Nov 14, 2022 | Life on the Farm, News, Permaculture Course News
Bench Project Report by Daniel Birdsall Since August at Permaculture Sydney Institute, construction of a bench has been underway as part of a Natural Building workshop that was held on the first weekend of October. The Bench was built from earthbags with a glass...
Dec 17, 2021 | Life on the Farm, News
The mandala garden continues to develop and flourish, with emphasis now on its production with the construction phase complete. Sunflowers are beaming from one of the gardens along with beans and squash producing bountiful quantities. Potatoes are standing proud and...
Feb 19, 2020 | Life on the Farm, News
Tenderbreak Farm – Note the veggie garden, orchard dam and road between the house and the fire front Tips to help you fireproof and protect your property the permaculture way Penny Pyett February 2020 Permaculture has traditionally been against burning as a tool for...
Jun 25, 2019 | Life on the Farm, News
You don’t have to have a mandala garden to have a permaculture garden or be a permie. One chooses to have one. There are many garden design options sometimes the site will determine, the climate or the designer. I’ve chosen a mandala garden design and here are 10 good...
Apr 18, 2019 | Life on the Farm, News
The Valley Veg Basket Project has been keeping us very busy sourcing and co-coordinating food from neighbouring farmers and growers in the valley to make up Veggie baskets for local consumers. We are starting small and at this stage we only have a very small...
Apr 18, 2019 | Life on the Farm, News
The Mandala gardens are coming along well with Veggies now blooming out of them. Soon the veggies will start to be picked and packed in the Valley Veg baskets to supply food locally to neighbours. We used recycled bricks to form the seven mandala garden beds...