Activate Tree Planting has over the last three years become part of my family. My tree planting family to be exact, or Ngala Boorna...

On the June long weekend, a motley crew of volunteers gathered at Green Duck Farm to plant the first six rows of a syntropic system into...

I have mentioned in my last two newsletters that I am now working at Perth City Farm. I started as the Communications Coordinator, then I...

by Amy Rankin Where do you start when you have no scheme water, no bore, no infrastructure, and very little money? This was our starting...

Properties in the city are mains connected, so there’s no problem, right? Well, water tables are falling and we are becoming more and...

After a long hot summer, in which most of our gardens suffered tremendously, it’s time to rethink our plant watering. We probably all...

In a time of global interconnectedness and rapid urbanization, the importance of local food production cannot be overstated. As we...

If you’ve been wondering what is covered in a Permaculture Design Course, here’s a little overview of what to expect in our course....

Fifty years ago, there was usually at least one person in every family that could bake bread. Someone could mend clothes, knit jumpers,...

Last Saturday was Day 1 of our annual Saturday PDC at Ecoburbia. Starting a new Permaculture course is always a bit exciting. A new group...

Have you been indulging a bit too much over the holiday season and are you feeling the effects now? In the past, my body was often...

Often when something in our lives ends we look back and reflect on what we may have done differently.  I look back on my journey with...

If you want to make Christmas more sustainable, there are a lot of things to think about. The holiday season, while hopefully filled with...

This month we lost a Permaculture elder, author, teacher & educator.  Dr Ross Mars was many of those thing’s but he was also a husband,...

Summer has well and truly arrived and it's going to be a hot one. Prepare your garden now to increase its survival chances. Perth's...

It feels like we only just started 2023, but all of a sudden there's Christmas decorations for sale in the shops and I'm eyeing a certain...

Hey there, green thumbs and eco-warriors! Have you already done a Permaculture Design Course (PDC) and you are craving more? You would...

Second winner of our Short Story Competition Who's been waiting anxiously for us to get our act together and finally post the second...

Winning Short Story - 'See you later' The beginning of May is always an exciting time for permaculture and gardeners. If you don't know...

How permaculture can help us in an uncertain future Illustration by James McKay - Bio City In late January of this year, Russ Grayson...