For me, working with the Carrs Park community gardeners to plan and design their garden was one of the most fulfilling projects of 2008. Russ, my partner in crime on this project, has written an article on the official opening, which was attended by the Lord Mayor of Kogarah and held in their amazing new [...]
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Carrs Park Community Garden officially opened
Posted in Community development, Community gardens, Permaculture design on November 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Update on Carss Park Community Garden
Posted in Community gardens, Permaculture design on August 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
LAST YEAR, Living Schools in partnership with Pacific Edge consulted for Kogarah Council on the development of:
policy directions on community gardening – production of a community gardener’s guide
a community consultation process to garner ideas from the municipality and recruit a core group of community gardeners
a two-day participatory design processes to develop concept plans for the [...]
Carss Park Community Garden on-track
Posted in Australian learnscapes, Community gardens, Learnscape basics, Permaculture design, Recent courses and workshops on April 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In late 2008 Living Schools worked with Kogarah Council to initiate a community garden project on a local disused bowling green in Carrs Park.
Following initial promotion and community consultation regarding the concept an enthusiastic group had formed, eager to learn and to put their ideas to the test. Educators worked with the group, facilitating two [...]
Getting started in community gardening – a guide
Posted in Community gardens, Learnscape basics, Permaculture design on August 23, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Living Schools has recently partnered with the City of Sydney Council and the Australian City Farms and Community Gardens Networks to produce a guide for anyone interested in setting up a community garden in their area. The guide covers setup, management and maintenance, as well as some of the trickier aspects of social dynamics. Download [...]
Free Water Sensitive Urban Design Workshop
Posted in Permaculture design, Upcoming courses and workshops on April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Marrickville Council is holding a free Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) on your Property workshop on Saturday 3rd May 2008. You MUST book a place and light refreshments are provided. The workshop is being facilitated by David Knights from EDAW, a recognised expert in the WSUD field.
At the workshop, you will find out about:
Water Sensitive [...]
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 [...]
Upcoming Introduction to Permaculture Course – Sydney
Posted in Permaculture design, Upcoming courses and workshops, tagged Permaculture design, sustainable living, Upcoming courses and workshops on January 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Living Schools will be holding its first public course for 2008 on 16th and 17th of February at the Glebe 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 class)
Urban [...]
