Ready to learn the way of the mushroom? Here’s a How-To for growing mushrooms in buckets at your place! Plus a beginner’s guide to fungi ID. Fungi are an entirely separate kingdom of life – they’re not a plant, nor an animal. They’re a little bit weird and also deeply amazing. And without them, life…
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For a resilient garden, diversity is key. But diversity is not just about planting different kinds of veggies! You really want to encourage diverse garden visitors to you as well – pollinators, good bugs and visitors like small birds and lizards. By supporting diversity in your backyard ecosystem, you are doing many awesome things. The…
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Can we stop for a minute, and talk about single-use packaging? Yes, I know, you’ve got a lot going on right now. BUT how about the idea of cultivating a new small habit… in seeing single-use packaging as a reusable resource, in your home? For now, and for always. ‘Why would I care about single-use…
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No matter if you’re gardening on a tiny patio or an acre or two, there is a mini-greenhouse design that is right for you! Greenhouses are a great way to extend your growing season, AND build your household resilience at the same time. By extending your growing season with a greenhouse, you can literally warp…
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Feeling the need for seed? You too can become a seed saver! The basics are easy to learn, and creating a home seed bank is a great way to increase your household’s resilience -while protecting diversity AND strengthening your community. I think we have all become acutely aware of the importance of seeds, lately. In…
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All hail hawthorn! The medicine is all around us. Here’s how to forage and use Hawthorn for heart and immunity care – such an excellent wild plant friend for us all. Hawthorn supports the heart (it’s used to treat heart disease, angina and high blood pressure), and is also used for anxiety and urinary tract…
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Are you starting a veggie patch right now? Take heart! 8 weeks ago, our backyard was just scruffy grass, with not a thing to eat. Now, it’s feeding our family daily. And yes, we’re renting. Come and take a look – soon, this could be you! We’ve put together this little portrait of our current…
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Because this needs to be the season of kindness and slowness, even while we distance. And there’s LOTS of things you can make and do, starting now. Why all this, right now? Well, as Sydney doctor, immunologist and researcher Dr Dan Suan recently pointed out – ‘Social isolation/distancing is not an act of fear –…
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Growing your own nutritious sprouts and microgreens at home is super easy – you don’t even need a garden space. A kitchen bench will do just fine. And the results? Fresh, flavourful sprouts – packed with nutrients – and tasty leafy micro greens – to top your sandwiches and salads, or add to your stir…
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Every product that we buy comes with an impact, especially the ones we buy regularly, and don’t really think about. This everyday climate action is a challenge of observing and interacting with your everyday – by researching the life cycle of a product you use every day, and then replacing it with a better choice,…
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‘What should we do in a crisis?’ is a question we get asked a lot, as permaculture educators. In light of the current situation/s, here’s a few thoughts to add to your mix. Preparedness has always been at the heart of permaculture design and thinking. The idea of self and community-level reliance, that we should…
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This little challenge is subtle but powerful – how much do you know about the water that flows by where you live? How much do you know about where it comes from, and where it flows to? Once, our waterways were intrinsic to our communities’ health – on a practical, day-to-day basis. Water is life,…
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Here’s an everyday climate action for you that’s super easy, with big effects for both your health and for your carbon footprint, too. Learn to actively manage your house’s temperature – in small but significant ways. You will find that this Permaculture Living 2020 action is not just about heating and cooling – it’s also…
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