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Permaculture Futures: an interview with RAD Growers

What do you get when you mix two determined farmer girls with an acre of good land? Rad Growers, that’s what. Erin O’Callaghan + Belinda Joy Sheekey are two fine people that we first met as students...

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Permaculture Futures: Linda Machon, Organic Farmer

The future of small scale organic farming belongs to those who are willing to find a way to grow, regardless of where they begin from. Linda Machon is a perfect example of a farmer who has made the...

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Permaculture Futures: Emmanuela Prigioni, Lyttleton Stores

Lyttleton Stores is a little piece of Blue Mountains magic, with community at its heart. A super inspiring example of what a small-town cooperative can be – local organic grocery, community gallery,...

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Food is Free: Growing Food and Community in the City of Ballarat

Imagine a colourfully painted urban laneway brimming with veggie plots and produce tables – where anyone can swing past to give or take whatever they wish, completely free of charge. This is the...

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Building an All-Abilities Veggie Garden: a Chat with Grant Bailey

Grant Bailey was just 22 when a serious workplace accident in 2008 dramatically changed his life. His spinal cord was so badly injured that Grant permanently lost the use of his left leg. In the 12...

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What is permaculture? – notes from the Permaculture Living course

Here’s an ace new resource to help wrap your head around the principles of permaculture – 12 illustrated designs created by Mirranda Burton, an artist who took part in our online Permaculture Living...

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Nundle Community Garden: Connecting a Small Town Via Local Food + Composting

In a little mountain community in northeast New South Wales (Australia), a new community garden has sprung up these past few months – complete with a specially designed seat that’s part of a statewide...

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Permaculture Chef: Meet Simon Toohey

Simon Toohey is a household name to certain food-loving Australians – for the past few years, the celebrity chef has graced our televisions championing plant-based recipes and sustainability in food....

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How To Join A Crop Swap: Tips From Laurie Green

Each year, Laurie Green’s family saves about $2,500 on groceries – by being part of a network of gardeners who regularly exchange their homegrown fruit and vegetables, all for free. Rewind to 2015,...

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Repair + Renewal With Heart – Making Fine Furniture From Foraged Urban Materials

Last year, Peter Owen unintentionally set himself a challenge: could he furnish his home using discarded flotsam found within his local urban ‘forest’ – the streets and laneways of Sydney? The idea to...

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