The new roof is now complete.  Lots of work has been done clearing the old slab area and old stone walls.  We were going to keep some but they were too hard to work with since they were badly built to begin with.  Most of the materials we have used are recycled, given or collected from the bush. ...

    After waiting for over a year for the loader to come to build the dam, we lost patience.  A loader came in this week and spent 40 hours moving dirt around. The dam is finally built.  Now we await the rain! The wall is 4m, spillway at 3m.  Hopefully it will fill up with the early wet season...

Speargrass is a small semi-isolated property established over 15 years towards self-sufficiency, with aims at creating an intentional community.

This unique split level home is situated in central Mundingburra, close to the Ross River. It offers a newly renovated tiled retreat, which is currently utlised as a self contained living space with a kitchenette and forth room. Appropriately addressed at 8 Garden street, it boasts edi...

    Since we did the mandala garden based on the shape of Lauburu we've been taking pictures of how it evolves, we included some below to see how it looks. If you want to know how it was designed and its construction we have two previous articles in which we described in some detail. Late...

You’re invited to attend, but also to help in the planning of the event!   We're looking for a working committee to help us find: -a green venue that can accommodate 30-40 people  -sponsorship from local green businesses for food and drinks, advertising, and printing -speakers for the day ...

A veces cuando andamos por una zona afectada por años de sequía, es aún posible ver pequeñas plantaciones muy verdes y resistentes a la falta de lluvia. En muchos casos, estas plantas tendrán características biológicas que las ayudan a sobrevivir situaciones duras, en otros vemos la importancia d...

From the 10th to the 18th of november, we start the forestation of this project. Several techniques on acacia control will be tested, and fast growing trees will be planted. We will inoculate all the residues of acacia with edible mycelium. If you want to volunteer with us on this one, please con...

A sustainable farm in the middle of the dessert! Aquaponics is a great way to grow vegetables and save water. The greenhouse has been built form wate materials - tyres, water bottles, adobe - and is open for demonstration, courses or just to sit down talk and enjoy!

Estimados Amigas y Amigos:Fraternales saludos del Instituto de Permacultura Ná Lu´um.Nos complace el interés mostrado por conocer más sobre los próximos Cursos Certificados de Diseño de Permacultura.Por ello les invitamos a el próximo curso que desarrollaremos del día 8 de Dicembre al día 17 de D...

Bernard Alonso on BIGOUDEN.TV - 12 octobre 2013   please have a look:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qG-XIS6-Uao   enjoy!

Durante una semana aproximadamente estuvimos trabajando en relación a diferentes tópicos entre los cuales podemos detaller el trabajo en restauración de suelos, el manejo de agua, las tecnologías apropiadas, estufas de alto rendimiento, economías solidarias, y demás aspectos en este clima glacial...

The course “Analysis Structure and Regeneration of Soils” by Sérgio Maraschin, Lesley Martin and Joana Rodrigues ended. They were followed by dedicated students and pretty interested in the subject. It was an intensive and practical course about soil formation and profiles, detailed soil analy...

Double choc cake with creammmmmm..... It was the last day of the Sustainable Soil Management course, and I thought we might have a farewell morning tea. I made a gluten free double chocolate cake with whipped cream...  My gluten free flour consists of 1/3 brown rice flour, 1/3 buckwheat flour...

Richard and Peter with the certificates at yet another owner-build collaboration in Tallarook "Owner-Building is an important part of the building industry, and has many benefits beyond the experience and possible cost savings. In recent years, both the banking industry and the buildi...

Keyline plow for the Open Source Ecology tractor. I love that it's so simple and it seems to work just fine. 

The UMass Permaculture Initiative was originally proposed by a group of passionate UMass students. In 2009, these students presented their idea to Director of UMass Auxiliary Enterprises, Ken Toong.  Their proposal was simply to install edible and ecological landscapes right on campus.Permacultur...