what a great interview, you really managed to facilitate this beautifully so that we got a wonderful picture of what the book is about – thank you!

This book will definitely be making it’s way into my home soon. What a positive vision for the future, and perhaps it will help us decide whether to stay on our large ‘in town’ block in the country, or move to a bigger parcel of land.

The idea of neighbourhood connections really resonated with me as I am concerned that by moving somewhere more isolated we are losing our neighbours and the ability to have a spontaneous meal or cup of tea with friends. We are able to grow most of our food on our just under quarter acre block. The thing that we don’t like about in town living is very high land rates, being surrounded by wi fi, and not being able to opt out of things like paying for garbage collection, even if we were never to use it. For us a more self-reliant lifestyle means not paying for things we don’t need. The upside of in-town living is the ability to work at home or get to work without a car, and the connections we have with friends and neighbours.

Madeleine