Stories Archives - Permaculture Tasmania

When the community food movement meets the regulators

From time to time we are called upon to defend what we hold of value. This is how Tasmania’s home and community gardens, food swaps, food charities, and community pantries spontaneously rose to oppose state government regulations that could have shut them down. It leaves us with a lesson in the effectiveness of cooperation and community resilience in food advocacy…It starts slowly, builds momentum, and ends with a crash.

Organic Women Farmers in Sri Lanka

What a truly inspiring day we shared in Deniyaya as the Milk Coop Society and Australian Volunteers Program came together to celebrate the UN International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026 at Sharni's Residence…

Photo essay on Autumn 2026 events

A photo essay on events attended by Permaculture Tasmania in Autumn 2026.

Starting a Local Group

If you would like to start a local group, or help me revive an existing one that is lying dormant in the shadows, let me know.

Basic biosecurity: bringing new animals onto your property

This article will focus on chickens as they are the most common animal on permaculture properties …

Permaculture goodness in Sri Lanka

Our Local Learning journey today saw us arrive at Kaley Organic Tea Farm, Galdola, Illukpitiya near Kotapola, a short bus and tuktuk ride from where we live at Deniyaya.

Crowd-funding: Empowering Women Farmers in Deniyaya Sri Lanka

This campaign seeks to raise funds to expand practical organic farming education for women farmers in Deniyaya.

Gardening in a time of crisis

This story takes us through our current fuel supply crisis and on to home-grown solutions.

Community Based Income Trial

To showcase permaculture aligned projects beyond gardening, we were privileged to interview Robin Krabbe PhD from Live Well Tasmania to discuss their current proposal for a Community Based Income (CBI) trial.

Your summer diversity challenge!

The principle, 'Use and Value Diversity', is beautifully encapsulated by the age-old saying, 'Don’t put all your eggs in one basket'.

Sustainable summer

Sustainable summer ideas include reducing waste with reusable items, choosing eco-friendly activities like 'plogging' (jogging + picking up trash), cycling, and gardening, and making conscious consumer choices like using reef-safe sunscreen and clothes made from sustainable materials.

2026 International Permaculture Convergence — Thailand

IPC16 — International Permaculture Convergence — Thailand — 7-15 November 2026 — save the date.

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.

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]