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Jul
Jul
Rural Regeneration: Good things happen in small places Just when I thought there was no hope for rural Australian communities, I’ve discovered a beacon of hope in a place least expected!
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Jun
Jun
Permablitz in my Rental Backyard III – Winter Solstice Abundance! A small selection from the winter harvest It’s dead smack in the middle of winter at Batcastle Gardens, but that’s no deterrent for hardcore veggie-gardening addicts.
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Jun
Jun
It was a winter Permaculture festival at Djanbung Gardens, with over 100 people showing up to our annual open day event.
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May
May
Permablitz in my rental backyard – Part II BatCastle garden after just 8 weeks Much has happened in the BatCastle backyard since we last checked in. The greens are all exploding from their place in the keyhole bed, the beanstalks are reaching fairytale proportions and the kang kong has taken off down the hill somewhere …
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May
May
My Internship at Djanbung Gardens 2010 – international student Over a cup of coffee in India, I found my recommendation to study permaculture with Robyn Francis.
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Apr
Apr
Elderflower Cordial… YUM! It went down a treat at the End of PDC Celebration Pot-luck at Djanbung last week… you all asked for the recipe, so here it is!
05
Apr
Apr
Permablitz in my rental backyard! It’s official! You don’t need to own your own home to grow your own food. All it takes is a few square metres of a suburban back yard, and you’ll be feasting in no time!
01
Mar
Mar
Update on Coal Seam Gas Mining Situation in OUR Bioregion This is serious… we’re going to have to bring in the big guns to defeat this evil nemesis… where is Superman when you need him!? It’s just like something out of a movie… good verses evil, David verses Goliath. Three women sitting around …
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Jan
Jan
The Laboratory of Insurrectionary Imagination, known for instigating the famous bicycle protest at Copenhagen, explain how permaculture influences their approach to activism and civil disobedience – this interview with the Laboratory’s co-founders Isa Fremeaux and John Jordan is from the new book Art and Activism in the Age of Globalisation
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Nov
Nov
Natural Dye Workshop at Djangbung Gardens “Natural dying is one skill that is easy, at little cost and is a fun method of recycling and renewing.”