The Panya Permaculture Project & the Living Seeds Festival
Community Projects, Demonstration Sites, Developments — by Leah Galvin December 30, 2009
Recently, The Panya Permaculture Project here in Thailand collaborated with Pun-Pun (an organic farm, seed-saving operation, and sustainable living and learning centre) to launch The Living Seeds Festival; an annual festival to celebrate biodiversity, sustainable living and community in northern Thailand.
The Festival included local organic food, organic seed exchange, massage and natural healing, and demonstrations such as natural building, earthen ovens, organic gardening techniques, appropriate technology and more…. The main aim of the Festival was to raise awareness on our present food crisis. The loss of food varieties (both in the markets and our diets), damage to land and soil (caused by conventional farming techniques), and the fragility of food security were just some of the many issues presented.
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Community Projects, Developments, News, Social Gatherings, Urban Projects — by Leah Galvin November 17, 2009
We are having a Permablitz this weekend here on the Gold Coast, below are the details.
Event: Permablitz Gold Coast
Date: Saturday 21st November
Time: 9am onwards
Venue: Ingleside State School, 893 Tallebudgera Creek Road, Tallebudgera Valley QLD (15 minutes drive from Burleigh Heads Beach).
Details: Come along for a morning of gardening. We will be revamping the school’s existing garden beds and replanting. The school is super keen to get their veggie garden going! If you have any manure, compost, tools, and a plate of food to share… bring them along! There will be morning tea provided!
If you need more details, please contact me on leg30 (at) hotmail.com
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Community Projects, Urban Projects — by Leah Galvin September 5, 2009
Hello fellow Permablitzers! This weekend we have another amazing Permablitz – this time at Stale and Caroline’s place in Parkwood! Come along… all welcome. Let’s have some fun in the garden!
We will be building four backyard garden beds for veggies. Come along to help and out and learn at the same time. The gardens will be the no dig style straight on to the existing grass backyard.
There are going to be paints and materials to get creative with in the garden, as well as music and sharing food together and a laugh afterwards…. Below is a list of materials that are still needed for the day. Bring along what you would like to share for the day or donate. Also, brng a plate of food or fruit to share! Lets aim for organic and local!
Please feel free to bring other materials you think will be useful.
Where: 7 Crampton Court, Parkwood (Just off Parkwood Blvd.), Gold Coast
When: 3-5pm, Sunday, September 6.
Contact details: here (PDF)
Materials Needed:
- Mulch…eg. woodchips, lawn clippings
- Compost
- Tools – just to use on the day… rake, hoe, shovel, pick, hand trowels etc
It’ll be wonderful to see you there!
Leah
P.S. Read about the Gold Coast’s first Permablitz here, and the origins of Permablitzes here.
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