Meeting
PERMACULTURE NOOSA
Thursday, 16th February at 7pm
FUN WITH HERBS
Heike Farkas is passionate about Herbs and uses medicinal herbs to make her own herbal creams, lotions and potions. She thinks everyone else should be as passionate as her and wants people to see how easy it is to enjoy growing, harvesting, eating, and using medicinal herbs. Heike wants you to have FUN WITH HERBS. Come along and hear how you can use herbs in your everyday life.
TOOLS FOR THE PERMACULTURE GARDEN
Mark Fry knows a lot about permaculture, is a long term member of Permaculture Noosa and works in permaculture gardens every day. He uses many different tools daily and at the meeting Mark will be talking about his favourite tools for getting the best from your garden and veggie patch.
Permaculture Noosa meetings are FREE and open to the public. Beginning at 7pm with a Marketplace (where members sell their produce or homemade products), the guest speakers start at 7.30pm and supper (gold coin donation) will be served at 9pm. Meetings are held at the Memorial Hall, Maple St, Cooroy (next to the RSL). For further information, email info@permaculturenoosa.com.au.
2012 MEETINGS
March – July
MARCH 15th
Geoff Lawton, protégé of Bill Mollison, maker of “Greening the Desert” (on YouTube), founding member of Permaculture Noosa, and a real Permaculture Guru, will be speaking at our March meeting.
Geoff and Nadia, and the Permaculture Research Institute at The Channon in northern NSW, teach permaculture courses in Australia and other countries (including the 72 hour Permaculture Design Certificate), offer ever popular 10 week internships, have set up an information hub for permaculture projects around the world, and have taught in many different countries as well. They have produced (in conjunction with our own Frank and Jane Gapinski) a marvellous set of instructional DVD’s.
Whatever the topic, Geoff Lawton is worth listening to.
APRIL 19th
Rhonda Hetzel began the blog site “Down to Earth” to record her and her husband’s journey toward living “the simple life”. Her high-paying job, expensive lifestyle, maxed-out credit cards and retail therapy — were just not making her happy, so Rhonda developed the art of frugal living and has since been featured in Woman’s Weekly, several newspaper articles and has now produced her own book.
“The work you do in your own home, by creating a warm and secure place for yourself and your family to live in, will enrich you and make you a different person. It saved me from a life of ridiculous spending and mindless acquisition, it slowed me down enough to allow me to see that there is beauty here, if I care to nurture and encourage it.” Says Rhonda.
At the April meeting, Rhonda will be talking about Green Cleaning, as well as various ways of Preserving.
Kaye Cheval, well-known biodynamics teacher and avid permie, will be giving a short talk on everything you always wanted to know about Goats.
MAY 17th
Karen McElroy is a naturopath and medical herbalist offering an integrative and holistic approach to health care. She treats a wide range of disorders in women, men and children, offering naturopathic support for the whole family. Karen has a passion for natural medicine and strives to facilitate health, vitality and wellbeing in every individual.
At the May meeting Karen will discuss “Real Food for Real Health”.
Dee Humphreys is not only a very knowledgeable member of the group, but is always an entertaining speaker. Dee will give a short talk about “Edible Weeds”.
JUNE 21st
Mike Stasse will be talking about his very own “Sustainable Lifestyle”.
Mike designed and built his energy efficient, solar powered, sustainable home in Cooran. He has since added a very large permaculture vegie garden, a simple off-the-shelf greywater system and a kitchen grease trap that utilises worm power, chooks, ducks, goats and pigs have been included, and more recently, bees. Mike is a local permie who can provide his family with a fully home-grown/ home- produced meal, including meat, cheese and vegetables.
Cath Manual, Permaculture Noosa member, is a qualified Horticulturist, a Permaculture Designer and Consultant and School Garden Co-ordinator, as well as regular contributor to PermaNews. Cath will give a rundown on “Growing Banana’s”.
JULY 19th
Our MOVIE & CURRY NIGHT this year will include a shared meal / curry, followed by a showing of the entertaining, short movie:
Robert Newman’s “The History of Oil”.
“Robert’s stand-up act examines the history of the last 100 years or so, but putting oil at centre-stage. Brilliant!”
Bring food to share and your own plates and cutlery.
Permaculture Noosa meetings are FREE and open to the public. Beginning at 7pm with a Marketplace (where members sell their produce or homemade products), the guest speakers start at 7.30pm and supper (gold coin donation) will be served at 9pm. Meetings are held at the Memorial Hall, Maple St, Cooroy (next to the RSL). For further information, email info@permaculturenoosa.com.au.
