Creative meets academic
As a mental health nurse educator and researcher, permaculture designer and a homeschooling mama I weave health, permaculture and learning into thriving ecosystems, practices and practical skills to make well-being, joy and resilience part of daily life.
Currently, as a PhD candidate I’m researching the integration of social prescribing, permaculture education and mental health care, designing and evaluating transformative programs that promote quality of life, skill development, social belonging and resilience.
My work is grounded in science, rooted in care and sparked by creativity.
12+ years of clinical experience
From adult acute mental health units to youth assessment and school-liaison to education in community mental health
Permaculture qualified
Trained and qualified under Morag Gamble of The Permaculture Education Institute as a permaculture designer and teacher
Health promotion trained
With postgraduate qualifications in health promotion empowering people and communities to take control of their health and determinants
Alignment with permaculture ethics
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People care
As a mental health nurse educator and PhD candidate, I weave permaculture principles into learning and practice creating accessible, sensory-rich spaces and programs that restore wellbeing, agency and everyday joy for people living with mental health challenges
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Earth care
I design and tend regenerative landscapes including on our family farm, repairing soil, planting food forests and shaping systems that nourish habitat and harvest so the land can give generously for generations
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Fair share
I return surplus as food, skills and time, sharing harvests, knowledge and opportunities through teaching, workshops and family life, so abundance is passed along and everyone can participate in stewarding the whole
“The Permaculture Nurse’s sole purpose is to practice care, to grow a living way of being that cultivates joy, skill and resilience so people, soil and story can thrive together across generations”
— Cas, The Permaculture Nurse