Continuing the rush of Permablitz activity in this part of Melbourne, Alastair, Nancy and Susie invite one and all to 30 Birch St West Preston for a jam-packed day of permaculture workshops, demonstrations, installations and winter solstice feasting and festivity.
Nancy was a permaculture enthusiast at the emergence of permaculture in the 70s and continues her interest to this day.

Winter solstice is a time of cycles starting and ending and here we plan to start collecting grey water and more rain water; installing an automatic distribution system (gravity is not on our side on this large 1&2/3rds block). Other workshops/sessions include:
Circle garden making (and discussion);
Worm-farming (Vermiculture) techniques; make your own A++ "Neverfill" worm farm (Murphy); improve on stacked worm bin system; the many uses of castings, Enhanced Verimcast solution preparation workshop; Active compost workshop, tuning an active compost in action;
No dig (and no spray!) buffalo grass elimination;
Winter green manuring in progress;
Volunteer seed thinning;
Seedling transplant to circle beds;
Indigenous self seeding plant transplanting/potting/giving away;
Simulated riparian zone and ponds after 7 years of drought and pouring rains
Mulching and watering info session

Please RSVP as we plan to provide a delicious winter solstice feast and need an idea of numbers a few days before the blitz. If anybody wants to bring morning-tea treats that would be lovely too. To those who have previously emailed us, please email again as I lost all my permablitz emails the other day – you know who you are!! Mattocks, shovels and barrows could be useful. Any composted materials or rock dust will be most gratefully received.

usefuldesign.au@gmail.com

Public transport is all around including 112 Tram and Bell St Bus. We recommend Metlink journey planner:
http://jp.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/metlink/XSLT_TRIP_REQUEST2?language=en