Permaculture! Sounds familiar… but what exactly is it?
For 25 years Permaculture Noosa members have been creating abundant, sustainable, food producing havens in the Noosa Hinterland and now you’re invited to see, taste and hear their stories.
Permaculture Noosa Festival on Sunday 9 June, 2019 at the Cooroy Community Permaculture Gardens offers fun, food and loads of information and demonstrations appealing to absolute beginners as well long time ‘Permies’.
Permaculture’s philosophy is to work with nature, not against it, harmoniously integrating landscape and people providing their food, energy, shelter and other needs in a sustainable way.
President of Permaculture Noosa, Latha Matters, is excited by the increasing number of young families who are committing to growing their own food and embracing a permaculture lifestyle.
“Families are finding the permaculture principles appeal to their lifestyle and they’re seeking information from our local permaculture pioneers such Geoff Lawton, Morag Gamble, Tom Kendall and others, who are globally recognised permaculture experts.”
Permaculture Noosa’s first Festival really aims to provide something for everyone. Learn about Composting, Bees, Soil Composition, Plant Propagation, Living Classrooms and much more.”
Informative local nurseries, garden suppliers and Permaculture Noosa volunteers, will show you the latest and answer your questions.
Fun, interactive kids’ activities will challenge and entertain all ages.
And if that’s not enough … the appetising and inventive food trucks will create an appreciation for gourmet wholesome food unlike any you’ve tasted before.
Noosa Hinterland’s best kept secret will be revealed at the Cooroy Community Permaculture Gardens, 26 Emerald Street, Cooroy on Sunday 9 June from 10am – 4pm.
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This workshop with Tom Kendall provides an interactive platform to get an understanding of how to create systems to increase productivity on your property. It defines the value of creating your own fertility systems and gives you an understanding of what is lacking and what needs to be added to improve fertility. In the first workshop Tom will give participants an understanding of fertility systems, and the information for participants to go home and discover what may be lacking on their property. In the second week possible system implementation and /or improvements will be discussed. Tom will emphasise low outside input systems, so it is affordable and feasible for everyone.
of the PRI Sunshine Coast Inc and PRI Luganville, Vanuatu and runs PDC courses and Permaculture training for the PRI Sunshine Coast Inc. at the Kendall Permaculture Farm Education and Training Site. Tom has a talent to identify and repair damaged and eroded landscapes, focusing on soil health and transforming damaged land to highly productive land. He repaired 7000 acres of dry land farm which had been conventionally farmed for many years and which was experiencing loss of top soil and erosion, by converting it to organic / bio-dynamic practices and making it profitable again. He also repaired around 10 acres of degraded, low fertility, sub-tropical ex-banana farm land, which is now a lush, flourishing Permaculture Demonstration and Education site on the Sunshine Coast. All land improvement was done on a low budget with minimum outside inputs, and was designed to derive an income from the land. Being brought up in a remote area of Western Australia, he was taught from very young to be inventive, innovative and self reliant, a practise he still continues today and teaches to his students.
Come and experience the joys of food fermentation with Matilda Ramsay. This is an introduction to simple and delicious fermented foods that you can create at home. Matilda will deliver the basic techniques with simple recipes to get you started. The benefits of learning this precious craft don’t just stop with your tastebuds! You will be creating your very own probiotics to feed to your family. All this with an attitude of fun and curiosity. Please bring: chopping board, cutting knife, large bowl, apron and a wide-mouth jar to take the product home in. Ingredients will be provided as part of the workshop fee.
Choice is yours, because once you know the technique you imagination is the only limit.
