The Permaculture Research Institute of Australia

Light and Delight

I am originally from Jamaica and was raised in Fort Lauderdale, south Florida. I have a BA in Philosophy and studied health and wellness since 2000. During that time, I did fitness shows, became a personal trainer, a yoga instructor and lectured on health, wellness and spirituality. I also did workshops and classes on Tai chi, qi gong, reiki, Kundalini yoga, Capoeira and building healthy relationships. My other deep passions are being a musician, dancing, and eating raw, ripe, organic tropical fruits!
Ever since childhood I always had a passion about the natural environment being in love with trees, lakes, the sky and playing in natural surroundings. Through my strong desires of creating optimum health, I ventured into growing my own food and living in a more natural environment at the Earth-n-us farms in Little Haiti, Miami, FL. I volunteered at this amazing urban Oasis for three years applying permaculture principles, hosting PDC courses, workshops and special events.
I completed my Permaculture teacher training course with the amazing Rosemary Morrow at Permaculture Research Institute in Australia and will be continuing to expand the community at permaculturemiami.com. I furthered my studies with Kat Steele and other teachers at Esalen in Big Sur taking an advanced course on Urban gardening design. I have contributed to 4 permaculture sub-urban designs in Miami since 2009 and I intend to create a permaculture center in Miami for people to learn and experience sustainable design systems.

I now travel the world working with and experiencing sustainable projects and permaculture sites.

Some places I have visited (to many to list):

Earthship – Taos, NM http://earthship.org/

Esalen – Big Sur, CA www.esalen.org

Earth Haven – Black Mountain, NC www.earthaven.org

Ashevillage – Asheville, NC www.kleiwerks.org, www.ashevillage.org

ECHO Farms – Fort Myers, FL www.echonet.org

The Venus Project – Venus, FL www.thevenusproject.com

The Farm – Summertown, TN www.thefarm.org

Pachamama – Nosara, Costa Rica www.pachamama.com

OAEC – Occidental, CA www.oaec.org

RDI – Bolinas, CA www.regenerativedesign.org

LA Ecovillage – Los Angeles, CA www.laecovillage.org

Govardhan Gardens – Mayaguaz, Puerto Rico www.organicfarm.net

Panya Project – Chiang Mai, Thailand www.panyaproject.org

Tacomepai – Pai, Thailand www.tacomepai.com

Phangan Earthworks – Koh Phangan, Thailand www.phanganearthworks.com

Green school – Bali, Indonesia www.greenschool.org

PRI – The Channon, Australia www.permaculture.org.au

Tropical Fruit World – Gold Coast, Australia www.tropicalfruitworld.com.au

Northey Street City Farm – Brisbane, Australia www.northeystreetcityfarm.org.au

PCA (Djanbung Gardens) – Nimbin, Australia www.permaculture.com.au

Konohana Family IC – Fuji, Japan www.konohana-family.org

Sustainable living Kampong – Singapore www.groundupinitiative.org/

Green Circle Farms – Singapore www.greencircle.com.sg

My intention is to follow suit with these permaculture principles where ever life may lead me, knowing that all things are gracefully received as I give out my creative expression in Divine perfection.