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Wollongong PCYC Permaculture Community Garden Tour

October 11, 2014 by Darren

A tour of the Wollongong PCYC permaculture community garden – very heavy on photos and detailed explanations.

Posted in: Featured, Growing Food, Keeping Animals, Permaculture Tagged: chickens, comfrey, compost, food forest, fruit trees, garden beds, herbs, mulch, Permaculture, permaculture principles, seedlings, sustainability, vegetable garden, wollongong

Mount Terry Public School Permaculture Garden Opening

July 13, 2012 by Darren

A very photo-heavy tour of the permaculture garden that was recently opened at Mt Terry Public School in Albion Park.

Posted in: Events, Growing Food, Illawarra Councils, Illawarra Organisations, Keeping Animals, Permaculture, Water Tagged: broccoli, chicken tractor, chickens, children, comfrey, compost, composting, dam, fencing, flowers, fruit trees, herbs, jamberoo, Kiama, mulch, orange tree, Permaculture, permaculture design, ponds, school gardens, Shellharbour, tomato, vegetable garden, weeds

Kiama Primary School Permaculture Garden Tour

November 17, 2011 by Darren

A tour around the Kiama Primary School permaculture garden, with lots of photos.

Posted in: Growing Food, Illawarra Councils, Permaculture Tagged: comfrey, compost, composting, construction, fruit trees, kale, Kiama, Kiama Council, mulch, Permaculture, permaculture design, seedlings, swales

Swale And Banana Circle

February 22, 2011 by Darren

It took a long time, but I finally finished digging the swale across the back of my shed. With mango, banana, coffee, loquats, sweet potato, taro and more it should be a productive little area soon!

Posted in: Growing Food, Permaculture, Water Tagged: chicken manure, chickens, comfrey, compost, fruit trees, mulch, pigs, swales, weeds

Plants For The Chicken Run

November 20, 2010 by Darren

Some ideas for food, medicinal and other useful plants you can place in and around your chicken run for healthy, happy chickens.

Posted in: Growing Food, Keeping Animals, Permaculture Tagged: chickens, chooks, comfrey, corn, egg yolk, farmyard animals, flowers, fruit fly, fruit trees, lucerne, Permaculture, radish

Kiama Council Composting Workshop

October 25, 2008 by Darren

This afternoon I attended Kiama Council’s Composting Workshop, held at the Girl Guides’ Hall down in Hindmarsh Park. It was run by Josephine St John, council’s Waste Minimisation Officer. What a great event! I had really thought I wouldn’t learn much from this workshop, but I thought it was a good opportunity to meet some … [Read more…]

Posted in: Events, Growing Food, Illawarra Councils, Waste Tagged: bokashi, comfrey, composting, Effective Microorganisms, Kiama Council, rhubarb, seaweed, tumbling compost bin, Waste, workshops, worm farms

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