Stories from our network
Urban Revolution – Permaculture graduate stories
"As more emphasis and urgency is placed on the need for sustainable living due to the Earth’s health, through societal norms, economic drivers and (hopefully) legislation, people will turn to learning from and employing those with permaculture skills." Jo Bussell’s...
Waterwise growing in the community
"We get so much from each of the projects we’re involved in and meet some amazing people – I guess the best part of my job is seeing the transformation of the land we work with to produce healthy and happy plants that in turn contribute to improving and contributing...
‘The Local Yum’ – food, community connections & greyhounds
"These are the interactions with people who live so close to us, yet I doubt we would have chatted if not for our little stall... I can't even describe how nice that feels. It's somehow... hopeful." Koren HolbigThe year of 2020 has seen a renewed interest in a growing...
Putting the ‘fun’ in fundraising
Jed Walker is a PA member and volunteer with PA's Permafund, coordinating the small grants program that supports permaculture projects across the globe. In this guest post, Jed shares the success of local fundraising for Permafund in the Blue Mountains, bringing...
Permaculture & PA members in the news
Each month we’ll highlight some of the great activities our PA members are up to & where permaculture has been featured in the news. Here is a selection of our favourites below – noting there are many more! If we’ve missed you or you’ve got some stories to share,...
Marrying horticulture and permaculture: graduate stories
Lisa Passmore is a third generation Horticulturalist and has worked in the production and retail horticulture sectors in Perth, England and New Zealand. Lisa’s twin passions of Horticulture and Art led her to create her own landscape design and consultancy business in...
Guest post: Mask and Miracle Makers
Virginia Solomon is a permculture elder and one of the PA Board of Directors and fundraising team volunteers. In her 'spare time' she has also been spearheading the 'PA Face mask project'. In this role she has been leading a team of volunteers to make and sell...
Permaculture Stories – Delldint Megan Fleming
"Learning permaculture is one of those cyclical patterns, each time you go round it’s like a year: every summer is different from the summer before, you’re a bit older and wiser, it’s a different environment. It’s been really fascinating." Delldint chatted to PA...
Permaculture Stories – Jared Robinson
"Our main focus is to continue providing access to local food through the community garden and introducing various workshops/demonstrations that address barriers to food security, educate about good soil and plant health and offer hands on experience in growing your...