The big industrial city life has seeding and flourishing life… Imagine yourself in the thick of smog that limits your vision to only three unit blocks standing at 10 stories high away, humidity pressing onto your shoulders and chest, people absolutely everywhere and every opportunity is taken to stack stuff onto small motorbikes, buzzing and …
Charlie Mgee, graduate of PCA, Djanbung Gardens, is fundraising to complete a special fun album of music for kids to inspire and educate about permaculture and what they can do to care for the earth. For the past three years, since completing his studies here, Charlie’s band, Formidable Vegetable Sound System has been touring the …
Phil Brommley, otherwise known as Brommers, writes about another course graduate, Charlie McGee, in his Home Brew Radio blog… I thought I’d get away from it all and take a break from music and radio. I wanted to learn how to live more sustainably and I’d read and heard a lot about permaculture, so off …
After Toni Robinson completed the Certificate IV in Permaculture with PCA at Djanbung Gardens in 2011, she lived and worked on permaculture projects in Thailand for almost 2 years. In March 2014 returned to her home bioregion in rural NSW, Australia, as a presenter and facilitator in this inspiring workshop with broadacre farmers searching for …
Kelly McMenimen writes about a permaculture school project turning a problem site into a beautiful frog habitat – an inspiring lesson in small and slow solutions. I feel so good about this newly-regenerated vernal pond! Many years ago there was a vernal pond behind the school where I work which provided wetland habitat for frogs …
Lauren Jardine writes of her experience following studies at PCA, Djanbung Gardens, putting her new-found knowledge and skills into practice as a volunteer at Shearwater Steiner School. The Journey Continues….. I have always toyed with the idea of being a teacher but never really liked the idea of teaching the curriculum in its most classic …
Denis Madeleine returned to Sydney after completing the 2 semester Certificate IV in Permaculture, Sustainable Aid and Teacher Training course at Djanbung Gardens last year with a new set of skills and the confidence that he could make a difference. After completing his first paying jobs as a professional permaculture design consultant in Sydney early …
Transition Towns – Tommy Welham – Open Day 2012 Transition Towns are part of a world wide shift in lifestyles and local structures in response to climate change and energy descent.
‘I have truly lived the Permaculture Life at Djanbung Gardens this year. I have learnt more than I imagined and realised that Permaculture is so much more than just growing food!
Permie Students Present Solutions at the Australian Youth Climate Coalition Eyes were opened and options were broadened on the weekend when two PCA Students presented at the Brisbane Australian Youth Climate Coalition.
