Ali Paulett
SA
Ali Paulett, the founder of Indigenous Australian native garden, the Bush DeVine and managing director of Paulett Wines, is a passionate advocate for food education, collaboration with First Nations people, and community connection. With over 20 years of experience in the Paulett family business, Ali now manages a team of more than 30 people.
As someone who has worked closely with the land for many years, Ali recognised the importance of creating a sense of place and knowledge that would educate schoolchildren and the wider community about how First Nations people used and nourished the environment. This led her to establish the Bush DeVine Indigenous Australian native sensory bush food garden in 2010, which now features 40 different types of native plants and a beautiful sensory walking path. In addition to being a popular attraction, the garden also supplies their Winery Restaurant, which opened in 2015.
Ali plans to use the SA AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award grant to add educational components to the DeVine garden including interactive signage, videography to enhance the sensory experience and a cooking vicinity for the community to utilise.
