Ever wanted to start an urban micro-farm on that spare block at the end of your street? Check out this stunning example: Wagtail Urban Farm – a blooming spare-block in Adelaide. Living proof that growing on rented urban land can be a very good thing.
DetailsStuff. Most of us have too much of it. We’re all aware of that. But with kids and relatives and dear friends in need of thanks… how do you get through Christmas without buying small mountains of not-really-needed things?
DetailsYes that’s right, we’re all going fermenting with Sandor Katz next February. Join us for a rare chance to marinate in the stories, techniques and know-how of everything from kraut to kefirs to kombucha and back again, with the one and only Sandorkraut – we cannot wait!
DetailsHere’s three great books we’ve read recently on creating resilience and abundance on the small, down the side and round the back. They’re three very different books, and we rekon they’re all excellent resources to have on you Urban Permaculture bookshelf.
DetailsThese are a great family project – it’s easy, happy, messy craft, with the bonus of ticking all your handmade, buy-nothing christmas boxes all at once. Excellent.
Here’s a funky little guide for getting started with DIY urban rainwater harvesting projects…
This Summer it happens that we’re involved in not one but two fabulous art exhibitions in Sydney! Namely The Yeoman’s Project at AGNSW and Yoko Ono’s WAR IS OVER (if you want it) at the MCA. Come and visit us!
DetailsAt Milkwood Farm we’re just recovering currently from the intensive learning, laughing and washing up of having nearly 40 fine folk on-farm for two weeks. Here’s the short version of it all in pictures… Yet again, we have been honoured to steward an amazing bunch of people through two weeks of holistic thinking and designing,…
DetailsNext Wednesday in Sydney there’s a great night happening at Paddington Town Hall with Bob Brown, Ian Cohen and COSTA! Are you coming?
DetailsThink you’ve got no room to grow? Sure you do. If you have a bathroom, a kitchen bench or just an steely resolve, you’ve got what it takes for growing urban goodness. Here’s some ideas to get you going, wherever you live…
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‘Next year, we’ll build a proper greenhouse’ – how many years in a row have we said that? At least five. But at last, it’s happened. Given the frosty conditions and temperamental weather here, a happy space for our spring seedlings to germinate and grow has been a wonderful, powerful thing. No more seed raising…
DetailsCity of Sydney has released their footpath gardening policy! And it’s pretty darn encouraging. There’s guidelines and how-tos and even cash grants for folks who want planter boxes…
DetailsTime for some city permaculture action! This January, the awesome Hannah Moloney will be teaming up with Milkwood’s Nick to deliver an Urban Permaculture Design course smack bang in the center of Sydney. This Urban PDC will be 13 days of intensive learning, designing and doing with two of Australia’s most dynamic and respected permaculture…
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