I am almost 54 years old, mother of 2 daughters and a son, grandmother to 2 children.
My past is very varied but farming has been part of it, here in SA though for many years I was working in the art department of feature films and commercials, having had art school training.
I was introduced to permaculture by some friends in 1998 and a year later we had some teams and gardens going. This did not last very long and I went to Europe for health and personal reasons. I returned to SA in 2004, to this lovely Garden Route, Eden as its known.
I completed a PDC at Berg en Dal in the Klein Karoo South Africa in 2009. A year ago I acquired a 2ha smallholding at the edge of the indigenous forest National Park here on the Garden Route. My vision is a permaculture based interactive centre, with strong connections to the local communities. We will be facilitating natural building, permaculture and many other workshops in the coming years.
Watch this space for projects...