Pysanky Easter Egg Workshop
Barret House 6 Barret Place, Randwick, NSW, AustraliaIn Barret House, Randwick on a rainy afternoon. A great time for sitting around the table indoors decorating eggs. Lots of fun had by all.
3 May 2014: Cheese Making Workshop
Barret House 6 Barret Place, Randwick, NSW, AustraliaWe're having a cheese workshop this month to lear how to make soft cheeses. This workshop will cover how to make: YOGHURT, LABNE, PANEER, RICOTTA, HALLOUMI AND FETTA. To get through all of this, will involve some participation on your behalf so please bring an apron if you are that way inclined. We will be... Continue reading »
8 Aug 2014: Bud Citrus Grafting
Edith Wellington Hall 76 Pitt St, Mortdale, NSW, AustraliaLearn how to graft citrus at Permaculture St George this Friday. Presented by the very knowledgeable Jennifer Baxter, we will look at how to maximise the output and cropping period of your existing citrus trees by adding other citrus fruits - add lime to lemon, add tangelo to orange. Learn the simple and effective skill of... Continue reading »
23 Aug 2014: Green Day Out
Sydney Montessori School 44 Smith Street, BalmainMake some time this Saturday to come along to the "Green Day Out". Costa will be there as a special guest. The "Green Day Out" Green Day Out this Saturday 23rd August at Inner Sydney Montessori School in Balmain has been organised by Justine Williams. This promises to be a great event.
12 Sept 2014: Waste Not – Want Not
Senior Citizens Hall 76 Pitt Street, MortdaleWhy compost? Over one million people live in the southern Sydney region and every year each person generates about one tonne of waste. That’s about the same height and width as a family car. The more rubbish we generate, the more landfill we create. This can contribute to environmental problems such as the greenhouse effect... Continue reading »
14 Sep 2014: Randwick EcoLiving Fair
Randwick Community Centre 27 Munda Street, RandwickPermaculture East will be hosting a stall at Randwick's EcoLiving Fair. We will talk about Permaculture, share experiences of gardening and give away seeds from our seed bank (for a gold coin) and home made jams and preserves (also for a gold coin). Randwick Eco-Living Fair is an annual community celebration to help people better understand... Continue reading »
10 Oct 2014: Bokashi Composting
Senior Citizens Hall 76 Pitt Street, MortdaleRevolutionise the way you think about composting. Using an organic fermentation process, the Bokashi Bin recycles all your domestic kitchen waste into valuable soil conditioner. Bokashi is a method of recycling food waste that uses fermentation in an anaerobic environment to pickle the waste (a bit like sauerkraut!) and prevent it from smelling bad while... Continue reading »
11 Oct 2014: Making an Insect Hotel Workshop
Barrett House 6 Barrett Place, Randwick, NSWMaking Insect Hotels is designed to encourage native pollinators, including the numerous indigenous solitary bees, by providing habitat and protection from weather. This workshop is being run by Permaculture East and will be held at Barrett House. Spaces are limited and for members only so if you would like to attend this workshop please contact... Continue reading »
13 Feb 2015: ‘Biochar: the new black gold’
Edith Wellington Hall 76 Pitt St, Mortdale, NSW, AustraliaAre you at a loss about how to dispose of woody garden waste sustainably? Turn the problem into a solution: make biochar. Biochar has many amazing benefits for soil health, plant production and not least climate change mitigation! It is the new black gold. This talk will cover the properties and benefits of biochar, how... Continue reading »