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Commenced:
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01/03/2012 |
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Submitted:
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25/03/2012 |
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Last updated:
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28/10/2020 |
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Location:
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93 Golden Gully Road, Kin Kin, QLD, AU |
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Phone:
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0754854664 |
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Website:
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http://permeco.org |
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Climate zone:
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Sub tropical |
Education for truly sustainable living to affect world change.
PermEco Inc is a Noosa Hinterland (Queensland, Australia) based organisation promoting permaculture, sustainability and self reliance education. It runs accredited Permaculture Design Certificate courses and Permaculture Life Skills training.
PermEco Inc operates on a picturesque property on the Sunshine Coast, only 40 minutes from Noosa and 25 minutes from Gympie. The site is a permaculture demonstration site (see project Maungaraeeda) and a working permaculture farm.
Due to the size of the farm, and to ensure each student gets maximum benefit, PRI-SC has capped their PDC courses to 20 students and their Permaculture Life Skills Practical courses to 8 students.
There are many projects still to be done and/or finished on the property; natural building and water management courses will be held here as part of the practical courses, and possibly also as stand alone courses.
PRI-MSC is modelled after PRI Australia and is very proud to be part of the PRI family!
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PDCPeople who claim to have taken a Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) course somewhere in the world. |
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PRI PDCPeople who’ve taken a Permaculture Research Institute PDC somewhere in the world. |
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PDC TeacherPeople who claim to teach some version of PDC somewhere in the world. |
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PRI TeacherWith the exception of the ‘Member’ who has never taken a PDC, all of the above can apply to become a PRI PDC Teacher. PRI PDC Teachers are those who the PRI recognise, through a vetting board, as determined and competent to teach the full 72-hour course as developed by Permaculture founder Bill Mollison – covering all the topics of The Designers’ Manual as well as possible (i.e. not cherry picking only aspects the teacher feels most interested or competent in). Such teachers also commit to focussing on the design science, and not including subjective spiritual/metaphysical elements. The reason these items are not included in the PDC curriculum is because they are “belief” based. Permaculture Design education concerns itself with teaching good design based on strategies and techniques which are scientifically provable. PRI PDC Teachers may be given teaching and/or consultancy offerings as they become available as the network grows. |
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Back to simplicity
Planting ginger polyculture at Maungaraeeda Farm
Crossing the line: a PDC story
Tom Kendall shows his Permaculture Demonstration site
Video: Stationary Chook Tractor
Video: Permaculture Edge
Video: A Permaculture Niche
Video: Closed Cycle Permaculture Systems
Help set up PRI Luganville, Vanuatu
Students Feedback
The Humanure Bank, Vault 1
BioDigester Wrap up and Making Thatch
Playing with Cow Poo - Bio Digester Routines Part 4
Playing with Cow Poo - Bio Digester Routines Part 3
Milking - Biodigester Routines Part 2
Playing with Cow Poo: Biodigester routines part 1
People training at PRI Sunshine Coast
The next stage of the Bio Digester at PRI Sunshine Coast
Tom Kendall talks about what the next step is for the Biogas Bio Digester at his Permaculture Demonstration Site "Maungaraeeda", which is the location of the Permaculture Research Institute Sunshine Coast.
Creating a forest floor through chop and drop
Tom Kendall from the Permaculture Research Institute Sunshine Coast talks about his plans for the swimming pond which was dug 2 years ago. Support species are establishing growth, but after a big rain it is time to do some chopping and dropping.
What happens in a PRI Sunshine Coast PDC course?
An overview of what we do during our Permaculture Design Certificate course here at PRI "Maungaraeeda", Sunshine Coast.
Certificate and Diploma courses now PRI accredited
The Certificate and Diploma courses will now be PRI accredited, with a new name.
Permaculture Certificate and Diploma courses
The PRI Sunshine Coast will be running Permaculture Certificate and Diploma courses. These career courses are not government accredited, but are fully sponsored by PRI Sunshine Coast.
Permaculture in Vanuatu
We recently went to Vanuatu on a sponsored trip to initiate a long term permaculture project there.
PRI Sunshine Coast Update July 2014
An update of the happenings at PRI "Maungaraeeda", Sunshine Coast
PRI Master Plan Sites
The benefits of being a PRI Master Plan site...
Eating for health and environment
Zaia talks about their style of cooking and eating at PRI Sunshine Coast, and how her history brought her here.
Permaculture - a lesson in patience
Article written by one of our Permaculture Design Certificate course students, who also volunteered with us.
Onwards in 2014
The Permaculture Research Institute Sunshine Coast is preparing for what may come and showing others how to prepare.
Food Forestry with Tom Kendall
Tom Kendall talks about the Food Forest he is creating at Maungaraeeda, home of the Permaculture Research Institute Sunshine Coast. He also answers the question what Permaculture means to people and nature.
August Update for PRI Maungaraeeda, Sunshine Coast
Earthworks, Urban Permaculture, Biogas project and Soil Management... Back to back courses in August!
Problem: pollution - Solution: Biogas
In this polluted world there is good news. We can create energy from some of our waste!
July Update for PRI Maungaraeeda, Sunshine Coast
An update on the happenings here over the past month and a glimpse forward.
May update for PRI Maungaraeeda, Sunshine Coast
An overview of the happenings and projects at our Sunshine Coast demonstration site.
Biogas project update March 2013
On the 18th of March we started our Biogas project. This project involves making a bio-digester which will turn manure into methane gas for cooking and other energy needs.
Large swale in action
Tom Kendall shows the large swale at Maungaraeeda, home of the Permaculture Research Institute Sunshine Coast, in action, after heavy rainfall filled the dam. The dam overflow goes into the large swale and Tom describes the action and purpose of the swale
Picking from the outside in
Conventional growing and grocery shopping dictates that we buy a whole lettuce. A nice looking big round thing with all its leaves on. When shopping in your garden, it is quite different...
Biogas project at PRI Sunshine Coast
For some years now we have been looking at minimising our energy consumption, and at alternative forms of energy creation in order to produce the energy we need. We have decided on a Biogas system.
Permaculture first: regenerating a mine site with a food forest in Laos, by Paul Taylor
Paul Taylor was in Laos in January, working on regenerating a mine site by focusing on soil improvement and planting a food forest. Here you will find his photo diary of the steps they went through to achieve this.
Prepared for disaster
After being flooded in again recently (an at least once a year occurrence), this time with PDC students and volunteers on the property, we are very happy we are somewhat prepared...
Rock bottom wash house
This past week Tom has been labouring hard, laying the rock floor in our rock walled bathroom.
A day in the life of Tom Kendall
We recently had a photography student named Matt on our property who had chosen us as his project for an assignment at Uni. Matt needed to portray “A day in the life of…” with 15 photos.
Natural pest control
A nightly visitor keeps our pest population under control...
Talking Teds
Using a safe deterrent for bush turkeys...
Sawdusting the dam
Shoveling sawdust into the dam to establish soil and plant life.
Dahl
Although not made from homegrown ingredients, our dahl is so popular with the students, I thought I would post the recipe here.
Superstorm Sandy; the new normal?
Ponderings whether this type of weather will be the new normal, and how we can prepare ourselves.
Last PDC for 2012!
SPECIAL RATE FOR THE LAST PDC OF 2012!! Book for the PDC running from 11 - 23 November 2012 and only pay the early bird rate of $1450! And we have capped our student numbers!
Message from an 11-year old
Here is a message my 11-year old son gave me when he got inspired to write something at the "Let's Connect" day in Beerwah.
New additions to our goat family
After a pregnancy of around 4 months, our grumpy Saanen goat Marigold had two male kids, named Pheelix and Phanjo by my 11-year old.
Tackling the Urban Challenge
Challenges and ideas for gardening in an urban environment...
Naughty but nice gluten free double chocolate cake
Recipe for a gluten free double chocolate cake...
Sustainable Soil Management
We had a wonderful week here at PRI Sunshine Coast, with Paul Taylor joining us on the property and teaching everyone about Sustainable Soil Management.
New property addition
Created as part of the Earthworks course that ran from 24 – 28 September, the process of digging this dam displayed the challenges of creating a dam in shale, and took student through the whole process, from design through dig to rehabilitation.
Not just dirt
It came to my attention recently that a lot of people do not understand the importance of healthy soil. This article attempts to explain the importance of soil health for plants and people.
Learn to improve soil fertility!
Learn to improve soil fertility and make your own bio-fertilizer!
No more hot air with Epazote
I came across this interesting South American plant and decided to give it a go. One of the reasons it attracted my interest was that it claimed that South Americans added it to their bean dishes to stop flatulence…
Getting prepared for the upcoming Earthworks Course
Some "groundwork" that needs to be done before the start of our Earthworks course...
Roast veg salad with citrus avocado dressing
In the time of greens and citrus abundance, I thought I would post a recipe for a roast veg salad with a yummy citrus avocado dressing…
Building community through music
An example of building community through the creation of a community music group.
Coming up on Monday: Self Reliance course
As part of our 10 week Permaculture Life Skills Internship, but also open to external students (people not undertaking the Internship), we will be starting a 5 day Self Reliance course this coming Monday (10th September).
Another PDC wrapped up
We were sad but glad to see another batch of PDC graduates go… Sad, because we all had such a lovely time together, and glad because they were empowered and inspired, and ready to go back into the world and share Permaculture.
Unexpected extra-curricular activities at the PDC course
Some of our PDC students were very happy to be asked to help get a donkey off the main road by our neighbour. It became a little adventure that was subject of many talks around the lunch and dinner table!
Open Garden Day on Sunday 30 September
Open Garden Day at the Permaculture Research Institute Sunshine Coast, Permaculture Demonstration Site. Come and see what we do here and have some morning tea with us!
Start of another PDC
2 1/2 months of hard work is paying off with another PDC starting today.
Linseed Crackers
A cheap and easy cracker to make, low in carbs and yummy with duck liver pate, a soft cheese or by itself!
Abundance in the garden: the backyard grocery store
Enjoying the sun and nature sounds, it is a wonderful experience to shop in your garden!
Beef and Veg Hotpot
A recipe for a beef and veg hotpot, a one pot dish easy and quick to make, which warms the belly on a cold winter's day...
Gluten free strawberry pikelets
After a bout of rain we had fresh strawberries that were a little soft. They had to be used up, there were not enough of them to make jam, so I made some gluten free stawberry pikelets instead!
Wood fired hot water service
In this video Tom shows how to make a wood fired hot water service from an old beer keg.
Them bones
Recipe for a hearty beef and vegetable winter soup.
Upcoming Permaculture Design Certificate course on the 19th August
We are getting ready for our next PDC course and have made some changes on the property for the comfort of our students.
Vitamin C booster
Winter greens and citrus combine to a great vitamin c booster in a green smoothie.
Tamarillo or Tree Tomato
This versatile little tree is great in the kitchen garden!
Pumpkin Curry and Coconut Taro
2 lovely simple dishes, easy to make with your homegrown vegies and meat, and yummy for breakfast, lunch or dinner!
Internship curriculum
We have our internship curriculum ready for our internship starting 3 September, including 5 specialist courses which are also accessible to external students (non-interns).
Turmeric
Want to add some more healthful turmeric to your diet? Here is one way of processing your homegrown turmeric to include more into your daily diet...
Chook poo hot compost
A happy accidental discovery of how to create a chook manure hot compost.
Sweet pumpkin for breakfast
A recipe for a yummy gluten free warm breakfast using your own produce...
Permaculture Design Certificate course 20 May 2012
A summary of our last PDC course, which finished on 1 June 2012. We would like to thank all our wonderful students, we very much enjoyed having you all here!
Gluten Free Sour Dough Bread
A recipe for making gluten free sour dough bread. Are you unable to handle conventional GF bread mixes? Can't deal with yeast? Would like a simple recipe for GF bread, which doesn't take long to make and still hits the spot? Here it is!
Swale and garden improvements
A swale dry rock wall built by wwoofers and revamping some garden beds.
A romantic night in the kitchen
Warning: This article may offend or disgust some people... It discusses how we prepared goats intestines to use as sausage casings.
Creating abundance
From cows, to cement and manure, to abundant beans...
It's Choko season - part 3
Another choko recipe, AppleChoko crumble with yoghurt, to warm you up ready for the day!
Creatures of habit
We are all creatures of habit, animals are no exception! Keeping a routine with your animals creates happy animals AND happy handlers!
Superfood pudding
An abundance of bananas with some other ingredients is transformed into a healthy brekky!
A weekly rest day
A day of rest for everyone once a week, gives you time to re-vitalise for the rest of the week!
It's Choko season! - Part 2
Once again, the chokos kept piling up on our harvest table. A big bowl of chillies was harvested as well. What to do? ChilliChoko sauce of course…
Permaculture groups
The joy and importance of coming together as a permaculture group in your area.
It's Choko season!
What to do with an abundance of Chokos. Here is a sweet recipe.
Permaculture Design Course at the Permaculture Research Institute Sunshine Coast on 20 May 2012
Upcoming PDC course with PRI accredited teacher Tom Kendall. This article reveals some of his background.
Wood stand for chainsawing multiple logs at once
A video of Tom using his homemade wood stand to cut through several smaller logs at once.
Saturday morning breakfast
Saturday is a special day for us: it is our only day off in the week and we like it being a family day. That is why I like making a nice pancake breakfast on Saturdays. This week our breakfast was made with mainly homegrown or locally grown ingredients.
Pending collapse of WA's breadbasket?
In our travels to Tom's old stomping grounds, we were shocked to find WA's breadbasket degraded, eroded and overtaxed.
Every job more than one purpose…
A number of issues had come up which resulted in some trees needing extreme pruning, to allow more sun for our solar panels and more space for future building projects...
Introduction to Permaculture Course, Easter Monday in Norseman WA
Introduction to Permaculture course in Norseman WA, taught by Tom Kendall.
Personal responsibility and causes for consumerism
From a very early age in modern society we are taught that we are not responsible for things that happen to us. This article deals with how we can change that attitude.
Tom Kendall now heads Permaculture Research Institute Sunshine Coast
We, Tom and Zaia Kendall of Permaculture Kin Kin Souls, were recently invited by Geoff and Nadia Lawton to be a satellite of the Permaculture Research Institute on the Sunshine Coast.