About Co(operative) abundance

working with nature to sustain bountiful harvest. To harness the energies of wind, water and sun and the biology of living plants and animals in cooperation and abundance.

Creating an evolving permaculture farm.

Colin Endean

Permaculturist and Dentist for over 25 years.

Passion for connecting food & health, life & nature, farming & ecology. Gardening, growing trees and producing quality food nurtures body & spirit for both producers and consumers.

Anna Szava

Trained as architect and lived in various continents and circumstances. Enjoying the lifestyles and commitments Central and South Australia offer, from working in remote Aboriginal communities to the inspiring everyday work of our permaculture farm. Keen about creating food products that are uncompromising in their quality for taste and value for health. Winner of the 2008 Alice Desert Festival Bush Foods recipe Competition with Kalkardi Mignonnes

Our Farm

Evolving from a bare sheep paddock on the edge of Burra township, Clare Valley & Mid North Region of SA. 15 years of growing biodiversity with native trees & shrubs and nurturing remnant grassland ecologies by removing grazing pressures have enabled healing of soils and support of natural systems. Healthy natural systems of soil, grassland & forest underpin and enhance the activities of biological farming.

This evolution is guided by the philosophies and principles of permaculture, best described by David Holmgren and as practised at The Food Forest in South Australia.

Productive trees and shrubs: pistachio, olive, carob, caper and wattleseed for commercial yields & fig, pomegranate, feijoa, apple and more provide abundance for our household harvest.

Native wildlife including a few visiting kangaroos, many lizards and birds will soon be accompanied by grazing animals to complete the nutrient cycles in our permaculture system.

The Four Foods Symbol represents food, life and abundance