Where are the permies ?
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I'm very interested in seeing/hearing about anyones experiences with their permaculture gardens of whatever size. (ideas that they have taken on that I might use) And I am willing to share whatever I can give as a novice. I am presently attempting to permaculture my whole suburban block. Which I have kept an online blogg on for the past year (give or take missing a month here and there) This is my 'learning' curve for when I buy a bigger property and take it on more as a full time job. I figure if I am unable to'manage' the suburban block then what hope have I got on a larger scale. So far so good. I generally work in the garden 3 weekends out of every month. I work full time at my own business so my time is scarce. To be honest my 'chicken' tractor does a good deal of the work for me. I would highly recommend one. www.jeack.com.au/~kirsty |
Where are the permies ?
g'day kirsty,
we're still here tending our near 70 acres, 170 odd tomato plants, and a myriad of other summer food plants. we've got snake beans and tomatoes coming at us like fire from a gattling gun at present. just started to layout another garden to use the material from our composting toilet in, that is the stuff that has been composting for the best part of a year to date. we are attempting to re-habilitate agriculturaly degraded land and return habitat, encourage wildlife, and grow our own stuff sustainably within this system. so far so good another 12 months and the mixed exotic and native pasture grasses will be in top form, ready for some livestock when finances permit. spent most of this morning working with the shire council laying a fence down so they could drop a 50+ foot spotted gum that was struck by lightening last thursday night near blew it apart debris was scattered around for up to 30 meters from the strike sight. as the council needed to remove 2 other trees as well, hate seeing trees felled but i got them to cut some lengths for fence posts out of what was usable, suppose better not to waste not hey. it was a habitat tree and all. anyhow can't download your page keeping getting a page can't be found error. we will be willing to share our what to look for experiences when you are ready to buy acreage. you pretty much almost need to be fully retired by then i reckon. anyhow yo are welcome to visit us at our site. len snipped -- happy gardening 'it works for me it could work for you,' "in the end ya' gotta do what ya' gotta do" but consider others and the environment http://home.dnet.aunz.com/gardnlen/ |
Where are the permies ?
Dear Glen,
The page has java script which makes it difficult for some peoples computers to 'read' . I will be migrating the site over in January to a new format which should make it easier to view. You could try a direct link to one of the months, might make it easier. Also I went to your web site. Some links dont work but in particular the chook link doesnt work. Im rather partial to hens (I used to show them as a kid) and I found this excellent home site while looking for chook information. It is an Australian site. I have no idea who the guy is , but he has done an excellent job of it. http://members.iinet.net.au/~greggles1/index.html We currently run our own business, which we have for 7 years. We have been 'planning' for early semi-retirement for the past two years. Before 40. We run out own super fund, which may by some land for us but not all. We own our own home which we hope to rent out when we retire. When we sell the business we will take a % of that money and put it into the property. So yeh retirement of sorts is the plan. It is also possible that we look for block allotments of decent size all grouped together. This way we buy 1. My partners mother buys another, the Super buys a third etc.. but it will all be shared land. It will also make it easier to put 'houses' (cottage style bedsits)on each block for others who are interested in a similar future, as I am a firm believer that 1. We are all getting poorer and my generation even more so than the baby boomers and this subsistance is 'affordable' 2. This should be a shared and ongoing project as it is a lot of 'work' for two people. They could also then be 'bed and breakfast' arrangements for anyone who wants to come and learn/work on a permaculture property. We are hoping for a micro community if at all possible. These are all options we have considered. The thing is we havent decided "WHERE" as yet. Anyway first things first and that is sell the business and in the mean time work in the backyard. http://www.jeack.com.au/~kirsty/03.yard.dec/dec.03.htm "len gardener" wrote in message ... g'day kirsty, we're still here tending our near 70 acres, 170 odd tomato plants, and a myriad of other summer food plants. we've got snake beans and tomatoes coming at us like fire from a gattling gun at present. just started to layout another garden to use the material from our composting toilet in, that is the stuff that has been composting for the best part of a year to date. we are attempting to re-habilitate agriculturaly degraded land and return habitat, encourage wildlife, and grow our own stuff sustainably within this system. so far so good another 12 months and the mixed exotic and native pasture grasses will be in top form, ready for some livestock when finances permit. spent most of this morning working with the shire council laying a fence down so they could drop a 50+ foot spotted gum that was struck by lightening last thursday night near blew it apart debris was scattered around for up to 30 meters from the strike sight. as the council needed to remove 2 other trees as well, hate seeing trees felled but i got them to cut some lengths for fence posts out of what was usable, suppose better not to waste not hey. it was a habitat tree and all. anyhow can't download your page keeping getting a page can't be found error. we will be willing to share our what to look for experiences when you are ready to buy acreage. you pretty much almost need to be fully retired by then i reckon. anyhow yo are welcome to visit us at our site. len snipped -- happy gardening 'it works for me it could work for you,' "in the end ya' gotta do what ya' gotta do" but consider others and the environment http://home.dnet.aunz.com/gardnlen/ |
Where are the permies ?
Hi Kirsty,
it's not quite dead. Len has never given up (good on you!) but a lot of the regulars have vanished, alright. Well it's good to see new folks comin' in! I really enjoyed looking through your site. Looks fabulous! Makes me long for warmer climes (I'm in Ireland). Have you checked out our (as in the group's) website http://www.ibiblio.org/permaculture-online/index.html ? I also have a little chicken tractor (built from wood) but supplement that with extra range fenced off with electric poultry netting as there is very little room inside it (and thankfully I have the space). I just moved them from the softfruit garden into a goat paddock (the goats are currently interested only in the hay feeder in the yard - it's mid-winter here) and put lots of little heaps of aged manure all over that paddock as well. Here comes the test: will they finally work for *me* for a change and spread the manure? It's full of earthworms so there is an incentive :) We'll see. TTFN Ute wrote: This news group is dead. I'm very interested in seeing/hearing about anyones experiences with their permaculture gardens of whatever size. (ideas that they have taken on that I might use) And I am willing to share whatever I can give as a novice. I am presently attempting to permaculture my whole suburban block. Which I have kept an online blogg on for the past year (give or take missing a month here and there) This is my 'learning' curve for when I buy a bigger property and take it on more as a full time job. I figure if I am unable to'manage' the suburban block then what hope have I got on a larger scale. So far so good. I generally work in the garden 3 weekends out of every month. I work full time at my own business so my time is scarce. To be honest my 'chicken' tractor does a good deal of the work for me. I would highly recommend one. www.jeack.com.au/~kirsty |
Where are the permies ?
Ute Bohnsack wrote:
Hi Kirsty, it's not quite dead. Len has never given up (good on you!) but a lot of the regulars have vanished, alright. Well it's good to see new folks comin' in! I really enjoyed looking through your site. Looks fabulous! Makes me long for warmer climes (I'm in Ireland). Have you checked out our (as in the group's) website http://www.ibiblio.org/permaculture-online/index.html ? I'm new here as well, and co-incidentally, also in Ireland (Monaghan). I am in my second year of gardening, and am using a raised bed system. I am very interested in permaculture, but find it very difficult to start. My garden is only half usable, and I am having trouble figuring out what to do with the other half - it's mostly rock and gravel; very difficult to work with. I'm thinking that what I need to do is to gradually spread the good soil into the bad part of the garden as it grows (compost and wood ash is added regularly). I had some chickens last year, but they mostly got run over by cars and tractors, or eaten by my dogs. I won't be trying that again until I have a secure area for them. Kae |
Where are the permies ?
Hi Kae,
Monaghan! I'm in Clare. Do you know Marcus McCabe, also in Monaghan? Check out his website: http://www.arknursery.ie and http://www.compass.ie/gap/31burdautien_ark.html TTFN Ute |
Where are the permies ?
Hi Kae,
Monaghan! I'm in Clare. Do you know Marcus McCabe, also in Monaghan? Check out his website: http://www.arknursery.ie and http://www.compass.ie/gap/31burdautien_ark.html TTFN Ute |
Where are the permies ?
Hi Kae,
Monaghan! I'm in Clare. Do you know Marcus McCabe, also in Monaghan? Check out his website: http://www.arknursery.ie and http://www.compass.ie/gap/31burdautien_ark.html TTFN Ute |
Where are the permies ?
Hi Kae,
Monaghan! I'm in Clare. Do you know Marcus McCabe, also in Monaghan? Check out his website: http://www.arknursery.ie and http://www.compass.ie/gap/31burdautien_ark.html TTFN Ute |
Where are the permies ?
Ute Bohnsack wrote:
Hi Kae, Monaghan! I'm in Clare. Do you know Marcus McCabe, also in Monaghan? Check out his website: http://www.arknursery.ie and http://www.compass.ie/gap/31burdautien_ark.html i do know him. in fact, he's the brother of a guy i work with. cool house he has. and he makes /hot/ chili sauce! i enjoy wandering around his little plot whenever i end up there. Kae |
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