Straw House Deloraine with Patrick Casey

Permie profile of Patrick Casey on building a strawbale house.

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PC ethics and principles

Permaculture is guided by three core ethics and applied through design principles.

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Meet the Team — 2024-2025

Meet Permnaculture Tasmania's Committee for 2024-2025.

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Permaculture Elder Russ Grayson

We welcome Russ Grayson, permaculture elder as one off our bloggers.

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Foragers’ field guides take wild foods to the seashore

Rees Campbell, the author of Eat More Wild Tasmanian, a book about Tasmanian wild foods and the recipes …

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Tasty saltbush

“THIS is a useful plant,” I remarked as Jo bent down to look at the silvery-grey foliage.

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What is Permaculture

Permaculture is a system of design for sustainable human habitat

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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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Ethics and Principles

Find out more about the Ethics and Principles of Permaculture...

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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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2024 AGM round up

2024 Annual General Meeting round up for Permaculture Tasmania.

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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 […]

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2022 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 […]

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Spring Bay Mill Tour

Permaculture Tasmania members went on a tour of Spring Bay Mill in Triabunna after the 2021 AGM. We recorded it for those that could not make it.

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2021 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

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Dr 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 […]

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Tania 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 […]

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Jo 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 […]

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