Apr 5, 2023 | News, Permaculture Course News
Our last Earthworks and Water Workshop we held in in Feb with Doc Spicer was a smash hit. We learned about swales and terraces and constructed two terraces as earthworks for the farm food forest. Participants also had a go on the excavators, mulched and seeded the...
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...
Aug 31, 2017 | News, Permaculture Course News
What can a group of women do in just a few hours having never welded before? Well… heaps. The small but very enthusiastic group of welders learned how to weld and work with metal; practiced a bit, then welded a metal frame that was broken for one of the women’s Ute....
Jun 28, 2017 | Life on the Farm, News
We are currently working on our new Berry Garden to the south end of Bandusia. Our design incorporates berries, teas and quails in an anti aviary close to the kitchen door. The quails will be able to run through the garden get the occasional berry; have their dust and...