Tag Archive for ‘permaculture’
Reconnecting with nature
Paul and Sally Johnson have both had a long experience with nature through their personal and professional lives. Along with their two daughters, Elly and Jessie, they have been quietly and modestly working towards a sustainable existence.
In this edition we take an Up Close look at their lifestyle and why they decided to home-school their [...]
Sunshine Coast is Australia’s first Transition Region
By guest writer – Sandra Conte
The Sunshine Coast, as the world’s first recognised Transition Region within Australia, is an environmental pioneer. Eumundi-based permaculture teacher and author Janet Millington, explains the concept.
“It focuses on helping communities overcome fossil fuel dependencies in the face of peak oil and climate change. It means asking people to reassess their [...]
Fuel for Schools
The smell of good coffee, locally produced food in the fridge, friendly conversation and a steady stream of customers walking through the door. Sounds like one of the many local cafes, found anywhere from the coast to the range? But it’s not. This is a local service station, and what’s more, it supports a local [...]
Up Close with Roberto Perez
Roberto Perez Rivero, a world-renowned Cuban permaculture and environmental educator, recently toured Australia as part of the Cuba Australia Permaculture Exchange.
Roberto has featured in the award-winning documentary film, The Power of Community, which shows how Cuba adapted to rapidly declining oil supplies. In his early 20s he found himself in the middle of a crisis, [...]
Students delight in their gardens
As a follow up to our story in the last edition of ECO teacher Leonie Shanahan asks students from four local schools their thoughts on permaculture…
Permaculture and ethical investments
Bill Mollison and David Holmgren developed the concept of permaculture in the 1970s, with the understanding that working with nature and not against it would achieve a sustainable future.
Permaculture is the conscious design of sustainable and resilient landscapes which mimic the processes and patterns of ecological systems. It is a holistic natural approach which accounts [...]
Solutions for the future
Why edible school gardens? Currently we ingest about 4.5 litres of pesticides and herbicides, eat 66 kilograms of sugar each year and consume exotic foods’ grown without soil, which focuses on profit, not nutrition.
Obesity is now more widespread than hunger and popular soft drinks now rate as the number one items in our shopping trolleys.
In [...]
Being Food Savy
Do you ever think about the origins of the food you buy in the supermarket? Of course, you say. Well, would you be able to eat locally, every day, for a year of changing seasons? One American family decided to discover if they could, and they tell their story in the amazing [...]
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