Permablitz #167 in Eltham
We had a lovely blitz in hilly Eltham at the home of Sandra in late March. A terraced block with existing plants, water tanks, and paths was blitzed into an edible oasis thanks to...
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Permablitz 164 in Upwey
Hermann led a workshop on building Hügelkultur raised garden beds just before lunch time. The lunch itself was glorious with a range of Curries and cake and cookies that were left over from morning...
Permablitz 163 in Flemington
Brendan and Mara (our permaculture designers) did an amazing job after weeks of preparation and diligent planning. They designed and planned the garden and organised the activities on the day. It’s a cliché to...
Blitz 162 West Brunswick Food Forest
Despite the rainy winter weather, there was strong turnout (50+ volunteers!!!) for Blitz 159 held at the Dunstan Reserve/West Brunswick Food Forest Saturday 12 June. Unlike most Blitzes, the food forest design is in...
Blitz 143 in Burwood
A cold windy wintery day was not enough to dampen the spirits of the crowd of volunteers that turned up for this blitz in Burwood! Pre blitz, the design team assembled the first 6...
Blitz 130 in North Coburg
The morning was cloudy and pleasantly cool; the soil and compost piles spread between house and fence. Camellias dropped their last flowers with the rustle of wattle birds on their branches, as the worms...
Blitz 113 – Blitzing Inverloch
Naomi Tew sends us this report from Inverloch in South Gipplsand where they blitzed a primary school garden on the weekend, as part of the Bass Coast Good Living Festival: An inspiring and beautiful...
Blitz 108 in Coburg at Gigi and Avi’s
There was a wonderful blitz the Sunday before last at Gigi’s and Avi’s house in Coburg. Jo one of the designers and facilitators sends us this report: Dylan and I arrived at Gigi’s at 8:30am,...
Permablitz #41 – Kooweerup Community Spirit
The two-day Permablitz project aimed at building Kooweerup’s new community garden on April 12th and 13th was a huge success. The 30-40 volunteers who came along managed to build nearly a quarter acre worth...
Permablitz Numero Ocho: A Description of the Day
It’s a little tricky trying to write up a report back on our permablitz because on the day I was so overwhelmed and exciting with all the people and action, i can’t actually remember...
