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Pruning & Striking Workshop
On a cold winter Sunday, a group of motivated permaculturists gathered at Bob & Helen’s place to learn how to prune fruit trees and how to propagate them from cuttings. Steve, who has been trained in horticulture, was our main instructor for the day. I’ve...
Local Permaculture Education
Local Permaculture Design Course A profit-sharing part-time Permaculture Design Course starting September 2014 is being organised by two of our members and the eminent Rosemary Morrow will be on the teaching team! The course will take place in Kariong and Jilliby...
Permaculture and Climate Change
Guest speaker: Jill Finnane Jill Finnane is the Eco Justice Coordinator for the Edmund Rice Centre, which includes. coordinating the Pacific Calling Partnership (PCP), an initiative of the Centre, which aims build networks to work in partnership with Pacific Island...
David Holmgren to open inaugural Permaculture Gathering at Narara Ecovillage
Dear Friends, This is a quick post to remind you about the Narara Ecovillage site visit this coming Sunday (29 June). David Holmgren and Nicole Foss will open our inaugural Permaculture Gathering with a talk for which you need to purchase a ticket. Please see...
Permaculture Chat – June 2014
By Shirley James, PCC Secretary Hope you all enjoyed the talk about Hemp at the last Information Night. It is a great pity that we cannot make use of such a wonderful resource in Australia because of restrictions on growing it when it is a type of hemp, without...
Biodynamics
Guest speaker: Sandra Norman We live on a property at Dooralong where we have our own small mixed orchard, vegetable garden, chickens, ducks, horses and some cattle. I have been interested in organics for over 30 years, applying organic practices in our garden and...
Edges are everywhere. It’s flabbergasting!
Today’s workshop certainly helped us see edges in a different light. We explored many examples where they are naturally occurring, either in the physical landscape, the social realm or even within the Self. Fabulous discussions sprung up which made our minds stop...
Permaculture Chat – May 2014
By Shirley James, PCC Secretary Another successful Gosford Show is over and now we can start to think about the next one. Robyn did well with this year’s event. It was great to see the Love Food Hate Waste team preparing delicious snacks and seeing people...
Hemp
Guest Speaker: Darius Dunn from Made in Hemp Darius Dunn is the Owner/Manager of the Hemp Store at Long Jetty The talk will focus on the history of hemp, why it is such a valuable sustainable product, the multiple uses of hemp and the current status of growing...
Living on the Edge
Permaculture Principles Explained On behalf of the Activities Committee, I am very happy to invite you to join our very first facilitator-led discussion and brainstorming on Permaculture principle. This month will explore “Use Edges and Value the Marginal”. We've...