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CONTRIBUTORS

LAUREN AND OBERON CARTER Lauren and Oberon live waste-free with their three daughters in Hobart, Tasmania. They run their home-based business ‘Spiral Garden’ whilst home educating their kids, and spending as much time in nature as possible. They run family-focused e-courses on permaculture and zero waste living, and their book A Family Guide to Waste-Free Living was published in March 2019. They founded the community group, Zero Waste Tasmania, and run workshops and mentor on waste reduction to schools, businesses, households and community groups. DEBORAH BREARLEY Deborah is a Tasmanian based artist, maker and gardener. She believes that there is a creative spark in all of us that needs a little nurturing to fully develop. She believes that being involved in a creative process, whether cooking, gardening or the arts,…

CONTRIBUTORS

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PIP PICKS: THINGS WE LIKE

PERMACULTURE DESIGN DECK This creative card deck is designed to support your permaculture practice, learning, teaching, designing and consulting. This work is the culmination of 16 years of permaculture design study by Delvin Solkinson, sharing the largest collection of permaculture principles, strategies, attitudes, ethics and design methods, learned from permaculture’s greatest thinkers and educators including, Bill Mollison, Rosemary Morrow, David Holmgren, Geoff Lawton, Toby Hemenway, Larry Santoyo, Robin Clayfield, Starhawk and Looby Macnamara. Featuring permaculture illustrations by Brenna Quinlan The cards are divided into five suits: Design Principles, Ethical Principles, Attitudinal Principles, Strategic Principles and Design Methods. There are three bonus sets that include; 7 Ways to Think Differently, Design Web and Grounded Gardening Free download or $105 for hardcopy incl delivery www.visionarypermaculture.com/designdeck UP ON THE ROOFTOP WATERPORT ™ The…

PIP PICKS: THINGS WE LIKE

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Email your letters and photos to editorial@pipmagazine.com. au. We’d love to hear what you think of Pip and if you’ve embarked on any projects as a result of our articles. Each issue, one published entrant will receive a limited edition Pip Magazine art print, printed with archival inks on beautifully textured archival 300 gsm rag paper. Dear Robyn, I found your magazine in the local library after having a baby and looking for things to read whilst breastfeeding. I loved the article on Kat Lavers and her inspiring garden [Issue #10] and was motivated to book a tour of her place through the Open Gardens Victoria program. It was so fabulous! I’ve now joined a local gardening group and have an upcoming Permablitz to look forward to. Can’t wait to…

PURSLANE

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PURSLANE

WHERE TO FIND IT Purslane has adapted to a variety of climates, from arid to tropical, temperate and Mediterranean. It’s a succulent and can survive the extremes of seasonal monsoons and month-long droughts. It can be found in most parts of Australia and all over the world. It pops up in summertime where there is bare soil and it grows extremely well under any condition (sun or shade, rich or poor soil, watered or not). MEDICINAL BENEFITS The Latin name ‘portulaca’ derives from the terms ‘potare’ (to carry) and ‘lac’ (milk). In fact, the plant is used by nursing mothers to increase milk production. It has a high content of vitamins C, A and E, and a good range of B vitamins. It contains the highest amount of omega-3 fatty…

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GROWING NUTRIENT DENSE FOOD

Nutrient dense food has its full complement of minerals and is the best kind of food to keep you healthy. For food to be nutrient dense, it must be grown in soil that has an abundant and balanced supply of minerals. If key plant nutrients in the soil are lacking or way out of proportion, then the food produced in this soil will not be nutrient dense. There is also a biological side to it that is equally important to plant health and ultimate food quality. However you first need to bring the minerals into proper balance, then the soil food web (worms, nematodes, algae, amoeba, fungi, bacteria) comes into healthy balance too. When it comes to micro-life, there is rarely a need to import them. When the soil is…

GROWING NUTRIENT DENSE FOOD

REDUCING WATER WASTE

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REDUCING WATER WASTE

Every living being needs water to survive. Yet it is a finite resource, shared between an ever-growing population, all of whom are using it every day. If we’re going to continue to be able to all live on this planet, we need to look at managing water in a more sustainable way. The reuse of household greywater for irrigation is a simple method of wastewater recycling that can be adopted by anyone who has a patch of earth to irrigate, from small inner-city gardens to large-scale rural properties. WHAT IS GREYWATER? Greywater is wastewater produced from laundry, bathroom and basin use. Kitchen wastewater also falls under the greywater definition, although it’s typically excluded due to its high levels of grease and food scraps, making it more difficult to manage. On…

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PERMABLITZ: WORKING TOGETHER

A permablitz sees a group of people come together to implement a permaculture design on one member of the group’s property. The lucky host (the owner or renter of the property) gets a permaculture design done for them and what would be months of work, completed in a single day. In return, the host must provide the materials as well as a healthy and filling lunch, drinks, and morning and afternoon tea. HOW IT ALL BEGAN In April 2006, permaculture designer Dan Palmer held the first permablitz with his mate Adam Grubb and a group of South American immigrants in Melbourne. After transforming the garden of an elderly El Salvador woman, they soon began organising permablitzes all over Melbourne. BUILDING EDIBLE GARDENS A typical permablitz will involve the installation of…

PERMABLITZ: WORKING TOGETHER

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THE HEALING POWER OF BONE BROTH

Enjoy the medicinal benefits of broth by including it in soups and stews, or your daily cuppa, bread and occasional cake. You will not only be adding lots of flavour but also healing your gut lining, curing inflammation, easing your food budget and boosting your food ethics. A TRADITIONAL FOOD Go into any French restaurant worth its salt and you will find a pot of bubbling broth in the kitchen, made authentically with bones and used as a base to every soup, stew and sauce served to diners. The French knew the flavour that could be gleaned from cooking bones slowly in a pot of water, as did the Italians, Chinese, Japanese, Africans, Russians and those from the Middle East. Nearly every traditional culture used bone broths as part of…

THE HEALING POWER OF BONE BROTH

WASTE-FREE PETS

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WASTE-FREE PETS

And the desire for pet ownership seems to be increasing, as the dog population rose by 600 000 between 2013 and 2016. Australians spend more than $12.2 billion on pet products and services each year. So we are talking about a massive industry and a whole lot of mouths to feed. Most people feed their dog or cat pre-prepared and processed pet food, and the majority of pet accessories available are made from synthetic and plastic materials. The environmental impacts of owning a pet are often not immediately apparent, but with a considered approach, you can keep the impact of owning a pet to a minimum. It’s well worth taking the time to decide what sort of pet is right for you, and taking the waste that comes with owning…

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KIDS’ PATCH

Our kids’ patch winner for issue 14 is Hunter Williams from the Otways in Victoria. Congratulations! You’ve won the Formidable Vegetable Sound System’s CD, Grow Do It. Next issue we are giving away a copy of Milkwood’s latest book Easy Peasy Gardening For Kids. To be in the running, parents can email a photo through to editorial@pipmagazine.com.au along with your child’s name, age and suburb. SHOW US YOUR GARDEN NAME: Hunter Williams AGE: 5 Location of garden: The Otways, VIC Describe your garden: A big garden and lots of fruit trees, nuts and berries. We have milking goats, two Jersey cows, Dorper sheep and lots of chickens. I love all of them. What do you grow? Zucchinis, tomatoes, cucumbers, giant pumpkins. What is your favourite thing to grow? Kale to…

KIDS’ PATCH

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COURSE PROVIDERS DIRECTORY

Do you want your course featured here? Send your details to hello@pipmagazine.com.au: name, location, courses, web, phone, email. PERMACULTURE & SUSTAINABILITY ACT CANBERRA PERMACULTURE DESIGN, Canberra, Intro to Permaculture Principles, Permaculture Zones, Waterwise Gardening, Making Wicking Pots & Beds, www.canberrapermaculturedesign.com.au, 0410 121 272, cally.brennan@gmail.com SOUTHERN HARVEST EDUCATION, Intro to Permaculture, PDC, Specialist courses e.g. Farm Establishment, Homesteading, Forest Gardens, http://southernharvest.org.au/education/, education@southernharvest.org.au NSW A GARDEN FOR LIFE, Helensburgh, Garden Design, 0404 123 747, www.agardenforlife.com.au, narelle@agardenforlife.com.au ALLYN RIVER PERMACULTURE, Allynbrook, PDC, Intro to Permaculture, Soils & Composting, Small Animals, Gardening Sustainably, Garden to Market, (02) 4938 9748, www.allynriverpermaculture.com.au, info@allynriverpermaculture.com.au BLUE MOUNTAINS PERMACULTURE INSTITUTE, Blue Mountains, PDC, Permaculture Teacher Training Course, Permaculture in Development Course, 0407 437 553, www.bmpi.com.au, lis@bmpi.com.au BROGO PERMACULTURE GARDENS, Bermagui, PDC, Earthworks, www.permaculturedesign.com.au, (02) 6492 7306, brogopg@bigpond.net.au BYRON CENTRE…

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EDITORIAL

Hey people, When I put together an issue of Pip, I hope to create a beautiful publication full of ideas, inspiration and information about living more sustainably using permaculture principles. I hope that in each issue there is at least one idea that you can take away and implement into your life to help create positive change in the world. In this issue we are focusing on waste reduction. I put a whale on the cover because after reading about a dead whale found with 40 kilos of plastic in its belly, I thought it was a strong symbol of what our wasteful culture is doing to the environment. We look at not only reducing physical waste in our day-to-day lives (Waste Not: Reducing Waste in the Kitchen, page 42…

EDITORIAL

NOTICEBOARD

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NOTICEBOARD

AUSTRALIAN PERMACULTURE CONVERGENCE 19–23 April 2020, Brisbane, QLD Save the date! On Sunday 19th April 2020, the next APC will begin with a Permaculture Festival open to all at Northey Street City Farm in Brisbane. Then, for those who have completed a Permaculture Design Course (PDC), conference talks, workshops and more will be held from Monday to Thursday 20–23 April 2020 at Redland Bay South Moreton Bay (35 mins from Brisbane—accessible by public transport). Tours of Northern NSW and Southeast QLD will follow the convergence. APCs are held every two years with a changing location around Australia or New Zealand. Attendees from Australia, New Zealand and Asia come together to share their permaculture journeys, share best practise in sustainable living and share the positive change permaculture has to people’s lives…

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COFFEE

We all love coffee, but often the beans have travelled a long way to reach our cup. Is it possible to grow it yourself and cut down on those food miles? Generally, coffee is grown in warmer climates. In Australia, this means from Northern NSW, South East Queensland and the Atherton Tablelands. The theoretical lower latitude is 30º (about Grafton), but it could be grown further south if protected from frost in suitable microclimates. An attractive and ornamental plant, coffee (Coffea arabica) belongs to the same family as gardenias and citrus. It has glossy dark green leaves and a covering of fragrant small white flowers, followed by green berries and bright red cherries. It is a very robust plant, with few pests and diseases. The greatest production of beans comes…

COFFEE

ROCKET

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ROCKET

BOTANICAL NAME: Eruca sativa. Eruca is the old Latin name for rocket and sativa means cultivated. ORIGIN: Despite renewed culinary interest in rocket, it is not a modern plant. It has been eaten for its tender though acrid leaves for at least 2000 years throughout western and eastern Europe. DESCRIPTION: A low annual herb, rocket is also called roquette and arugula. There are approximately 20 different varieties. A few different species of the genus Eruca are grown for salad in places like Crimea and Azerbaijan. CULTIVATION: For best results, rocket should be planted during early spring or late summer. Can also plant in autumn for a winter crop. Successive sowings ensure a continuous supply of fresh leaves. Keep mulched and watered. It will prematurely go to seed if stressed from…

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GETTING YOUR SOIL TESTED

• STEP 1. Take a soil sample—check out soil laboratory websites for how to do this. • STEP 2. Post it to a soil testing laboratory, such as the ones listed below. If you would like the laboratory to provide you with recommendations, you will need to ask for these. www.agvita.com.au www.apal.com.au www.scu.edu.au/environmental-analysis-laboratory---eal/ • STEP 3. Once you’ve received your results, it’s time to interpret them. If you want to interpret them yourself, you can use a book such as the one this article is based on. Some labs will give you recommendations, if asked. Or, if you would like more specific local recommendations, contact a local soil consultant/agronomist. • STEP 4. Source your recommended minerals and nutrients. • STEP 5. Mix them in a bucket then dig them in…

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WASTE NOT: REDUCING WASTE IN THE KITCHEN

Most plastics are down-cycled, meaning they can only be turned into one more item before eventually going to landfill. Moving away from plastic altogether is the preferred option. Buying less, and using more of what you have might seem like old-fashioned notions, but in this modern world they may be exactly what we need on our journey to reducing plastic and creating less waste. You may not be ready to have all your rubbish for one year fit into a small jar, but there are lots of simple and easy solutions to start reducing waste in your life. DO A WASTE AUDIT Doing a waste audit is a great way to work out exactly what is making up the bulk of your waste. This involves physically going through your bin…

WASTE NOT: REDUCING WASTE IN THE KITCHEN

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COURSE PROVIDERS

PERMACULTURE COURSES & OPEN DAYS SOUTH COAST NSW WITH JOHN CHAMPAGNE Intro Courses - 2–3rd and 16–17 November. Open Days - 6 October and 23 November www.permaculturedesign.com.au brogopg@bigpond.net.au | PH (02) 64927306 PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE 28 September–12 October elementalpermaculture2012@gmail.com At Elemental Permaculture we believe you learn by doing. All of our tutors are working designers and practitioners and our PDC is held at a working permaculture demonstration site. NOOSA FOREST RETREAT 9–20 August 2019 Permaculture Community & Education Centre Syntropic Farming Courses // Permaculture Courses (PDC) // Residential & Online www.NoosaForestRetreat.com Permaculture Teaching, Facilitation and Group Leadership Courses, Social Permaculture, Training Resources and Card Games… with Robin Clayfield at Crystal Waters Permaculture EcoVillage SE Qld. Next Course - Canada - Late June 2019, Crystal Waters Qld - March 2020 www.dynamicgroups.com.au…

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ENVIRONMENTAL GUILT

This is really heartening as the first step to making change is to be aware of the problem and then have the knowledge around what you can do help fix it. Knowing what effect your actions have on the planet enables you to make informed choices. But on the flip side, all this awareness can become a bit overwhelming, and for some it may feel like it’s hard to keep up. Buy local, grow your own, make your own, waste not, say no to plastic, drive less, consume less—all these things are super important but it is hard to do the right thing all the time in all areas of your life. To do all these things requires a slow journey of small changes and we can’t do them all…

ENVIRONMENTAL GUILT

PERMACULTURE AFRICA: FEEDING THE FARMERS FIRST

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PERMACULTURE AFRICA: FEEDING THE FARMERS FIRST

The reason the majority of projects that deal with food security in rural Africa have been failing is because they are all commercial projects. They follow the idea that subsistence farming must be replaced by commercial farming for development to go ahead. In reality, on the land available to these villagers, commercial crops are rarely worth much. The most sensible strategy for these smallholder families is to intensify their production of food crops for home consumption and to sell only the surplus that is produced after all their food needs have been met. I call this ‘feeding the farmers first’. The only kind of projects that can make a dent on the problems of rural food security are those that embody some version of the feeding the farmers first strategy.…

CANDIED FLOWERS AND PETALS

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CANDIED FLOWERS AND PETALS

These make great decorations for cakes or desserts. You can make them and store them in an airtight jar and use them whenever you want to add a little sweet colourful crunch to your homemade food. 1. Collect petals from roses, violets, pansies, borage, pea flowers or any other edible flower. Make sure you use flowers that have not been sprayed.2. Crack an egg and separate the white and the yolk. Put the yolk aside and use in cooking. Beat the egg white until foamy.3. Separate the petals and flowers and dip each one in egg white. Or you can paint the egg white on with a clean artist’s paintbrush. Then shake off any excess egg white.4. Sprinkle the petals/flowers with fine sugar and lay on a wire cake rack…

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DAVID HOLMGREN’S 12 PERMACULTURE PRINCIPLES

1. OBSERVE AND INTERACT “By taking the time to engage with nature we can design solutions that suit our particular situation.” 2. CATCH AND STORE ENERGY “By developing systems that collect resources when they are abundant, we can use them in times of need.” 3. OBTAIN A YIELD “Ensure that you are getting truly useful rewards as part of the work you are doing.” 4. APPLY SELF-REGULATION AND ACCEPT FEEDBACK “We need to discourage inappropriate activity to ensure that systems continue to function well.” 5. USE AND VALUE RENEWABLE RESOURCES AND SERVICES “Make the best use of nature’s abundance to reduce our consumption and dependence on non-renewable resources.” 6. PRODUCE NO WASTE “By valuing and making use of all the resources that are available to us, nothing goes to waste.”…

DAVID HOLMGREN’S 12 PERMACULTURE PRINCIPLES

PERMACULTURE AROUND THE WORLD

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PERMACULTURE AROUND THE WORLD

SUSTAINABLE ORCHARD, MONGOLIA www.treesoflifemongolia.org Husband and wife team Marlene and Robert Founder started an NGO called Trees Of Life, with the aim of improving quality of life in the Mongolian countryside and giving people self-worth through horticulture and training using permaculture principles. Trees of Life is in the process of establishing a sustainable fruit tree orchard and vocational training centre in Northern Mongolia. They are actively building and investing in the people of the Sukhbaatar, Selenge community through the use of sustainable horticulture, permaculture teaching and relationship building. THE POLYCULTURE PROJECT, BULGARIA www.thepolycultureproject.com/about-us.html There is plenty of heavily funded research on industrial agriculture, yet there is a gap in the data when it comes to how small-scale biologically cultivated polyculture gardens can provide nutritious affordable food while increasing biodiversity. Paul…

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BRAINS TRUST: Waste-Free Living

This issue we’re answering your questions about waste-free living. Got a burning question? You haven’t missed out. You can email us (editorial@pipmagazine.com.au) and we will answer your question on our blog over at www.pipmagazine.com.au I feel a bit overwhelmed with all the information on waste, and I want to reduce my household’s waste, but I’m not sure where to start. Do I need to buy anything first? (Catherine, Launceston, TAS) We’ve found a smart way to approach the shift to waste-free living is to work out exactly what waste you’re making. We recommend beginning with auditing your waste, by counting it as it goes into the rubbish or recycling bin. That will give you a good starting point to improve upon and help you identify your main streams of waste.…

BRAINS TRUST: Waste-Free Living

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DOG

SERVICES Many of the services that dogs provide stem from being able to smell and hear better than humans—they can let us know something is amiss before we can sense it for ourselves. I had a dog that would alert me to neighbour’s cattle getting through the fence, poultry out of the pen, nearby snakes and many other unexpected events, as well as visitors arriving. These abilities can also be tailored to specific circumstances; for instance dogs trained to sniff out ripe truffles. GUARDING Dogs are good protectors of their pack, whether this pack consists of humans, sheep or poultry. Often just the presence of a dog is enough to deter a fox or other predator, but dogs may also bark and attack if needed. Maremma sheepdogs are renowned in…

DOG

IN THE GARDEN: JULY - OCTOBER

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IN THE GARDEN: JULY - OCTOBER

COOL TEMPERATE Words by Fabian Capomolla What to sow: • July: Beetroot, lettuce, mustard greens, onions, peas, radish.• August: Artichoke, asparagus (crowns), beetroot, cabbage (summer varieties), capsicum (undercover), chilli (undercover), eggplant, kohlrabi, leek, lettuce, melon (undercover), parsnip, peas, potatoes, radish, rocket, spring onion, strawberry (runners), sunflower, thyme, tomato (undercover).• September: Artichoke, asparagus (plant cloves), basil (undercover), beans (after frost), beetroot, broccoli (summer variety), capsicum (undercover), corn (after frost), carrot, celeriac, celery, chicory, chives, chilli, coriander, cucumber (undercover), dill, eggplant (undercover), endive, fennel, horseradish (crowns), Jerusalem artichoke (plant tubers), kohlrabi, leek, lettuce, melons (undercover), mustard greens, parsnips, peas, potatoes, pumpkin, radish, rhubarb (crowns), silverbeet, spring onion, strawberry (runners), sunflower, tomato (undercover), turnip, zucchini (undercover).• October: Artichoke, asparagus (crowns), basil (undercover), beans (bush and runner), beetroot, broccoli (summer varieties), cabbage (summer varieties),…

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GROWING POTATOES

TYPES Originally from South America, there are around 3000 varieties of potatoes worldwide, with around 20 varieties to choose from in Australia. Choosing a variety to grow will depend on how you like to eat them. Floury potatoes with their higher starch content are good for mashing, baking or making chips. Waxy types hold together better after cooking and are good for potato salad or gratin. Whatever variety you choose to grow at home, you’ll be doing yourself a big favour by avoiding the conventionally grown potato as it is routinely featured in ‘top 10 veg to avoid’ lists due to chemical use in production. CLIMATE Potatoes like cool weather. They grow best where it’s cooler and the soil is good. Having said that, potatoes are also grown in the…

GROWING POTATOES

GROW YOUR OWN HERBAL TEAS

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GROW YOUR OWN HERBAL TEAS

As long as you have a few different plants growing you will always have a cup of herbal tea available for yourself or when visitors pop by. Here are some of our favourites. Lemon Verbena (Aloysia citrodora): Plant: This hardy deciduous bush will grow in most climates. It prefers subtropical and tropical climates, but can grow in cooler climes when planted in a warm sunny spot. It will go dormant in a cold winter and can survive a light frost. It prefers a well-drained soil, rich in organic matter. It is a great bee attractant. Tea: To make the tea, harvest the leaves and either crush them fresh or dry them and store in a cool dry place. Place about 10 fresh leaves or a teaspoon of crushed dried leaves,…

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BILL MOLLISON’S PERMACULTURE PRINCIPLES

The permaculture concept was created by Bill Mollison and David Holmgren at the University of Tasmania in the 1970s. David was Bill’s student and together they published the groundbreaking Permaculture One, (Corgi, 1978) which offered the first description of what permaculture was. After this book was published, David and Bill went their separate ways. Bill travelled the world, spreading the word of permaculture. David set about gaining skills and putting what he had come up with into practice. Both David and Bill have come up with their own sets of principles. In Pip, we have mostly focused on David’s 12 permaculture principles. In this article, however we would like to share Bill’s with you, focusing on 14 of the principles that feature in his book Introduction to Permaculture created with…

BILL MOLLISON’S PERMACULTURE PRINCIPLES

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WINTER WOOLLEN COWL PATTERN

These cowls can be made with any type of wool. Be on the lookout at op shops and markets for recycled or leftover yarn. Swap with friends or raid mum or grandma’s stash. These also suit homespun yarns if you are a spinner or if you know a spinner. CROCHET COWL Wool: 8 ply, 10 ply or 12 ply. Crochet hook: Use 4.00, 4.50 and 5.00 mm crochet hooks, based upon the yarn and your particular tension when working. Choose a yarn for the project and then use a crochet hook size that gives a loose stitch. For example, if using an 8 ply yarn, use a 4.00 and a 4.50 hook. The success of this is that a loose stitch creates a cowl that has drape and is soft…

WINTER WOOLLEN COWL PATTERN

HOW TO BUILD A COLD FRAME

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HOW TO BUILD A COLD FRAME

Unlike hothouses or glasshouses, cold frames are built close to the ground (usually 0.5 m–1 m high) and are designed to raise seedlings, harden off young plants or grow annual heat-loving vegies that don’t get very tall. While we were initially thinking of building a large glasshouse, we eventually changed our plans in response to our context. Our steep slope and lack of available flat land has seen us prioritise outdoor growing and play spaces. This all meant a smaller cold frame would be more appropriate. It’s also a heck of a lot easier and cheaper to build. Wins all round! Cold frames come in all different shapes and sizes depending on your needs. Ours is 6 m long, 1 m wide and 1 m high at its highest point…

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FUN PAGES

COLOUR IN THE WHALE Colour in our whale. Take a photo of your finished artwork and get mum or dad to email it to editorial@pipmagazine.com.au or post it on Instagram with the tags #pipmag or #pipcolouringin or send it to Pip Magazine, PO Box 172, Pambula, NSW, 2549. The winner will be published in the next issue. The winner of issue 13’s bike girl was Katene (6) from Kaiaua, New Zealand. Thank you so much to all the kids that entered. I loved all the colouring in pictures so much, we will publish them on our website. Go to www.pipmagazine.com.au/news/pip-colouring-in. WEIRD POTATO FACTOIDS • The biggest potato in the world, in the Guinness Book of Records, weighed 3.76 kg and was grown in England in 2010.• Potatoes and tomatoes are…

FUN PAGES

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BOOK REVIEWS

A FAMILY GUIDE TO WASTE-FREE LIVING by Lauren and Oberon Carter (Pan Macmillan Australia 2019) Review by Robyn Rosenfeldt This book is one family’s guide to reducing waste in our lives. It’s not judge-mental; they’re not telling us what to do. They are just giving us the information, advice, recipes and projects we’ll need to start making change. They explore every aspect of our homes and provide us with simple, practical ideas for reducing waste and finding or creating alternatives—from making staples from scratch, buying food with no packaging, making your own personal care products, growing your own food, to sewing and mending clothes. You can choose the recipes and projects that suit you, whether it be to make your own toothpaste, bottle up your own tomato sauce, make your…

BOOK REVIEWS