Blitzing on the cheap
Thinking of having a blitz but the thought of the financial aspect doing your head in? Here’s a few tips for stretching your budget that little bit further…
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Permablitz #171 in Kew
The lovely Sunday Blitz in Kew saw around 15 happy helpers arrive at Michelle’s rental garden. For the vast majority it was the first Permablitz ever. Sunny as it was, the eager Blitzers started...
Permablitz #169 – Coburg North
We were fortunate to have a warm, mostly sunny day for this blitz at Hamish, Mel and Eddie’s place. Hamish and Mel have been in their house about 15 months and have done some inside renovations...
Permabee in Altona Meadows
On Sunday 31st May, participants from Hobsons Bay’s My Smart Garden program met at Anne and Lily’s house in Altona Meadows to blitz it – permaculture style! We pruned, sheet mulched to control grass,...
Permablitz 156 in Mill Park
We are back for another Blitz in the Mill Park Food Forest. On a partially sunny Sunday on the 16 March 2014 12 people and an Irish wolfhound shared good moments among the trees....
Blitz 155 in Northcote
Permablitz 155 was an amazing summerly-productive-smile-event at Rosa’s house in Northcote. Many new Blitzers came together with a few veterans on a cloudy day on the 12th January for the first Blitz of the...
Blitz 137: Carnegie
The last blitz of Summer heralded the first chill of Autumn – and occasional breaks due to showers! This day down in the South-Eastern suburbs saw a grassy, run-down and neglected alley… …transformed in...
Blitz 128 in Preston
On a chilly winter’s day a large group of keen folk joined Preston renters Theo, Roger, Alex, Crystal and Tristan in their garden. With an understanding landlord giving them the go ahead to do...
Blitz 118 in Preston
Elizabeth and Rodney’s blitz in Preston was a great success. We started by preparing cardboard for sheet mulching while getting aquainted and then had our morning circle with introductions, some health and safety, and...
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...
