A family friendly gathering time to build community for a sustainable future. An opportunity to learn practical skills of organic gardening and orchard management for the autumn and harvest season.
Leader: Helen Bayes
Helen Bayes
Cost : $358 single room, $391 shared room. $55/day. Children < 16 free
Aim: To develop practical food production and preserving skills in community, learning the spiritual roots of ethical and sustainable living
Synopsis: Full program to be announced later
Source Materials:
- Cribb, Julian, 2010. The Coming Famine. The Global Food Crisis and What We Can Do to Avoid It. CSIRO Publications 264pp.
- Mollison, W., 1997. Permaculture – A Designers Manual. Ten Speed Press. 597pp.
- Morrow, R., 2006. Earth Users Guide to Permaculture. Hyden House.
- Morrow, R., 2011. A Demanding and Uncertain Adventure. The James Backhouse Lecture 2011. Australia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Australia Inc.
- Permaculture Institute of Australia – see http://permaculture.org.au/what-is-permaculture/
- Quaker Institute for the Future – see www.quakerinstitute.org/
