Permaculture Townsville

Author: Leon

  • Permaculture Townsville Meeting – Sunday March 13

    Date: Sunday 13 March Time: 2pm till 5pm Location: 119 Erye St, North Ward (Ken Tyson’s residence)   Image sourced from: http://permaculture.org.au/2010/01/16/letters-from-sri-lanka-sarvodayas-home-gardens/ Agenda: – discussions on – Food For Thought becoming a “branch” of Permaculture Townsville (PcT) PcT involvement in the TropEco program @ JCU Permablitz in Townsville Calendar of all things Permaculture – reporting…

  • Costa’s Townsville Odyssey

    It’s been almost a week since Costa came to visit us here in Townsville, and we’re still reeling from the vibrancy he temporarily instilled in this small city. First stop for Costa was the Mary Who? Bookshop in the CBD, where Costa’s presence brought extra energy and conversations at lunch time. One of the few…

  • Costa is in Townsville THIS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY February 15th and 16th

    Hi everyone, sorry to post this so late, but better late than never. Costa Georgiadis from the SBS program “Costa’s Gardening Odyssey” will be giving an interactive public lecture at JCU this Tuesday (15/02/11) afternoon. He will then be at the Food For Thought meeting in the evening (but unfortunately that has been fully reserved…

  • Newsletter (or should I say ‘Newspaper?…’)

    Hi everybody, I’ve put this here for everyone to see, but technical problems arose with the transfer of the document so there are no photos in the newsletter and the headings are not as consistant as they should be…. I’ve emailed this Newsletter to the Member List I’ve got, but I’m not sure everybody is…

  • The Domains of Permaculture: A Regenerative Culture

    The seven domains of Permaculture: Compiled by David Holmgren Ethics and design principles are at the heart of Permaculture. But these are only ‘real’ once they’ve been embodied in some way. They must be manifested in some form, somewhere — any action can be categorized into one (or more) of the domains in the illustration…

  • Change of Course

    Now, you may have noticed our site has been revamped… this is just the beginning! Stay tuned for all our new content that will be posted here in the coming days and weeks. SUNRISE  (Photograph by Lynne van Herwerden) Firstly, I’d like to recognise our president – Trish Cramer – for hosting the 2010 AGM, we…

  • Permaculture Institute for Townsville!

    I have put up a facebook page for the soon to be created Permaculture Institute. Please visit this page and become a memeber to show your support! There is a link at the bottom right of this page, labelled “Townsville’s Permaculture Institute” for harmony and abundance

  • National Permaculture Day – May 1st 2010

    Ahaaa I now know how to add link’s in the post. Heres a great initiative I just read on the PRI home page: (click on the text below) National Permaculture Day I think all interested members should come together ASAP to discuss the potential of hosting an event or two here in Townsville for the…

  • Northey Street City Farm

    Check out the new link (bottom of page) to the home page of Northey Street City Farm in Brisbane. This is a very successful model of community engagement/development towards a brighter future. NSCF has been established for about a decade now I think, providing many opportunities to residents of Brisbane and beyond. Personally, I went…

  • Wade Davis’ Massey Lecture Series

    http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/massey.html          (you can copy and paste the above URL or you can scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the link provided) 5 x 1-Hour Lectures from Canada by Wade Davis, an Anthropologist, Ethnobotanist and an AMAZING story-teller. The series is called “The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters…