Checkmate: Why Capitalism Cannot Survive Global Warming.

An Article by Terry Leahy

Trowel Power: Sow your own or buy locally grown.

Melbourne's well known permaculture practitioner, KERRY DAWBORN, asks us to consider who has made and what the true cost of the products and the food we buy really is. Kerry's is a song of the local, the fresh and the convivial pleasure of growing or buying locally what we eat...

Vanuatu delegation commends NGO on its organic approach.

A Vanuatu government delegation has commended the Solomon Island NGO, Kastom Gaden Association (KGA), for its approach to organic farming systems and its work in improving the food security of village communities. KGA has an Australian affiliation through the TerraCircle consultancy (www.terracircle.org.au), a group that includes a number of people with permaculture backgrounds.

Profligacy, greed or simply don't care?.

Sydney's Eastern Suburbs have a higher than average ecological footprint compared to other regions of the country. First published in Online Opinion: http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=6337

Permaculture Politics - New Pythagorean Links.

Permaculture early adoptor, Colin Ball, looks at permaculture's philosophy and politics.

Energy descent - the opportunity to relocalise.

Peak oil gives us the opportunity to build a new localism, says David Holmgren...

Garden agriculture key to boosting urban food production, says David Holmgren.

David Holmgren's address to the food security day of the Australian City Farms & Community Gardens Network's (www.communitygarden.org.au) 2007 national conference - Cities Feeding People - Grow It Where You Live - was a manifesto for urban agriculture and the permaculture design system's role in its development in Australia's cities...

New times need new approaches.

A focus group looks at the decline of environment groups and ponders the future of sustainability activism in the new century

A Taste of the Bush in the Backyard.

Discover the culinary potential of Bushfoods, an essential component for all Australian permaculture gardens and lovers of good food.

APT Training Providers.

List APT Training Provider Contact Details

Diploma in Permaculture (APT).

Diploma in Permaculture 30342QLD- List of Units of Competency

Certificate 4 in Permaculture (APT).

Certificate 4 in Permaculture 30343QLD- List of Units of Competency

Certificate 3 in Permacultue (APT).

Certificate 3 in Permaculture 30344QLD- List of Units of Competency

Certificate 2 in Permaculture (APT).

Certificate 2 in Permacultue 30345QLD- List of Units of Competency

Certificate 1 in Permaculture (APT).

Certificate 1 in Permacultue 30363QLD- List of Units of Competency

Becoming an APT Trainer/Assessor.

Information on the steps to becoming an accredited APT trainer/assessor.

Frequently Asked Questions.

Frequently Asked Questions about Accredited Permaculture Training™

About Accredited Permaculture Training (APT).

A Description of APT Main Features

Tim Winton.

Tim's bio

APT Initial Media Release.

Initial announcements about the National Accreditation of Accredited Permaculture Training in July 2003.

IDEP 'Childerns Permaculture' Report .

IDEP reports of PIL Permafund donation used in Tsunami repair project in Aceh.

Unsustainable Food Production – Its Social Roots and Remedies.

Terry Leahy's analysis of unsustainable food production.

Compost Toilet - Pickle Barrel Style Instructions.

Designed for medium maintenance, tight spots and above ground, this compost toilet uses the latest in low-budget compost toilet technology (ie worms and aeration!) to breakdown humanure within 3 months (1 year rest time is reccommended for complete pathogen destruction). Using a false floor, PVC Pipe and a Compost Screw (not pictured), this system could be made for under $150 (depending on what matertials you have lying around the house).

Permaculture & Peak Oil .

Strategies for transition on the Path of Energy Descent

How to make Banana Flower Salad.

Sido's Banana Flower Salad- a great addition to your permaculture recipe book!