ErinEarth stands as a vibrant hub where knowledge is shared, partnerships are built, and action is facilitated for a healed Earth. We foster courageous leadership, provide education, and inspire behaviour that ripples out to create lasting change in lives and communities. In our garden we model sustainability, cultivate deep connections, honour cultural values, and inspire all with radical hope to take bold steps toward a better future.

ErinEarth was founded by the Presentation Sisters, Wagga Wagga.  It is now an independent company overseen by a Board of Directors from within our local community. 

Our garden is a model of what can be done and grown in our local area, with a particular emphasis on supporting biodiversity and helping life flourish. Our office building was designed and built with environmentally minded features including passive heating and cooling. A solar pump takes water from our onsite dam to an extensive drip irrigation system. 

Our goal is to demonstrate sustainable living to the local community. We acknowledge and respect the importance of the connections between people, land, water, sky, plants and animals – the community of life that we are a part of. 

We do this by: 

  • Being mindful of the powerful connection Wiradjuri culture has to this place. We seek to respect this culture and act accordingly. 
  • Running a volunteer garden maintenance program every Thursday during school term. This program is an inclusive program, aiming to provide a welcoming and supportive place for all.
  • Opening our garden each Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday for the community to wander, kids to play in our play area and for quiet contemplation among the beautiful natural environment. 
  • Engaging with our local community by holding information sessions at various locations and offering four family fun days each year to show the garden’s changing beauty through the seasons.
  • Maintaining a website, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram presence to keep our community up to date; demonstrating sustainable living in an online environment.
  • Using environmentally friendly approaches in our garden such as native plant selection, heavy mulching, drip irrigation, on site management of waste via compost, minimal use of pesticides and herbicides, natural fertilisers such as compost and manure, among many others. The garden is mostly made up of native plants with a few hardy introduced species, a vegetable garden, small orchard and chook run, plus areas for kids to explore and play. We aim to give ideas for developing your own garden.