Cultivating a wholesome community around food, connection and dance.
Northern Rivers, NSW
What if a food forest could grow more than food?
What if it could grow connection, hope and a legacy for those who come after us? In the Northern Rivers, food trees are taking root alongside rainforest and native habitat. People bring a tree, place their hands in the soil, share a meal and then dance. Welcome to Common Roots—where we are cultivating abundance together.
A place already growing.
We have lived on this land for ten years, among established rainforest and native habitat. Over that time, we have planted more than a thousand trees, including bush tucker, fruit and nut trees, and orchards, adding to what was already growing here. Now community members bring trees of their own and help expand the food forest. Each planting contributes food, shade and habitat, while giving people a reason to return, tend and grow together.
The fruit is the visible harvest.
Connection is the true harvest.
Plant a tree.
Leave a living legacy.
Bring a suitable fruit or nut tree to a registered planting day. We prepare the holes, soil, mulch, irrigation, water and guidance. Your tree receives an engraved stainless steel tag with your name, the species and the planting date. We may never see every tree reach its full size or fruiting abundance. One day, children and grandchildren might walk here together, find a family name on a tree, and share its fruit. That is the future we are planting for.
AbunDance
AbunDance joins two things we hold close: abundance and dance. We plant for the future, gather around food brought to share and celebrate with movement. A guided class welcomes beginners before the social dancing begins. There is no need to perform or get every step right. The day offers time to connect with other like-minded people, rest, laugh and simply be together.
Planting a tree is an act of hope.
Dance is the celebration of that hope.
“Common Roots and AbunDance bring people together in a joyful context. Planting, growing food, and dancing are all such positive experiences. I met a stack of new people from diverse backgrounds, learnt some dance steps I didn't know I was capable of, and enjoyed vibrant conversations with new-found friends.”
— Dr Simon Zipperlen PhD