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Upcoming working bees

Dear friends (and future friends), Spring is here in all of its bloomin’ brilliance and it’s time to dig our hands deep into the soil in preparation for a bountiful harvest. It’s been a year of change here at our…

September 18, 2017
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Square peg in a round hole Part 1 – Yurt Floor

We here at Wurruk’an are big fans of round spaces. They make you feel like a hobbit and embrace you like an immense doona. When it comes time to add a floor or a ceiling to them though, it can be a…

January 19, 2017
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Blacksmithing at Wurruk’an

In our efforts to reduce our impact upon the planet, we use a lot of hand-tools at Wurruk’an- chisels, knives, handsaws, hoes. As some of you might know, we also practice many of the crafts (spoon-making has been our latest…

January 13, 2017
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Summer Vegetables

After the particularly cold, wet and windy spring just gone, we’re happy to have our summer veggie gardens kicking into gear at last. The tomatoes are setting fruit, which is a pretty significant time in the life of a veggie…

December 25, 2016
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Ducklings (Again)

I have been breeding ducks and geese over the last couple of years at Wurruk’an, and a week ago saw 12 shiny new additions to the flock. Khaki Campbell ducks make up the bulk of the poultry here, as they…

December 19, 2016
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Springtime at Wurruk’an!

Spring is well under way here at Wurruk’an – the flowers are bloomin’ awesome, the bees are busy buzzing, the sun is shining (at least I’m sure it is somewhere above the rain clouds), our dainty garden mutated into a…

November 11, 2016
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You Can’t Buy What I Eat- Potluck Lunch at Wurruk’an!

It’s getting harder and harder to create and share a meal together without running into laws that say: You can’t share an annual farm-slaughtered steer with your family, OR You can’t grab a bottle of milk directly from your dairy-farming…

September 9, 2016
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July Wood Chop Working Bee

A Gippsland winter can be bitter. Our trusty Everhot Deluxe 204 wood fire oven/stove has staved off many a cold night and cooked it’s fair share of pumpkin soups and crusty sourdough. So many soups in fact that we had worked through pretty…

August 18, 2016
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Wurruk’an wants you! New residencies available

After the documentary process was complete, a few of our residents moved on to new projects in new places, so now we have two or three available residencies. More details on the application process below. We encourage applications from all…

July 7, 2016
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A Simpler Way: Crisis as Opportunity (Full Documentary)

It’s been a long journey, but our documentary is now available online! We hope that you enjoy the film and we encourage people to share widely. Deep thanks to everyone involved in this truly collaborative project.

June 7, 2016
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