Property tour June 2014
A quick tour of the property at the Permaculture Research Institute Sunshine Coast, with photos showing a number but not all projects.
A quick tour of the property at the Permaculture Research Institute Sunshine Coast, with photos showing a number but not all projects.
Tom and Zaia Kendall from the Permaculture Research Institute Sunshine Coast wish everyone a merry Christmas and a wonderful 2014!
Tom Kendall from the Permaculture Research Institute Sunshine Coast talks about revamping an old water well on the Permaculture Demonstration site “Maungaraeeda”, so it can be used again to pump water into the swimming dam.
Tom Kendall discusses the systems in place to improve the poor quality soil at Maungaraeeda, home of the Permaculture Research Institute Sunshine Coast. He also mentions future plans and improvements.
An Interview with Tom Kendall of the Permaculture Research Institute Sunshine Coast, about how he got to where he is now and some of the learnings on the way. His journey from a Biodynamic property of 2500 hectares in Western Australia to a 12 hectare Permaculture property in Queensland. He also discusses what Permaculture and self reliance mean to him.
Link to an article written by a recent student about the Permaculture Design Certificate course he did with us from 23 June to 5 July.
An update about what has been happening at Maungaraeeda, our Permaculture Demonstration Site. Wwoofers and volunteers are cheerfully keeping the place running whilst Tom is in Vanuatu teaching a PDC.
Tom Kendall will teach a Permaculture Design Certificate course in Vanuatu in April/May 2013.
On the 18th of March we started our Biogas project. This project involves making a bio-digester which will turn manure into methane gas for cooking and other energy needs. Tom had to re-do some...
In 2013 we are undertaking a Biogas project and will be building a Methane Gas Bio Digester as part of our building courses, which can be attended as individual courses or as a series...
This course will teach students how to design, measure and set out earthworks. It will teach which tools to use and how to determine contour. Students will be actively involved in the full process,...