Permaculture in New Zealand

The Permaculture
Roadshow

Over the next five years we'll be developing a bulk seed supply of key functional plants, those which have a use in very quickly establishing a pre-design permacultural "canvas".
The foci being on quick shelter, soil improvement and supporting insect populations. Another important criteria is that these plants allow unhindered future development and can be applied to large scale designs (including national strategies).

So far those which have caught the attention of the 'talent scouts' are:

Parkinson's law[1] is worth bearing in mind when designing/working on projects/lifestyle updates etc... the below is an extract from The Four Hour Working Week, Tim Ferris[2]

I'm not sure where his book fits in with a permaculture lifestyle as its pretty capitalist/consumer intensive but as always we need to make use of all knowledge

I've been fixing a standard flush toilet today, continuing my mental observation/study of water in my household and pondering how a desinged household might function

Fig 1. Shows my idealised household water cycle. The household/community collect/consume/use fresh water within the hydrological cycle of their
environment, cycling water through human functions/processes and
returning it to
the bioregion for disposal. Disposal being black water
composting, grey water recycling, reed beds etc... local, decentralised, reticulate and free

Are you interested in "Do it yourself" pest control? Here are some
homemade natural pesticide, insecticide, insect repellant, organic
pesticide, biocide and fungicide recipes. Organic pest control and pest
management techniques are covered, along with several ways to kill
powdery mildew on plants.

Repel everything from insects to rabbits, kill mold, fungus or
mildew, and exterminate pests... all with natural or organic pesticide
alternatives to chemical pesticides.

Greetings

I believe many of the issues I see and face at the local/group/national/international level are created by individuals/groups/governments/corporations who attempt to resolve perceived issues by
planning rather than by designing solutions

I'll try and explain how I think planning differs from designing. I've
added some footnotes where appropriate

A plan commences by defining my current position and implementing
changes [1] to move me closer to my forecast/prediction for the
future

Hi everyone

I'd like to hear from permaculture designers who would like to work on a small scale design as part of their certificate or diploma. The project is Hamilton based.

Clare

Amazing what happens when you talk to
people

Porridge recipe (Serves one - all day!)

I recently received my manual grain flaker
from www.grainmills.co.nz
- Excellent investment. My mill should arrive in the next few months