Author: permaculturetas

We are *thrilled* to announce that Seed Freaks are our newest #permaculturetasmania supporting partner. They will *generously* be offering paid PAT members 10% of their online seed store until June 2019 (maximum three orders).

The team at Seed Freaks (Linda and Trev’s) passion is seed saving, stemming from their concerns about global and local food security, and anticipating that future generations will need to draw on a diverse open pollinated seed supply. They have also been instrumental in setting up the Australian Heirloom Seed Register, launched in July in Tasmania. Around 90% of the seed they grow themselves, and they are aiming to get to 100%! Go to: https://seedfreaks.com.au/heirloom-open-pollinated-vegetable-seed to check out their great variety. Happy planting!

 

 

There are a range of *fabulous* activities coming up this weekend in Launceston as part of the Tamar Peace Festival.  A global village celebrating diversity in the community with cooking, basket weaving, making veggie planters and gardens, a mending cafe to prevent clothes going to landfill and much more. Check out the flyer below for a selection of events – and the full list of over 60 events are on the website too including a visit from Costa!

Note: this is not a Permaculture Tasmania coordinated event, though several of our members are involved with activities. For more information please contact the Festival directly.

 

Our friends at the Reseed Centre, Penguin are hosting this fabulous upcoming event.  If you have any safety or environmental concerns about round-up and glyphosate, you should come and view this demonstration of steam weeding by local growers Kristen and Jeremy Robertson. Applicable to both small and large scale jobs. Free tea and coffee.

Date:  Saturday August 18th

Time: 10am – 12 noon

Cost: Free

Address: Reseed Centre, 30 King Edward Street, Penguin

More details: https://www.facebook.com/events/244588909706526/

Note: this is not a Permaculture Tasmania coordinated event, so more details please contact the Reseed Centre directly.

 

 

                              

Pip Magazine is your guide to living the good life. Pip Magazine is filled with ideas, information and inspiration to live in harmony with the planet. They also have a gorgeous Pip Store where you can grab your magazine subscription, informative books and other Permaculture, good life gear. PAT members receive a 10% discount for the Pip magazine subscriptions and books . You can subscribe to their newsletter, check out their e-store and products, and listen to a variety of Pip produced podcasts on their website here: https://www.pipmagazine.com.au/

 

A huge thank you to our wonderful partners for their generous support to Permaculture Tasmania members, and for helping us work toward a more sustainable future.

Our *wonderful* supporting partner Good Life Permaculture are working with the City of Hobart to run a series of *free* compost workshops to support you to compost your food waste at home and keep it out of landfill where it becomes a pollutant.

Why compost? Because…. did you know that food waste comprises nearly half of the rubbish in an average household rubbish bin and that up to (and over) 40% of landfills across Australia consist of pure food waste. Yuck! Once in landfill, food waste undergoes anaerobic decomposition (because of the lack of oxygen) and generates methane. When released into the atmosphere, methane is 25 times more potent a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.

So by composting your food waste you’re diverting it from landfill and transforming it into nutrient-dense compost to obtain a yield and produce no waste. Perfect for growing a great veggie patch in your own home or community garden!

Check out the website details and how to register for the *free* workshops held in August, Sept and October here: https://goodlifepermaculture.com.au/events/

We are *thrilled* to announce that Hannah, Anton and Frida at Good Life Permaculture will be *generously* offering 10% discount on all of their courses to Permaculture Tasmania paid members.

Good Life Permaculture is a Hobart based business that provides permaculture landscape design and education to help you live the good life. You can check out the *fabulous* courses on their website here: https://goodlifepermaculture.com.au/events/

You can also gain some great inspiration by following them on Facebook, Instagram or subscribing to their newsletter as they develop their thriving Hobart homestead with goats, chickens, bees, veggies and more.

To be able to access this fabulous opportunity you must be a current paid member of Permaculture Tasmania (PAT). PAT membership is $20/year and runs from July 1st-30th June for 12 months – meaning now is an ideal time to sign up. As a member you’ll have access to a great range or benefits including this one, and you’ll help strengthen and promote Permaculture in Tassie – and beyond. For more information and to sign up: to: https://permaculturetasmania.com/permaculture-t…/membership/

A Permablitz is an informal gathering on which a group come together on a day to create or add to edible gardens; share skills related to Permaculture and sustainable living, and to build community and have fun. Check out the attached photos here from some of our Permaculture Tasmania Permablitz events.

Our next Permablitz will be happening in Deloraine on 19th August (event details to be released this week). We’d love to get some Blitz’s happening across other parts of the state too and we are looking for a new *awesome* Southern Permablitz Coordinator (or team of awesome folks) to join our fabulous team.

 

Join our wonderful Committee member and Public Officer, Celia Leverton, as one of the speakers at this upcoming event at the Huon RSL on Monday 9th July at 6pm.

Introduction to Permaculture

Two day course: Sat 21 – Sun 22 July 2018

RESEED Centre, 30 King Edward St, Penguin, Tasmania

Permaculture is an ethical system for designing sustainable, healthy and self-reliant communities that will flourish long past peak oil and financial crises. Permaculture was developed here in Tasmania and has been called one of Australia’s greatest intellectual exports. Discover the principles of Permaculture yourself during this weekend course. A mix of theoretical sessions, group exercises and practical demonstrations will introduce you to design principles and techniques that you can apply to any environment, rural or urban, to help you lead a happier and more sustainable way of life.

The course will be facilitated by experienced Permaculture teachers and practitioners Caroline Smith & Nick Towle with guest presenters.

Cost: $140 or equivalent in CENTS/other local currencies.

$120 for couples or Permaculture Tasmania members

Includes morning/afternoon tea and course notes via your USB

Enquiries and Bookings,  contact Nick on;

Email:  nj_towle@iinet.net.au  or  Mob: 0428 834 748

ITP Penguin July 2018