Permaculture Education Archives - Northey Street City Farm https://www.nscf.org.au/category/permaculture-education/ Permaculture in the Heart of Brisbane, Australia Tue, 09 Dec 2025 01:28:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://www.nscf.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/cropped-image-4-150x150.jpeg Permaculture Education Archives - Northey Street City Farm https://www.nscf.org.au/category/permaculture-education/ 32 32 How to Keep Warm in Winter https://www.nscf.org.au/how-to-keep-warm-in-winter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-keep-warm-in-winter https://www.nscf.org.au/how-to-keep-warm-in-winter/#respond Wed, 02 Jul 2025 03:59:13 +0000 https://www.nscf.org.au/?p=40176 How to Keep Warm in Winter A renter-friendly permaculture guide to surviving winter in a freezing Australian home by Kate Fardell, Gavin Hardy, and Barb Ford It’s no secret that a lot of Australian homes aren’t well-designed for cool weather. When winter-hardened expats from Europe and North America are online […]

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]]> https://www.nscf.org.au/how-to-keep-warm-in-winter/feed/ 0 Book Review: Nature Day and Night https://www.nscf.org.au/book-review-nature-day-and-night/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=book-review-nature-day-and-night https://www.nscf.org.au/book-review-nature-day-and-night/#respond Tue, 09 Jul 2024 03:58:15 +0000 https://www.nscf.org.au/?p=33627 ‘Nature Day And Night’ is informatively written by Richard Adams and beautifully illustrated by David Goddard.  I have enjoyed this book in my personal home library for over 40 years, but I would now like it to be enjoyed by more people. It describes scientifically developed insights and provides amazingly detailed […]

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]]> https://www.nscf.org.au/book-review-nature-day-and-night/feed/ 0 Food Forests – a global solution re-emerging from an ancient idea https://www.nscf.org.au/food-forests-by-gavin-hardy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=food-forests-by-gavin-hardy https://www.nscf.org.au/food-forests-by-gavin-hardy/#respond Thu, 21 Mar 2024 02:11:08 +0000 https://www.nscf.org.au/?p=26093 By Gavin Hardy In 2022, I was fortunate to travel overseas and visit some of the world’s leading community food forest and orchard projects to understand how they work and what we in Australia can learn from them. Food forests – assemblies of food producing trees, shrubs, ground-covers & vines […]

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]]> https://www.nscf.org.au/food-forests-by-gavin-hardy/feed/ 0 Homemade seed raising mix https://www.nscf.org.au/homemade-seed-raising-mix/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=homemade-seed-raising-mix https://www.nscf.org.au/homemade-seed-raising-mix/#respond Wed, 22 Apr 2020 04:58:05 +0000 https://www.nscf.org.au/?p=13143 By Michael Wardle, NSCF Adult Education Co-ordinator One of the things when having your own garden is the ability to keep it going through sowing your own seeds. While some seeds benefit from a direct sow into the garden bed, many survive and thrive when they are planted in seedling […]

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]]> https://www.nscf.org.au/homemade-seed-raising-mix/feed/ 0 Call out for Australasian Permaculture Convergence 2020 Workshop Presenters https://www.nscf.org.au/call-out-for-australasian-permaculture-convergence-2020-workshop-presenters/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=call-out-for-australasian-permaculture-convergence-2020-workshop-presenters https://www.nscf.org.au/call-out-for-australasian-permaculture-convergence-2020-workshop-presenters/#respond Wed, 21 Aug 2019 23:26:54 +0000 https://www.nscf.org.au/?p=12103   Northey Street City Farm will be hosting the next Australasian Permaculture Convergence (APC) at Redland Bay near Brisbane from 20 to 23 April 2020. More information about the APC is available on www.apc.nscf.org.au. Tickets are on sale through the website now. There will also be a Permaculture and Community […]

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]]> https://www.nscf.org.au/call-out-for-australasian-permaculture-convergence-2020-workshop-presenters/feed/ 0 August 2019 Permaculture Design Course at Northey Street City Farm https://www.nscf.org.au/may-2019-permaculture-design-course-at-northey-street-city-farm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=may-2019-permaculture-design-course-at-northey-street-city-farm https://www.nscf.org.au/may-2019-permaculture-design-course-at-northey-street-city-farm/#respond Tue, 21 May 2019 00:08:28 +0000 https://www.nscf.org.au/?p=11796 Saturday, 3 August 2019 at 8:30 am – Saturday, 16 November 2019 at 4:30 pm 8.30am-4.30pm Come join us for our 25-year Silver Jubilee Permaculture Design Course. For 25 years Northey Street City Farms has held up the standard of sustainable living in the city and we invite you to […]

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]]> https://www.nscf.org.au/may-2019-permaculture-design-course-at-northey-street-city-farm/feed/ 0 Feb 2019 Permaculture Design Course https://www.nscf.org.au/feb-2019-permaculture-design-course/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feb-2019-permaculture-design-course https://www.nscf.org.au/feb-2019-permaculture-design-course/#respond Tue, 08 Jan 2019 02:21:38 +0000 https://www.nscf.org.au/?p=11619 Come join us for our 25-year Silver Jubilee Permaculture Design Course on Saturdays from 9 February to 25 May 2019. “Visions of an Ancient Wisdom” This unique course, delivered over 16 weeks in Brisbane, gives you the knowledge and skills to observe and design from the natural patterns to create […]

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]]> https://www.nscf.org.au/feb-2019-permaculture-design-course/feed/ 0 Brisbane Permaculture Design Course starts 11 August 2018 https://www.nscf.org.au/brisbane-permaculture-design-course-starts-11-august-2018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brisbane-permaculture-design-course-starts-11-august-2018 https://www.nscf.org.au/brisbane-permaculture-design-course-starts-11-august-2018/#respond Tue, 26 Jun 2018 06:29:23 +0000 https://www.nscf.org.au/?p=11160 This unique course, delivered on Saturdays over 16 weeks gives you the knowledge and skills to observe and design from the natural patterns to create productive gardens & properties, grow your own food, apply appropriate technologies, learn to use resources wisely, build on living systems and rebuild communities. Learn to: […]

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]]> https://www.nscf.org.au/brisbane-permaculture-design-course-starts-11-august-2018/feed/ 0 Learn How to Compost at Home https://www.nscf.org.au/learn-how-to-compost-at-home/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=learn-how-to-compost-at-home https://www.nscf.org.au/learn-how-to-compost-at-home/#respond Thu, 03 May 2018 04:16:01 +0000 https://www.nscf.org.au/?p=10970 Sat 12 May 2018 • 9:00am – 12:00pm at Northey Street City Farm Free Celebrate International Compost Awareness Week at this interactive workshop. This workshop will cover the basics of composting, worm farming and the Bokashi fermentation composting system including; setting up, managing and maintaining different compost systems, how to […]

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]]> https://www.nscf.org.au/learn-how-to-compost-at-home/feed/ 0 NSCF February E-News https://www.nscf.org.au/nscf-february-e-news/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nscf-february-e-news https://www.nscf.org.au/nscf-february-e-news/#respond Thu, 08 Feb 2018 03:56:25 +0000 https://www.nscf.org.au/?p=10825 Every month we publish a free newsletter which lets people know what is happening at the farm. To subscribe fill in your email HERE To read February’s E-News CLICK HERE    

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]]> https://www.nscf.org.au/nscf-february-e-news/feed/ 0 Christmas menu and gift ideas https://www.nscf.org.au/christmas-menu-gift-ideas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=christmas-menu-gift-ideas https://www.nscf.org.au/christmas-menu-gift-ideas/#respond Tue, 05 Dec 2017 02:00:36 +0000 https://www.nscf.org.au/?p=10693 Northey Street Christmas Eve Markets 24 December 2017 from 6am to 11am Our City Farm Nursery will also be open from 6am to 12pm to pick up any last minute gifts. Embrace a sustainable and green festive season with Northey Street City Farm by supporting local farmers, makers and businesses. […]

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]]> https://www.nscf.org.au/christmas-menu-gift-ideas/feed/ 0 Permaculture Design Course starts February 2018 https://www.nscf.org.au/permaculture-design-course-starts-february-2018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=permaculture-design-course-starts-february-2018 https://www.nscf.org.au/permaculture-design-course-starts-february-2018/#respond Wed, 29 Nov 2017 00:26:19 +0000 https://www.nscf.org.au/?p=10677 The Permaculture Design Course (PDC), delivered one day a week over 16 weeks, gives you the knowledge and skills to observe and design from the natural patterns to create productive gardens & properties, grow your own food, apply appropriate technologies, learn to use resources wisely, build on living systems and […]

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]]> https://www.nscf.org.au/permaculture-design-course-starts-february-2018/feed/ 0 Permaculture Design Course February 2018 https://www.nscf.org.au/permaculture-design-course-february-2018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=permaculture-design-course-february-2018 https://www.nscf.org.au/permaculture-design-course-february-2018/#respond Wed, 08 Nov 2017 02:31:00 +0000 https://www.nscf.org.au/?p=10604 This unique course, delivered over 16 weeks gives you the knowledge and skills to observe and design from the natural patterns to create productive gardens & properties, grow your own food, apply appropriate technologies, learn to use resources wisely, build on living systems and rebuild communities. For more information and bookings CLICK […]

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]]> https://www.nscf.org.au/permaculture-design-course-february-2018/feed/ 0 Growing in the City Series https://www.nscf.org.au/growing-city-series/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=growing-city-series https://www.nscf.org.au/growing-city-series/#respond Tue, 29 Aug 2017 05:28:27 +0000 http://www.nscf.org.au/?p=10388 Get growing in your garden, mind and body with a series of 8 workshops led by Northey Street City Farm experts. Weekly topics including Living lightly (Reduce your footprint), Microgardening and companion planting, Bush Tucker, Compost in the City and much more. Book in for one session or commit to all […]

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]]> https://www.nscf.org.au/growing-city-series/feed/ 0 Spring 2017 Permaculture Design Course https://www.nscf.org.au/spring-2017-permaculture-design-course/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spring-2017-permaculture-design-course https://www.nscf.org.au/spring-2017-permaculture-design-course/#respond Tue, 20 Jun 2017 06:16:24 +0000 http://www.nscf.org.au/?p=10147 This unique course, delivered over 16 weeks at Northey Street City Farm, gives you the knowledge and skills to observe and design from natural patterns to create productive gardens & properties, grow your own food, apply appropriate technologies, learn to use resources wisely, build on living systems and rebuild communities. […]

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]]> https://www.nscf.org.au/spring-2017-permaculture-design-course/feed/ 0 Intro to Forest Gardening with Dick Copeman & Michael Wardle https://www.nscf.org.au/intro-forest-gardening-dick-copeman-michael-wardle/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=intro-forest-gardening-dick-copeman-michael-wardle https://www.nscf.org.au/intro-forest-gardening-dick-copeman-michael-wardle/#respond Wed, 29 Mar 2017 01:43:40 +0000 http://www.nscf.org.au/?p=9804 Thursday 18th of May – Sunday 21st of May. This four-day advanced design workshop will present recent contributions from permaculturists practising in a range of climatic regions to the science and art of designing productive forest gardens. After reviewing relevant ecological concepts, the workshop will then focus on design processes […]

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]]> https://www.nscf.org.au/intro-forest-gardening-dick-copeman-michael-wardle/feed/ 0 Lockyer Valley Permaculture Design Course Sunday 4th June – Sunday 17th of September 8.30am – 5pm https://www.nscf.org.au/lockyer-valley-permaculture-design-course-sunday-4th-june-sunday-17th-september-8-30am-5pm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lockyer-valley-permaculture-design-course-sunday-4th-june-sunday-17th-september-8-30am-5pm https://www.nscf.org.au/lockyer-valley-permaculture-design-course-sunday-4th-june-sunday-17th-september-8-30am-5pm/#respond Wed, 01 Mar 2017 23:49:06 +0000 http://www.nscf.org.au/?p=9711 “Visions of an Ancient Wisdom” This PDC is a special collaboration between Northey Street City Farm & Savour Soil Permaculture. This unique course, delivered over 16 weeks in the Lockyer Valley and surrounds, gives you the knowledge and skills to observe and design from the natural patterns to create productive gardens […]

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]]> https://www.nscf.org.au/lockyer-valley-permaculture-design-course-sunday-4th-june-sunday-17th-september-8-30am-5pm/feed/ 0 Introduction to Permaculture Weekend Course https://www.nscf.org.au/introduction-to-permaculture-weekend-course/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=introduction-to-permaculture-weekend-course https://www.nscf.org.au/introduction-to-permaculture-weekend-course/#respond Wed, 15 Feb 2017 11:50:41 +0000 http://newproductdesign.org/?p=9286 Saturday 25 March and Sunday 26 March, 2017 With Morag Gamble Introduction to Permaculture is a wonderful weekend immersion in permaculture. Explore the basics of permaculture principles, design and action. Gather great ideas for designing your permaculture oasis. Learn simple and useful skills that will really help you to create an abundant […]

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