Set amongst the picturesque hills of the Dorrigo plateau the abundance and beauty of Jenni’s garden inspires. Fresh food, flowers, fragrance abound; while fibre producing plants, the source of raw material and first principle for diverse creativity grow in and around the council approved grey water reed bed system. Symbiotic relationships with [...]
Archive for March, 2008
Dorrigo Learnscape
Posted in Australian learnscapes on March 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Upcoming Introduction to Permaculture Course – Newcastle
Posted in Permaculture design, Upcoming courses and workshops, tagged Community gardens, organic gardening, parmaculture, skills for sustainable living on March 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Living Schools will be presenting an Introduction to Permaculture Design course on 19th and 20th of April at the Raymond Terrace Community Garden. As per our philosophy of hands-on experiential learning the course will provide the opportunity to get your hands dirty learning about:
Site assessment, sector analysis, zoning, systems design
Soil fertility management (incl. composting master [...]
Permaculture Design Course in Glebe
Posted in Community gardens, Permaculture design, Recent courses and workshops, tagged Glebe Community Garden, Introduction to Permaculture, Permaculture design, Recent course on March 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In February the Glebe Community Garden again hosted Living Schools, this time for a weekend Introduction to Permaculture Design. The course was hands-on with lots of activities, including planting habitat for native birds, sowing seed, setting up a household worm-farm and designing a passive solar home retrofit. Of course the best bit was the many [...]
