Nathan uses nature to make his community more inclusive

Sunshine Coast local Nathan Freney makes friends easily, and it is this natural ability to connect to people that fuels his new business, Swallowtail Nursery, which is keeping inclusion at its core.

“The mission for Swallowtail is to get people back to nature, no matter what their background,“ he said.

Nathan, who has Aspergers, is expanding his business to include mobile horticultural experiences and community garden programs for people with disability, starting with a winter program at The Veggie Village in Peregian Beach.

“I’m also working with the Coolum Community Garden to get some wheelchair accessible wicking beds made up there from the Men’s Shed. No one on the Sunshine Coast has wicking beds for…