Welcome to Permablitz Melbourne!

Burdock

After our festive season decadencies there is no better time than now to get into burdock. The root is a perfect accompanying vegetable or herb to include as you set to release some of that toxic load and make healthful news year’s resolves!

Tamarillo

The Tamarillo, or Tree Tomato, is an attractive foliage specimen tree, growing to 3-4m and fruit within 1-2 years – as such they’re one of the best-value perennials you can ask for!

2016 – that’s a wrap!

2016 was big. And I mean BIG! We had over 24 blitzes and permabees throughout the year, 2 seed dating events, 4 movie nights, 4 guild sessions, almost 600 people volunteeer for the various blitzes,...

How to grow 300kg of veg in the ‘burbs

Permablitz’s very own Kat Lavers has recently won the Home and Garden category in local Sustainability Awards. She built the garden, nicknamed The Plummery, due to her love of fresh food and said its success was based on its permaculture design which uses minimal resources for growing produce.

A Christmas lunch with a difference

Christmas is the time for spending time with family and loved ones. But what if you find yourself in a situation where there is no family or friends to share this with? This can be a particularly depressing time of the year for such people but this year, there’s somewhere to go…

Permablitzin’ on Radio National

Last weekend three Permablitz organisers from across Australia joined Radio National’s Michael Williams on Blueprint for Living, where we spoke about what exactly a Permablitz is.

Permablitz #194 – Eltham North

The sweltering day was made cooler by the enclave of native vegetation throughout Anne-Marie’s Eltham property, enabling the volunteers to complete their edible garden, with compost bays, swales, a pond and more!