13 Oct, 2023 | General
Discussions were deep, laughter aplenty, the fire burnt hot, warming so many
For the first time since the lock down period, permies from around the country were able to gather again, this time on Peramangk country in South Australia.
With the inspiration to recognise the movement’s roots and early beginnings a plan was hatched to create an informal community space at the Australian Permaculture Convergence 2023 in South Australia modeled on the original Chai tent at Woodford Folk festival in 1984, co-created by Robin Clayfield, Skye, Karin and Hans Erkin.
The aim was to create a comfortable space to lounge and debrief from each day’s activities. The chai tent was well received by the Mount Barker community on the Friday night Twilight market event, attended by over 600 people.
The following days during the APC saw lots of crushing of spices, turmeric and ginger. The scent of chai drifted through the beautiful site of the Waldorf School, drawing in people to enjoy a nice cuppa and have a chat.
A small team of volunteers from the East Coast, supported by a local crew, set out to raise funds for Permaculture Australia’s Permafund that supports permaculture projects around the world.
The crew created the space and cooked up lots of hot and spicy cups of chai served with local honey and lovely dark chocolate covered Medjool dates filled with macadamia butter. A special handmade pottery mug was created and crafted by a local potter in Berry NSW to raise funds for Permafund.
The feedback the organisers received from the attendees was overwhelmingly positive, and that it was a testament to the incredible energy and enthusiasm that the chai crew brought to the event.
The Cosmic Chai Tent project was able to donate $2200 to Permafund.
Crew member John Champagne of Brogo Permaculture said, “We’ve started a conversation about privilege in and around permaculture circles lately and communities coming together to raise funds for Permafund offer us all an opportunity to assist those in greatest need and manifest our Third Ethic of Fair Share.”
Fundraisers such as open gardens and community events to support Permafund’s micro grant program are a wonderful help and are very much appreciated.
All gifts, tithes and donations made by individuals and businesses to the Permafund that are over $2 are tax deductible in Australia and are warmly welcomed.
Contributions to the Permafund can be made here. Many thanks.
For more information and to share fundraising ideas for Permafund please contact permafund@permacultureaustralia.org.au
3 Apr, 2023 | PA News
Attending the 2023 APC in Mt Barker?
ORDER NOW to pre-purchase your mug for $45.00 – the earlier the better as numbers are limited
It can be picked up at convergence from the Chai Tent.
You can also purchase the mug during the convergence from the Chai tent for $50.00
All profits go to Permafund.
The Chai Tent is supported by a small group of volunteers from the eastern seaboard and South Australia to provide a space for conversations, debriefing and sharing of projects and ideas.
We aim to provide a relaxing space to lounge around that is comfortable and beautiful.
We are working with David Collins, who will be handcrafting cups for APC 2023. He is a highly skilled Australian potter producing finely crafted ceramics on his property on the south coast, NSW.
22 Apr, 2018 | Permaculture Gatherings
It was awesome! As attendees of Australasian Permaculture Convergence 14 (APC14) left on the tours following the gathering in Canberra, those heading homewards took time to reflect on what a constructive blend of ideas, conversation, workshops and good food this event was.
Sitting in the workshops and sessions, we saw evidence of an Aboriginal agriculture and ideas for a new approach to farming, ideas for remaking suburbia and for creating a new economics, we saw permaculture people working with refugees and in communities, and we heard from people local and far away. What we left with was a sense of the breadth of permaculture practice today and an insight into the thinking of permaculture practitioners.
Congratulations an insufficient word
Congratulations is an insufficient word to say to the NSW South Coast/ACT crew who organised this event.
When two years ago, at APC13 in Perth they put up their collective hand to organise the Canberra gathering, they knew it would be a demanding job. Yet they carried it off to give us a smooth-running convergence that mixed ideas and knowledge with conviviality and the buzz of colleagues and friends engaged in the important work of making our land, our continent, our towns, our cities, our countryside a better place.
Insufficient it might be, let all who attended say to them — Yah… CONGRATULATIONS — and thanks.
The organising crew who made APC14 run so smoothly.
And the next APC?
And APC15 in two years time? Where will that be? There was only one region that put itself forward to host the event. Looks like we’re headed north to the subtropics, to Brisbane. Fortunately, that will be in the cooler months. There, another team of more-than-capable permaculture practitioners will give us another more-than-convivial Australasian Permaculture Convergence.
Let us once again catch-up there and share our adventures in good design as we build a safe operating space for humanity in this age of the Anthropocene.
Many of the around 200 people who attended the convergence filled the main hall to hear the likes of Charles Massey, Bruce Pascoe and David Holmgren.
At permaculture convergences it is customary to make a group photo. The photo doesn’t record all who attended.
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13 Mar, 2018 | PA News, Education
Do you offer courses in permaculture or permaculture-related skills?
Would you like some help with promotion?
Permaculture Australia is hosting a stall at PermaFest18 on Sunday 15th April in Canberra where we want to showcase the wide range of offerings in Permaculture education. So, if you offer courses or workshops anywhere in Australia in anything related to Permaculture, please make contact so that we can include you. PDC, Intro, Diploma, short course, skills workshop, teacher training, school or community program – we aim to showcase the rich choices available in permaculture education all over Australia.
Formal or informal, accredited or not, on-line or face-to-face, funded or self-finding, the opportunities and choices are vast and we would love to celebrate everything. Membership of PA not necessary.
Whether you are attending APC14 or not, you can provide us with brochures, cards or other printed information for distribution, or display, or you can give us electronic links which we will make available at the stall.
Email Virginia at vsolomon@netspace.net.au before April 8th and please feel free to pass on this offer to any other educators you know.
29 Dec, 2017 | Permaculture Gatherings
The APC14 team have got some great submissions in already for APC14 convergence happening from 15-19 April 2018, There workshops, presentations, a display section, a children’s education area as well as the inaugural ACT Permaculture Festival happening on Sunday 15 April 2018.
1 January 2018: abstract deadlines due.
What are your ideas?
Get your submissions for an activity you would like to run now, to help the programming team pull it all together.
Please outline your presentation in 150 – 200 words. Include:
- presenter’s name(s)
- working title
- if a panel, include the names of panel members
- the domain(s) and cross cutting themes your content will mainly focus on
- type of presentation (discussion, participatory group work, hands-on, lecture, experiential, mixed, other)
- any technology or other resources required (eg data projector, music, access to outside areas etc)
- limits (if any) on numbers attending
- anything else we should know
- presentations should be either 25 minutes or 45 minutes. Please indicate the length of your presentation, with final time determined once all submissions provided and the timetable is developed.
Useful deadline info
15 December: Abstract deadlines due.
15 January: Notification of acceptance.
15 February: Final papers/outlines due for publishing etc.
Note:
- presentations and final submissions of full paper will only be accepted from participants who have formally enrolled in the convergence, so you will need to ensure you have registered and paid by 15 February 2018 to be included
- your full paper, presentation or workshop outline and outcomes must be submitted by 15 February to enable all presentations to be published and made available to participants at APC14
- deadlines will be strictly adhered to
- send your information by completing the form by following the link below or via email to APC14 at apcfourteen@gmail.com
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