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Permaculture Stories – Jared Robinson
“Our main focus is to continue providing access to local food through the community garden and introducing vari...
“Helping the planet heal, one small mask at a time”
Virginia Solomon is the Chair of the PA Board of Directors, and a member of the PA Education and Fundraising teams. ...
My motto? “Be nice and grow things”
Rod Hughes had been working in environmental management for nearly three decades, including half of this time in his ...
Permafund grant applications now open
Permafund is pleased to announce the 2020 funding round is now open for applications. What type of projects can be fu...
Making an ‘eco’ exit
“Taking responsibility for what happens to us at the time of our death is our final gift to the earth”, D...
Listen, learn, read & watch – PA members doing great stuff
Each month we’ll highlight some of the great activities our PA members are up to – in the news, chatting on podca...
Permaculture stories: Nevin Sweeney
“We’re realising all of these environmental and economic problems now and we’re working out what we can do ...
Why permaculture is so hot right now
The drought, catastrophic bushfires and now the global Covid-19 pandemic. It’s been a bumpy start to 2020 and i...
Limestone Permaculture: permaculture principled homesteading
PA professional members Brett, Nici, Trae & Bronte from Limestone Permaculture Farm, are based in the picturesque...
Beck Lowe: Frugal, productive living is a fulfilling way of life
Beck Lowe is a permaculture practitioner, educator, writer and editor from central Victoria. She’s been teachin...
‘Fair Share’ in action
“The ethics earth care, people care and fair share form the foundation for permaculture design and are also ...
Robyn Francis: permaculture pioneer, designer, educator, presenter & innovator
Robyn has worked in Australia and internationally since 1983. She was a founding director of Permaculture Internation...
Permaculture training and a Permafund grant gets water storage for Amir’s school in Bangladesh
When Amir Hossain joined a Permaculture Design Course (PDC) on the edge of the Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazaa...
Listen, learn, read & watch – monthly snapshot
Each month we’ll highlight some of the great activities our PA members are up to – in the news, on...
Permafund supports permaculture workshops in India
In 2018 the Integrated Rural Development Society (IRDS) of the Salem District, Tamil Nadu successfully applied for a ...
Sharing permaculture skills & stories on Instagram
We are thrilled to introduce two new volunteer guest posters to the Permaculture Australia Instagram account. Kirsty ...
Rural farmers in Nepal join local permaculture network
Farmers working plots as small as a third of an acre have agreed to implement permaculture techniques as part of a ma...
First Victorian High School to Adopt Certificate II Accredited Permaculture Training
Templestowe College (TC) in Melbourne will be the first high school in Victoria to offer a Certificate II in Permacul...
Meet the PA Directors – Wendy Marchment
The next installment of our ‘meeting the team’ series – celebrating the amazing diversity and ski...
New permaculture education offering in Australia & China
“I believe that permaculture is the only way to save our land and our planet. We don’t have much time left to...
Member Monday – fortnightly wrap up
Each fortnight we’ll provide a wrap up of some of the fabulous activities our PA members are involved with – noti...
Meet half of the new PA Board
As part of National Volunteer Week we are celebrating the amazing diversity and skills of the volunteers that keep Pe...
Spotlight: PA education team volunteers
Permaculture Australia is the national permaculture member based organsiation and we are run nearly entirely by volun...
Kirsten Bradley – Permaculture & building community sufficiency
Kirsten founded Milkwood with Nick in 2007 – dedicated to teaching and sharing permaculture skills for livin...
Permaculture Stories – Tonielle Christensen
“I am constantly inspired by how aware people are becoming of their food systems and interested in healthier wa...
Permaculture call for action – Charlie McGee
Growing up in a tin shed with a veggie garden, a composting toilet and one solar panel in south-west WA, Charlie live...
Permafund micro-grant supports seed bank in India
In the 2018-19 grant round, Permafund supported the Women’s Organisation for Rural Development (WORD) in India ...
Member Monday – Fortnightly wrap up
Each fortnight we’ll provide a wrap up of some of the fabulous activities our PA members are involved with R...
That’s a wrap! PA AGM and new Board of Directors elected
That’s a wrap! Thank you to all of the members who attended the AGM (or provided apologies) on April 30th, and ...
Produce no waste – Soil loves compost
Permaculture Principle: Produce no waste The first week of May 2020 is International Compost Awareness Week. T...