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Newsletter — December 2020

Welcome to summer & our eNews for December 2020.

Waste Not Produce

Growing from an idea raised at a local permaculture group event, members Robyn and Andrew started Waste Not Produce. Waste Not Produce is a stall at the (then) weekly Margate Market selling excess produce from their own and other local gardens. Robyn and ANdrew donate their time and all proceeds from sales go to small […]

Local Community Digs “Beginning Food Gardening” Workshops

By Alexia Thomson & Karen Hewitt 2020 has been a year of surprises – including a global gardening boom as COVID-19 made visible the fragility of our food supply systems. Many have turned to growing food to provide for our families, reduce our food miles and to boost mental health after far too many online […]

Growing on the Marginal

At the end of November we joined Lisa on the foothills of kunanyi, nipaluna, on muwinina country (South Hobart). It was a wonderful opportunity to learn more about productive use of marginal spaces.There was so much to take in and here are just a few favourite elements of the visit. Lisa welcomed us and recapped […]

Alternative economics in Tassie

Alternative economies was the PT stall theme for the day. Katie and Gemma from the Eastern Shore/Hobart Local Group chatted to folks about different opportunities available in communities to share resources, skills and time for getting things done – without depending solely on dollars for everything. There was no shortage of examples: Gifting Do you […]

Newsletter — October 2020

Welcome to our eNews for October/November 2020

2020 AGM round up

It was great to meet and catch up with everyone who attended the Permaculture Tasmania (PT) Annual General Meeting at RESEED on Saturday 19 September. The AGM Meeting video, Minutes and Reports are available to members through the members portal. News from the day includes welcoming Melissa Thurling and James Cleave to the PT Committee.Melissa […]

2020 AGM

Minutes including financial report and activities report can be viewed here

Sam & Emily’s Visit

Meet Hobart/Eastern Shore local group members, Sam and Emily, featured in the most recent of PIP magazine #17. Even more recently Sam and Emily hosted a property tour for group members who were interested in seeing a permaculture design making its way from paper to reality. Sam and Emily walked us through the many elements […]

Newsletter — August 2020

Spring — that perpetual reminder of new beginnings is now just around the corner.

Seed Savings Tips and Tricks with Linda & Trev from Seed Freaks | Replay

Thanks so much to everyone who attended the webinar, and thanks to Linda and Trevor for their time! Watch the replay below and don’t forget to sign up for the next one!

Making Permaculture Stronger with Dan Palmer

Thanks so much to everyone who attended the webinar, and thanks to Dan for his time! Watch the replay below and don’t forget to sign up for the next one!

Member Virtual Yard Tour – Foothills of kunanyi, Hobart

Permaculture Tasmania member and PT social media volunteer Lisa, recently guided us through a virtual tour of her yard, and systems she uses to grow food and obtain a yield. Lisa’s urban property is a 10 minute bike ride from the Hobart CBD, in the foothills of kunanyi. The property is approx. 1200 metres squared […]

Introducing… Transition Tamar

Find out more about the history of Transition Tamar

Cob Oven Workshop

Contributors: Lauren & Oberon Carter at Spiral Garden In January we hosted a cob oven workshop in our backyard, organised by Permaculture Tasmania and run by the lovely Clare. Ten participants learned all the practical goodness and healthy fun of building an oven with natural and secondhand materials we had carefully gathered from as close to home […]

Heemskirk Community Garden Permablitz

Contributor: Katie Kristensen The Heemskirk Community Garden was on our permie group’s radar because for many of our members it is their closest community garden. Sadly, it was targeted by thieves last month and 6 trees were stolen from the August orchard planting. So a few of our group were really keen to lavish a […]

Tamar/Launceston Meetup & Surplus Swap

Contributor: Alexia ThomsomImage source: Kym B & Alexia Thomson It was such a fun picnic in the park with the Tamar/Launceston Group today! It was great to hear people talking about easy ways to propagate tomatoes, awesome sustainability podcasts and epic planting fails. Thanks so much to everyone for sharing this amazing, diverse range of […]

Does Bamboo have a role in Permaculture?

Contributor Geoff Pyne (Bamboo Van Dieman)Images source: Geoff Pyne One year after beginning our Bamboo adventure, I wrote an article that touched on how being introduced to Permaculture had not only transformed but certainly enhanced my understanding of how useful a plant, is Bamboo. The Permaculture principles opened my eyes as to how the plant […]

The Wildsmith’s Permablitz

Written by Alexis Wildsmith Our story... Our adventure into permaculture only started in June last year (2018). Due to complications, I was on strict bed rest for the second half of my pregnancy so I thought what better time to do some research and planning around living more sustainably as a family! I made a post […]

2019 AGM and Committee

What a weekend! A *huge* thanks to Tiger Hill Permaculture, Buckland.Tasmania for hosting the PT AGM weekend & fabulous property tour. We appointed two new life members (congratulations Hannah Moloney and Della Cooper) and welcomed two new Committee members. Congratulations to the 2019/2020 Committee: Thanks to our outgoing Committee members, Claudia and Steph.