Ross Mars (who passed away November 2023) was a highly regarded permaculture teacher, designer and consultant. He authored bestselling books, Getting Started in Permaculture, The Basics of Permaculture Design and How to Permaculture Your Life and produced two videos on energy efficient housing design and renewable energy systems for power generation.
Ross founded Candlelight Farm, a permaculture demonstration site and training centre in Western Australia. Over the past decade, he delivered dozens of basic, design, advanced and diploma-level Permaculture Courses. Both a scientist with a PhD in Environmental Science and an entrepreneur, Mars manufactured and supplied greywater and rainwater tank systems, and installed waterwise gardens and water-sensible irrigation systems.
