Before the invention of modern medicine, physicians and lay people alike used plants for healing and maintaining good health. Learn how to prepare 5 traditional home remedies using aloe, comfrey, turmeric, garlic and ginger. The first 5 people to RSVP to this event will receive a plant sample to take away and make a home... Continue reading »

  Nevin and his family have been growing their own organic fruit and vegetables and living more sustainably on their 600m2 block in the suburb of St Clair for the past 35 years. These methods have been aided by Nevin’s completion of a Farm Technology Certificate at TAFE, Permaculture Design Course and Masters in OHS... Continue reading »

At the next meeting of the St George/Sutherland permaculture group on Tuesday 12 September 2017, a founding member of our club, Loki, will be talking about a practical, creative and productive addition to your home. Bored with colorbond?   Wasting the sides of your house?   It's time to get green and get vertical with edible walls... Continue reading »

Having moved to our new property of 30 acres on the Central Coast in December 2016, life has changed a lot for my family and I. Completing the PDC (Permaculture Design Course) in 2016 I created a design for my property based on my new-found knowledge but without the observation and experience of being on... Continue reading »

Continuing the theme for 2017 on practical ways we can implement Permaculture and Earth Care Ethics, How?: Familiarise and take stock of everything we grow (before we head to the supermarket). Learn about and think imaginatively of the multitude of ways of using everything we grow (herbs, fruit, vegetables, waste). Share and encourage / promote... Continue reading »

Stone fruit can be some of the trickiest fruits to get over the line i.e. in your mouth, without problems such as fungal disease, fruit fly or fruit bats. To ensure that a heavy crop doesn’t spoil requires a little more work than an orange but is well worth the effort. Learn how to correctly... Continue reading »

Dave Winner will be joining us on Tuesday evening 10 April 2018 and will be talking about soil, including soil composition, compost, fertilizers and soil testing Dave Winner has nearly 50 years’ experience in the horticulture industry.  He has been a Horticulture teacher at TAFE  for 38 years.  He has studied Permaculture with David Holmgren in 1992 and taught Permaculture... Continue reading »

At our next meeting Ray Cornish will be continuing on from last month's talk on soils.  After a short re-cap of soil, Ray will discuss the effects of nutrients on plants and how these nutrients are taken up and used .  Also covered will be the value of compost to the soil, what nutrients are... Continue reading »