cook one of their own pigs over fire and share it with the people who gathered to celebrate.

Moments like these remind me that great food doesn’t begin over the flames. It begins with care

@ignite_catering_melb

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#ignitecatering
#livefirecooking
#regenerativefarming
#byronbay
#foodexperience

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We are so proud of Maddy, who flew from the US to spend one week volunteering on the farm with us a few years ago.

Connecting our youth to the land through Food is something that is so important to us. Food often becomes an afterthought with no idea on how things are grown how tend to the soil and how to use the food once it’s grown.

This was a great opportunity we had, while our job was to inspire @maddychieh , it was Maddy who inspired us 🙌

She also walked away CG certified as a professional Fruit chopper 😍😂

Congratulations on your graduation, we hope you bring the joy and the wisdom from your experience in the land where wherever you go.

We're not just growing food, we're growing people.

#ConsciousGround #ByronBay #communityconnection

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Some partnerships are built around a shared passion for food and the stories it carries. 🌿

It was wonderful to spend time with Katerina @allthings_cultured , whose love of fermented foods has connected us over the years.

One of the things that brings us together is a shared philosophy of using everything. What many now call "zero waste" wasn't a concept we learned later. As Katerina reflected, it was simply part of what we did with food.

Whether it's growing produce, creating ferments, or cooking a meal, there's value in every part of the harvest. It's a way of working that honours the resources we've been given and encourages creativity through the seasons.

This season, our mandarins, oranges, grapefruit and kumquats will become some new and exciting ferments Katerina is bringing to the community. We're so excited!

When growers and makers work closely together, seasonal abundance takes on a whole new life.

The strongest food systems are built on relationships, shared values, and a willingness to see possibility in every harvest.

Thank you, Katerina, for sharing your passion, creativity, and love of food with our community. 🍽️

We're not just growing food, we're growing people.

#ConsciousGround #ByronBay #fermentation #zerowaste #localfoodsystems

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ABORIGINAL LAND HOLDERS GATHERING ❤️💛🖤

Thanks to @LLSNSW two days on Country surrounded by community, knowledge and connection and a HUGE Thank you @msmindywoods @karkalla for hosting, sharing and connection. We are so grateful to stand, learn and walk together with you.

Aboriginal landholders from Bundjalung, Yaegl, Gumbaynggirr, Dunghutti and Birpai Nations came together to share knowledge on regenerating Country, protecting seeds, establishing native nurseries and creating opportunities through native foods and cultural enterprise. Each story was different, yet all were connected by a deep responsibility to Country and to future generations.

At @consciousground, May @intuitivefooddesign, Richard and our team shared our vision for what farming can become when Country sits at the centre.

Food it our tool,
People are our Purpose,
Nature is our Teacher.

Our desire to demonstrate that agriculture can be a vehicle for healing — restoring landscapes, strengthening community, creating livelihoods and reconnecting people to food, culture and place. Through care for Country, a farm can grow much more than produce. It can grow people, opportunities, relationships and a sense of belonging.

Walking through the food forest and paddocks , sharing our story and witnessing the work of our team over the years offered a powerful reminder that regeneration is not simply about soil health or farming practices. It is about people. It is about community. It is about our responsibility to leave Country stronger for the generations that follow.

When we care for Country, we also grow culture, connection and hope.

Walking together on Country creates a different kind of conversation. It allows us to listen more deeply, learn from one another and understand that healthy landscapes and healthy communities go hand in hand.

Above all, these two days were about connection — connection to Country, connection to community and connection to each other.

Because when we gather, share and walk together, we strengthen the relationships that will carry this work forward. Nguliboo muggi- all of us strong.

#country #bundjalung #firstnations #farming #remember

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Comment *WASTE* if you want to learn how to turn one ingredient into multiple ferments with no waste, and I'll send you my free Zero Waste Fermentation Class.

**Ferment #3 of Citrus Week.**

For this one, I paired kumquats with local honey and native herbs and let fermentation do the rest.

This is the kind of ingredient that can transform a bowl of yoghurt, a cheeseboard, roast duck, a steak, or even a simple piece of avocado on toast.

Kumquats are one of the most fascinating citrus fruits. Unlike most citrus, their peel is sweet and their flesh is tart, making them perfect for fermentation.

Follow along as we continue exploring the many shades of citrus through fermentation.

Still coming this week:

Orange Peel Miso
Green Grapefruit Kimchi
And more citrus experiments

Special thank you to @intuitivefooddesign
And her team at @consciousground for a beautiful citrus they grow!

If you haven't read it yet, check out this week's article:

**Can You Even Ferment Citrus?**
**50 Shades of Citrus**

Link in bio.

All Citrus Week recipes will be published on Monday in the *Every Bit Counts* section on Substack.

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Good food grows through good relationships. 🌿

It was a pleasure welcoming the Tokyo Doll (@tokyodollbyronbay) team to Conscious Ground and sharing the land, the produce, and the vision behind what we do.

As they shared, their goal is simple: to bring local, thoughtfully grown ingredients to their customers and create experiences made with care. That's what makes collaborations like this so meaningful.

What connects us is a shared commitment to quality, creativity, and food grown with care. From vibrant seasonal leaves and fragrant herbs to gac fruit, pineapple sage, and other unique varieties rarely seen on a menu, these ingredients create opportunities for something truly memorable.

Partnerships like this help strengthen local food systems and deepen the connection between growers, chefs, and the communities they serve.

A heartfelt thank you to the Tokyo Doll team for taking the time to visit, learn, and collaborate with us. 🍽️

We're not just growing food, we're growing people.

#ConsciousGround #ByronBay #localfoodsystems #regenerativeagriculture #farmtotable

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Ever wondered what happens when the person packing your produce boxes spends a day on the farm where the food is grown? 🌿

Week 2 of @clarencevalleyorganics Seasonal Produce Boxes, and Bree’s reflections on her visit to Conscious Ground are too good not to share.

After spending time on the farm and getting to know the produce before it made its way into the boxes, Bree shared something that stayed with her.

“I have visited a lot of farms… but I left Conscious Ground feeling something I do not always feel after a farm visit.”

A sense of being genuinely nourished. Not only by the food, but by the people, the place, and the intention behind how it is grown.

What her reflection speaks to is something we hold deeply here — food is never just a product. It is a relationship. Between soil and seed. Farmer and community. Place and plate.

Our organic, regenerative and biodynamic practices are not separate from daily life on the farm. They are expressed through the way we tend the land, care for seed, and gather around the table each day.

Bree’s words are a reminder that when we stay connected to the source of our food, trust naturally follows.

Explore Bree’s full reflection via the link in bio.

We’re not just growing food. We’re growing people.

#consciousground #byronbay #regenerativefarming #localfoodsystems #organicfood

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We’re so excited to be part of this week’s @clarencevalleyorganics seasonal produce box!

Here’s what Bree had to say about her experience at Conscious Ground:

“I have visited a lot of farms since taking over Clarence Valley Organics… I left Conscious Ground feeling something I do not always feel after a farm visit. I left feeling genuinely nourished. Not just by the food, though the food was extraordinary, but by the people, the place, the intention behind every single thing growing there.”

That stayed with us.

So much of what we care about lives beneath the surface. Certified organic practices. Regenerative and biodynamic farming. Saving seed. Caring for soil. Growing food slowly and consciously. But beyond all of that, it is about relationships.

Relationship to land.
Relationship to community.
Relationship to the people receiving the food.

As Bree shared, “I wouldn’t be putting anything I didn’t want to eat myself in those boxes.”

That integrity matters.

This partnership feels meaningful because it keeps food connected to place. Local food systems supporting local families. Local money returning back into the community. Produce chosen with care, tasted before harvest, handled by people who genuinely value where it comes from 🍊✨

We are incredibly grateful to be working alongside Clarence Valley Organics and people who understand that food carries energy, story, and responsibility.

“We’re not just growing food, we’re growing people.”

#consciousground #byronbay #regenerativefarming #localfoodsystems #organicfood

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Longan Processing with our volunteers 🤎🌿

Huge thank you to our volunteers from last Friday, 22 May — @jacksonmate , @sheki.ezra , @enderbyland , @loryliem , @rainhailshinegale , and @junsuiyoga — who came together to process our organic longans on the farm and share a beautiful organic lunch with the team afterwards. Grateful for every set of hands and hearts that made the day possible.

We celebrated the day together with a nourishing walk in their food forest tasting the delights dripping from the trees from exotic, super foods like gac fruit to super nutrient dense leaves with May our Director, @intuitivefooddesign

Behind every harvest is seasonal timing, shared effort, and people caring for land and food together.

Keep an eye out for our next volunteer call out 🌱

We’re not just growing food, we’re growing people.

#consciousground #byronbay #volunteers #communityfarming #organicfood

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Today we share words from our friend, proud Bundjalung woman Mindy Woods @msmindywoods , reflecting on the meaning of National Sorry Day.

“National Sorry Day is not just about reflection on the past. It is about truth-telling, healing and the responsibility we all carry moving forward together.

Healing always comes through connection.

Connection to Country, to culture, to community and to each other. When we walk together with open hearts and open minds, we create space for understanding, respect and real change.

Sorry Day reminds us that the impacts of removal, disconnection and silence are not history alone.

They are still felt within families, communities and Country today. But it also reminds us of the strength, resilience and survival of First Nations peoples who continue to carry culture forward for future generations.

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands we live and work on and pay respect to Elders past and present. We recognise that caring for Country is not simply a practice, but a responsibility grounded in thousands of generations of knowledge, belonging and reciprocity.

At CG, this acknowledgement is not reserved for one day a year. It is something we strive to live through our actions every day — through listening, learning, respect and creating spaces where culture is valued, shared and celebrated genuinely.

Together we continue to grow stronger community, stronger culture and stronger connection to Country.”

#nationalsorryday #walkingtogether #bundjalungcountry #consciousground #byronbay

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