Bringing chickens into your gardens has many benefits! Heres a short list of the good stuff to get you inspired: Free eggs – yum! Free fertilizer and nutrients from chicken manure Some insect and pest control (including ticks) Chickens convert your food scraps to fertilizer quickly and with no fuss Chicken tractoring on grass and […]
Archives for May 2015
How to build Floating Islands naturally – bringing back the lost art of Chinampas
Recently we ran a Permaculture Design Certificate – Water Module workshop in partnership with Growing Roots Permaculture at the amazing Starseed Gardens where participants learnt how to build a natural floating island. The floating islands were planted with a variety of species that play different roles. Floating gardens are super productive and support nutrient dense plants such as water cress […]
Sustainable House and Ecovillage Design
Learn how to build a natural Tiny House! Check out our workshop coming up May 23rd at Starseed Gardens, Byron Bay. Participants will have a hands on practical experience building a hemp, earth, cob and bamboo material Tiny House! You will learn how to design ecologically sustainable housing and at the larger scale entire villages […]