Permablitz Melbourne wins a Yarra Sustainability Award

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Published on Tuesday, 28 June 2011 00:51

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Charlie, Angela, Thomas, Asha, Kat and Adam of the Melbourne Permaculture Collective after accepting champagne and the winners award in the Community Action category at the Yarra Sustainability Awards 2011.  Adam's also holding a highly commended award for Very Edible Gardens in the Business category.

Anima Mundi screening June 24

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Published on Tuesday, 31 May 2011 05:06

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We hope you can make it to a preview screening of Anima Mundi, a new documentary which features a permablitz in Melbourne, along side some big names in the sustainability movement.  It's on Friday, 24 June 2011 at Ceres in Brunswick East.  Permaculture co-originator David Holmgren and Adam Grubb from Very Edible Gardens and permablitz will be there with filmmaker Peter Charles Downey on the night for discussions at the end. We hope to see you there!

The Merri Table & Bar open from 6pm.
Film start time 7.30pm

FEATURING
David Holmgren – co-founder of Permaculture
John Seed – Deep Ecology
Stephan Harding – Gaian Ecology
Vandana Shiva – Human Rights
Michael C Ruppert – Peak Oil (as seen in the movie Collapse)
Michael Reynolds – Earthships (as seen in the movie Garbage Warrior)
Noam Chomsky – Activism
Dr Mark O’Meadhra – Integrative Medicine
Dr Christine James – Psychology
Permablitz – Permaculture

"This is an unbelievably enlightening, refreshing and inspiring look at our immediate world from a Gaian viewpoint. The crises and challenges of our time are seen from the perspective of a living planet, then woven with compellingly clear explanations and insights from a broad, global palette of writers, thinkers and activists who show us that Mother Earth is indeed a living thing and that she will respond when treated as such." Michael C Ruppert.

David Holmgren and Adam Grubb will be available for discussion at the end.

http://animamundimovie.com/trailer/

Tickets available from CERES Visitor Centre (9389 0100) $10/$8 conc.

National Permaculture Day and Permablitz on Bush Telegraph

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Published on Saturday, 30 April 2011 11:13

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Great work Kat, Liz and Geoff!  This on Bush Telegraph on Radio National yesterday...

Apart from being a system of growing fresh food all year round, the rise of permaculture is also knitting communities together who help each other establish productive gardens and share knowledge, information and friendship.

The 'permablitz' is a perfect example of a philosophy of 'care for the earth; care for people'.

To find an event near you and for more information about permaculture, see www.permacultureday.info

In this report: Michael Mackenzie talks with Geoff Lawton, Managing Director Permaculture Research Institute, 'Zaytuna farm', The Channon, near Lismore in New South Wales; Kat Lavers, permaculturalist, Melbourne; Liz Silvolli, gardner in Bega southern NSW

listen to the mp3!