In a nutshell, what is the good shed
+ An all-inclusive rural learning-space supporting change and career development.
+ We guide people from high school to pensioner through an immersive 3 hour ‘build your own passion’ career path, with an expanded food-to-table paddock option.
+ As educators, we teach individuals to connect with their own skill set, empowering untapped self-reliance.
+ Based in the NSW South Coast, 'the good shed' is a take anywhere ‘step-up, life-philosophy,’ putting resilience back into under employed ‘light under a bushel,’ communities.
+ For the price of a tank of petrol, we can empower your future.
One of the most beautiful regions in Australia, good honest workers live on this NSW South Coast. Young and old, they all bear knowledge, special skills, crafts and experience. Not everyone looks to government for subsidies or hand-outs - most wish for services and opportunities to apply and improve - even start their own business.
The ‘good shed’ provides a 'step up' in affordable, imaginative experiential learning in a reflective rural setting - a community structure for those most vulnerable to help maximise their career opportunity. All ages, cultures, youth or pensioners - as well as a safe LGBTIQ space - ‘the good shed,’ provides building-block nourishment, from its farm-to-table paddock, to its inspirational workshops to help cultivate resilience & independence.
Who are we?
Lissa was born and raised in Mexico City and is devoted to social projects. As teacher and academic (MA Research, MBA), she is guided by optimism and has supported hundreds in imagining their own social-good businesses. Founder of emerging design org., peopleness.com.au, she focuses on homelessness, social housing, youth & mental health.
Partner Andrew (MA Research, PhD candidate), is also a teacher and academic. As thought leader to the creative industry, he has headed schools and programs that generate imaginative learning,
Selling up in Sydney, Andrew & Lissa re-located to the NSW south coast to a small farm with horses and donkeys. The idea to make use of their land, to share the restorative feeling the region provides, is based on a love for mentorship, helping make a difference in a place of great provision which at the moment feels the economic pinch.
Who works with us?
You do!! Your school, your business, your corporate partners. Your family, your community.
Locals who have opportunities for others, who share, who teach, mentor or guide. Young people, leaders, sport coaches or mechanics. Builders, carers, bakers and chefs. Wine makers, surfers, tourist providers, gardeners, landscapers, architects. Mothers, grandmothers, fathers and pensioners. Your sisters, brothers, nans, pets and nurses. Mental health professionals. All welcome and add dimension to the program’s shared resourcing.
We have been in discussion with local council, its supportive Mayor and the Head of Social Infrastructure Planning. We have reached out to local businesses, the Business Chamber and are weekly putting down roots to meet and reach out to as many local services as possible. We also link to universities, government services & TAFE.
Our goals with your help.
"The good shed’ has the added 'nurture' feature of its ‘good shed paddock - our stretch goal. But to begin, here are our associated costs for the shed:
The shed: 12m x 8m
This work space retains the character of its rural environment, divided to accommodate both animals and people. Horses and donkeys offer proven healing, special companions that result in suitable calm and part of 'the good shed' experience.
Sustainability:
The sustainable aspect of the shed, is essential as there are no connected town services. The cost includes basic workable solar panels to run water for an eco plumbing, solar generator to run kettles fans, and heating box to heat the space in winter. View the shed at this link:
https://www.sheds.com.au/equine/horse-stables/.
Costs:
Shed (kit) to include: walls, trims, roller doors, 2 bays, insulation, roof ventilators, bracing, $ 16, 980 / digging prep and road access for site in readiness for cement slab and to secure pins for wind resistance $ 4,000 / slab pour $ 12,000 / labour to build & assemble $ 6,000 / wheelchair ramp $ 2,000 / solar power generator $ 1,995 / solar panel unit 2,000 / water tank, connection, plumbing $ 1,500 / eco toilet/sink $ 2,549 / industrial fans $ 2,500 / heating box with flue $ 820 / admin, delivery, $ 1,200 / marketing social media $ 3,500 /
The first year, we hope to support 20 participants per week ( x 40 weeks), resulting in 800 more confident self reliant members. A new website will also allow members to access support documents, keeping current and engaged with business building tools.
The second year has ‘the good shed’s’ permaculture ‘paddock’ established, (our stretch goal), and with council approval, adding horticulture to its reflective teaching space of which food is harvested, and consumed, paddock-to-table. The deployment too of ‘the good shed’ 'go anywhere program,' to schools, government bodies and corporates, builds on a broader specialist base for volunteers and other potential business mentors to intern potential candidates.
Our third year, ‘the good shed’ and ‘good shed paddock,’ see the deployment of goods, sauces and other consumables as part of its market garden, selling to local restaurants and markets, cared and created by our youth and pensioner collaborative business programs – proceeds returning to 'the good shed' enterprise.
Our program is ideal in that it can be taught anywhere – ‘the good shed,’ is not dependant on ‘a’ location – it can be interactive as well as F2F. The idea to eventually generate new employment capability to any region in Australia, rural or urban, allows for duplication and scaling of ‘the good shed,’ step-up life-philosophy, suited to any demographic and/or available space.
Some of our available rewards !!
The quality inherent in establishing these first rural ‘headquarters,’ is that the model be used as a guide, expanding into other small communities and/or delivering the program to other interest groups for broader impact.
Of what does the program comprise?
Give us 3 hours to change a person's outlook, no matter the age, walk of life or skill set, we can help motivate their career potential. From the resilient young, to the older enlightened. Prospects exist for every willing participant. While we hope to address the most vulnerable, the program welcomes anyone who finds themselves in a life transition.
For the affordable price of $50, we take each member through 8 main 'building-business' blocks. For an additional $30, members can revisit specifically focused intensives, offered regularly through-out the year. The idea is to support each career building recipient with the required consulting support to ensure progress.
The magic of our program are its surrounds, a calm rural space in which to reflect with accompanying friends. This is your collaborative work space with donks, Marley and Lolo.
Sponsors/friends/supporters:
We'd like to thank the UTS: Shopfront communication design team cinco, for creating our launch vid. and visuals. For the lauded rest, you have either been kind, or fed, or met, or inspired us. You might have provided us with essential products or services, coffee perhaps, or bothered to inquire as to our health, invited us 'round, given us advice, brought us trees to place in our garden. It takes a community to undertake social good, so we hope to keep adding to our list on social media as special contributors. Help us look after the well-being of others. Keeping communities working, benefits us all.
