Sustainable eating
There is a lot of confusion about food and what to eat these days. A lot of people are interested in becoming more sustainable and one of the ways to do that is to...
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PermEco: our goals for 2020
PermEco Inc. is an incorporated not for profit organisation founded in 2012 as the Permaculture Research Institute Sunshine Coast Inc. We have had and continue to have a close connection with the Permaculture Research...
Easy guide to improving your footprint
A lot of people would like to do better by this planet but do not know where to start. We have compiled this guide so that you can see what you can do to...
Tropicalisation of Australian temperate reefs
This article was written by Dr. Daniela Ceccarelli, independent marine ecology consultant and part of our advisory board. See her bio below. In September I took part in a survey trip along the rocky...
So much fun at CelebrATE 2019!
Our third CelebrATE event was a small, intimate event, with fantastic presenters and performers, excellent weather for the weekend, and awesome food. Friday late afternoon everyone arrived and set up their campsite. Once they...
Reasons for denial and anger about climate change
Climate change is a much contested issue, but more and more evidence is surfacing now that it is real. Most scientists in the world agree that this unprecedented level of accelerated heating is most...
First Syntropic harvest!
This morning, 3 weeks after planting out our first Syntropic section, we harvested the first of the produce from that section. 1.9kg of radish was harvested, and that was probably only half of what...
Awareness is not enough!
Here at the farm: – We produce food: meat, vegetables, nuts and fruit – We produce milk products: yoghurt, cream, cheese, butter and ghee – We plant trees, bushes, plants, flowers and whatever we...
Permaculture: a holistic approach to life
When we tell people we practise permaculture, we usually get some questions. The interesting thing is the type of questions we are asked. Usually the person asking us has a plant or tree that has some sort of disease and we are asked what they can do about it. It is interesting how we are all so indoctrinated into thinking that someone who works with nature, plants and animals should just know how to treat something that is diseased without doing any further research or knowing the circumstances…
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.
Stop debating and start planting!
My opinion on Facebook permaculture debates…
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…
