Before discovering permaculture, I was a track athlete, with a major focus on the short distance sprints – 100m and 200m. I had been pursuing track as well as studies in China at Kunming University until early 2020 when I had to travel back to my home country, Zimbabwe because of the devastating Covid-19 pandemic …
As I was growing up, especially through my adolescent years, I became aware of my need to be in situations that were constantly evolving. I liked reading and enjoyed learning languages, but I wanted to learn about everything; I couldn’t focus exclusively on any particular subject. At the beginning of adulthood, I became involved with …
Although this is a personal question, I relate to Permaculture on several levels; ecological design can be applied to all fields of Human activity, although people associate it most frequently with food production because that is where you see the most palpable results. In a holistic approach, Permaculture is linked to energy (fossil energy, electric …
My life started on a family homestead which was run by my parents and grandparents. We had quite a number of different animals, mum had her veggie gardens, and they hosted big community BBQs regularly. Every now and then a bush band named Diamantina would come out and play too. It was a wholesome start …
