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I am bringing Ernie and Erica to Australia to do a series of RMH workshops and talks. Here is the link to my article
http://healthyharvestnsw.wordpress.com/rocket-mass-heater-workshops/
Please register your interest as a workshop attendee or a host and I will get back to you with more information asap.
Thanks
Dan
]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13642/122332 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13642/122332 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13596/122001 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13596/122001 My husband and I are looking for a great Permie community to settle into (NSW or QLD) ♥ Attached is a photo of our Permaculture Haven Reconnaissance Trip List. First Draft. Driving South to North. Am I missing any special spots or are there towns on this list we should cross off...? ♥ Any advice is much appreciated! Thanks for your time! -V
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I am going to Zaytuna Farm this April for the 10 week internship course. I was wondering if there are any past interns around to give me some tips on a couple of things.

What should I pack?
What kind of weather am I looking at? (This is my first time in Aussie land.)
What kind of tent should I get?
What kind of expenses am I looking at over the 10 weeks and a rough estimate if possible?
Easiest way to get to the farm from Brisbane?'


Apart from all of that I would appreciate any other advice you can give me. I am really excited and eager to make the most of my time and learn as much as I can and hopefully go on to practice and share the knowledge around the world.

Thanks,
Ib]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13411/120511 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13411/120511 We gladly welcome you to MUSIC STORE LIMITED, we are dealers of all kinds of Dj Equipment Such as Mixers, Speakers, Headphones Gears, Amplifiers and many more. All our products are brand new,Original , comes with complete accessories and they also come with 1 year international warranty.

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Denon DN-X500 Professional 19? Mixer …$250
Denon DN-X100 Professional 2-Channel DJ Mixer……$150
Denon DN-X1100 4 Channel DJ Mixer…..$580
Denon DN-S5000 Tabletop DJ CD Player…$400
Denon DN-D9000 Dual Pro CD Player…..$700
Denon DJ Compact CD/USB Media Player and Controller…..$320
Denon DN-D4500 Dual CD/MP3 Player….$300
Denon DN-S1200 Compact CD/USB Media Player/Controller…..$400
Denon DN-X1600 4-Channel Digital DJ Mixer………$800
Denon DN-X1700 4-Ch Digital DJ Mixer ………..$1,400
Denon DN-S3000 Table Top DJ CD Player Refurb……$200
Denon DN-HS5500 Turntable Media Player & Controller……$750
Denon DN-S3500 Professional CD/MP3 Turntable…..$470
Denon DN-S3700 DJ Digital Media Turntable……$580
Denon DN-D6000 Dual CD MP3 Player ……….$700
Denon DN-D6000 Dual CD MP3 Player……………….$400
Denon DN-HD2500 Hard Disk Media Player/Controller…$400
Denon DN-X900 Professional 19? Analog/Digital Mixer…..$350

Korg ZERO4 Live Control Mixer ……..$1,000
Korg ZERO8 Live Control Console Mixer…….$1400
Korg KM-202 2-Channel KAOSS DJ Mixer……..$200
Korg D888 Mixer……………..$550
KORG KM-202 KM202 2-CHANNEL KAOSS PAD DJ MIXER…….$450

Numark CDX Direct-Drive CD Turntable……$500
Numark TTX Direct-Drive Turntable…………$300
Numark X2 Pro Hybrid Turntable And CD / MP3 Player…..$700
Numark DVD01 Dual DVD Player………$600
Numark 5000FX 12? 5-Channel Tabletop Mixer ….$650
Numark CDN88 MP3 Professional Dual CD/MP3 Player …..$350
Numark DXM09 Digital DJ Mixer…$350
Numark NS7 DJ Turntable Controller………$1,000
Numark NS6 DJ Turntable Controller…….$750
Numark iCD DJ In A Box Complete CD & iPod DJ System…..500
Numark V7 DJ Turntable Controller….$400
Numark HDMIX Hd Mix Pro Dj Cd Mixer….$700
Numark AVM02 Audio/Video Mixer with Effects ……$500
Numark CM200USB 5-Channel 19? Rackmount DJ Mixer…….$300
Numark Mixdeck Turntable Player……$560
Numark DXM06 2-Channel Digital Mixer….$350
Numark iDJ 2 DJ Console for the iPOD ………..$540
Numark NuVJ Video Mixer …………………$200
Numark Omni Control USB DJ Controller…$280
Numark CM100 Club Series DJ Mixer….$250

2X Pioneer CDJ-2000 Turntable + DJM-2000 Mixer......$4,500
2x Pioneer CDJ-2000 + DJM-900 Limited Edition White.....$3,700
2x CDJ-1000 MK3 + DJM-800 Mixer Package…….$1,800
2X PIONEER CDJ-350 Turntable + DJM-350 Mixer….$1,400
2X Limited Edition CDJ-400-K + DJM-400 Mixer Package………1,600
Pioneer CMX-3000 Dual Rackmount CD Player……….$600
Pioneer DJM-400 Mixer …..$500
Pioneer DJM-800 Mixer……$800
Pioneer DJM-1000 Mixer….$1,200
Pioneer DDJ T-1 Traktor CDJ- Controller with Effects…..$900
Pioneer Pro. 2-Channel DJ Controller DDJ-S1………$1300
Pioneer SEP-C1 Professional Software Entertainment Controller……$1100
Pioneer DJM-2000 Mixer….$1700
Pioneer DJM-5000 Mixer….$700
Pioneer DJM-350 Mixer…..$500
Pioneer DJM-T1 2 Channel Traktor Mixer……$1,200
Pioneer DJM-600 mixer…..$500
Pioneer EFX-1000 Performance Effector Digital Effects Processor..$850
Pioneer DJM-500 mixer…..$450
Pioneer DJM-300 mixer….$350
Pioneer DJM-3000 mixer…$500
Pioneer DJM-707 mixer….$400
Pioneer DJM-700-S Mixer..$600
Pioneer DJM-909 mixer….$900
Pioneer DJM-900 Nexus…..$1,200
Pioneer MEP-7000 Professional Multi-Entertainment Player……$2,200
Pioneer EFX-500 mixer….$350
Pioneer CDJ-400 Turntable….$430
Pioneer CDJ-1000MK2…..$550
Pioneer CDJ-1000MK3…..$700
Pioneer CDJ-900 Professional Multi-Player…..$900
Pioneer CDJ-2000 CD Turntable……$1300
Pioneer CDJ-850 Turntable…………$700
Pioneer CDJ-350 Turntable………..$480
Pioneer CDJ-200 Pro CD Player……$350
Pioneer DVJ-X1 DJ Video Player……..$900
Pioneer SVM-1000 Pro Audio/Video DJ Mixer…..$5,700
Pioneer CDJ-800MK2 Professional CD/MP3 Turntable…..$450
Pioneer DVJ-1000 Professional DVD Turntable….$800
Mackie d.2 2-Channel DJ Mixer ……$300
PCDJ DAC-3 Digital Audio Controller……….$300
American Audio Q-Spand PRO 4-Channel DJ Mixer……$200
American Audio Flex 100 Sys Complete DJ System ……$600
Native Instruments Kontrol S4 KontrolS4 4-Deck DJ…….$700

Amplifier/Sound System

M-Audio Studiophile CX5 Studio Monitors Speakers…….$460
KARAOKE SYSTEM DJ PLAYER PA MACHINE SPEAKERS AMPLIFIER…..$1,100
Rare Milbert BAM 235 Best SQ Tube Amplifier……..$1,400
HARMAN KARDON FESTIVAL D1000 Tube Amp Receiver RARE…$1,800
1974 Marshall NARB 100 Watt Tube Amplifier (RARE)……$4,500
Rare Sansui BA-303 Stereo Power Tube Amplifier Amp KT88….$2,600
Classe Audio Delta CA-2200 Stereo Amplifier…..$2,200
Krell S-300i integrated amplifier 120V or 230V……$1,600
DBX Driverack 260 Loud Speaker Control System…….$800
QSC PLX 2502 Stereo Power Amplifier………..$800
MCINTOSH MC2255 AMPLIFIER………$2,400
Sumo Polaris Amplifier Prestine condition……$900
Marantz 8b – Legendary EL34 Tube Amplifier……….$1,200
McIntosh MCC204 400W Car Amplifier……$850
McIntosh MC 240 Vintage Hi-Fi Tube Amplifier MC240 Amp…………..$2,000
JL AUDIO 1000/1 CAR AMPLIFIER……$600
McIntosh MC 7106 Multi Channel Amplifier……$850
Threshold 400A 2ch Amplifier Class A Stasis……$1,300
Threshold S/200 Stasis LINEAR STEREO POWER AMP CLASS…..$700
KEN-WOOD TL–922A LINEAR AMPLIFIER……$900
Shanling STP-80 Integrated Tube Amplifier….$750
BOSE Lifestyle DVD Home Entertainment System…..$900
Bose Lifestyle V20 Home entertainment system…..$1,100
Bose Lifestyle 18 Series III Entertainment System 3…..$850
Bose Lifestyle 48 DVD Home Entertainment System……$2,900
Bose Lifestyle V35 Home Eentertainment System……$2,400
Bose Lifestyle V28 Home Entertainment Speaker System….$900
Bose V30 Lifestyle Home Theater System W HDMI……$1,600
Bose Lifestyle 28 DVD Home Entertainment System…….$800
Bose lifestyle 235 entertainment system……..$1,600
Latest Bose Lifestyle V25 Home Entertainment System…..$3,800
Bose Sound-Dock 10 Speaker System For IPOD….$500
Bose Lifestyle V20 5.1 HD Surround Sound System…..$1,600
Bose Lifestyle V30 5.1 HD Surround Sound System…..$2,200

Avid Digidesign Pro Tools HD1 PCI system….$4,700
Digidesign LynxAurora 16 HD1 Protools Bundle….$3,800
Digidesign Apogee HD1 PCI Bundle….$4,500
Avid Digidesign HD1 PCI Pro Tools Bundle 96 I/O…$5,900
DIGIDESIGN HD2 WITH 192 INTERFACE & LIQUID MIX…….$3,000
Digidesign Avid Pro Tools HD3 Accel PCIE….$7,900
Digidesign Pro Tools HD3 Plug-ins…..$400
Digidesign MBOX2 Pro……….$550
Digidesign Mbox 2………….$230
Digidesign Mbox 2 Mini……..$170
Digidesign Digi 003 Rack……$890
Digidesign Digi 003 factory…$1,200
Digidesign Digi 003 Factory Complete…..$2900
Digidesign Digi 003 Rack + Factory ……..$1,400

Paramax P-612 (Digital Utopia) Surround Sound System…….$2,000
Olin Ross Sound System OR880 5.1 Sound System……$550
Pro 1,200W Band PA, Karaoke DJ, Club Sound System….$1,300
5000 Watt Wireless Home Theater Surround Sound System…..$300
JVC TH-BA3 5.1 Sound Bar Audio Home Theater System…..$400
Complete DJ Sound & Light System American DJ/York-Ville…..$2,700
Samsung HW-C560s Surround Sound System 5.1 ……$350
MK Sound 5.1 Channel Home Theater Black Speaker System….$1,400
5.1 Compact Sound Systems PT-325…….$800

Sampler

Akai MPC1000 Music Production Center………………..$500
Akai MPC4000-Plus – 64 Voice Sampling Drum Machine………$1600
Akai MPC2500 Music Production Center…………..$1700
Akai MPC5000 Music Production Centre…………..$1580
Akai MPC 3000 Roger Lynn Drum Machine/Sampler/Sequencer……$700
Akai APC 40 Albeton Controller……………………..$300
AKAI MIDI Prodction Center 200 XL, Multi EFX, Maxed ram……$500
Akai MPC2000XL-MCD Production Station…………….$800
AKAI XR20 – PORTABLE BEAT PRODUCTION STATION…….$350
Akai MPC 2000XL Custom Drum Machine Wood Bezel Refurbished…….$1200
Akai MPC500 MIDI Production System/Sampler………$350

Allen & Heath Xone:92 Fader DJ Mixer………..$1000
Allen & Heath Xone 464 16 Input Pro Club DJ Mixer……$1100
Allen & Heath Xone:4D – USB Audio Interface and DJ Controller………..$2,100
Allen & Heath Xone:42 DJ Mixer………..$700
Allen & Heath Xone:DX DJ Mixer……….$1000
Allen & Heath Xone:S2R Installation/DJ Mixer (Rotary Faders)…….$800
Allen and Heath XONE 2D Digital MIDI USB Controller DJ…..$400
Allen & Heath GL 4000 40ch.Mixer w/2 PSU……….$3700
Allen Heath GL 2400 32 ch console GL2400-32 mixer…..$1500
Allen Heath GL 2400 40 ch console GL2400-40 mixer……$2400
Allen & Heath GL2400-16 Live Console Mixer……..$1400
Allen & Heath GL2400-24 Live Console Mixer…….$1700
Allen & Heath GL2400-32 Live Console………$2000
Allen & Heath Xone 2D Pro DJ MIDI Controller……….$470
Allen & Heath Xone2 464 and xone 2 Xone2…..$1000
Allen & Heath WZ3 12M Mix Wizard Monitor Mixer……$1,500
Allen & Heath Xone2 Battle Mixer………$280
Allen & Heath Xone:62 Fader DJ Mixer…..$700

Rane MP 4 Rackmount DJ Mixer……$300
Rane MP44 DJ Club Mixer……..$900
Rane Empath Touring/Club Mixer……….$580
Rane MP 2016a 6-Channel Rotary Mixer…..$900
Rane SL 3- Scratch Live SL3 Serato………$580
Rane TTM 57SL Performance Mixer with Serato Scratch……$900
Rane TTM 56S Performance Mixer……………….$500

Stanton M.505 12? Club Mixer with 5 InputChannels……$300
Stanton CM.205 CD / MP3 Player with Mixer …….$250
Behringer BCD2000 B-Control Deejay………$150
Behringer Refurbished VMX1000 Pro DJ Mixer ……..$200
Behringer DJX700 5-Channel Pro DJ Mixer ….$130

Roland SP-404 Portable Power Sampler with FX…..$250
Roland VK-8M Organ Sound Module…….$1,100
Roland SP-555 Creative Sampler Workstation……$200
Roland SonicCell 128-Voice Expandable Synth Module with Audio Interface……..$500
Edirol V-440HD Multi-Format Video Mixer……$6,800
Edirol / Roland V-1600HD Multi-Format Video Switcher….$12,800
Edirol LVS-800 8 Input Video Switcher………$2,900
Roland SPD-30 Octapad Total Percussion Pad….$500
Roland PM-30 PM30 Drum Monitor 200 Watt ……$460
Roland Fantom-XR Sound Module……….$500
Edirol-Roland V4 Video Mixer with Effects……..$600
Edirol-Roland V8 8 Channel Video mixer with Effects…..$900
Roland V-Synth XT Synthesizer………………..$1400

Yamaha MOTIF ES Rack Module………$800
Yamaha DTX-MULTI 12 Electronic Percussion Pad…..$500
Yamaha VL70-M Virtual Acoustic Tone Generator……$550
Yamaha Refurbished Motif ES Rack Module……..$300
Yamaha 02R96 V2 Digital Mixer………..$6,300
Yamaha n12 Firewire Digital Mixing Studio……$750
Yamaha n8 Firewire Digital Mixing Studio……$600
Yamaha 01V96VCM Digital Mixing Console…….$1700

Technics SL-1210MK2 Turntable………………….$350
2X Technics SL-1210M5G Pro Turntable……………..$850
set Technics SL-DZ1200 Digital Turntable………..$700
Gemini CDT-05 Professional Hybrid CD/Turntable Combo……..$350
American Audio Velocity Professional Dual CD/MP3 Player……$400
Cortex dMIX-300 Digital Music Control Station………$300
B-52 Prodigy FX DJ Workstation…………….$650

Hercules DJ Console MK2 Dual Deck DJ Mixer …..$300
Hercules DJ Console RMX Controller….$320
Urei 1605 DJ Club Mixer……………$700
Urei 1601 Digital Scratch Mixer………$320

Vestax PMC-05PROIII DJ Mixer…..$400
Vestax PMC-500 DJ Mixer…….$1800
Vestax PMC-05PROSL DJ Mixer with Sampling…..$450
Vestax PMC-06 Pro A 2 Channel DJ Scratch Mixer……$300
Vestax VCI-100 Tabletop DJ MIDI Controller ……….$350
Vestax VCI-300 MKII MIDI DJ Controller+Serato…….$570
Vestax PMC-08Pro Professional Hybrid Digital Mixer…..$650
Vestax CDX-SL CD Scratch Package……..$1200

SPEAKER
JBL PRX518S (18? Self Powered Subwoofer System)….$500
JBL PRX518S Self-Powered Subwoofer Pair….$1100
JBL 2 EON 515 EON515 Powered PA DJ Speaker Portable cost $1400
JBL PRX515 (15? 2 – Way Self-Powered Sound)….$1100
2 JBL SRX 725 Speakers………………..$1,800
B & W Nautilus 804 Main / Stereo Speakers…..$2,800
Peavey SSE 12 Sanctuary Series Speaker………..$500
JBL PRX515 2-Way 15? Speaker Cabinet…..$400
JBL PRX625 Dual 15? 2-Way Active Speaker System………$900

Contact this E-mail address for bookings/ Information

musicstore.limited@hotmail.com
musicstorel.limited1@gmail.com
Skype: musicstoreltd]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13275/119787 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13275/119787 http://permaculture.org.au/coursedetail.php?page_id=195&scheduleid=356&classname=Permaculture%20Design%20Certificate%20course%20with%20Bill%20Mollison%20and%20Geoff%20Lawton%20%28Trinity%20College,%20Melbourne%20University%29]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12656/114485 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12656/114485 Bromeliads belong to the plant family Bromeliaceae. They may appear strange and exotic, but humans have been using bromeliads for thousands of years and one of our common fruits, the pineapple, is actually a bromeliad. Bromeliads are one of the most diversified plants with respect to the size, shape, texture, colour and markings that can exist among its fifty or so genera and over two thousand recognized species.

Many bromeliads are epiphyts, (which live on other plants without being parasites), but there is a bromeliad for every occasion and landscape. They’re great as pot plants as well as for landscaping, and vary in size from inch long midgets to giants over 10m. What’s more, they’re easy to care for, hardy plants with low water requirements. As more and more stunning varieties are being introduced to the already available mind-boggling range, bromeliads are now coming on their own as living gifts.

Where are they originally from?

Basically natives of South America, the largest number of primitive species are found in Mexico, the Antilles, Costa Rica, eastern and southern Brazil, the Andes of Columbia, Peru and Chile. They thrive in the lowlands of the tropical forests and even in some higher regions (up to 4000 m) of Sierra Madre and the Andes. They were introduced to the world in the 19th century when breeders from Belgium, France and the Netherlands started hybridizing plants for wholesale trade. They regained popularity after World War II which has only increased in recent years.

Where can they grow?

Bromeliads are hardy plants and can be grown indoors as well as outdoors. They can be found braving the salt spray along seashores, and in the extreme heat and drought of deserts. Some thrive on the ground in the filtered, speckled light of the rain forest while others reach high in the tree tops as epiphytes, for plenty of light and air. They can grow at sea level and as high as 16,000 feet. Some are terrestrial and others are saxicolous (growing on rocks), but most of them grow in trees, epiphytically; they do not drain the host tree, but simply attach to the rough bark of the trunk or branches.

How can I cultivate broms?

Bromeliads are very adaptable and most will respond very well to less than ideal conditions. But like most plants, bromeliads, too, need to adjust when moved to new surroundings. Extra care must be provided to a plant during this adjustment period to provide its critical environmental needs. In many cases this means extra water or misting of the plant. It could be a need for extra air movement or cooler temperatures.

If you want to know more about Bromeliads, then visit www.plantbiotech.com.au]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12294/111657 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12294/111657
Check out the website. The closing date is the 27th of January.

http://www.permaculturesouthernhighlands.info/courses/pdcinfo.htm.

PM me for more details.

Tim Flaus ]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12244/111280 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12244/111280
http://www.agroforestry.net/tti/index.html

It is a book full of data sheets of traditional tropical trees of Pacifica. The data sheets may be downloaded individually, or the complete set (849 pages).

The book is now out of print, but I searched amazon.com, and currently they have 3 used copies ranging from $160-$543.
Yikes! A free PDF sounds better to me!

Enjoy!
]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/11869/108106 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/11869/108106 Speakers include: Bill Mollison, Nicole Foss, Bernard Lietaer, Charles Eisenstein, Darren Doherty...
http://www.apc11.co.nz/
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We live just outside Toowoomba, in QLD and we have a rockery area, which we are wanting to cover in some sort of fruiting ground cover / rock cover. I am wanting to make the most use of the area and would rather put the spot to several uses, not just cover it in something that looks pretty. Does anyone have any ideas of something? I was assuming some sort of berry would be suitable, but I am really not sure. We get frost here over winter, so perhaps something frost resistent would be best. Does anyone have any ideas?

Basic idea:

[li]a creeper/rock cover[/li]
[li]fruiting / some kind of eddible use[/li]
[li]Frost resistent.[/li]

Thanks for your help

Mark]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/10874/99095 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/10874/99095 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SbSA3faHpE]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/9827/89825 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/9827/89825
For more information or an enrollment form:

http://www.herbs-to-use.com/news/news.html
www.herbsarespecail.com]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/9483/86799 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/9483/86799 Here is link  that shows you a compost process where we use composting as the medium for growing a high diversities of beneficial soil organism. Soil organism re-build de-graded soils and reduce the need for water and fertilisers.

#This link is part 1 of the Bio-vital composting process
.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAB3KP0KLj4&feature=player_detailpage

#This link is part 2 of Bio-vital composting the turning process
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6H0BTnP5Qc
Quality compost is an essential element to sustainable design, and integral to Permaculture Principals (see www.permaculture.com.au). We need to improve our soils while we maintain profitable production, one of the few ways we can accomplish this is to make good compost, compost that can be make for free from local waste products. At the end of the day we would like to see people growing their own 'Food For Free' and use agriculture as a way to both product vital foods profitably while farmers improve soil fertility.

We turn the compost at regular intervals, the basic practice is to turn when: 1. the pile gets too dry 2. The pile is too hot, if this is the case we add 10% of the total mass as high carbon material (straw, sawdust, shredded paper). 3. If the compost is too cool, we add 10% of the total mass as high N material i.e. manures, blood and bone meal or active green legumes. 4. to aerate the pile, this is usually accomplished when we turn to add moisture, we try to manage to turn the stack less and let natural process dominate Trust Nature. If we turn too frequently we override natural cycles. The intention is to turn the stack in ten days but it must be kept damp, this is accomplished by lightly misting the stack every day and keeping it lightly covered with a tarp. Keep the tarp loose so the stack can breathe, never wrap it up tightly because, just like us, it needs to breathe. The decomposition process is not limited to microbes gobbling up organic matter and passing it out, but also by the bio-chemical process caused by microbial enzymes, and excretions. The power of Nature is remarkable ideally the stack is turned just 4 times over 6-8 weeks and we have the most remarkable topsoil, rich in soil carbon, but most remarkable it is more than 50% micro-organisms in the highest diversity possible so that the microbes are there to support plant and soil vitality. When in doubt depend on natural processes. for more information, feel free to visit the website www.trustnature.com.au or contact paul directly at paul@trustnature.com.au



Thanks Kane Abbott
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>> Spring internships: 12 Sept – 6 Dec at Milkwood Farm
http://milkwoodpermaculture.com.au/milkwood-farm/internships-at-milkwood

Big fat plug? Yes. But applications close on July 6th! And we think these internships are a downright awesome opportunity.

Our internship program is an opportunity to learn a range of on-farm skills as well as further your knowledge of permaculture and regenerative agriculture theory, design and practice.

An internship at Milkwood Farm means opportunities to participate in and learn from everything we’re doing and developing on the farm, and the nuts-and-bolts of Milkwood Permaculture’s education programs. Our aim at Milkwood Farm is to have our interns leave full of useful skills, and motivated to pursue careers in permaculture and/or regenerative agriculture.

We do this by sharing everything we do and everything we know with our interns and on-farm crew. We are transparent and honest, and we will answer all your questions and share all our available resources with you. We want you to leave our farm confident and capable of pursuing your dreams for a better world.

Within this internship there are available specialties including: permaculture media, permaculture education, animal systems and horticulture.

>> Spring internships: 12 Sept – 6 Dec at Milkwood Farm
http://milkwoodpermaculture.com.au/milkwood-farm/internships-at-milkwood

Our interns live and work on our small organic farm for 3 months and experience challenging tasks, hard work, good friendships and unique learning opportunities with world-leading teachers and practitioners of permaculture and regenerative agriculture.

This internship is a unique opportunity for acquiring life skills that will guide your future endeavors and to actively participate in both the establishment of an organic small farm and a trailblazing, innovative permaculture education facility.

Essential Requirements:

    Permaculture Design Certificate (or equivalent knowledge).
    Superb work ethic.
    Excellent communication skills.
    Ability to work within a task-based system (as opposed to a time based system) of time management.

Dates: 12 Sept – 6 Dec 2011 (12 weeks total)
Cost: $3,000 AU

Internship includes: attendance of all on-farm courses during internship (worth $2,900), additional private sessions with course trainers and Milkwood Permaculture teachers, specialized land based learning programs, full catering for period of internship and use of Milkwood Farm facilities.

Deadline for applications: 6th July 2011

>> Spring internships: 12 Sept – 6 Dec at Milkwood Farm
http://milkwoodpermaculture.com.au/milkwood-farm/internships-at-milkwood ]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/8600/78219 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/8600/78219
    103-105 Casey St Bendigo East, VIC, AUD$220K each

    1BR/4 room flats, Great Area, 1.3km to Bendigo CBD with heaps of land to build on/up, Big Rooms, approx 500m2 land each, Double Brick, Fully Renovated, Rewired, Solar HWS, Central Heating, Natural Wool Insulation, Local Timber Kitchen Benches, Pantries, Spa Baths, Patios, Raised Vegie Boxes, Fruit Trees, Radial Milled Timber Fences, Vacant, Subdivision in Process.


    Contact: Tom Maher, Luke Goggin Real Estate, Bendigo, tom@goggin.com.au or +61 408 910 497


FOR SALE 103-105 Casey St, Bendigo East, VIC, AU

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The latest offering of the RegenAG 'Off the Contour' column is now up for viewing (http://regenag.blogspot.com/2010/12/off-contour-5-inaugural-regenag-year-to.html).

All the best for the new year,

Darren J. Doherty
www.RegenAG.com]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/6203/54575 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/6203/54575 This company offers stages of certification up to diploma level.
its easy to learn at your own pace, with comprehensive notes, and with a supportive forum for students. 
But forums like this one, also offer a good place for interaction.
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In the last week or so Joel Salatin's 'Local Farms & Community' (http://www.regenag.com/workshops/polyface/) RegenAG tour in NZ went great with 100 turning up for the seminar in Ashhurst, 200 at Napier and another 70 for the 2 day workshop at Mangarara Station in Hawkes Bay. Tonight Joel wowed an audience of over 415, packing the house in Sydney for the 1st of his Australian RegenAG events.

In its first year RegenAG (a non-profit public company limited by guarantee) will have trained over 850 participants in its 'Holistic Management', 'BioFertile Farms', 'Keyline Farming' & 'Local Farms & Community' modules plus over 1200 people in short seminars both in Australia and NZ. In 2011 we will have an expanded list of modules available with more of the world's great Regenerative Agriculture practitioners. Our model will also expand into the EU (including Germany and the UK), plus Mexico and the US over 2011/12.

For those of you still interested in the remaining 'Local Farms & Community' workshops and seminars RegenAG still has places for the following workshops/seminars with Joel Salatin across eastern Australia with others not listed already booked out:

NOVEMBER 2010
24 - Evening - Copland Theatre, ANU, Canberra, ACT - Seminar
25 - Day - Mulloon Creek, Bungendore, ACT - Workshop (Day 1)
26 - Day - Mulloon Creek, Bungendore, ACT - Workshop (Day 2)
28 - Afternoon - Bendigo Town Hall, Bendigo, VIC - Seminar
29 - Day - Taranaki, Woodend, VIC - Workshop1 (Day 1)
30 - Day - Taranaki, Woodend, VIC - Workshop1 (Day 2)

DECEMBER 2010
4 - Evening - Northey Street Farm, Windsor (Brisbane) - Seminar
5 - Evening - Shangri La Hotel, Cairns, FNQLD - Seminar
7 - Day - Weatherby Station, Mt Molloy, FNQLD - Workshop (Day 1)
8 - Day - Weatherby Station, Mt Molloy, FNQLD - Workshop (Day 2)
9 - Evening - Australian Rural Education Centre, Mudgee - Seminar

Remember like all RegenAG workshops, the 2 day 'Local Farms & Community' workshop is FarmReady approved and so those eligible may have access to this great and very effective subsidy.

Thanks to all of you who have come to support a great first year for RegenAG and we are really looking forward to 2011 and beyond.

All the best,

Darren J. Doherty
Permaculture Designer since 1993

http://www.permaculture.biz
http://www.regenag.com
darren@permaculture.biz

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We're excited to announce that in 22 days the RegenAG Workshop Series will kick off with the first of eighteen ground breaking regenerative agriculture workshops travelling across Australia & New Zealand from August to December.

The RegenAG Workshop Series kicks off this August with the first workshop RegenAG #1: Holistic Management being staged in Victoria (4th - 6th August) before heading to Far North Queensland (16-18 August), then back down to NSW (23-25 August). Don't miss this first ever Australian HM workshop with leading USA trainer Kirk Gadzia.

This is a popular series, and tickets are selling fast - only 22 days remaining until the first workshop!
Don't miss the opportunity to train with these leading international teachers who specialise in practical regenerative methods !

For more details on the first workshop, visit :  http://www.regenag.com/workshops/hm

RegenAG #1: Holistic Management kicks of the series which also includes modules on actively aerated compost tea  and fermented biofertiliser (RegenAG  #2: Biofertile Farms with Paul Taylor & Eugenio Gras), keyline water harvesting and soil building (RegenAG #3:  Keyline Farming with Darren Doherty) and the final workshop exploring everything to do with the world famous Polyface Farm (RegenAG #4:  Local Farms and Community with Joel Salatin)

We've also released our 3rd free newsletter that offers lots of information on regenerative agriculture - the current edition explaining in detail what Holistic Management is and what it offers people who manage land and want to regenerate fertility and community.

RegenAG #3 : The HM Edition

Just released yesterday. You can read the newsletter at the address below.
]http://www.regenag.com/newsletters/03/RegenAG03.html

Sign up and receive your own free newsletter at www.RegenAG.com

In the next newsletter Darren Doherty will resurrect his famed 'Off the Contour' column. This will be a regular contribution where he'll explore all matters surrounding Regenerative Agriculture, starting with a series overview before highlighting some of the greater goals of the RegenAG project. We'll also be hearing the personal stories behind the individual workshop hosts; why they're involved in this important project and what RegenAG means to them...

[Click newsletter below to read the full newsletter].

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Following on from a similar, though longer workshop held in El Arenal in Jalisco, Mexico in late 2009, we are holding a 'GIS/Watershed Analysis for Permaculture Practicum' from the 10-11th of August 2011 here in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. Again this is subject to requests over the year and particularly more recently. The short notice is due to our 'chock a block' schedule especially with the RegenAG workshop series starting in August and taking great bookings plus a number of requests to hold such a workshop before too long so here it is....

Similar to our recent 'Earthworks Practicum' we will be hosting a minimum number of participants (8) in our family home. The workshop will focus on using the various commonly available software including Google Earth and MapInfo Professional. Mapping techniques using modern and ancient levels plus GPS technology will also be integrated into this workshop. Our simple intention is to skill people to be able to use these techniques to develop their digital cartographic skills for the purposes of creating Permaculture designs as we have been doing since 1996.

This workshop is not intended for those who find reading maps difficult or who have difficulty with operating computers.

Details are below:

Date: 10-11 August, 2010

Where: 45 Casey St, Bendigo East, Victoria, Australia

What to Bring: Warm Clothes, Bed Clothes, Sleeping Bag, Pillow, Bath Towel, Notes, Great Positive Attitude

Accommodation: 45 Casey St, Bendigo East, Victoria, Australia

Public Transport: Flights into Melbourne (MEL) & almost hourly trains from Melbourne to Bendigo. We can pick you up and drop you off at the Bendigo Station.

Price: $300/day all inclusive for couples, $200/day all inclusive for singles - 3 meals a day of beautiful home cooked omnivorous local food plus all beverages etc. Vegetarians are catered for.

Bookings: darren@permaculture.biz or phone +61 3 5443 9410

Payments: Full payment on morning of Day 1 (10th August 2010) or Pre-Pay via PayPal or Direct Deposit

Numbers are strictly limited to 8 people.

A handbook will be supplied to each participant as part of the practicum.

As always our typical open access to all kinds of electronic materials applies so please bring a portable hard-drive or larger memory stick.

Program:

Day 1:

- Overview of various software & equipment
- Putting a Contoured Aerial Photo Base Map together: Accessing data, scanning/digitising; mapping projections, geographic registration
- Coordination of a mapping project:  Surveying, logistics, order of process, standards of output
- Watershed Assessment: Catchment Analysis, Runoff Coefficients, BioEngineering structures and strategies

Day 2:

- Concept Plan Development: Urban & rural design cartography strategies, revision procedures
- Detail Design Development: CAD applications, standards of output, codification, printing & sharing protocols/practices
- Bills of Quantities: What to include, costing a project, broader strategies for project management/schedules/process
- Q&A time - Open Slather!

We already have a couple of bookings so just as our other short practicums this one is sure to be booked out quickly.

All the best,

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People have been asking us for years if they could work with us on one of our projects to gain the practical experience of putting a design into practice. We finally have found some time to do some work on our 9ha (23 acre) patch 20km outside of Bendigo (8km from Strathfieldsaye) where we are starting the process of developing this site. This phase of the process involves us working with one of our favourite contractors in Jennings Earthmoving Services (Castlemaine VIC) whom we have worked with since we started our business over 17 years ago.

Over the week of the 14-18 June 2010 we are building a 1ML Ridge Dam, Access Roads (that also collect water), Installing Concrete Pipes, Entrances, House & Cabin sites, Tank sites, Lockpipe Installation & Diversion Drains, plus a couple of Small Wetlands, Leaky Weir/Induced Stream Meandering systems, & Gully Restoration.

So it will be a busy week and we would love to have a few folks join us. We have kept the price down real low and have made it extra cheap for couples to attend. It is winter so it will be cool-cold so camping is optional and we have accommodation available in shared housing both in town in Bendigo and 5 minutes away at one of our friend’s farmhouse. We will feed you really well from our gardens and from our various local suppliers of meat and dairy. Vego’s are catered for too, if you have really specific needs then you’ll have to let us know well beforehand. We’ll be filming the whole process, so be prepared to be on camera.

Details are below:

Date: 14-18 June 2010

Where: Corner Shanahans Rd & Mills Rd, Eppalock, Victoria, Australia

What to Bring: Warm Work Clothes and Boots, Camping Gear (if camping), Notebook, Camera, Great Positive Attitude

Accommodation: On site Camping or at 45 Casey St, Bendigo East, Victoria, Australia

Public Transport: Flights into Melbourne (MEL) & almost hourly trains from Melbourne to Bendigo. We can pick you up and drop you off at the Bendigo Station.

Price: $150/day all inclusive for couples, $120/day all inclusive for singles

Bookings: darren@permaculture.biz or phone +61 3 5443 9410

Payments: Full payment on morning of Day 1 (14th June 2010) or Pre-Pay via PayPal or Direct Deposit

Numbers are strictly limited to 14 people.

A handbook will be supplied to each participant as part of the practicum. As always our typical open access to all kinds of electronic materials applies so please bring a portable hard-drive or larger memory stick.

Program:

Day 1:

·      AM (Bendigo) Overview of Design including catchment analysis, site walk/landscape reading, geotechnical reports, Digital Design: cross sections/plan view/volumes, budgeting, contractor relations and scheduling + sequence of works

·      PM (Eppalock) Site set out with various survey equipment (high and low tech)

·      Machinery arrival & meeting with Earthmover

Day 2:

·      Continue set out

·      Work with Earthmover and crew guided hands-on description throughout of various works

Day 3-5:

·      Continue to work through the development including finishing, seeding, mulching etc.

·      Party at site on Friday night with a few drinks and a BBQ on our deck on our existing dam.]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/4227/35871 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/4227/35871