Hannah Cooper completed her Permaculture Design Certificate in 2013 with Milkwood Permaculture, studying under Hannah Moloney in Hobart, further extending her studies into Edible Forest Gardening (Dave Jacke 2010, Milkwood 2012) and Natural Beekeeeping (Tim Malfroy, 2012). She currently coordinates Poatina Permaculture and co-teaches Poatina Permaculture’s Appreciative Inquiry Series. Hannah taught at the 12th Australasian Permaculture Convergence in Penguin in …
Suzan Muir
Eating warm peaches from the tree at the age of three, milking cows and feeding chickens and pigs with her Grandmother, sparked Suzan Muir’s passion for the fascinating complexity of self generated food and energy systems. Weaving sustainable connections between humans, plants, animals, soil and sustenance has been her life long vocation. Working in an organic market garden lead to …
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!
Kathryn Kahl
I am a Tassie girl who grew up on the north west, playing in the bush, camping and riding horses. I studied Visual Art and had a career in teaching for many years before becoming a home maker. Since becoming a mother I have really questioned and explored my own sense of self and connection to how I choose to …
Rosemary Morrow
Rosemary Morrow is known and revered worldwide for her pragmatic and effective approach to creating permaculture systems across an incredibly broad range of environments. Rosemary has successfully implemented community-scale permaculture systems in such diverse biospheres as Uganda, Ethiopia, Cambodia, Thailand, the Middle East, Australia, and northern Europe, to name but a few. Her knowledge on how to create abundance, food …
Grace Walsh
I grew up in a housing estate in Dublin, Ireland and had an early interest in politics and social justice. In my 20s I traveled to the Palestinian Territories to learn more about the political situation on the ground. I found myself staying on a permaculture farm just outside Bethlehem, and at the start of a journey that helped me …
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” …
Our Global Village Celebration
“Our Global Village Celebration” is happening again this year as event of the Tamar Peace Festival. A gathering of makers, producers, performers and foodies at the Northern Suburbs Community Centre Saturday August 17. Expression of Interest form for interested stall holders pictured below. If you would like an EOI form email gentlefpjo@gmail.com and one will arrive in your inbox.
Bog for Frogs
The Grand Opening of the Bog for Frogs in the West Launceston Primary School Community Garden. Thanks Costa and the Bog Bonk Acapella ❤ Eleven species of frog occur throughout Tasmania, three of which are restricted to the State. While many of them are inconspicuous, with a little practice all species can be identified from the distinctive calls of the …
Global Climate Strike Launceston
Global Climate Strike Launceston. 1000+ people speaking out for change May all the voices be heard.