Chickens are an integral part of back yard sustainability.  At our next meeting Julie will talk about her recent experience with backyard chickens. She has 3 ISO Browns in her small yard for her and her husband. The weeding was making her back worse and there is a never ending need for more fertiliser and... Continue reading »

Sam Gatsby Lim wears many hats - design consultant, arborist, mushroom cultivator and forager of wild foods. A qualified arborist and arm-chair mycologist, Sam takes delight in the simple, the beautiful and the natural. Throughout his varied career, he has maintained one curiously common thread - a passion and intelligence for creativity, community, sustainability and... Continue reading »

2019 is here and our first meeting is fast approaching. This meeting will include a very inspirational video from a Permaculturalist by the name of Richard Perkins. The 30 minute video is titled "Make a city wage from your homestead" - small farm.  Something to kickstart us all. We will also have an open discussion... Continue reading »

Matt Heffernan will discuss a site he has been trying to manage at Mollymook.  It has been left untouched for many years and weeds are proving to be a real problem. He will run through the many organic strategies commonly used and will discuss both their positives and their negatives.  After six years the problem... Continue reading »

Fermented foods are much sought after for their health benefits & unique taste. You can buy them online, at farmers markets and supermarkets, but why not make your own?  After attending a workshop by Sandor Katz, author of Art of Fermenting, our presenter, Nicola, began experimenting with water kefir and kombucha. A SCOBY is a... Continue reading »

With the approach of winter, now is this time for some garden maintenance.  Our next workshop,  “Pruning and Tool Maintenance”  will provide you with an overview of “what to do and when” in your garden. Different plants require different approaches.  When do you cut back natives and by how much?  Do ornamentals and fruiting plants... Continue reading »

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 »