tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post6104720722363057576..comments2023-09-29T18:37:14.377+10:00Comments on Eight Acres: Discovering PermacultureUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-89000325256251064582013-01-14T18:39:03.138+10:002013-01-14T18:39:03.138+10:00Check out Milkwood permaculture (if you haven'...Check out Milkwood permaculture (if you haven't already done so) as these guys are the most generous Aussie permaculturalists that I know...putting their money where their mouth is and sharing it with the rest of us freely :)narf7noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-24957309536459318782012-10-04T23:51:07.085+10:002012-10-04T23:51:07.085+10:00brill post Liz BEEN THINKING ABOUT IT BUT HAVE NOT...brill post Liz BEEN THINKING ABOUT IT BUT HAVE NOT STARED AS YET MAY BE IN MY NEW HOMELINDA'Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18322944728491268995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-59747447204923478732012-07-09T21:07:33.677+10:002012-07-09T21:07:33.677+10:00Hi everyone, thanks for the comments and glad that...Hi everyone, thanks for the comments and glad that there is so much interest in permaculture, the more I read the more I want to know more and more!! I have bought a couple of books on kindle to read, and I want to get Linda Woodrow's book (not on kindle yet) and thinking about Permaculture Design Manual - but its $104!! so maybe not until I've read some of these other ones.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874273438983052621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-52661983183490550422012-06-22T16:28:41.202+10:002012-06-22T16:28:41.202+10:00Permaculture is certainly getting momentum these d...Permaculture is certainly getting momentum these days...in fact I'm booked in for at two-day course next month ;)<br /><br />I'm kind of at the same level you were before hitting the books and am really looking forward to learning more.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861108457109878599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-16414178931934751212012-06-20T22:34:49.831+10:002012-06-20T22:34:49.831+10:00For a long time I was into gardening and Permacult...For a long time I was into gardening and Permaculture was just something there on the edge I'd see on the internet. Often when I followed a link or read a blog post there would be kind of spiritual themes woven into it that I found a little bit of a turn off, not that I have a problem with people being spiritual, it just wasn't what I was looking for. Then the thing that really brought it all together for me was seeing the Geoff Lawton videos from the Permaculture institute, in particular the Introduction to Permi Design Principles and the one about Soil blew my mind (I can lend you a copy at the next meeting if you want :). That it is science based and practical just clicked with me, it has taken over my life, I've walked away from my career as much as money will allow and work towards a working permaculture system every day I'm on my farm.<br /><br />Permaculture Design Trailer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Lv3R4HrY6w<br />Permaculture Soils Trailer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ic6n8i6cuHA<br /><br />I'm also interested in the "culture" side of permaculture. I may not do much commercial work as an animator any more, but I still teach it a couple of days a week in the city and I am exploring with a co-worker ways that permaculture can teach students to enter the world of commercial art in a way that does not leave them burnt out like it did me. Probably not at the core of what you are interested in, and still a work in progress, but here is the blog I keep for animation teaching stuff (its been taken over by permaculture!) - http://theanimationgarden.blogspot.com.au/Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00237535505835764126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-42545130897994064972012-06-20T13:56:47.899+10:002012-06-20T13:56:47.899+10:00Very interesting concept... I should be looking in...Very interesting concept... I should be looking into it and see if I can apply it in my garden...Lrong Limhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16071380270069499888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-25746494996213541012012-06-20T12:30:42.164+10:002012-06-20T12:30:42.164+10:00Well gee! I'm floored! I thought you had don...Well gee! I'm floored! I thought you had done a PDC for sure. Never doubted it. You would love permaculture because of your thinking, analytical way of approaching things. Linda Woodrow has a fantastic book as does Rosemary Morrow.<br /><br />Most PDCs should give you the tools to use permaculture to your advantage. It is not prescriptive but teaches you to access and implement ideas, make changes etc. according to your own observations. Therefore most accredited courses should be good. I think David Holmgren is amazing and I could listen to him talk all day. I have not met Bill Mollison but would love to! I believe he is perhaps more of a 'character' than David.<br /><br /> Milkwood Permaculture is a widely known teaching school and fellow blogger Kate at Purple Pear would be another person to check out. Both are in NSW. Eltham College, here in Victoria, run a permaculture course too. I think they have a TAFE recognised course?? You could visit while you were here!<br /><br />Thanks so much for the seeds. I received some from you and from Evi at Sister Sun on the same day! I was feeling really down that day and it made me happy!!<br /><br />Again, I'm in shock. When I found your blog I followed it knowing I had found another permie! You're already practising it, you know.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10975556587020883049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-56398836641637693422012-06-20T11:03:15.280+10:002012-06-20T11:03:15.280+10:00What a great idea to do all this research before y...What a great idea to do all this research before you start planning your new property. You had some interesting links - thanks for sharing them all.africanaussiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660727599623626163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-15406496554968812892012-06-20T08:53:41.004+10:002012-06-20T08:53:41.004+10:00Interesting post... I did take a little offense at...Interesting post... I did take a little offense at "every technical/engineering solution" but as I re-read, I don't think you intended what I initially read. ;-)<br /><br />Engineering is the act of thoughtfully solving problems within certain constraints. It's important to identify sustainability and environmental responsibility as constraints or priorities. A lot of companies don't and that frustrated me when I was a practicing engineer.<br /><br />Are you familiar with Paolo Soleri? He built a community north of Phoenix, Arizona based on these principles. He uses the term "Archology." I visited his other place closer to town in Scottsdale... quite interesting to experience. http://www.arcosanti.org/project/background/history/main.htmlKathryn Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990925295124938262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-9929915793302178272012-06-20T08:23:39.623+10:002012-06-20T08:23:39.623+10:00Hi Liz
It seems a lot of us are on the same path a...Hi Liz<br />It seems a lot of us are on the same path at the moment as I have recently read "The Permaculture Home Garden" by Linda Woodrow who also has the blog "The Witches Kitchen". It is all about what in my mind is the perfect home garden layout and I only wish that I had read it when we first moved here as the design is so practicle. It is really worth the read. I really enjoyed this post and the effort you have out in is great. I will be reading all the links when I have more time.Fiona from Arbordale Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05196630415124998431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-862273880879771532012-06-20T07:58:18.340+10:002012-06-20T07:58:18.340+10:00I've been going down a similar path to you, of...I've been going down a similar path to you, of reading as much as I can and slowly starting to understand it before putting it into practice, and hopefully doing the Permaculture Design Certificate next year. I've found some of the writing incredibly inspiring and some quite unpenetrable! I look forward to watching some of those videos you've found.<br /><br />I'm currently reading a book called "Permaculture Pioneers" edited by Kerrie Dawborn which is a series of essays written by the pioneers and gives a really good context to understanding where it all came from, and how those people are using it today. You might find that useful for a background. <br /><br />Also, did you watch the Gardening Australia episode 2 weeks ago where they featured sustainable farming? There was quite a focus on permaculture in that. I went on a tour of some urban permaculture gardens earlier this year. It really helps to make sense of it all when you can see it in action.city garden country gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10477373490943625987noreply@blogger.com