Gary is a practicing landscape architect and permaculture practitioner currently living between Tāmaki Makarau, Auckland and Pirongia in New Zealand. His kaupapa brings together design, ecology, and community in a way that regenerates people, place and nature. He is driven about what he does, and loves sharing what he has learnt about ecology, design and sustainability with others. Gary co-founded Aotearoa Permaculture Workshop (APW) in 2008, Resilio Studio in 2015, and Dark Green Aotearoa in 2019.
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Forest gardening for resilience: Growing regenerative food systems in New Zealand
In New Zealand, forest gardening is being reshaped to fit local climates, ecosystems and cultural contexts. Drawing on years of research and practice, this work shows how place-based adaptation can support more resilient, regenerative food systems.
April 30, 2026
Revolt, reform or rebuild: Building resilient food systems from the ground up
The global food system is both essential and unsustainable, locked into patterns that resist meaningful reform. Real change, the author argues, lies in rebuilding local, regenerative food systems that can gradually replace what no longer works.
April 29, 2026
