Our Mission
Through growing plants, producing food and regenerating the land, we offer training, engagement and employment opportunities for young people in a hands-on, outdoor, supportive setting.
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Our Vision
A better future for young people and the Bega Valley
Our Values
Reciprocity, Creativity, Respect, Collaboration
Current Events and Workshops
Winter Workshops – Nature Art
Do you love nature, or art, and ever wanted to combine the two? Well, this session in for you!.
Wednesday 8th July
10am – 12pm
Get hands-on, and help create
a shared project, or sit-back and learn from
Ozlem and others!
Farm Gate Sales
Every week Grow the Future sells veggies, herbs and eggs direct to our community via a farm gate stall onsite.Grow the Future farm: 20 Auckland St.
FARM GATE STALL 3.15pm – 4.45pm (winter hours, open until 5.30pm from September – May).
Winter Workshops – Growing Mushrooms
Dive into the magical world of mushrooms
with Cal Champagne, and cultivate your
own in a bucket to take home!
Wednesday 8th July 2pm – 4pm
Get hands-on and grow your own
oyster mushrooms, see how they can be grown using re-usable buckets and work as a team to help establish an outdoor garden for Mushrooms
here at Grow the Future!
Winter Workshops – Compost & Worm Farming
Get hands-on and learn how to turn food scraps and garden waste into nutrient- rich compost, create a thriving worm farm, and build healthy soil that keeps your garden growing strong with Alex King.
Tuesday 14th July 9pm – 12pm
Work as a team to transform organic waste into valuable resources for the garden and take home practical skills to use every day.
Winter Workshops – Grow your lunch
Get hands-on and learn all about how plants work, how to start them off and keep them alive, how to build a healthy soil for a thriving harvest, and how to hold off pest and diseases from getting your veg before you do!
Wednesday 15th July
10am – 1pm
Work as a team to turn fresh produce
straight from the garden into a tasty shared lunch.
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Grow the future in numbers
Grow the future works with young people looking for a hands-on, outdoor, project-based experience in an inspiring environment. Together, we grow food for our community and regenerate the land where we work. The impact numbers below are a snapshot of 2025
Young people engaged in a hands on and supportive setting
Young people trained in accredited units from horticulture, business and ecosystem management
TONNES of food, grown without chemicals, sold to our community in the Bega Valley
Sessions delivered for young people in the Bega Valley
Young employed in a supportive and inspiring setting
Programs highlight
Grow The Future was born out of an identified need from young people of the Bega Valley to create spaces and have access to more hands-on learning. Since 2023 we have created safe, project-based pathways where young people can learn, train, and work, all while growing food for our community.
Engagement Programs
The Grow the Future ‘Hands-On’ program is for 12–17-year-olds who are looking for outdoor project-based learning, with supportive work experience in an engaging and social environment.
Training Certificate
This certificate is made up of six accredited units from Horticulture, Conservation Land Management and Business, and three non- accredited units which give young people employability skills and knowledge combined with exposure to a range of industries and study areas and delivered in a hands-on, supportive and inspiring setting.
Employment
We provide employment for young people who need a supportive workplace environment to grow their capacity for more mainstream workplaces.
We work with a diverse range of young people to carry out key operations around the farm, building their confidence, capacity and connection in the process.
Read, Watch, Listen
Our work at Grow the Future is hands-on, tangible and project based and we have a network of community partners who work with us to achieve this. The foundation of this work has a way of working and a set of values that are explored and highlighted in these articles and our collaborations with partners.
Podcasts!
As more and more people get behind GTF and our...
Our FUNDING NETWORK pitch
In March 2025 we succesfully pitched to the...
In the press!
READ about Grow the Future's journey in local...
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