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Community / Event / Permaculture / Workshop

March 9, 2017

CelebrATE!

Tom and I are excited to open our gates to people for CelebrATE! on Labour Day weekend, and to showcase our permaculture property which is currently providing us with around 90% of our food, 100% of our cooking energy needs and most of our animal feed.
The not for profit Permaculture Research Institute Sunshine Coast Inc. (www.permaculturesunshinecoast.org) is organising CelebrATE!, a two day celebration of Permaculture, Music and Food on our Permaculture Demonstration and Education site “Maungaraeeda” (Place of Food) in the Noosa Hinterland town of Kin Kin on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland.

Grade 9 Waldorf Steiner Permaculture School camp at the Permaculture Research Institute Sunshine Coast

Community / Music / Permaculture / School camp / Zaia's Blog

November 11, 2016

2 week grade 9 Steiner Waldorf school camp at Maungaraeeda

The grade 9 class from the Noosa Pengari Steiner Waldorf school had a 2 week permaculture school camp at Maungaraeeda. They had a electronic free 2 weeks on the land, a wonderful group of students and teachers!

Internship / Permaculture / Practical courses / Practical Permaculture Training

September 26, 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.

The Future of Food Production – short documentary by Bayley Pilling featuring Tom Kendall

Community / Food forest / Gardening / Permaculture / Society / sustainability / Video

September 19, 2016

The Future of Food Production – short documentary by Bayley Pilling featuring Tom Kendall

Tom was asked to participate in a documentary by 15 year old Bayley Pilling. The short film is in the finals of the Noosa International Film Festival and will be officially screened as part...

Jaffa cake for morning tea on day 9 of the PDC course run by the Permaculture Research Institute Sunshine Coast

Courses / PDC / Permaculture / Zaia's Blog

September 15, 2016

Day 9 of the PDC (Permaculture Design Certificate) course, food and drink and Permaculture group meeting

Day 9 of the Permaculture Design Certificate / PDC course and we had juice, pancakes, chocolate cake and fish, and the students are doing more design work. As an added extra, they will go to the Permaculture Noosa group meeting tonight and hopefully get inspired!

Lighting the water heater fire during the PDC course at the Permaculture Research Institute Sunshine Coast

Community / Courses / PDC / Permaculture / Zaia's Blog

September 12, 2016

Day 6 of the Permaculture Design Certificate / PDC course, afternoon jobs and surveying

On day 6 of the PDC (Permaculture Design Certificate) course, students were shown hands on how to survey with different tools. We also show here the various afternoon jobs and raw banana pie for morning tea!

Harvesting and harvest processing during the PRI Sunshine Coast run Permaculture Design Certificate course

Courses / Permaculture / Zaia's Blog

September 11, 2016

Day 5 1/2 of the Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) course, harvesting and harvest processing

Day 5 1/2: Students learn harvesting and harvest processing skills as an extra during the Permaculture Design Certificate / PDC course here at Maungaraeeda.

Moving the food forest tractor during the Permaculture Design Certificate course PDC course and getting some grass out

Courses / Permaculture / Zaia's Blog

September 9, 2016

Day 5 of the Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) course, moving the food forest tractor

Moving the food forest tractor with the PDC students on day 5 of the Permaculture Design Certificate course.

Courses / Permaculture / Zaia's Blog

September 6, 2016

Day 2 of the Permaculture Design Certificate PDC course: property tour and more food!

Day 2 of the Permaculture Design Certificate course at Maungaraeeda, more food and a property tour, all part of the PDC!

Some of our Permaculture Design Certificate course PDC course students at dinner

Courses / Permaculture / Zaia's Blog

September 5, 2016

Permaculture Design Certificate PDC course day 1

Day 1 of the Permaculture Design Certificate PDC course at Maungaraeeda, run by the Permaculture Research Institute Sunshine Coast Inc.

Green banana flour for baking during the Permaculture Design Certificate at PRI Sunshine Coast

Cooking hints / homesteading / Permaculture / Recipes / Zaia's Blog

August 30, 2016

Making banana flour and processing jackfruit

Zaia and Tom prepare Jackfruit for freezing and Zaia makes green banana flour, a resistent starch, to use in baking for the upcoming PDC (Permaculture Design Certificate) course.

Permaculture / Tom's Blog

August 17, 2016

Cycling the Humanure

Compost toilet material composted and cycled.

Tom Kendall mulches his garden paths with sawdust at Maungaraeeda.

Permaculture / Tom's Blog

August 1, 2016

From Yacon to Pumpkin

An attempt to accelerate the soil building process for growing pumpkins.

Mixed greens and herbs in the permaculture garden, diy food and health

Gardening / Permaculture / Zaia's Blog

August 1, 2016

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...

Tom Kendall juicing Yacon to make Yacon syrup for food and health, permaculture and pdc courses

Permaculture / Recipes / Recipes from the garden / Zaia's Blog

July 27, 2016

Processing Yacon

Harvesting and processing Yacon to make a delicious and sweet Yacon syrup!

Tom Kendall sets up worm farms on his property Maungaraeeda.

Permaculture / Tom's Blog

July 13, 2016

Compost Worm Farm for Chicken Food

Turning excess cow manure into chicken food!

health / sustainability / Zaia's Blog

July 13, 2016

Benefits of an early morning walk

Hormonal benefits to going for an early morning walk, journey to sustainable health.

The dairy cows in the cattle yard at Maungaraeeda, PRI Sunshine Coast

Farm animals / Permaculture / Zaia's Blog

July 5, 2016

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.

Tom Kendall with his scythe at Maungaraeeda.

Permaculture / Tom's Blog

June 23, 2016

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.

Garden harvest on our permaculture property on the Sunshine Coast

Permaculture / Zaia's Blog

June 20, 2016

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.

Tagged: local resources

WANTED: Dedicated Permaculture trainees

The Future of Food Production – short documentary by Bayley Pilling featuring Tom Kendall

Day 2 of the Permaculture Design Certificate PDC course: property tour and more food!

Making banana flour and processing jackfruit

Cycling the Humanure

From Yacon to Pumpkin

Life in the kitchen garden

Processing Yacon

Compost Worm Farm for Chicken Food

Early morning cow routines

Why we do things the “hard way”

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