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, curiosity-driven 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.
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 are working in partnership to develop Rewild My School as a student and community-engaged model for urban high schools to create thriving, biodiverse outdoor learning spaces. We are looking for aligned partnerships, in-kind support, and investors. Please get in touch if you would like to explore how you can support our vision.
TAFE Student
Learning Opportunities
Tended Earth facilitates paid work experience for Horticultural Students who are interested in community/open-space projects.
