Focus on access in your space
Column 2 in Home Grown, Weekend Magazine, Sunshine Coast Daily, by Zaia Kendall We are on a farm in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. It is not a large farm, but we still walk a...
Category: self reliance
Resilience through Permaculture
We surely live in interesting times! These challenges are showing us some very interesting truths about today’s systems and people’s mentality. Nothing much has changed for us however, as we have set up systems...
The road to self sufficiency video
Tom and Zaia talk about routines on the farm and what drives them towards self sufficiency.
Video: Practical Permaculture Training with Tom Kendall
Tom Kendall from the Permaculture Research Institute Sunshine Coast shows how to consolidate your Permaculture knowledge with practical training at Maungaraeeda.
Onwards in 2014
The Permaculture Research Institute Sunshine Coast prepares itself for possible weather changes to ensure the best disaster management for ourselves and the property.
Revamping the old well
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.
Food Forestry with Tom Kendall
Tom Kendall talks about the Food Forest he is creating at Maungaraeeda, home of the Permaculture Research Institute Sunshine Coast. He also answers the question what Permaculture means to people and nature.
Tom Kendall: Systems for improving soil fertility at Maungaraeeda
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.
Tom’s Journey into Permaculture
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.
The compost toilet outhouse
Building an outhouse with a compost toilet and bench seat on our Permaculture property, with a view over the Permaculture kitchen garden.
Permaculture course in Vanuatu
As part of teaching a Permaculture course for the Adventist Development and Relief Agency, Tom went to a small village on the island of Malakula in Vanuatu, and found greywater systems and under- and overstory growing methods for cacao and coconut.
Permaculture Urban: a simple worm farm
A step by step guide how to make your own small scale worm farm for our Permaculture Urban project.
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