Amanda Collins, Founder of Nurtured in Nature is a Certified Forest Therapy Guide with the International Nature and Forest Therapy Alliance (INFTA), Therapeutic Horticulturist, Nature Stewart, Beekeeper and local Health Promotion Officer.
Professionally, Amanda holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (Nursing), BA (Rural Social Welfare), Grad Cert in Criminology and Grad Cert in Agribusiness and is passionate about her part-time job as a Health Promoter at Ballarat Community Health.
Together with her partner Scott, she manages Backyard Beekeeping Ballarat. Amanda is currently completing Certificate 3 in Horticulture at Federation University TAFE.