Fionn Quinlan
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Aug- 2021 -13 AugustPlants
Who speaks for weeds
Before I begin I must note for the record that I write this with great trepidation. My palms are sweaty,…
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May- 2020 -25 MayPermaculture Projects
Karuna – Closing the Loops – Returning the Surplus
The book Island, by Aldous Huxley is centred around a Utopian paradise which merges the best of the East and…
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Mar- 2020 -23 MarchPermaculture Projects
Return of the Surplus
It was little more than five years ago today that my best friend Laura and I sold up and gave…
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Feb- 2020 -17 FebruaryPermaculture Projects
A Return of Surplus
Life’s good here on our little farm Djaning, in The Channon, Northern NSW, Australia. Our acre or two of forest…
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Nov- 2016 -7 NovemberGeneral
5 Tips for the Budding Permaculture Educator
As permaculture practitioners our greatest challenge may well be overcoming self doubt. This sentiment was shared by more than one…
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1 NovemberWhy Permaculture?
David Holmgren On The Social And Political Underpinnings Of Permaculture
My small family and I recently had the great privilege of attending the 13th Australasian Permaculture Convergence in Perth, Western…
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Sep- 2016 -1 SeptemberGeneral
Musings on Earthworks
This week sees our little family here at Djaning Farm move into the first major step of the mainframe implementation.…
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Jul- 2016 -27 JulyWhy Permaculture?
What are the Social and Political Underpinnings of Permaculture?
“In our age there is no such thing as ‘keeping out of politics.’ All issues are political issues….” This quote…
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11 JulyPlants
5 Plants to get you back on the Fair Dinkum Track
In a recent article by John Newton and Paul Ashton from the University of Technology Sydney, the question is raised…
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Jun- 2016 -3 JuneGeneral
Fukuoka, Bowie, Gandhi and You
So you’ve heard of Permaculture, you understand the notion of sustainability, you recycle… mostly, you’re grappling with the concept of…
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