Lauren & Oberon Carter not only homeschool their three girls aged between 12 & 19 on their suburban block just outside of Hobart, but also passionately advocate for waste free living, permaculture and climate action. They have most recently become record store owners too! We dive into all these topics in our conversation. Here is a snapshot of Lauren & Oberon's story : Growing up in Melbourne and their different educational pathways before relocating to Tasmania Lauren's 13th year of school and how this immersive art experience ended up being her most formativeOberon's experience of imposter syndrome at universityCloth nappies as the catalyst for choosing to do things differentlyQuestioning the norm as big life decisions present themselves, eg. home birthParenting without extended family support and learning to be self reliant and going with the flowThe importance of being on the same page as a partnershipCelebrating music by women - how Lauren's idea in the shower one day led to the whole family collaborating to bring Suffragette Records to life. Embracing a permaculture lifestyle and its similarities to unschoolingHow a 2 week zero waste challenge changed their lives and led to the book A Family Guide to Waste-Free Living Collaborating with their eldest daughter to create 52 Climate Solutions How their garden evolved from one apricot tree into an abundant food forest and the joy in being able to produce a large amount of their own produceLauren & Oberon's favourite nature spots in Tasmania Care for the natural world underpinning all their choicesSimple solutions to complex problems"The majority of homeschooling is relationships"Their eldest two daughters differing experiences with college Flexibility and adaptability as the best way to approach home educationEmbracing analogue over digital in response to social media saturationCONNECT: Spiral Garden website Suffragette Records website @spiralgarden instragram @suffragetterecords instagram Have you got a story to tell? Connect with us on instagram @australianhomeschoolstories or send me an email - [email protected] This podcast is recorded on the land of the Bunurong people of the Kulin Nation. I pay my respects to elders past, present and emerging and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded. This always was, always will be aboriginal land. Original Music - Hazel by Daniel Garrood @garroodcomposer Listen on Spotify here