by PSW | Jan 21, 2020 | Edible garden trail, Permaculture in action
The Sydney Edible Garden Trail is a celebration of the myriad of ways that Sydney residents are creating food security, saving money and the environment, while enjoying the health benefits of home grown fruit and veg. Backyard growers, large and small, north of the...
by PSW | Sep 14, 2019 | Permaculture in action, Recipe for Sauerkraut
Recipe for Sauerkraut Choose good salt high in minerals. Massage and bruise. Cabbage fibre walls start collapsing (becoming limp) Check again for salt after 1 hr. Add your herbs or flavours. Carraway, cumin. Bottle the sauerkraut – Make sure all leaves are submerged...
by PSW | May 22, 2019 | Permaculture in action
Hi! My name is Elisa and I am currently starting a community garden at Mt Druitt. I am a member of Permaculture Sydney North and thought I would reach out to you as I now spend one day a week in the West! Bunnings was going to sponsor some tools and garden beds, but...
by PSW | Mar 28, 2019 | Blitz, Garden Tips, Permaculture in action, Practical Permaculture Creations
The permablitz I ran at Girraween on the weekend was my most exciting yet. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy doing the raised garden beds, the pruning, the planting, the digging, the mulching, etc – but putting in a natural pond was something I could REALLY sink my teeth...
by PSW | Jan 31, 2019 | guest speaker, Monday Meeting, Permaculture in action, stingless Bees
Start: 7 PM Welcome and introductions Month in Review: What happened last month? November Blitz, Living Skills; Seed Savers. (10 Minutes) Guest Speaker: Melissa Ballantyne of Sydney Native Bees will...
by PSW | Nov 5, 2018 | packed and labelled seeds, Permaculture in action, Seed Savers
Happy GardensWell we prayed for rain last seed savers report and rain we got- all month long! Our gardens are looking much happier, if we can keep up with the weeding, but not all the plants and seeds liked the deluge. Some of our seeds didn’t hatch with the cold wet...