Elspeth Brock
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Aug- 2013 -21 August
International Permaculture Volunteer Opportunity in Uganda
For all those seeking international adventure and to share their knowledge with those who really need it, the Australian Red…
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Jul- 2013 -10 July
Putting Down Roots – Improving Asylum Seeker Food Security at the Grass Roots Level
Earlier this year I came across a very inspiring program being piloted by the Australian Red Cross called ‘Putting Down…
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Mar- 2013 -5 March
The Tale of a Local Community Network (Melbourne, Australia)
I attended the Community Gardens Conference in Canberra in 2010. Myles Bremner, CEO of Garden Organic, Europe’s main organic gardening…
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Feb- 2013 -11 February
Bee Friendly – a Planting Guide for European Honeybees and Australian Native Pollinators
Bee Friendly Planting Guide (8mb PDF) I just came across an excellent new resource for beekeepers. It is published by…
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Dec- 2012 -4 December
Beginning Permaculture – Ideas for Renters
So you’re renting and think why bother working on the garden when you’ll only have to leave. In my experience…
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May- 2012 -24 May
Plant Families – Patterns in Nature
Climbing bean flowers have only one axis of symmetry A practical thing botany teaches is too look at similarities and…
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Feb- 2012 -9 February
Incorporating Disability Access and Therapeutic Spaces in Permaculture Design
Ilma Lever Gardens garden designed for wheelchair access When working in various gardens for community usage I found we often…
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Nov- 2011 -16 November
Mulberry Gardens Food Forest
Original asphalt It began with a large area of asphalt and a dream of expanding our community garden. Mulberry Gardens…
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Jun- 2010 -16 June
Permaculture and Traditional Land Use in Morocco 2010
Editor’s Note: Elspeth Brock makes a great post-course update on the Tribal Networks Morocco project experience. Wheat, almonds and wild…
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