Written by Lucy House
Recently we held a committee meeting. The full committee couldn’t make it, but 5 of us got together and had a lunch and meeting, which was a fun way to do it. We discussed many things, which we’ll follow up on with the wider group at the next Art Gallery Meeting on Monday the 2nd […]
Written by Lucy House
This month’s meeting began with a brief summary of the Off-Grid Expo. While we did have good takings from the event, around $1200, it was questionable whether it’s worth the commitment and the travel. It’s also very hard to plan the growing of seedlings over the winter months, to get seedlings of a reasonable standard […]
Written by Lucy House
The Gympie Permaculture Group had their regular gathering at the Art Gallery – held on the first Monday of each month. The committee met before this and the following was discussed: Offgrid Expo at Goomeri on the weekend of the 2nd and 3rd of September. We’ll need volunteers – 4 people for 4 hour shifts. […]
Written by Lucy House
My son was telling me about his AI (Aritficial Intelligence) assistant – he usually gets stories written that he can read to his children. He asked me what I’d like a story about, so I said I’d like an essay on Permaculture. This is the response, and I thought it was quite good and perhaps […]
Written by Lucy House
We recently held the AGM for the group. We had planned a nice, relaxed potluck dinner, followed by the AGM and election of new office bearers. Unfortunately, there was a little hiccup with not having a key to the meeting room, but the good part was that it didn’t rain so we managed to eat […]
Written by Lucy House
The Gympie Permaculture Group had their regular monthly gathering this week (first Monday of the month). The committee met prior to the group meeting and discussed the following: Then onto the round table discussion – the opportunity to share knowledge, ask questions and learn many things! Damien once again came ready with questions: He was […]
Written by Lucy House
Contributor: Pete Menlo After our last group group meeting I was asked to include some things about what was happening (courses etc) as it is easier to read some things than to just hear it in passing So here goes: Soil Restoration Course Dr .Sandra Tuszynska (a soil microbiologist and mycologist) is offering the Soil […]
Written by Lucy House
Another informative gathering was held at the Art Gallery, with few newcomers to the group, which was great to see. The gathering always starts with the Harvest Swap and this one was overflowing with strawberry runners and sweet potato slips – which was handy as it’s a good time to plant both. Fruit, veg and […]
Written by Lucy House
Permaculture has three core ethics that can be used as a guiding force in all aspects of your lifestyle. The following is a re-post from https://healthyfarminghealthyfood.blogspot.com/ . This is actually my personal blog and it’s the first in a series of posts about the ethics and the principles of Permaculture. Some readers here might be […]
Written by Lucy House
By Pete Menlo Grafted passionfruit is the norm in southern, more temperate climates because of disease problems, but that is less of a problem in the subtropics, where it is best to grow from seed. The stock used for grafting is usually a wild passionfruit, also sometimes known as Blue Passionfruit (I think that is […]
