Counting to 200 with blossom in the air!
Can you guess what Brunswick West, Upwey, Jan Juc and Avondale Heights have in common? These are all permablitz designs-in-progress that are each edging each other out for the honour of hosting the big...
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Frost, beets, food waste solutions and tiny house living!
Frost is here, so if you were somehow unaware that winter had arrived – there can be no doubt now! The morning air has been super-brisk lately, so while that means we get to...
Free carbon – everywhere!
It’s June already! And the sound of pelting rain on the roof at night is a sure reminder that winter is well and truly here. So if you’ve got any frost-sensitive plants out there,...
Alternative lawns and strawberry fields forever
It’s getting cold out there… The last few blitzes have been shivery affairs, with autumn days now giving way to wintry chills – which goes to show that Permablitz Volunteers are a hardy and determined breed! In...
Getting blitzed for some autumn action
The last month has been a wonderful time of harvesting, preserving, swapping and gifting. While the bees didn’t give as much honey as previous years, the fruit trees gave an abundance of apples and...
Harvesting our inner blitz (or bliss?)
February was a pretty crazy month, there was so much to see at the Sustainable Living Festival – and we also had our Fair Food documentary presentation, as well as a workshop from the...
Making a biz from your permie passions and wicking bed action
Last month we got to chat to Ben from Ben’s Bees and he shared with us his beginnings and how he’s grown his business.. Permablitz Collective superstar Hermann also put together a great article on wicking beds (based on the writings of the wicking bed inventor), and we’ve also teamed up with the team at Permaculture Victoria to present the Fair Food documentary as part of the upcoming Sustainable Living Festival!
Heating up in the year of the rooster!
Welcome to 2017, the Chinese year of the Rooster! Whether this means that we’re all going to be getting up at the break of dawn and singing for the world to hear remains to be...
Planting out the suburbs and eating fresh
Each time a permablitz takes place we are reminded of the importance of growing our own food – whether that be for seasonal veggies or a food forest…
Blitzes and cake and chickens. Oh my!
What a month October was! A film screening, birthdays, blitzes, first ever Chicken Bingo event – it’s almost more than a Collective kid can bear! But there are gardens out there that need edible...
