Castlemaine Permablitz » Permablitz 3 (Hamish) http://www.castlemainepermablitz.com Tue, 10 Aug 2010 01:58:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Rocks. http://www.castlemainepermablitz.com/2009/10/rocks/ http://www.castlemainepermablitz.com/2009/10/rocks/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:28:04 +0000 jika http://www.castlemainepermablitz.com/?p=119 rock hunting

Caithlin, Nathaniel & Charlie hunt for suitable rocks.

Nathaniel with handpicked rocks, detail of an existing wall in background.

Nathaniel with handpicked rocks, detail of an existing wall in background.

]]> http://www.castlemainepermablitz.com/2009/10/rocks/feed/ 0 thank you. http://www.castlemainepermablitz.com/2009/10/thank-you/ http://www.castlemainepermablitz.com/2009/10/thank-you/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:00:55 +0000 jika http://www.castlemainepermablitz.com/?p=109 Hamish & his place.

Thanks to all who attended Permablitz #3 at Hamish’s yurt:  Charlie, Susie, Milou, Nathaniel, Stuart, Oscar, Spike, Leo, Cath, Hazel, Arwen,  Asha, Caithlin, Ishka, Vanessa, Rowan, Lucy, Nikki, Sas, Astrid, Edie, Oliver & Jika.
Special mention to Tara who helped source all the materials, staying up late the night before and cooking throughout the day to provide hardworking permablitzers with yummy healthy food.
thank you so much to Lisa and Wendy who came all the way from Dunnolly, and Mark (from Hunter Street!) on the cancelled day and stayed throughout the extreme weather to help prepare for the permablitz.
Strike a pose, Hamish!
]]> http://www.castlemainepermablitz.com/2009/10/thank-you/feed/ 0 Permablitz #3 (Hamish)! http://www.castlemainepermablitz.com/2009/10/permablitz-3-hamish/ http://www.castlemainepermablitz.com/2009/10/permablitz-3-hamish/#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:54:19 +0000 jika http://www.castlemainepermablitz.com/?p=103 imported aug 2009 1001

Sun 11th October,  10am – 5pm,  Lot 8, White Quartz Rd, Fryers Forest.                                                                                   

All permablitzers new and old are invited to the third Castlemaine Blitz, to be held in the Beautiful Fryers Forest Eco Village! 

It’s at my place (yurtland) and we will be doing activities such as stone wall building, gabion filling, forest management for fire prevention, vege garden building, planting stuff, pesky wallaby exclusion techniques, sticking the odd sustainably harvested bush pole in the ground and more..

Come see the principles of Permaculture at work and be a part of that process…

To get there, go to Fryerstown, turn right into Market street, go right up past the CFA sheds, follow White Quartz Road to the village where you will see the Visitors Car Park. Walk from here to the ‘T’ intersection, turn left and walk for another 50 meters to the little dam, this is my place. See you there!

food and refreshments provided. Bring rakes, wheelbarrows and gloves, maybe a spade or stone working tools.

Cheers

Hamish                                                                                                                                         

 Forest management for fire resilience

Forest management for fire resilience.
 
 
A swale at work after the recent rains.. 
 A swale at work after the recent rains…
 
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