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Hot Composting and Humanure

Sunday, 17th of September 2023, 10:00am to 11:30am
So you’ve been making compost for a while, using it in your garden, but now you want MORE . . .  Or maybe you have started to realise that what we flush down the loo could be used more productively?

Awesome Gathering of Members (AGM)

Saturday, 19th of August 2023, 12:00pm to 3:15pm
Time to meet, eat and be merry! Everyone is welcome, you don’t need to be a financial member (however only financial members can vote at the AGM).

Household Fruit Production

Sunday, 23rd of July 2023, 10:00am to 11:30am
This is an inspiring and informative webinar on the why, where, what, when and way of growing your fruit.
In this presentation, our guest speaker, Mark Tupman from Productive Ecology, will share fundamental principles and practices we can follow to set up thriving fruit production systems.

Fermented Vegetables

by Araluen Hagan
When we eat fermented foods, we eat the beneficial bacteria – the probiotics – that the food contains. This is important because we need a diverse population of bacteria in our digestive system for optimal health…

Workshop: Strengthening Neighbourhood Food Resilience

Saturday, 13th of May, 2023 – 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
This is an interactive workshop utilising different methods in a relaxed, exploratory space!
Learn how to build and sustain food security within your local community in these vulnerable times, starting in your own backyard and reaching into your whole bioregion.

Lecture Series: From Food Insecurity to Food Resilience

Thursday, 11th of May, 2023 – 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm,
Come and hear visiting Permaculturalist Robina McCurdy!

The lecture series is targeted at permaculture practitioners and closely aligned practitioners from the fields of regenerative agriculture (including organics and biodynamics), native bush rehabilitation, community gardeners, and environmentalist activism.

Mini Festival: Celebrating Food Security

Sunday, 7th of May, 2023 – 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Come and celebrate International Permaculture Day with PermacultureWest!
There will be activities for all ages at the mini Festival, with the centre piece being The Giant Plant Swap! Please bring any excess seeds, tubers, cuttings, seedlings or produce to share. Find yourself something you need for your garden, or kitchen. Bring a picnic to celebrate in the Peace garden. Join a tour of the Murdoch Community Garden. Participate in a Community Forum.

Composting Made Easy

Sunday, 19th of March 2023, 10:00am to 11:30am

Join Robyn Brown, from Waste Is My Resource,  to learn about easy ways of composting. She will present a slide show of  various forms of composting that are available for home gardeners.