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BEN SHAW’S PERMACULTURE PARADISE, VICTORIA

assionate about permaculture and promoting the benefits of sustainable food production, Ben Shaw tends a garden plucked from our foodie fantasies. The community-minded gardening guru began planting his north-facing backyard garden in Victoria more than a decade ago. From slow and steady beginnings not without a few hiccups, to a

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