Last weekend we were down in Sydney teaching an Introduction to Permaculture course, which went really well. Two days of intensive learning, discussing, eating and exploring. Lots of new friends made. It was especially great to see students make connections between each other – that old story of new friends you hadn’t met yet, just around the corner from your house.

On the Sunday morning we all trooped down to Angel St Permaculture Garden in Newtown, and assisted by the unstoppable Tamara, who is the central custodian of the garden, had a good look around at Permaculture in practice. An amazing community garden, bursting with food, all planted in the last 15 years on concrete and one street from the highway. The King Mulberries were especially tasty…

Thanks to the generosity and energy of our students, we’ve now got extra ideas and points of focus to incorporate into our Mudgee course in November, and our Kiama course in December. Thanks to all who came, learnt, shared and ate, to Tamara, and to the wonderous Sam Lim for use of his beautiful  artspace….