{"id":5,"date":"2011-10-10T13:02:47","date_gmt":"2011-10-10T05:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fairharvest.com.au\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2018-09-11T16:30:09","modified_gmt":"2018-09-11T08:30:09","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fairharvest.com.au\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us."},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fair Harvest is an established permaculture farm 5km out of Margaret River in Australia\u2019s beautiful South West corner.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n For over 20 years the property at the corner of Carters Rd and Burnside Rd Margaret River has been home to Permaculture in Margaret River.<\/p>\n The journey started in 1995 when\u00a0Jodie and friends moved to the corner of the family property and started planting trees, at that stage the farm house, machinery shed (now Fair Harvest Venue) and the old barn stood in bare paddocks and were constantly buffeted by the weather.<\/p>\n While involved\u00a0in community living and environmental activism the group started planting windbreaks, timber trees fruit trees and vegetable gardens. Structures went up for animal housing, woodsheds, garden sheds, orchard netting and poultry.<\/p>\n During this time Jodie started teaching Permaculture and groups frequently visited the property. Community living and growing continued on the farm until 2006. \u00a0In 2009 Dorothee arrived at the farm as a WWOOF<\/a>ER and before long had teamed up with Jodie to make the formidable team that now run Fair Harvest Permaculture.<\/p>\n In 2012 the old machinery shed was cleverly redesigned and renovated as a venue for courses and events as well as housing a commercial kitchen for dealing with the increasing volume of food coming from the gardens.<\/p>\n Since then Fair Harvest has run numerous courses including the popular South West Permaculture Design Certificate<\/a>. It has hosted \u00a0music events, weddings and private functions and has opened it’s gates on a regular basis for freshly prepared organic lunches.<\/p>\n More recently Jodie and Dorothee have turned their hand to holistic, broad acre farm management, using cell grazing to improve soil and pasture on the farm.<\/p>\n Fair Harvest founders Jodie and Do are passionate food growers.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cWe love sharing food with friends and family; there is nothing better than sitting around a table for a humble, home grown feast. We are also aware of the urgency with which we need to be growing food in every available space. We need to do this for the planet and for the expanding population. So while growing food is our love and our life it is also a conscious choice of \u2018what we can do\u2019 for the future.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n Jodie grew her first permaculture garden as a student in the city. When her parents bought land in the country she followed them and filled her life with growing food, family and community.<\/p>\n An inspirational educator and mentor, Jodie has an innate ability to empower others. Jodie studied for her Permaculture Design Certificate through Jeff Nugent and Julia Boniface and first led her own permaculture course in 1996. Jodie has taught both Horticulture Cert IV and Permaculture Cert III and in 2010 she obtained her Certificate in Advanced Permaculture Teaching. She also has studied Sustainable Community Design.<\/p>\n Although her love of gardening led her to study horticulture and permaculture, Jodie\u2019s interest has always focused on community. She has facilitated a number of diverse community projects including: co-founding an Intentional Community; co-convening a not-for-profit; and running a Spinifex paper-making venture in a remote indigenous community. Most of her courses have also involved a community garden element. One of her favourite projects was establishing a public garden park in the centre of Margaret River. This local forest garden was designed, created and propagated by her students using endemic plants. Whether leading workshops, tending client\u2019s gardens, or growing on the farm, Jodie\u2019s energy motivates all those around her.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Certified in Horticulture, and with a background in events management, Do ran the successful gardening business \u2018Jardin Do\u2019 in London. She moved to Australia in 2009and brought her extraordinary vivacity, enthusiasm and determined French style to the farm. An experienced gardener, she immersed herself studying, observing and growing food using permaculture principles. Her knowledge of plants, soils and compost systems is vast and ever growing, and she has revolutionised the farm garden. Spending time with Do in the garden is exhilarating… if you can keep up!<\/p>\n“Inspirational earth mothers who personify the ethos and passion of why people live in Margaret River”\u00a0<\/em><\/h3>\n
Jodie Lane<\/a><\/h2>\n
Dorothee Perez<\/a><\/h2>\n