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NRCF
Wishing Well
In partnership with the Northern Rivers Community Foundation (NRCF), The Farm proudly hosts the NRCF Wishing Well — a long-standing community initiative that donates 100% of proceeds to support vulnerable people across our region.
Since its launch in 2016, The Farm has donated over $15,000 to NRCF through the Wishing Well alone, with an additional $5,000 seed donation generously made by our founders, Tom and Emma Lane. As of 2025, these funds contribute directly to the Sustainable Food & Agriculture Fund (SFAF) — a dedicated pool helping create long-term, local impact in regenerative food systems and access to nourishing food.
With around 500,000 visitors each year, our hope is to continue growing this collective generosity. The Wishing Well is located onsite — we invite all guests to make a wish and give what they can.
Together, we’re growing a stronger, more resilient community.
FARMERS FOOTPRINT AUSTRALIA
Farmers Footprint are a national organisation giving voice to Australia’s regenerative food story.
They aim to bring awareness to the power of regenerative farming as a means to address environmental and health challenges, and redefine out connection to the land.
The Farm supports Farmers Footprints events and activities, and provides an office for their team here at The Farm Byron Bay, as well as working closely together on the Farmer Incubator Program.
https://farmersfootprint.org.au
wild bnb
Wild BnB are local group that work to support Australia’s biodiversity by building and installing nest-boxes, particularly in areas that have been impacted by bushfire or clearing.
Many of Australia’s birds, mammals, reptiles and insects rely on tree hollows as a safe place to shelter and breed. With suitable hollows taking 200 years to form naturally, it important to provide hollow habitat for fauna while the forests recover and grow.
Wild BnB have installed number of hollows in the pecan trees. The hollows are targeted to species such as microbats, and owls, which are beneficial species to The Farm’s crops, as they prey on rodents and other pests.
https://wildbnb.com.au
brunswick valley landcare
Brunswick Valley Landcare undertake incredible work in the Northern Rivers region to support its attributes of diverse vegetation, sub-typical rainforests, sclerophyll forests, coastal heathlands, beaches and dunes, and pristine waters.
The Farm has worked closely with Brunswick Valley Landcare over the years, planting thousands of native trees, shrubs and grasslands along Simpsons Creek and other wetland areas. The planting of native species, coupled with weed control and restricting cattle access aims to help reverse past degradation, encourage wildlife diversity, reduce erosion, and improve water quality.
All regeneration on The Farm is planted and maintained without the use of chemicals.