A short and incomplete history of permaculture
Steve Payne, and I were approached by New Internationalist magazine to write a brief history of the permaculture design system, with particular focus on its formative years.
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Creating a perma-culture
Permaculture — a design system for individial, household and community resilience.
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Permaculture… the Beginning
Russ Grayson outlines the two founders on the beginnings of Permaculture.
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Permablitz
Permablitz Tasmania is a state-wide initiative by Permaculture Tasmania featuring volunteers – transforming one household and community at a time! What is a Permablitz (noun)?: An informal gathering involving a day on which a group of at least two people come together to achieve the following: create or add to edible gardens share skills related […]
Read More2022 AGM
As you are likely aware, the Covid-19 Pandemic has restricted our ability to operate events, especially those with inter-state guests, over the past few years. Because of this, the Permaculture Tasmania committee has decided that we need to re-focus the efforts of the organisation towards local groups going forward, to provide the best support for […]
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Farewell and Thanks to Lisa Cawthen
It is with huge appreciation the Permaculture Tasmania Committee farewells Lisa Cawthen from the social media role of Facebook Guru! Lisa has been an amazing powerhouse behind PT’s Facebook presence for the past two years. Consistently on point identifying and sharing the articles and discussion topics regularly posted on our Facebook Page and the community […]
Read More2021 AGM Video and Minutes
You can access the minutes from the 2021 AGM here. It is hosted on Dropbox, but you do not need an account to view the file. You can watch a recording of the meeting below. The video for the Spring Bay Mill Tour is on YouTube
Read MoreDr Caroline Smith – 2021 Life Member
At the 2021 AGM, Permaculture Tasmania announced Dr Caroline Smith as one of this years new Life Members in recognition of her outstanding contribution to permaculture in Tasmania. Congratulations Caroline! Dr Caroline Smith has been involved in permaculture since the 1980s as a teacher, writer and local activist. Caroline obtained her PDC in 1992. She […]
Read MoreTania Brookes – 2021 Life Member
At the 2021 AGM, Permaculture Tasmania announced Tania Brookes as one of this years new Life Members in recognition of her outstanding contribution to permaculture in Tasmania. Congratulations Tania! An inspirational indigenous Maori woman and Elder, Tania has been a very active permie for many years, based in Devonport. She is a highly effective community […]
Read MoreJo Dean – 2021 Life Member
At the 2021 AGM, Permaculture Tasmania announced Jo Dean of Gentle Footprints Permaculture as one of this years new Life Members in recognition of her outstanding contribution to permaculture in Tasmania. Congratulations Jo! Jo has been a committed and active permie for many years in the Launceston area and internationally. She successfully initiated Launceston PDCs […]
Read MoreHeather Gaia Thorpe – 2021 Life Member
At the 2021 AGM, Permaculture Tasmania announced Heather Gaia Thorpe is one of this years new Life Members in recognition of her outstanding contribution to permaculture in Tasmania. Congratulations Heather! Heather has been teaching for decades all around Tasmania since the 1990s. She has aught 11 intros through Adult Ed/ U3A and Urban farming and […]
Read MoreAnnouncing ‘Reading Landscape with David Holmgren’ Partnership
Permaculture Tasmania is both proud and excited to announce we are a major production partner for the upcoming documentary, Reading Landscape with David Holmgren. You can find out more about the project at its dedicated website. As a result of this partnership, members of Permaculture Tasmania will have access to – Many hours of extended […]
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Open Day for Earth’s Future (& how to do more with less).
Built in the 1830s, Cleburne Historic Homestead is registered with the National Estate and the National Trust. It sits on four acres of mumirmina land in Risdon, and is considered a jewel of historic architecture. This was the venue for a recent Open Day for the Future. After attending a Community Climate Expo in 2020, […]
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Let’s talk about borage
There are so many reasons to love borage and one of those is that borage stacks functions like a boss.
Read More Permaculture Study Options
Thanks to Permaculture Australia who have compiled this handy guide, you can find a broad range of study options in Tasmania, further afield or online. View their guide here
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