A little bit of news from us – we are moving to Tasmania! Off to the southern wilds… We have been at Melliodora in central Victoria for three years now, and we have learned so much from this beautiful place, and its people. Three years of milking goats, growing veggies, frosty fingers and farm chores. Alongside a whole lot of learning from the co-originator of Permaculture, David Holmgren – and also Su Dennett – two awesome permaculture pioneers that we’ve been lucky enough to get to know and grow alongside. Thank you Dave and Su for sharing your home with us, and for teaching us so much dur ..read more

In the wake of Australia’s recent election, many around us have been asking ‘what can we do now’? It’s time to research, act and organise as a community, my friends. With good books for troubled times. Since our recent election I’ve been asked for book recommendations about organising grassroots change, but have also watched on as many (so many) folks have asked each other… I guess it’s up to us then, isn’t it? We’re going to have to do this ourselves – we can’t wait for the government anymore…  The answer, as we see it, is a resounding YES PLEASE to community response and organisation and a ..read more

We have a new book! Easy Peasy: Gardening for Kids is a do-it-yourself book for small people to explore the natural world around them, and grow and eat it, too. There’s projects for apartments, balconies, front yards, back yards and your local parks and green spaces. Because nature play and growing green things is not just for folks with ‘enough space’ in their backyard – we can all use whatever we’ve got, wherever we are. So this is a book project that snuck up on us – Kirsten was asked to author some gardening projects by the German publisher Gestalten, and now – ta da! Its alive. Availab ..read more