Our purpose is to help regenerate the world.
- to make a tangible local impact on people, place and planet
- to grow and propagate regenerative practices
- to build and grow regenerative businesses
Our purpose is to use a natural context to provide immersive experiences, practices, and training on how to be regenerative.
Our permaculture farm will be a destination of interest, focused on immersion in a natural, productive setting to inspire people to reconnect with themselves, each other and the planet.
Our Vision
Welcome to Mistwood Farm, where a vision beyond sustainability is being realised. Nestled in the Neerim District of West Gippsland, we are a thriving part of nature, regenerative practice, and cultural enrichment. We invite visitors from near and far to be part of a journey towards a future that is secure and abundant.
We aim to inspire people to reconnect with nature, embrace wellness, and deeply engage with our region’s rich cultural heritage. This isn’t just a destination; it’s a place for transformation and growth. We believe nurturing the land above and below, while supporting our community, fosters a thriving ecosystem that benefits all.
Mistwood Farm’s Centre for Regenerative Futures is more than a project; it’s a visionary story unfolding in the heart of West Gippsland. We plan to offer high-quality, immersive experiences that attract visitors, encourage longer stays, and enrich the overall visitor experience in this region. Join us in shaping a future where tourism drives positive change, fosters innovation, and nurtures the environment and community.
Our farm-based retreat integrates wellness into your stay. Amidst the serene beauty of West Gippsland overlooking the Latrobe River valley and across to Mount Baw Baw, our planned accommodations offer a sanctuary for mind, body, and spirit. Guests will be able to participate in sunrise yoga sessions, meditate in tranquil forests, and join holistic health workshops that highlight the connection between personal well-being and environmental stewardship. Here, wellness is not just an activity; it’s a way of life.
Mistwood Farm brings you closer to nature with immersive experiences. From walking trails through natural forests to hands-on farming activities, our guests can experience nature’s wonders firsthand. These moments provide joy and relaxation and instil a deep sense of responsibility towards our planet.
Food is central to our daily life, and at Mistwood Farm, we celebrate local produce and sustainable practices. Our farm food experiences showcase West Gippsland’s rich agricultural heritage. Visitors can enjoy fresh, organic ingredients grown on-site, participate in culinary workshops, and explore local artisanal products. These experiences can delight the palate and educate about the importance of sustainable food systems.
We intend to honour the deep cultural heritage of our land through First Peoples-led experiences. We seek guidance and support from local Indigenous people to ensure this component of our vision is realised with their blessing and involvement.
We seek to make Mistwood Farm a vibrant community where art and culture thrive, allowing visitors to engage with the region’s heritage in inspiring ways. Events in our dedicated gathering spaces are set to become a mainstay of our annual calendar, drawing interest through collaboration with the thriving local artistic community of the Neerim District and beyond.
Our values
Do Good
Maximise biodiversity, enable others and build community.
Be Better
Minimise fossil inputs and make everything better than it was.
Think Big
Think holistically, consider systems, make connections.
Act Now
Small acts create a big impact. Take action to have an impact today.
Make Beauty
Find elegant, simple solutions, finish well, see nature’s beauty.
Mistwood
Main tourism and event spaces and facilities
Here is an overview of our vision for the event spaces and farm-stay accomodation. These are presently ideas for consideration, and we welcome input and guidance about how we might accomplish our vision.
We propose building sustainable, off-grid B&B cabins and small group cabins in various locations on the farm. These accommodations will be regenerative, stylish, modern, and comfortable, with their own energy, water, and waste systems. Additionally, we envision hosting events and workshops in the event space. Possible locations for the cabins are shown in black.
The proposed Centre for Regenerative Futures will be a retreat space with panoramic views for collaborative work on sustainable and regenerative strategies. Outdoor gathering spaces will complement the event space at the hilltop.
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Proposed Permaculture Farm Areas
We’ve marked out our farm areas for different types of farming, and we've tried to take into account the geography of the land and our intended uses of the land. Much of the property is very steep and not really suitable for market gardens. But there are some areas along the ridge that are flatter. There are some areas that are very steep, and very hard to get a tractor on to which we intend to either reforest or leave as forest, and use these as a nature corridors, as well as our places to explore when people are on the land.
We think there's an opportunity to use the long north west paddock as a food forest by establishing Groves of the trees and fruit trees, interspersed with other sporting plants, and interwoven with a winding track that leads down to the lower circumnavigating track.
Would like to rehabilitate the water catchment, and the dam, and we propose to fence this off from livestock to help and is re-established native vegetation in this riparian zone. Our intention here is to only improve the quality of the water that we capture, but also improve the quality of the water that flows into Hemp Hills Creek. This area is very overgrown at the moment and seek with blackberries along with fallen trees into the dam. The dam itself looks okay but needs a bit of work.
