Rewilding urban land, together.
Community-engaged
Projects
Tended Earth partners with schools and local groups to restore underutilised urban land into biodiverse habitats - building ecological literacy, strengthening social connection, and fostering shared care of the land.
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![Two children planting flowers in a garden bed on a sidewalk, one boy with red hair wearing black shorts and a black shirt, the other child working on the soil wearing a dark hoodie and gloves.]()
High School Wilding, Brunswick
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![People planting a young plant in the soil during a gardening activity outdoors on a sunny day.]()
Co-Restoration of Yakai Barring
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![A young boy wearing a black and blue plaid shirt, beige shorts, and sneakers pushes a black wheelbarrow filled with gardening tools and supplies along a dirt path next to a grassy canal.]()
Rewilding Moonee Ponds Creek
Meet the Founder
Jo Keeble
Jo Keeble is the founder of Tended Earth, leading projects that build hands-on ecological knowledge and skills while restoring shared urban land.
With a PhD in Medical Biology and over 15 years of research experience, Jo brings a collaborative, evidence-informed approach to designing and restoring urban landscapes. Over the past five years, she has co-led a residential garden design and installation practice (Wild Urban Green), alongside delivering community-based planting and restoration projects across inner-north Melbourne.
Jo’s work is grounded in community. She enjoys working with students, educators, environmental groups, and local residents to co-create outdoor spaces that support learning, wellbeing and ecological resilience — with a strong focus on long-term care, stewardship and capacity-building rather than one-off installations.
Tended Earth reflects Jo’s belief that meaningful environmental change happens when scientific understanding, local knowledge and community participation come together — creating landscapes that are both ecologically rich and deeply valued by the people who inhabit them.
Core Values
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We learn by rewilding urban land together - building shared knowledge and hands-on skills to restore and care for urban landscapes.
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We connect through rewilding - strengthening community and deepening our connections with each other and the land.
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We restore through rewilding -building biodiversity, creating habitat and caring for urban landscapes over time.
Our Vision, 2026 - onwards
Rewilding High Schools, Together
To facilitate community-engaged urban land restoration for learning, wellbeing, and biodiversity.
Tended Earth and Brunswick Secondary College will be working in partnership to develop a framework for Rewild My School to guide urban high schools in creating thriving, biodiverse outdoor learning spaces.
A Closer Look at Wild Gardens
Field Notes
Tended Earth supports curiosity-led field studies that explore the ecology of our gardens — from seed set and pollination to propagation and habitat making. Guided by experts, these observations build shared learning and deepen connection with the living systems we restore.
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![Colorful flowers with pink and white petals blooming in a garden bed with dark soil.]()
Seed Set as an Ecological Indicator
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![A young boy with curly red hair wearing a navy and white school uniform crouches down planting pink flowers in a garden bed. He holds a large piece of bark and looks at the plants. Two other children are visible in the background, with one standing and the other bending over, near a red-brick school building.]()
Creating Habitats for Local Fauna
TAFE Student
Learning Opportunities
Tended Earth provides hands-on experience for Horticultural Students who are interested in community/open-space projects.
Hands-on Support
Services
Tended Earth provides practical support to restore and enhance urban landscapes across Melbourne’s inner north. Services are designed to empower schools and workplaces to become stewards of land restoration within their own grounds. Our services include:
Project Proposals - practical, site-specific designs that help you secure funding and approvals.
Planting Days - facilitated school and community planting days.