Narelle Happ is a garden designer and horticulturalist who specialises in native garden and permaculture design and will be presenting a workshop on "Bush Tucker". Bush tucker, also called bush food, is food native to Australia. Aboriginal Australians have used indigenous plants for food and medicine for millennia. This workshop includes the following: Cultural significance... Continue reading »

Come and Join Permaculture Sydney South as we have an open discussion on clever and unique ways we are improving our site yields. Matthew Heffernan will start with a presentation on some of the novel ways he is adding value and still making changes to his 15 year old garden. There is a suitable food... Continue reading »

Nevin Sweeney and family have been living sustainably on their 600m2 block in the suburb of St Clair for many years, growing and preserving food, harvesting water, being energy efficient and minimising waste. Armed with a Farm Technology Certificate, Permaculture Design Certificate and Masters in OHS and Environmental Management under his belt, Nevin is a... Continue reading »

This presentation will show you chemical free alternatives for the control of pests and cleaning, in both your house and garden, using the resources you will most likely have in your cupboards.  Yvonne will show you how to control cockroaches and ants using Borax and icing sugar, how to make mosquito repellents using lavender, tea... Continue reading »

This month we present you with 2 very different garden bed designs.  We look at the pros and cons of wicking beds and straw bale garden beds.  If you are short of space or just have poor quality soil these two alternatives may provide you with a gardening solution. Julie will share with you exactly... Continue reading »

Of all the parts of our managed system, water is probably the most important element we need to think about. From the early days of P.A Yeomans keyline through to Geoff Lawtons "Greening of the Desert" in Jordan, Permaculture has emphasised water as an essential requirement that needs to be slowed, trapped, used and reused to our advantage.... Continue reading »

Jenni Phillipe will be sharing her personal and professional journey to reduce her impact on the planet.  She will bring to life the process she undertook, the wins and the set-backs, and will share tips and ideas on how to approach such drastic changes in life and how to sustain them. “Every day I am... Continue reading »

Collaborative Design & Indigenous Knowledge - Native Rooftop Farm Christian Hampson will speak about his background in Cultural Heritage, the creation of Yerrabingin and what they do, designing Australia's and possibly the world's first Native Rooftop Farm. Yerrabingin was co-founded by Christian Hampson in 2018. Yerrabingin is a visionary start-up that seeks to disrupt conventional... Continue reading »