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Meet our teaching team...

We believe that Permaculture is about celebrating diversity, so we have a team of educators with over 50 years of combined teaching experience. We aim to deliver you expert information in an inspiring and engaging way and always try to provide teachers specific to the differing needs of each group…. There is no shortage of things to learn in Permaculture!

GREG KNIBBS – EDGE 5 PERMACULTURE

With Over 20 years of experience, Greg Knibbs has taught with all manner of big name permies including Bill Mollison, Jeff Lawton & Josh Byrnes. Greg’s consistent commitment to his overseas aid work has seen him set up some 30 tree nurseries in Ghana alone and a host of different permaculture institutes worldwide. He brings a deep and rich international perspective, bucket-loads of experience and sometimes an oversized beetroot from his hugelkultcha beds!

 

CHARLIE MCGEE – FORMIDABLE VEGETABLE SOUND SYSTEM

Charlie Mgee is an award winning, ukulele playing permaculture troubadour who, after completing a Certificate III in Permaculture and Teacher Training course at Djanbung Gardens in NSW went on to produce the world's first permaculture concept album "Permaculture: A Rhymer's Manual" and tour the world with his ecological electroswing band, Formidable Vegetable Sound System. Charlie has performed and taught permaculture in the UK, USA, Canada, Denmark, Ireland and New Zealand.

 

HARRY WYKMAN - PEACETREE PERMACULTURE

has been teaching Permaculture in Australia and internationally for nearly a decade, one of the scenes leading talents, we are priveledged to have him as a local resident and available to be on our teaching team. Harry has been involved in many successful community projects including Lockridge community garden and is currently working as a Permaculture designer whilst setting up a not for profit to re-vegie-tise Perths suburbs one project at a time. 

 

DR SAPPHIRE MCMULLEN FISHER - GREENDOG

Sapphire McMullen Fisher has been into permaculture since she can remember. Growing up on a near self-sufficient farm, Sapphire learned to live and breathe permaculture literally! She also has a degree in both mycology and biology and is hugely passionate about ecological restoration, particularly through the cultivation and preservation of fungi. Sapphire teaches on the design course about ecology, the importance of microorganisms and soil science. She also makes a mean goat curry!

 

RYAN COLEMAN - BIOMORPHOSIS

Ryan Coleman is a near on genius, in less than 1 year he and his project partner have started a business that is destined to turn the suburbs resiliently edible. Partially possible due to Ryan’s amazing ability to invent and construct structures and machines from pretty much any old junk you might find around the place! Blessed with these incredible skills, he is revolutionizing the community supported agriculture scene and is an incredible asset to the Design Course teaching team sharing these skills with you!

 

TONY CARRUTHERS – LIFE AQUATIC AQUAPONICS

Tony Carruthers has been teaching DIY Aquaponics in and around the Perth metro area for the last 4 years and whilst completing his PDC in 2010, showed him self to be a natural teaching talent. Tony began his permaculture journey as a nurseryman in his hometown in New Zealand and has since had many incarnations whilst traveling the world. Tony’s wealth of knowledge, combined with his charismatic delivery make for an entertaining and informative experience on the course.

 

FEI NGEOW

Fei is both a certified Energy Assessor and a Graphic Designer, which makes her both a fantastic teacher and permaculture designer. Fei did a post-grad studying “Earthship” design and is our technical support on the course, teaching a very in depth solar passive design workshop, she also runs our computer design skill session.

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