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In my opinion you shouldn't call any art artifact or building publicly owned or 'National Heritage' unless the public has access to it. Unfortunately there is a great deal of land, art and listed...

Hi Geoff,

Could you please tell me how you calculate the carrying capacity of a given area of land for the various animals on your farm, and how you plan their rotation between pastures?

Do...

Sadly no matter how much they spend on her grave, the dance floor will not be big enough. Rust in peace "Iron Lady".

I have seen photos of your farm PP. When it becomes more efficient for a younger permaculture oriented family to manage it will you be moving in to a small well appointed unit? A home is not just a...

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Hi Briansworms,

What is the problem with sawdust? I use it in my chicken coop and bag it up with the manure for the garden. My garden is mostly weeds at the moment as I am trying to repair the...

Hi Eco,

I did the presentation on Wednesday at lunchtime. I had 10 people show up but two had to leave early. The feedback I have beed getting has been good so far and I'm hoping to organise more...

Hi Guys,

I live in the suburbs and I have a dog. This week I am also looking after a friend's dog and together they are producing large quantities of poo which I am currently bagging and throwing...

Hi Eco,

The purpose of this session in a nutshell is to:


Understand what permaculture is (most people think its just a type of gardening), its scope and what it covers;
Understand why...

Thanks Eco thats really useful advice. I will pot a few of the Tomato plants that are popping up all over the garden and I will separate a few envelopes of Pumpkin seeds.
I hope this goes well, I...

Hi Everyone,

My boss has given me permission to hold permaculture presentations in the workplace during lunchtimes. I will put something together and try and have the first one before Christmas...

Hi Geoff,

I have a suburban garden and I work full time. I would love to teach permaculture but I have not yet undertaken a PDC teaching course (as yet) just the foundational PDC. I am still...

You might try adding a little Apple Cider Vinegar to her water, I haven't tried it yet but I have read it is a good tonic for them. Here is the article:
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Hi Guys,

I took your advice and picked up a plastic bin with a clip down lid and visited a number of cafes in my area and gathered around 20L of used coffee grounds. I built up my pile higher with...

Hi Guys,

I tried briansworms mix and made up two buckets of manure, worm castings, molases but reading over the thread I forgot to add the layer mash. I did this on Saturday and broke open the...

Hi Everyone, Thanks for these great suggestions, I will give them a try. I have a bag of Blood and Bone, and I have some sea weed extract which I could throw into the mix as well.

Hi Mischeif, I...

Hi Everyone,

The soil in my garden is pretty poor so I'm trying to get a compost pile going as I would like to make a reasonable amount of organic nutrient rich material for my veggie beds. I...

That's a good point, learning what resources are in the area should definitely form part of the plan. A cow would be a lot of work but my wife would like us to consider one as part of the plan. The...

Hi Everyone,

Some good points from everyone there. I agree that the land will dictate what we are able to do, and what we can afford will dictate the land we will be able to buy. The first run...

HI Eco,

A fair point but I think work in this context is the labor required each day to achieve a situation whereby you can live in a situation in which your average labors are not onerous, you...