Activate Tree Planting Season is Starting
Activate Tree Planting has over the last three years become part of my family. My tree planting family to be exact, or Ngala Boorna...
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Permaculture Educators Alliance
Jun 103 min
Syntropic Tree Planting at Green Duck Farm
On the June long weekend, a motley crew of volunteers gathered at Green Duck Farm to plant the first six rows of a syntropic system into...
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Permaculture Educators Alliance
May 203 min
Sustainable habits during busy times
I have mentioned in my last two newsletters that I am now working at Perth City Farm. I started as the Communications Coordinator, then I...
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Permaculture Educators Alliance
Apr 183 min
Water at Green Duck Farm
by Amy Rankin Where do you start when you have no scheme water, no bore, no infrastructure, and very little money? This was our starting...
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Permaculture Educators Alliance
Apr 163 min
Water management in the city
Properties in the city are mains connected, so there’s no problem, right? Well, water tables are falling and we are becoming more and...
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Permaculture Educators Alliance
Apr 163 min
Low-tech Ways to Water Plants
After a long hot summer, in which most of our gardens suffered tremendously, it’s time to rethink our plant watering. We probably all...
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Permaculture Educators Alliance
Mar 143 min
Cultivating Resilience: The Vital Role of Local Food Production
In a time of global interconnectedness and rapid urbanization, the importance of local food production cannot be overstated. As we...
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Permaculture Educators Alliance
Mar 142 min
What are PEA PDCs all about?
If you’ve been wondering what is covered in a Permaculture Design Course, here’s a little overview of what to expect in our course....
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Permaculture Educators Alliance
Feb 123 min
Forgotten skills
Fifty years ago, there was usually at least one person in every family that could bake bread. Someone could mend clothes, knit jumpers,...
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Permaculture Educators Alliance
Feb 122 min
Exciting Day 1 of our Saturday PDC
Last Saturday was Day 1 of our annual Saturday PDC at Ecoburbia. Starting a new Permaculture course is always a bit exciting. A new group...
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Permaculture Educators Alliance
Jan 83 min
It’s time for some internal permaculture
Have you been indulging a bit too much over the holiday season and are you feeling the effects now? In the past, my body was often...
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Permaculture Educators Alliance
Dec 17, 20235 min
Fiona's Farewell
Often when something in our lives ends we look back and reflect on what we may have done differently. I look back on my journey with...
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Permaculture Educators Alliance
Dec 15, 20233 min
A greener Christmas
If you want to make Christmas more sustainable, there are a lot of things to think about. The holiday season, while hopefully filled with...
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Permaculture Educators Alliance
Nov 15, 20235 min
We've lost a friend
This month we lost a Permaculture elder, author, teacher & educator. Dr Ross Mars was many of those thing’s but he was also a husband,...
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Permaculture Educators Alliance
Oct 14, 20233 min
Prepare for an El Niño summer
Summer has well and truly arrived and it's going to be a hot one. Prepare your garden now to increase its survival chances. Perth's...
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Permaculture Educators Alliance
Oct 14, 20232 min
Big Changes on the Horizon
It feels like we only just started 2023, but all of a sudden there's Christmas decorations for sale in the shops and I'm eyeing a certain...
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Permaculture Educators Alliance
Aug 7, 20233 min
Brand-new Advanced Permaculture Design Course!
Hey there, green thumbs and eco-warriors! Have you already done a Permaculture Design Course (PDC) and you are craving more? You would...
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Permaculture Educators Alliance
Jun 4, 20213 min
Second Prize: Ready or Not
Second winner of our Short Story Competition Who's been waiting anxiously for us to get our act together and finally post the second...
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Permaculture Educators Alliance
May 2, 202110 min
Happy International Permaculture Day
Winning Short Story - 'See you later' The beginning of May is always an exciting time for permaculture and gardeners. If you don't know...
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Permaculture Educators Alliance
Feb 16, 20212 min
PEA Short Story Competition 2021
How permaculture can help us in an uncertain future Illustration by James McKay - Bio City In late January of this year, Russ Grayson...
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