Grow Together Network - Baroona Farm

15/05/2026

As many in our community are aware, upcoming development works at St Francis College mean that Baroona Farm, in its current form, is coming to an end. Our composting hub at St Francis College will also close on 28 May, and over recent weeks we have begun carefully potting up and preparing plants for their next home.

While this marks the close of an important chapter, it is not the end of the vision.

Over the past years, Baroona Farm has grown into much more than a single site. It has become a place of connection, sustainability, education, care for creation, and community. We are deeply grateful to everyone who has volunteered, composted, donated, learned, supported, and walked alongside us in this journey.

As we move forward, this page is becoming part of the Grow Together Network - helping make way for a growing network of community farms and garden spaces across the Anglican Church Southern Queensland. Through this network we hope to better utilise church-owned land, help feed those experiencing food insecurity, build communities of welcome and inclusion, and play our part in responding to climate change by re-greening our local communities.

Two of the new sites will be based at St John’s Anglican Church, Enoggera (part of Anglican Parish of Greenhills) and Coomera Anglican College/Gold Coast North Anglican parish, with more conversations and possibilities emerging across the wider network.

Thank you for your continued encouragement and support. Seeds planted at Baroona Farm will continue to grow in new places and new communities.

12/05/2026

This is a test post... with a wonderful view. :-)

04/05/2026

18/04/2026

01/02/2026

What a terrific event yesterday at Baroona Farm and launching our new phase - the Grow Together Network

30/01/2026

Look forward to seeing many of you with us tomorrow. Still time to book, so come on down!

20/01/2026

Come along on Saturday 31 January to Baroona Farm, this will be an exciting afternoon of learning and sharing in community.

Samuel and Bill share why you should come along to Grow Together Microfest on Saturday 31 January 2026 3pm-7.30pm. Book Now: https://gtbaroona.eventbrite.com.au

05/01/2026

We are looking forward to having Jeff Chu visit us and take part in an exciting micro fest at the end of the month. Come and join us for a fantastic opportunity to hear him speak, partake in some short workshops, tour the Farm, share in a meal together and hear our new exciting step forward for Baroona Farm.

It's been cold here in Grand Rapids. Fortunately, I'll be heading to warmer climes in the not-too-distant future. Here's where I'll be in the next couple of months. (All times local.)

*Sunday, January 11th: Church of the Savior, South Bend, Ind. - 9:15 a.m. for Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. for worship
*Saturday, January 31st: Baroona Farm, Brisbane, Qld., Australia - Grow Together Microfest (registration link in the comments below) - 3 p.m.
*Sunday, February 1st: Kenmore - Brookfield Anglican Church, Kenmore, Qld., Australia - 9:30 a.m. for worship, 11 a.m. for brunch, noon for a live recording of the On the Way Podcast
*Sunday, February 8th: Neland Avenue Church, Grand Rapids, Mich. - 11:25 a.m. adult-education hour
*Sunday, February 15th: Crosspointe Church, Cary, N.C. - 10 a.m. worship
*Sunday, March 8th: First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley, Berkeley, Calif. - 10 a.m. worship
*Saturday, March 14th: Cranbury Public Library, Cranbury, N.J. - 11 a.m. - author talk

If you're in any of these neighborhoods, I hope you'll come say hello.

31/10/2025

Baroona Farm manager and chaplain, Samuel Dow, reflects on eco theology with podcaster Will Small recently on his podcast, Spiritual Misfits. Check it out!

12/09/2025

Baroona Farm has gone international! The story of the farm and its significant impact has been shared with an international audience of academics and practitioners at a symposium on sustainability and spirituality at Christ Church University Canterbury, England. The presentation, delivered by Mission chaplain and farm manager, Samuel, was received exceedingly well raising much interest in this unique model of addressing multiple crises of environmental degradation, food insecurity, nutritional vulnerability and social isolation.
Amongst other exceptional presentation was a tour around the university’s sustainability initiatives. They even grow their own hops to be made into their own unique beer!