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March Movie Day
This event is free to all Permaculture Cairns and Biodynamics Members. $10 for non-members
March Workshop 2023
March Workshop using Permaculture Practices Growing food Organically in the tropics. Sunday 5th March 10am – 3pm 10am to 12noon Propagating and raising of seedlings & cuttings, What seeds to plant for the wet tropics. 12.30pm to 3pm Soil preparations and planting...
February Meeting and AGM
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Tuesday 21ST February 6.30pm Venue: Endeavour Foundation Learning and Lifestyle building 38 Hoare Street, Manunda Hi All , just a quick note to remind you, membership fees are due and payable before the AGM. Fees are due on the 1st of January of...
PERMIES AT THE PUB
PERMIES AT THE PUBBrews, Bites, & Green Insights! Are you passionate about permaculture, gardening, and eco-friendly living? Looking to make new friends who share your love for sustainability? Well, you're in for a treat! This is the perfect chance to make...
Aquaponics Workshop
A system that combines aquaculture and hydroponics, aquaponics is a closed loop food production system that produces fish and vegetables for consumption Join us at our July meeting as Rod Ingersoll (the Aquaponic Gardner) shows you how you can set up an aquaponics...
Insects in the Garden Workshop
Insects are a crucial part to any healthy ecosystem, no more so than our backyard gardens! Some are allies, some are foes – but all have their place.In lieu of our usual meeting in June, join us at Manoora Community Garden for a walk and talk with Sally. A qualified...
October Meeting!
For the first time since March we will be having a Permaculture Meeting in person. This event will take place at the Manoora Community Garden, 8 Rollinia Close, Manoora. We will meet on October the 20th from 4pm to 6pm. We will be gardening so come prepared! Bring:...
Janet’s Turmeric Paste
Turmeric grows really well in the tropics and contains Curcumin which has many health benefits – easy to find out about on the internet. It’s readily available at Rusty's Market if you don’t grow your own and can be used fresh, dried, or in paste form. The benefit of...
Make Your Own Cheese – Yoghurt Labneh
For those who missed our April meeting, here is Jenny Trezise's video on how to make Labneh cheese from yoghurt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj9-7JbSwgU The transcript is below: Hi, my name is Jenny Trezise and I've been asked to do a short video presentation of a...
Compost or Worm Farms? Workshop
Sunday 15th March 2020 from 9.30am to 12.30noon. Venue: Earlville. (Registered attendee's will receive the street address) Permaculture Cairns Series of Workshops for 2020 - Grow your own food in the tropics Compost or Worm Farm Workshop Composting Ways to make...
Water Kefir
At our January meeting, Marina was kind enough to bring along some Water Kefir grains to share with the group. She sent us through some instructions on how to care for your grains and how to create healthy and tasty fermented drinks using them. What is Water Kefir?...
21st January 2020, First Meeting of the year and AGM
Come to our first meeting of the year and find out what Permaculture is about. The meeting is free, but if you want to vote at the AGM a membership fee of $20 will need to be paid. You can pay at the meeting or directly into our bank account (go to...
Quick Tropical Vegetable Stir Fry
Ingredients: Brazilian spinach - handful Sambung - handful Sweet potato leaves and stem - chopped Peanut oil - 2 Tablespoon Peanut – handful roasted and crushed Coconut flakes – handful roasted Soy, Ginger and Honey Sauce recipe: Soy 1/4 cup Honey 2 Tablespoon Ginger...
The Tropical Permaculture Guidebook – order now
A gift of ‘permaculture knowledge’ from Timor-Leste The revised and expanded international edition is a comprehensive reference guide to tropical permaculture. This unique book provides practical information for anyone, regardless of experience. The guidebook expands...
Annual Permie Tour – 19th July 2019
The Annual Permie Tour was on again. A coach of avid permaculturists started the day at Broken Nose Vanilla, morning tea at Madella Coffee, where we learnt about coffee growing. Then onto hear the story of Eco Bananas. We then explored the Johnstone River Community...
Permaculture Education
The Permaculture Education Institute Would you like to be a qualified permaculture teacher? Have you dreamed of making a living from your permaculture skills and creating your own home-based ethical business? Would you love to offer permaculture classes in your...
Permaculture Day 2019
Permaculture Day 2019 was held on 12th May at Endeavour Foundation Building in Manunda. The day went really well thanks to our magnificent president Carol Laing and all her helpers. We had generous and enthusiastic support from local associations who came along to...
Permaculture Day 2019
Sunday 12th May 2019 | 10am to 3.30pm Venue: Hosted by Permaculture Cairns at Endeavour Foundation 4 Warner Street, MANUNDA Demonstrations, workshops, displays and talks: 10.00 Peter Max demonstration - Growing Sprouts/Microgreens 10.30 ...
Workshop 4: Preparing the Soil and Planting Out
Saturday 27th April 2019 | 9am to 12 noon | Endeavour Foundation Building, 4 Warner Street, Manunda Topics covered in this workshop Incorporate organic matter, compost, manures and fertilizer as necessary Adjust pH if necessary Planting out seedlings and plants from...
Workshop 3: Propagation Workshop
Saturday 23 March 2019 | 9am - 12 noon | Endeavour Foundation 4 Warner Street, Manunda Topics covered in this workshop: seed raising mixes how to plant seeds how to prick out and transplant seedlings potting up and planting out what seeds to plant for the tropics at...
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