[Pil-pc-oceania] The Permaculture Forest Launch and Permablitz

[Dan Palmer]

If you're in Victoria, consider coming along to the permablitz going 
down in South Gippsland next weekend May 12 and 13 which is going to 
coincide with the official launch of The Permaculture Forest, a brand 
new, no-holds barred model permaculture system in South Gippsland.  The 
plan is to turn the 15-acre paddock into a 15-acre (largely edible) 
forest, starting on Monday May 7th with the implementation of a 
mainframe water management design (integrated swales, ponds, drains, 
access road and such like).  The disturbed ground will then be 
hydromulched with a variety of covercrops and then the blitz will see 
us planting hundreds of trees, setting up the chook system, fencing in 
the goose system, installing swale spillways, and heaps else.  Busses 
from Melbourne arrive in Leongatha periodically, and just give us a 
call if you'd like us to fetch you from the bus station.  Feel free to 
arrive Friday night if it suits you, with the blitz rolling right on 
through till Sunday evening including a major celebration on Saturday 
evening.  Come along to get a feel for the site (which is a 
permaculture designer's dream) and the design at the very beginning of 
its implementation.  See http://permacultureforest.com and 
http://www.permablitz.net/ for more info.  It will be an amazing 
weekend.

When: The weekend of May 12th and 13th
Where: 30 Hydes Road, Koorooman, Victoria.  A bus leaves Southern Cross 
Station in Melbourne on Saturday at 10:05am and we can meet you at 
Leongatha station when you arrive at 12:10pm.  Get in touch if you can 
bring others by car or need a ride.  Directions: Get to Leongatha on 
the South Gippsland Highway (a bit under 2 hours drive from Melbourne) 
then head out of Leongatha on the Strzlecki highway towards Mirboo 
North.  About 3 kms from Leongatha turn right onto Mardan road.  After 
6 km turn left onto Hydes Road and the blitz is at the first house on 
the right.
What to bring if you want: A fruit or nut tree to plant, tree planting 
tools, a sleeping bag, a mattress, maybe a tent (though it's a large 
house with heaps of floor space), something edible.
Contact: Di or Dan on 56649219 / 0414902738

Best,
Dan Palmer

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Director
Permaculture Solutions
http://www.permaculturesolutions.com.au/
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