Permablitz Defined

Permablitz (noun): An informal gathering involving a day on which a group of at least two people come together to achieve the following:

• create or add to edible gardens where someone lives
• share skills related to permaculture and sustainable living
• build community networks
• have fun

Permablitzes are free events, open to the public, with free workshops, shared food, where you get some exercise and have a wonderful time. To be defined as a permablitz each event must also be preceded by a permaculture design by a designer with a Permaculture Design Certificate. The network runs on reciprocity, and in order to qualify for a permablitz you usually need to come to some first, although there can be exceptions in this case.

For more information about Permablitzes, how to get involved, and how to qualify to host your own check out the Permablitz Melbourne website: http://www.permablitz.net/

To find out when new Permablitzes come up, best to join the Permablitz mailing list – go to the website and join up on the home page.

The next Permablitz happening in the POW region is:

Flemington Sunday 30 Oct – more details here

PERMABEES

Stay tuned for more news on POWs new Permabees, kinda a mini version of a Permablitz if you will. Much smaller groups of 4-5 people, helping to implement just one project in a day, meet new people and learn some skills! e.g. building a raised vegetable bed out of recycled materials, planting fruit trees, pruning fruit trees – a project that takes more than 1 person to do. If you’re interested, drop us a line at permablitz@pow.org.au and we’ll let you know once we’re up and going. For example…

Our most recent Permabee was:

Maidstone Sunday 9 October  - Worm Wicking Bed MiniBlitz

more details here

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