Family ties

If you’ve ever attended a concert at Elvira Rota Village, you’ll remember Leslie. He always plays the big drum . . . with his feet. His severe physical disabilities keep him wheelchair bound and also affect his speech. So despite being able to understand much of what goes on around him, Leslie finds it very..

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Going nuts for pecans

Over 30 years ago, Domitilla Hyams (founder of LITTLE EDEN) and Peter Rohrbeck (Facilities Supervisor) planted 400 pecan nut trees at Elvira Rota Village. Her vision was to create an income stream for the organisation, whilst giving residents the opportunity to be involved in the process. Today the orchard yields around 4 tons of nuts..

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