Permablitz #205 – Flemington
On a sunny Autumn day, a hardy group of blitzers joined The Desert Echo and the Farnham St Neighbourhood House team give the local community garden a facelift – and it’s looking great!
Welcome to Permablitz Melbourne!
Avocados, rewilding and revisiting blitzes
Winter is now definitely here, and getting out of bed is harder than ever. It’s been great hearing the rain hitting the roof at nights, and the plants are loving it. The brassicas are...
Avocado
Guest writer Pete the Permie shares all the tricks to grow avocados in your garden area, with tips to give you the greatest chance of success.
Supporting permaculture education in primary schools
Timor Leste is working towards food security and food sovereignty by introducing permaculture into the school curriculum – something we’d love to see more here in Australia!
Permablitz #204 – Jan Juc
It was a day of sun, surf, sand and soil – and a hardy group of almost 20 volunteers (and trusty designers Goshen & Fiona) transformed Sonia’s back yard into a low-maintenance veggie-ready oasis!
Keilor – 2 years later
Brett & Mel’s garden has evolved into a sensory delight since their blitz two years ago, with fruit, berries, ground covers and chickens complementing each other to create a truly wonderful garden space
Good news for bees and recycling, and time to learn about garlic!
It’s the last month of Autumn, but with the near-total lack of rain you’d barely know it. The weather has been rather mild of late, so you’d certainly forgive the plant-life for being confused!...
Garlic
Tis the season for colds and flu so what better way to make it through than chewing down on what you grew: garlic!
Hooray for summer harvests and blitzing in Jan Juc
We recently enjoyed the first decent rains in Melbourne in almost six weeks, and with any luck we won’t have to wait quite so long before the next time we hear raindrops on the...
Who is Ego Lemos?
Ego Lemos is a permaculturist and singer-songwriter who is spreading permaculture through Timor Leste through local schools and community engagement
