Nestled amongst a Eucalyptus Forest on the Mid North Coast of NSW Garden to Table Permaculture is just 3 hours drive north of Sydney. We are passionate about teaching people how easy it is to grow and prepare their own food in line with the Permaculture Ethics – Earth Care, People Care & Fair Share.
A small balcony garden in the city, a suburban block or acres, Garden to Table Permaculture will teach you how to make growing food part of your everyday life and have food at your fingertips to nourish yourself, your family and your community.
Our Teachers…
Megan Cooke Permaculture Teacher
Megan Cooke
Director of Garden to Table Permaculture, Megan has a combined 24 years experience in horticulture, permaculture and outdoor education. Megan is actively involved in the Permaculture Industry, currently a director for Permaculture Australia.
She worked for Great Lakes Council teaching ‘Gardening for Sustainability Program’ and also enjoyed teaching children about growing their own produce in the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program.
Megan managed Forster Community Garden for seven years, working with indigenous and local community volunteers to produce healthy chemical free food. In 2013 Megan visited Malawi in Africa where she completed her second Permaculture Design Course.
Certified by Milkwood Permaculture, she completed her teacher training with Rosemary Morrow in 2012.
Megan is passionate about teaching people the joys of growing and cooking their own organic food and sharing the knowledge she has learnt from her sustainable living journey of building a rammed earth passive solar house surrounded by Permaculture gardens with her husband and two children in Pacific Palms.
Brett Cooper, Permaculture Teacher, Designer
Brett Cooper owns and operates Limestone Permaculture Farm with his wife Nicole & two children in the Stroud Valley, on the Mid North Coast, a small diverse farm with a farm gate, market garden and mixed animals. He works as a Permaculture designer, educator & market gardener.
Brett is a Carpenter & Joiner by trade, has years of experience in Building & Landscaping, carries Diplomas in Project & People Management, is certified by Permaculture Research Institute for his PDC undertaken with Allyn River Permaculture and has been vegetable gardening for over 40 years.
In the past, Brett has been a director on the Gloucester Food Hub, coordinator for the Mayfield Community Gardens, manager for the Stroud Growers Market and is currently the Chief Steward of the ‘Produce Pavilion’ at the Stroud Show.
His passion is teaching small scale permaculture & designing ‘Permaculture Principled Homesteads’.!
GARDEN TO TABLE PERMACULTURE IN THE MEDIA – Our 5 minutes of fame!
Focus Magazine – In September 2015 we appeared in the Great Lakes Focus Mag, click below and turn to page 23 to read more.
