is inspired by cultures that evolve creative practices of sustaining their material needs in a manner of deep reverence for their natural environment and all of its life forms. Through the lenses of Permaculture, Regenerative Agroecology and Successional Agroforestry, Bunya works as a designer, educator and gardening mentor. His work supports individuals and communities to grow food, fuel and fibre within ecologically regenerative systems as well as facilitating pathways of knowledge and skill sharing through courses and traineeships. 

@growingrootspermaculture

is a children’s educator with a Degree in Pedagogy from Federal University of Sao Carlos, Brazil. She has been working in Schools with Permaculture Concepts creating composts, organic vegetable gardens as well as recycling and social economy programmes with children since 2002 in both Brazil and Australia. She is a passionate writer and photographer with an eye for detail and a beautiful curiosity of the natural world. @luacristalvermelha @livingagroecology

is a research fellow who has been working in Asia/Pacific and subtropical and tropical Australia on applied research in agroforestry- integrating trees in agricultural systems. He has a particular focus on traditional agroecological systems and publications that address biodiversity conservation, soils and catchment protection, climate change resilience, food security, carbon sequestration, agroecology and ecotourism.

have a shared passion for all things fungi. The potential for fungi is endless. Many afternoons are spent scheming innovative ideas on how to cultivate and incorporate fungi for regeneration and restoration. Mikaela & Bryan see fungi as an inter-connective matrix enmeshing all of nature's organisms. With this in mind, they aspire to learn and educate how to integrate segregated practices into a thriving ecosystem. 

Alchemistic Fungi will be sharing their successes, pitfalls, procedures, recipes, ideas and trails. They aim to use practices that touch the earth lightly by minimising single use plastics and recycling waste as naturally and optimally as possible. Through the use of nature’s organic processes and creative innovation they hope to inspire and shift the paradigm of how we work with nature. www.alchemisticfungi.com @alchemistic.fungi

is an experienced beekeeper for 20 years. He has a passion for natural beekeeping methods that support the health and well-being of honeybees. Willow is also a furniture maker specialising in Kenyan hive construction and has designed several innovative hives to better meet the needs of a bee colony.

Willow will be teaching how to tend you own honeybees using the most gentle techniques to foster a trusting relationship with these fascinating creatures.

It is so inspiring to hear Willow sharing of the Sacred history of beekeeping. He will also guide you to understand the seasonal cycles of the bee-ing, the practical techniques of inspecting hives, catching swarms, positioning your hive, providing a bee-friendly garden and managing pests and diseases.

we are Misty Creek Agroforestry.

Our vision is to create an agroecology that inspires. One that is so abundant and beautiful, people change the way they live, and therefore create a food system that heals the planet.

We do this by using the principles of Syntropic Agroforestry and Holistic Management to create a forest environment that is fully integrated with cattle and chickens. By taking advantage of the natural characteristics of plants, we create a healthy and resilient system that creates a happy environment for our animals and nutrient dense meat, eggs, fruit & vegetables. Much of the knowledge and techniques we use were gained through one of the early iterations of the Living Agroecology course, and ongoing mentorship and support from the team keeps us inspired. We look forward to giving tours of our place and sharing what we have learned along our journey!

www.mistycreekagroforestry.com.au @mistycreek.agroforestry

has background is in horticulture, landscape architecture, permaculture and agro-forestry. She is a passionate cultivator, of food, soil, habitat, love and connection. She lived and studied in Brisbane, Melbourne and Costa Rica. Passionate about cultivating connections, to plants, to place and to community, she is keen to continue to learn, teach and collaborate to grow and to show what is possible when we localize our actions and work collectively towards creating a resilient community.

@cosmos_patch 

is a dedicated student of Bunya, Flavia, the agroforestry community, and nature. He believes in learning by doing, direct feedback and observation. He loves discovering all the amazing culinary, medicinal, craft and soil building uses of plants—and sharing this with others. Often dreaming of different patterns of food forest possibilities; he loves the art of creating beautiful and resilient edible ecologies.

has been working with us for almost 4 years in different the Agroforestry teams, and this year, he joined Growing Roots Permaculture at The farm and in almost all the projects where we are growing food and regenerating land . It's so inspiring to see Kenji's "succession", starting as a volunteer to become a facilitator, sharing his learnings and experiences in farming in Australia and Japan wirh his wabi sabi spirit.

"Like in nature succession, a steady and gradual change."