Category Archives: Community Projects

A fearless day of swappery…

May 6, 2013 – 10:48 am

Many muddy hands make... stacks and stacks of seed balls.

Just reporting back from the awesomeness that was SEED CIRCUS in Redfern yesterday… my goodness. Thank you to the 300+ folks who came from all over to learn and to swap and chat and help us eat through our glut of apples. Crikey there were a lot of you!

I think my favorite part of the day (ok equal favourite with the workshops) was the incredible diversity of the swapmeet. There were boxes of braided garlic, antique scarf collections, nepalese bell pepper seeds, cupcakes, books (from self sufficiency manuals to vampire bodice rippers), and just about everything else…  Read More »

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Seed Circus: all the details

May 3, 2013 – 6:00 am

seed circus workshops

Right! The workshops are up: seed saving, city foraging, tortilla making – yep, it’s all happening at our Seed Circus this Sunday at 107 Redfern St…

And then, of course, there’s the ongoing swapmeet – a day of fearless barter of absolutely everything. What will you arrive with? What will you leave with? These are big questions. We’ve got a car full of dried apples and preserved everything, ready to go. So, what are you bringing? Read More »

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Seed Circus: 5 May: Sydney

April 11, 2013 – 5:51 am

seed circus 500

Roll up, roll up! Do you want to learn about seed saving? Or foraging for edible weeds?

Do you want to swap your way from a scarf to chilli sauce? How about swapping your way from bean seeds to bicycle parts, via seed potatoes?  Read More »

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Seed Freedom: The Seed Savers in conversation with Costa

September 19, 2012 – 9:00 am

At the risk of creating a series of seedy posts, just thought I better mention the other Seed Freedom event we’re running: The Seed Savers in conversation with Costa, in Redfern on the evening of the 12th Oct.

I only put it up last night but it’s already 4/5 full. It’s heartening to know that seed saving floats so many people’s boats! It will be an amazing night so it you’re near Sydney, please rsvp and we’ll see you there.

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Talking Permaculture at Mudgee Field Days this Weekend

July 9, 2012 – 12:58 pm

So who’s coming to the Mudgee Small Farm Field Days this Friday + Saturday? This year we’re presenting a series of free + informative talks in the cosy strawbale classroom, alongside Watershed Landcare.

It’s going to be great and we hope you can come! See program below. Read More »

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Building an earthbag wicking bed garden…

May 20, 2012 – 6:00 am

Earthbags are a great idea for building raised garden bed surrounds because of their simplicity and their strength.

Recently Nick led a community workshop to transform a townhouse patio into an edible landscape, with earthbag surrounds for a set of bathtub wicking beds… Read More »

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Earthbag bench building workshop: 6th May, Sydney

April 30, 2012 – 6:00 am

This Sunday Nick is leading a free earthbag bench building workshop as part of National Permaculture Day in Sydney. Do you want to come along?

Earthbag is a really excellent, low-impact building technique used for building strong, solid structures; be they benches, garden beds, or homes. We’ve cut our teeth on an Earthbag dome at Milkwood Farm, and now we’re ready to pass on the knowledge. So we’re starting this weekend. Read More »

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Upcoming Earthship Talk with Michael Reynolds in Sydney!

January 25, 2012 – 6:00 am

Earthship in Brighton, England

Guess what? We’re hosting a great evening talk with Michael Reynolds, that world-leading sustainability pioneer of Earthship Biotecture, in Sydney on the 26th Feb. Do you want to come?

This community event is going to be a uniquely inspiring & informative evening of radical architecture, ideas and discussion about Earthship building and living. >> Book tickets here.

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PERMABLITZ info night: 16th Jan: Sydney

January 9, 2012 – 2:13 pm

Join Adam Grubb of the original Permablitz crew for a fabulous and free info night on how to devise and run a great permablitz. Come along and learn skills and tricks for running a successful permablitz that your whole community can get inspired by…

This free event is for any permablitz enthusiast who wants to see successful, awesome and safe Permablitzes become a regular part of the Sydney community’s active permaculture fabric. Let’s skill up, learn from experience, get some tips, and get going! Read More »

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New Organizer’s Guides from Permablitz

December 17, 2011 – 6:00 am

As if Melbourne Permablitz crew weren’t cool enough already, they’ve now outdone themselves. They’ve released a series of organizer’s guides for running a successful permablitz really, really well.

These in-depth guides cover all the essential aspects of a great permablitz: designing, facilitating, hosting and documenting. They’re comprehensive documents and a great asset for anyone doing this sort of thing, or wishing they knew how. Read More »

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