Mark Pickard lives with his wife on rural property in the Gold Coast hinterland where he is developing a small horticultural enterprise based on permaculture philosophy and practices. He gained his PDC and Cert IV Permaculture at Djanbung Gardens under Robyn Francis in 2011. Since then he has been committed to raising permaculture’s profile across a range of mainstream Australian industries and local government bodies by highlighting the business opportunities permaculture can enable. He holds Cert IV TAE in training and assessment and is very experienced in developing and delivering training in the adult learning environment.
