In this episode, Dan talks with Aaron Mears from Lulu's Perch Permaculture. They discuss what permaculture is, how and why Aaron got involved and even start to go into BioDynamics a little.

Aaron is a Permaculture teacher and consultant on the Sunshine Coast who strives to build self-sufficient food growing gardens across the world. He is the manager of Lulu’s Perch Permaculture Farm that he runs with his family, and has documented his gardening journey on his YouTube Channel. In 5 years, he has converted a 5-acre ornamental property into a thriving permaculture farm with market gardens, food forests, animal systems, compost engine rooms, bio char and microbe brewing. Aaron began his gardening journey as a nurse, then became a teacher and then found himself growing food in the Jordanian desert with renowned permaculturalist Geoff Lawton. He has recently begun sharing his knowledge and experience with people; teaching them how to design, build and maintain their own nutrient dense gardens on his Permaculture Design Course.

Also, with an awesome team of teachers, Aaron and his friends are taking it to the next level by introducing permaculture to the public school system with the “Living Classroom Project” and teaching children as young as 5 how to grow their own food and be self-sufficient. The revolutionary program is now 18 years old and is growing from strength to strength and has attracted the attention of educators and businesses from around the world. Aaron believes that the only way to secure the future of the human race is to teach children how to reconnect with nature, grow their own organic food and get their hands back in the soil.

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Credits:

Production by MAV Marketing

Hosted by Dan Vanderhoek - Eco & Lifestyle Property Specialist

Guest was Aaron Mears from Lulu's Perch Permaculture

Music by @DanielRaymxnd

Mentions:

* Lulu’s Perch

 - Facebook: @lulusperch

 - Instagram: @lulus.perch.permaculture

 - YouTube: Lulu's Perch

 - Email: [email protected]

- Phone: 0403 840 177

- PDC course: https://www.facebook.com/events/1469271893424655/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%2252%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22[%7B%5C%22surface%5C%22%3A%5C%22share_link%5C%22%2C%5C%22mechanism%5C%22%3A%5C%22share_link%5C%22%2C%5C%22extra_data%5C%22%3A%7B%5C%22invite_link_id%5C%22%3A157221939680734%7D%7D]%22%7D

(Promo code: ECOCONVOS for July 2021 course)

* The Living Classroom

• Aaron Sorensen
• Dan Deighton
• Vanessa Schofield

* The Living Classroom (shout out to Gympie!!)

- Monkland State School Facebook: @monklandstateschool (Principal Ben Ryan)

* Geoff Lawton

- Facebook: @geofflawtononline

- ‘Greening The Desert’ 4 minute clip: