For me water is the source of all life. Growing up in Sydney’s inner west, I spent my afternoons and holidays with my Polish grandmother in her garden.

I have always been passionate about gardening and loved creating ponds and planting fruit trees and digging veggie patches. I’ve spent 25 years working as a Bush Regenerator. After becoming a father I realised I needed a change in direction. I wanted my kids to experience the deep connection to nature that I had with my Grandmother. I started converting my average suburban block to a backyard ecosystem.

I spent several years developing innovative aquaponics solutions and have since developed this concept into a holistic approach to sustainable land restoration.

I love creating a balanced freshwater ecosystem including building natural swimming ponds, streams & waterfalls, just about anything that brings water back to the land. I combine these freshwater ecosystems with local native plant and fish species. These ecosystems promote local biodiversity, are sustainable, low maintenance and are lots of fun.

At the end of the day there is nothing better than swimming and snorkelling in a natural pool with my family.