THE CYCADELIC LIFE
CYCADS HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE IN GRAHAME’S HEART. “THEY ONCE COVERED AUSTRALIA AND WERE A PRIMARY FOOD SOURCE FOR SOME DINOSAUR SPECIES.”
In 2010, the desire for a tree change took Grahame and Cathy Jackson to Peachester, near the Glass House Mountains, an hour-and-a-half north of Brisbane. The couple were dedicated patrons of the Woodford Folk Festival and are now regular volunteers with Treehuggers, a social group that puts monthly efforts into regenerating the 500 acres of Woodfordia, which was once a dairy farm.
Before moving north and while listening to permaculture presentations during the festival, Grahame felt a surge of inspiration. He had the idea to grow their own chemical-free food, so he completed the permaculture design course at the Northey Street Permaculture Farm.
Feeling space-constrained at their
