We have created this PDF as a useful resource for schools and community, covering methods to reduce waste and creating useful resources from waste. Launch Event! If you are in Launceston, and interested in up cycling, reducing waste and generally living gently, join us for the launch of this PDF on the 30th of April 2021, for an afternoon of …
DIY Upcycled Wicking Garden Beds
Wicking beds make gardening in summer more productive and time and water efficient all year around. We’ve decided to create a series of videos walking you thought how to make wicking beds in a few ways. Parts list Upcycled apple crate Old carpet or underfelt to crate bottom size Waterproof barrier to crate sides and bottom size. This should be …
Permaculture Principles
Permaculture is a creative design process based on whole-systems thinking informed by ethics and design principles that feature on this site. This approach guides us to mimic the patterns and relationships we can find in nature and can be applied to all aspects of human habitation, from agriculture to ecological building, from appropriate technology to education and even economics. By …
Eco Warriors
Action, Save, Take Hope Ecobricks….in the problem lies the solution….the world is feeling the effects of decades of single-use plastics. A group of dynamic Eco-warriors at West Launceston Primary School with the help of friends have created some quirky, purposeful, fun-filled solutions. Love it!
Handmade in Tasmania
Bundles of bags ready to go to Tasmanian Artisan Shop in George St. So pleased to be distributing from this beautiful shop that is overflowing with the goodness of local handmade items. Buy local this Christmas to support our community and our planet!
Plastic Free July
Plastic Free July has been such a hoot this year. Beeswax wrap making is all the go as an alternative to cling wrap and plastic bags. We nailed it over a kitchen wood stove in Burotu village on Taveuni Island last week, and today at Northern Suburbs Community Centre as part of the school holiday program. “Say no to Plastic” …
The Shed @ Rocherlea
*Awesome* day at ‘The Shed, Rocherlea, with this great bunch of East Tamar students and families. We planted fruit trees, were propagating spring veggies and potting up some funky heirloom tomatoes and capsicum for the home Spring garden. *Love* this warm weather and the magnificence of Spring.