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Ecovillage resident honoured at Australian Permaculture Convergence

Permaculture pioneer, elder, educator and author, Ross Mars, was recognised for his work in developing accredited Permaculture training courses at the recent Australian Permaculture Convergence in Mt Barker, South Australia. Ross was one of only five award recipients Australia-wide to be recognised as an “Innovator and Changemaker” for his contribution ...

Building healthy soil and establishing avocados

As always, it’s been very busy in the horticulture department this season at the Ecovillage. With the vineyard planted out, we turned our attention to the avocado orchard. First up, we sowed a protective summer cover crop of sunflowers, sorghum and cowpeas on the side of the mounds just in ...