Garden to Table Permaculture will ‘open their doors’ on Sunday October 12th, 2014 for ‘National Organic Week‘ and ‘Fair Food Week‘ to showcase a permaculture demonstration site, including the organic gardens and tour around the outside of the rammed earth home and workshop room, at Pacific Palms, just 3 hrs drive north of Sydney.
Nestled amongst a Eucalyptus forest on 8 acres, owners Megan and Justin Cooke are combining their skills of teaching permaculture and natural earth building to create a Permaculture oasis. “Eating organic food, where possible, is a great way to avoid a nasty concoction of chemicals that you can’t see or taste in your food” says Megan Cooke.
The property features a five year old food forest planted on swales, dripping with delicious sub tropical fruits including bananas, guava, feijoa, fig, mango, citrus and stawberries. A chook tractoring system, no dig gardens and a chop and drop mulching system have improved the soil on this rocky ridge where there is now a productive ecosystem. Happy chickens freerange in a fox proof chook house reusing an old caravan. Starting with zone 0 the house has been developed over the last 10 years with design features of rammed earth, light earth and mud brick, solar passive home including an on site grey water treatment system, solar panels and even home grown bench tops!
There will be 2 sessions on the day and bookings are essential as places are limited.
Cost: $15 per person & children under 15 free (cost includes tour of the property & tea & coffee)
Session 1 – 10.00am – 12.00pm
10.00 – Registrations 10.30 – 11.30 – Tour of the permaculture garden with Megan Cooke, Permaculture Teacher
11.30 – 12.00 – Tea & Coffee with like minded people on the tour & browse our quality garden products for sale.
Session 2 – 2.00pm – 4.00pm
2.00 – 2.30 – Registrations
2.30 – 3.30pm – Tour of the permaculture garden with Megan Cooke, Permaculture Teacher
3.30 – 4.00 – Tea & Coffee with like minded people on the tour & browse our quality garden products for sale.
