Pollinator profile: Lisa Cronin

Lisa talks about subjects including:

• enfleurage (extracting perfume from flowers)
• making sandals from rubber tyres (watch the video on this page)
• purifying water using moringa seeds
• pumpkin carving
• vegetable carving
• rainforest talks and walkabouts
• Polynesian stick charts and navigation
• South Africa map talks
• loi krathong floating candle offerings
• junk/recycled toy making
• community water games
• shoeshining.

In the future she’ll be covering subjects such as medicinal plants, frequencies and resonance, illusions, the tender ocean biome, and a flea circus.

Q and A

What are your favourite pieces that you perform at Eden?

I don’t have a favourite piece! What we do always depends on the visitors, the time of the year, and the current Eden theme; we are extremely adaptable in delivery and topic and can change at a moment’s notice. When what we do works, it goes into the favourite pile!

What does being a Pollinator at Eden mean to you?

Freedom to exchange skills, knowledge and most importantly to challenge what we believe in now and where we are going in the future – to teach is to learn.

What is your favourite thing about Eden?

The range of angles, topics and conversations that can be had all in the name of improving our relationships with the planet and each other. I also love the feel of Seed’s bumpy bits [Seed is a huge granite sculpture in the Core building at Eden].

Which is your favourite place in Eden?

The Malaysian hut because it is the past and the future of sustainability. It also reminds me of the good times when I used to live in one very similar. It’s pretty warm in winter too!