Simple Living Guide
I am a night owl and love the quiet of the night to think and write. I typically…
Working as a permaculture designer and teacher.
School holidays are a wonderfully busy time for me as a permaculture educator and designer – especially with…
Pay Your Mortgage with Jam
I met a man on the weekend who pays 6 weeks of his mortgage by selling jam from…
Community Connections and the Beauty of Small Towns
The richness of community connections nourishes my sense of belonging to place. It is these connections and sense…
Garden teas – celebrate your garden with healthy homemade herbal teas for all ages.
We love our simple garden tea parties. We pick a selection of flowers, leaves, roots, fruits and shoots…
Youth leadership and enterprise – cultivating positive leaders for the future with social and environmental responsibility.
My 9 year old daughter ran her second pop-up cafe today – the Owls Den Cafe. It was…
Pop-up Carport Cafe – cultivating community conversation & conservation through youth social enterprise
All afternoon people from around our ecovillage community and beyond were dropping by our carport to visit Maia’s…
Young entrepreneurs
I am so proud of my children. Their imagination and willingness to give things a go makes my…
Upcycling old clothes for pets
Last year I attended a fantastic seminar by Joel Salatin, the American farmer renown for his innovative Polyface…