Author: Adam Grubb

Food shortages coming, and how to stop them

Food shortages coming, and how to stop them

"We talk about oil shocks, but we go on assuming that the supermarket shelves will be loaded." — John Anderson, former Deputy Prime Minister. Here's three articles on the food crisis and how home gardening might be of help. 

Permablitz #26 – Gisborne

Permablitz #26 – Gisborne

I just want to start by expressing our huge appreciation to the Permablitz volunteers for coming from far afield all the way out to Gisborne’s Montessori school. A description of the day follows: Saturday – Our...

Permablitz #25 – Kensington

Well, going by yard-size it certainly wasn’t the biggest Permablitz, but people-wise it certainly was.  It was incredibly energising to see so many people keen to learn about permaculture and share their time to help us make...

Eat the Suburbs: permablitz film

Permablitz veteran and VCA graduate Tanya Curnow has produced a great 10 minute doco about peak oil and permablitzes called Eat the Suburbs.  It stars American peak oil guru Richard Heinberg, our own Asha...