From Yacon to Pumpkin
An attempt to accelerate the soil building process for growing pumpkins.
Tagged: self sufficiency
Life in the kitchen garden
Today was another beautiful sub-tropical winter’s day, clear blue sky and temperatures in the low to mid 20s (Celsius). The garden is full of life at the moment, the bees are busy at work...
Compost Worm Farm for Chicken Food
Turning excess cow manure into chicken food!
Benefits of an early morning walk
Hormonal benefits to going for an early morning walk, journey to sustainable health.
Early morning cow routines
The early morning cow routines at Maungaraeeda, home of Tom and Zaia Kendall and the Permaculture Research Institute Sunshine Coast are very satisfying, both due to the connections between people and cows and for the end products.
VIDEO: Introduction to Permaculture Part 3
In part 3 of this series, snippets from Tom’s talk at WED (World Environment Day) Tom discusses how to take positive action to stop practices like fracking, community interaction and interaction with other species and sharing of harvest.
Why we do things the “hard way”
Why do we live the hard way, shovelling shit day in day out, putting up with animals dying despite looking after them well, losing crops due to erratic weather, living in an unfinished house and a multitude of other issues? We do it because we believe.
VIDEO: What is Permaculture Part 2
More snippets from Tom Kendall’s talk on What is Permaculture at WED (World Environment Day) 2016. For courses or more information on Tom Kendall and what he does, please visit http://www.permeco.org
Obtain a Yield
Harvesting of home grown produce is very gratifying.
Dish detergent alternative
A natural easy non foaming dishwash detergent at Maungaraeeda, Permaculture Sunshine Coast.
What is Permaculture Part 1
Tom Kendall talks about what Permaculture is at World Environment Day 2016. Part 1 of snippets from this talk.
Cattle and water use
Zaia supports pasture fed beef growing as a more humane and environmentally friendly method than other “industrial” methods, and refutes the notion that beef production needs to use an excess of water.
