I began practising permaculture in NYC around 2004. In 2008 did a PDC with Geoff Lawton following which I spent two years working on an established permaculture farm in my native Aotearoa.

In 2009 I began working with Haikai Tane studying the traditional farming techniques of the Asia-pacific region.

In 2010 I studied with natural farmers in Japan and spent time in a remote forest community in the Philippines.

I now live in Japan where I am establishing a forest garden with Asako Kitaori incorporating Fukuoka-style natural farming and the traditional terraquaculture approach of the Asia-pacific region.

August Events at Shikigami

Two events at Shikigami in August

Shikigami open day and workshop

A tour of the Shikigami site and a lazy gardeners workshop

Tokyo workshops, April

Two workshops in Tokyo, April

Introduction to Permaculture, Tokyo

Two day Introduction to Permaculture workshop in Tokyo. Taught by Dion Workman and Takuya Sasa

Shikigami presentation, Tokyo

A presentation about the Shikigami forest garden project on the Izu peninsula, Japan