SORRY, FULLY BOOKED!! Keep your eyes on the calendar for more upcoming blitzes happening in a back (or front!) yard near you...

Getting in early for a date next year! Mara is hosting a Permablitz on Sunday April 3^rd, 2011 with the help of the amazing permaculture design team of Paul Wiragliotto and Michelle Young

On the day we'll be working on...

Main Yard: Semicircular design, similar to a rising sun. Fruit trees arranged in a grove style planting (Jackie French is big on planting in groves; she writes about it a lot in one of her books)...Fireplace positioned to the front. Grey water utilised through mulch pits, connected with mulched  pathway. Pathways mulched with woodchips.

Western Cement Slab: Acknowledged as an unwanted heat trap. After discussion of possible solutions, such as removing it with a sledgehammer, it was decided that we span a wire trellis over the top for grapes.

Chicken Coop: Sited to the south of the garage. Include straw yard. Grow tagasaste along the fence .

Rainwater Harvest: Recycled plastic drums connected in a row to backfill. Positioned to eastern side of house. Use information from Angelo’s blog. Have them elevated for head pressure. Run as workshop.

Art: Keen to tap into the potential of those attending the blitz by providing them materials and giving them a bit of creative freedom. For example, if we were to provide ceramics from an op-shop or something, we could get people to do mosaics for the fireplace. And they could come up with their own design. or what about a wood carving for the chicken coop?

Workshops interspersed during the day... topics still to be decided but most likely: creating and cooking with a hangei, keeping chooks and chook house creation, fruit tree planting and water collection from roof, grey water collection, safety and use...

Lunch will be provided but people are welcome to bring a plate of food to share if they wish

Celebration: Cook up at the end of the day with a hangi …

sounds good hey … !!!

cheers Mara