120: Morag Gamble on Permaculture Education

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Morag loves living a permaculture life. She is a passionate permaculture teacher, an experienced designer, a permaculture blogger and film maker, a regular feature writer for the the Australian Permaculture Magazine and Correspondent for the new ABC Simple Living and Permaculture radio show.

She lives at Crystal Waters a permaculture village in the hinterland of the Sunshine Coast with her husband and young family, who she homeschools. They designed and built their eco-home without going into debt, collect all their own water, deal with their own wastewater and produce their own power. Morag loves teaching from her gardens - in this educational space she leads her Nature Kids programs, Young Ethos Scholar programs, Earth School camps for high school students and the Permaculture Life education series for adults.

IN THIS PODCAST: Greg and Morag cross time to chat about the beauty of living a simple life in conjunction with nature. She tells an inspiring story of how she has implemented her permaculture learnings into her life and how she is now reciprocating by sharing that knowledge in a variety of permaculture education. Listen to learn and be inspired, and perhaps bring a little bit of Crystal Waters into your own world

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869: Paige Mollen on Farm to School Programs 36:43

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868: Tempe Garden Girls on Transforming Local Food 58:43

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866: Maureen Ballatori on Understanding Regenerative Agriculture 41:32

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865: Kane Wilton on Seeds, Community, and Regenerative Growth. 25:26

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864: Ocean Robbins on Revolutionizing our Global Food Culture 29:37

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863: Farmer Greg on Starting Your Spring Garden 37:41

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862: Dirt Craft Organics on Building Healthy Soil. 32:25

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861: Ashley Williamson on planting orchards to transform communities 34:34

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860: Julia Dakin on Wild Nutrition: Seed Saving for Wellness. 39:36

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