The Do Good Box
A shop with heart.
The Do Good Box will be a youth-led community store that blends giving and growing.
Run from a converted shipping container at 30ACRES, it will offer:
Fresh produce grown on-site by local youth
Discounted goods, essentials, and handmade items
A “Pay What You Can” section for families doing it tough
Free support packs available when needed — no questions asked
Every item sold helps us train young people, support the community, and keep dignity at the centre of everything we do.
Buy good. Do good. Feel good.
Seeds to Plates
— growing confidence, connection, and community.
Seeds to Plates is a hands-on learning program that empowers young people who are isolated, disengaged, or experiencing school refusal. Through growing, harvesting, and preparing nutritious food, participants reconnect with purpose and rediscover the joy of contribution.
Rooted in the full food cycle, the program nurtures practical life skills, teamwork, and wellbeing. From planting seeds to hosting community dinners, young people experience achievement, belonging, and pride.
Along the way, they develop social enterprise and business skills — learning budgeting, marketing, and customer engagement through local markets and food ventures. These experiences build confidence, resilience, and an entrepreneurial mindset for the future.
By linking food, wellbeing, and community, Seeds to Plates cultivates leadership, connection, and the life skills needed to thrive.
RC Race Car Track Project
We’re building a remote control race car track at 30ACRES to give local youth a hands-on, high-energy way to connect, learn, and thrive.
Fast-paced fun with purpose, through racing, building, and healthy competition, young people will develop:
Mechanical & tech skills
Teamwork & confidence
Focus, patience, and leadership
It’s more than just fun — it’s a fresh way to engage youth who need something different. Because when young people are excited to show up, amazing things happen.
Biltong NOT Jerky
In 2021, alongside One Voice, we launched Biltong NOT Jerky, a social enterprise focused on training local youth in sales and customer service at farmers’ markets across the Macedon Ranges. Biltong isn’t jerky—it’s a traditional South African cured and air‑dried meat, prized for its rich flavour and tender texture
At market stalls each weekend, young trainees handled everything from production—learning the art of air-drying and spice curing—to front-of-house customer interactions. The venture was a great success: it built real-world skills, boosted confidence, created connections in the hospitality sector, and fully tapped its potential to scale online and into boutique production.
We paused operations when our growth outpaced our facilities—specifically, we needed a dedicated production space to maintain standards and safety. But we’re not done: once we secure a sponsor for our production hub, we’re ready to relaunch Biltong NOT Jerky with ambitions to grow it nationally.
If you would like to get involved in this project please CONTACT US
The Mexican Food Truck That Changed Lives
In 2020, we launched a Mexican food truck in the Macedon Ranges through One Voice — not just to serve great food, but to create real opportunities for local youth. Over four years, the truck became a platform for hospitality training, confidence-building, and community connection. From street-side trading during COVID-19 to major local events, it gave young people hands-on experience and a pathway into employment. Today many of the youth we helped work in hospitality.
We retired the truck in 2025 to focus on the next chapter — 30 Acres — but its impact lives on in the stories and careers it helped launch.
