hen COVID struck in 2020 and rewrote all our well-laid plans, permaculture gardening consultant Ben Shaw and his family were on a round-Australia driving holiday and renting out their Geelong home. Lockdowns inspired a stint in beachside Barwon Heads in a rental without much of a garden, which felt understandably odd for an inveterate grower of wholesome fare and bright ideas (Ben and regenerative educator James McLennan are the humble geniuses behind Bellarine Secondary College's Farm My School, a pilot program
