If you live in the suburbs, and want a lifestyle that both saves you money and cares for the Earth then this is the place for you. Yes, it is possible, and for many is already a reality! For 25 years Gav has been creating, teaching and writing in the areas of permaculture, environmental design and ecological sustainability, particularly in subtropical Australia. He co-created Eco-flat Brisbane, a remarkable example of urban sustainable living, and is a founder of - and regular contributor to - Northey Street City Farm. He has planned, designed and built numerous sustainable landscapes in Brisbane and beyond. He has worked as a tree planter, gardener, surveyor’s chainman, engineer, miner, landscape architect, mentor and teacher. Gavin is a qualified Living Smart and Retrosuburbia facilitator, and studied permaculture under the tutelage of Bill Mollison (PDC1997), Robin Clayfield and David Holmgren. He is also Churchill Fellow, the Queensland coordinator of Community Gardens Australia and holds bachelors degrees in engineering and landscape architecture, and a certificate level 4 in training and assessment. Gav is a professional member of Permaculture Australia, Renew Australia and the Australian Institutes of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture. For 25 years Gav has been creating, teaching and writing in the areas of permaculture, environmental design and ecological sustainability, particularly in subtropical Australia. He co-created Eco-flat Brisbane, a remarkable example of urban sustainable living, and is a founder of - and regular contributor to - Northey Street City Farm. He has planned, designed and built numerous sustainable landscapes in Brisbane and beyond. He has worked as a tree planter, gardener, surveyor’s chainman, engineer, miner, landscape architect, mentor and teacher. Gavin is a qualified Living Smart and Retrosuburbia facilitator, and studied permaculture under the tutelage of Bill Mollison (PDC1997), Robin Clayfield and David Holmgren. He is also Churchill Fellow, the Queensland coordinator of Community Gardens Australia and holds bachelors degrees in engineering and landscape architecture, and a certificate level 4 in training and assessment. Gav is a professional member of Permaculture Australia, Renew Australia and the Australian Institutes of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture. For 25 years Gav has been creating, teaching and writing in the areas of permaculture, environmental design and ecological sustainability, particularly in subtropical Australia. He co-created Eco-flat Brisbane, a remarkable example of urban sustainable living, and is a founder of - and regular contributor to - Northey Street City Farm. He has planned, designed and built numerous sustainable landscapes in Brisbane and beyond. He has worked as a tree planter, gardener, surveyor’s chainman, engineer, miner, landscape architect, mentor and teacher. Gavin is a qualified Living Smart and Retrosuburbia facilitator, and studied permaculture under the tutelage of Bill Mollison (PDC1997), Robin Clayfield and David Holmgren. He is also Churchill Fellow, the Queensland coordinator of Community Gardens Australia and holds bachelors degrees in engineering and landscape architecture, and a certificate level 4 in training and assessment. Gav is a professional member of Permaculture Australia, Renew Australia and the Australian Institutes of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture. For 25 years Gav has been creating, teaching and writing in the areas of permaculture, environmental design and ecological sustainability, particularly in subtropical Australia. He co-created Eco-flat Brisbane, a remarkable example of urban sustainable living, and is a founder of - and regular contributor to - Northey Street City Farm. He has planned, designed and built numerous sustainable landscapes in Brisbane and beyond. He has worked as a tree planter, gardener, surveyor’s chainman, engineer, miner, landscape architect, mentor and teacher. Gavin is a qualified Living Smart and Retrosuburbia facilitator, and studied permaculture under the tutelage of Bill Mollison (PDC1997), Robin Clayfield and David Holmgren. He is also Churchill Fellow, the Queensland coordinator of Community Gardens Australia and holds bachelors degrees in engineering and landscape architecture, and a certificate level 4 in training and assessment. Gav is a professional member of Permaculture Australia, Renew Australia and the Australian Institutes of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture.