Nadia loves having her hands in the soil. She grew up in the northern suburbs of Boorloo/Perth with her parents and extended family who were market gardening and growing citrus & stone fruit. She spent her recent adult years learning from growers around Australia including Old Mill Rd Bio Farm. She went on to manage the market garden at Fat Pig Farm; co-owned Rocky Top Growers Collective and working with Felds Farm growing a diverse range of vegetables for a weekly CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) box program and for restaurants & grocers in nipaluna/Hobart. Most recently she has been learning and growing seasonal flowers with Rubie & Max at Rubie Blooms.
As well as growing, Nadia also facilitates permaculture workshops with Hannah Maloney (Goodlife Permaculture), sharing skills on soil health and growing food. A skilled educator, farmer and advocate, she is passionate about growing and eating plants; about soil health and understanding the ecosystem under our feet; in supporting people to connect to their local food system; as well as empowering them to grow a little of their own food.