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Chickens / Chooks / Farm animals / Permaculture / Zaia's Blog

20/07/2017

How we got our chooks to lay again…

Finding a connection between EMFs and hormonal symptoms, in human and animal. Going from 1 egg every 3 days to an average of 20 eggs per day, just by protecting our chooks from EMFs.

Maungaraeeda and Permaculture Research Institute Sunshine Coast sign

Event / Music / Permaculture / Zaia's Blog

10/05/2017

Lots of learning and fun at CelebrATE!

Looking back on a great long weekend at CelebrATE!, a two day celebration of Permaculture, Music and Food. Workshops with Jason Davies, Amanda Moore, Tom Kendall, Jodie Williams and Zaia Kendall, a music jam with Linsey Pollak, performances by the Unusual Suspects, Mal Webb & Kylie Morrigan and the Formidable Vegetable Sound System and food by Black Ant Gourmet.

Permaculture / Society / sustainability / Zaia's Blog

09/04/2017

Differences in linear and holistic thinking and operating

We are masters of trying to control our environment as humans, to the detriment of our species. We are so linear, we have removed ourselves completely from the natural environment and label everything. We need more holistic thinkers, more people that can see the whole picture and the amazing interaction between all the elements in a system…

Internship / Permaculture / Practical courses / Practical Permaculture Training

26/09/2016

WANTED: Dedicated Permaculture trainees

The Permaculture Research Institute Sunshine Coast Inc. is looking for two dedicated, hard working Permaculture trainees, possibly for a longer term. We are offering a hands on Permaculture training experience at the Permaculture Demonstration and Education site Maungaraeeda, taught by PRI accredited teacher Tom Kendall.

Permaculture / Tom's Blog

17/08/2016

Cycling the Humanure

Compost toilet material composted and cycled.

Vanuatu

27/05/2015

Help get PRI Luganville, Vanuatu off the ground!

Help is required to raise funds to establish a Permaculture Research Institute in Luganville, Vanuatu by Tom and Zaia Kendall from PRI Sunshine Coast.

Nature Loos compost toilet bucket and chute

Video

21/04/2015

Video: The Humanure Bank, Vault 1

Tom Kendall talks about and shows the Permaculture Research Institute Sunshine Coast’s first Humanure Bank, where regular deposits are made!

Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) course September 2014 at PRI Sunshine Coast

biogas

18/03/2015

Video: Playing with Cow Poo: Biodigester Routines Part 1

Tom Kendall from the Permaculture Research Institute Sunshine Coast shows the first part of the morning routine to feed the biodigester which makes biogas for cooking.

Food forest

25/02/2015

Video: Creating a forest floor through chop and drop

A video by Tom Kendall of the Permaculture Research Institute Sunshine Coast about creating a forest floor to prepare for a food forest by chopping and dropping support species.

Course feedback

“I would recommend Tom Kendall’s PDC to anyone looking to learn or become part of the Permaculture Community. I really enjoyed the course. It was also an excellent opportunity to learn from someone who has always worked with the land and who has spent a long time developing that relationship into what it is now. I learned a great deal about the agricultural systems from a practical and solutions based perspective. And yes, they are lovely people too.
It means a lot to me that they offered the course as pay-as-you-can and as self catered. I am in the position where I can only find sporadic work and rather than waste my time feeling stuck I was able to learn and find new opportunities with this course. The sense of community it gives was also really important to me and I am great full to them for being generous with their time. It is something that will give more value as time goes on and I hope to return this fully when I’m able. ”
Marni, PDC 02/2020

“ Unlike all the other students I had no previous knowledge in permaculture and it far exceeded my expectations. I was happy to see the ethics related to this topic were one of your criteria. I would highly recommend this course and have done so already multiple times and will continue to refer people to you in all my travels
To be able to do the course by donation has meant to me that I’ve been able to upskill myself for an affordable amount in a time of current unemployment.
It also meant I could please my curiosity on this topic and dip my toes in the water with the little knowledge I had in this field where as a full price course would have not lead me down this path. I thank you both so kindly for your contribution in getting this knowledge out there in our current global situation.”
Todd Dent, PDC 02/2020

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