21 January – 3 February, 2017, Dodges Ferry, Southern Tasmania

Join Hannah Moloney, Nick Ritar and guests for 2 weeks of deep permaculture design learning. You’ll leave this course knowing how to design resilient, robust landscapes & people-scapes in a  beautiful learning environment.

*Book in with two or more people & pay $1600 per person – a saving of $250*

This Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) has been structured so you get to design your own property of choice, plus complete a permaculture design for a real life client and property. This provides you the opportunity to test and practice permaculture designing in a range of contexts with the support of experienced designers and practitioners right at your side to step you through it all.

As a fully catered, residential course you’ll get to immerse yourself in all things permaculture with like-minded folk. Classes run from 8:30am – 5pm each day with some optional (but highly recommended) evening sessions over the two weeks.

Find more information and register here: http://goodlifepermaculture.com.au/event/permaculture-design-certificate-2/

Join us at this screening to hear the issues and learn about what is being done locally to turn the global problem around.

Tickets are free, however you need to RSVP by registering for this event, at Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/a-plastic-ocean-tickets

For more information about the film , go to A Plastic Ocean website at: www.plasticoceans.org

Visit the SLT stall at this community celebration of living locally in Kingborough.  Join ecohomeguide.com.au at the stall to receive your free giveaway and a chance to win a free Home Energy Assessment.

Free Event : 10 am - 3 pm on Sunday 19th March 2017 at the Kingborough Civic Centre, 15 Channel Highway, Kingston. www.lovelivinglocally.com  #lovelivinglocally 

This free family event is bigger than ever with over 100 fabulous stalls. There will be something for everyone with range of delicious multicultural foods, family favourites, great coffee, arts, crafts, plants, produce, sustainable living, bushcare and community information. There’s heaps of activities for the kids including  the popular Kids Love Science with their liquid nitrogen ice cream, a physicists vs the kids bottle flipping competition, snakes from Reptile Rescue Tasmania, petting zoo, kids crafts, circus skills and jumping castle. There is a full entertainment program featuring the Hobart College Band, The Clementines, Dominic Francis Grief Ensemble, Maharajas Choice, Studio 42, Bollywood dance, Sing Australia and much more. Enter the CWA Kingston and Channel Expo and check out their amazing display.  Bring along a picnic blanket and plan to stay the day.

This is a fun and informative workshop for anyone wanting to make easy, foolproof, nutritious, delicious sourdough bread with fresh, organic, Australian ingredients and wanting to learn how to simply make cultured butter.

The workshop is over 2 sessions and you need to come to both. Friday March 24th, 7.30pm - 9pm and Saturday March 25th, 8am - 9.30am. 

You can read about my popular workshop here.

For any queries, please don't hesitate to email me[email protected]

Once you have booked via the link provided, I will send you details of how to pay.

See you there,

Kate

Join us for the 7^th Annual Living Local Feast – a celebration of Tasmanian Food. The Feast is an opportunity to experience the wonders of our island state through a gourmet meal. 

The spectaculour 13 (!!) course meal will consist entirely of Tasmanian ingredients and will be followed by a chance to bid on items that highlight the best of Tasmania in our fundraising auction to support the work of Sustainable Living Tasmania and the Tassievore Eat Local Challenge.

We are super excited to have chef, Cameron Perry and the Hamlet team, on board to help create an amazing spread for you!  Cam is passionate about local produce and creating taste sensations that highlight the region and season.

A cash bar will also be available, well stocked with the finest Tasmanian wine, beer, cider and more.

And we will have the fabulous Dominic Francis Ensemble performing to welcome you to the feast! 

So, please gather your friends and join us for this magical evening celebration of all that is wonderful about Tasmania!

Tickets can be bought online below.

Tickets are $60 or $50 if you are an SLT member (join today for $5)

This event is organised by our mates at the North West Environment Centre. See http://nwec.org.au/festival/ for more information. Sustainable Living Tasmania will have a stall there providing free advice and promoting our social enterprise, Eco Home Guide. See you there!

Steve Solomon prefers to grow his garden "to the max." This is an inspiring session for those new to his work or for those who attended his last talk here in Spring. Steve is launching a new book (more pictures and more tips on growing) so be ready for the latest information on growing abundantly in Tasmania. Come with your questions and be ready to share what hasn't worked for you in your gardening endeavours - Steve will help you diagnose the problem.

Do you want free expert advice on energy efficient products?  

Then speed date an expert at this free Ecohome workshop or check out Ecohomeguide.com.au

You can learn about heating, hot water systems, Solar PV and much more!

By purchasing through Ecohomeguide.com.au you will not only get a great deal but you’ll be supporting SLT’s work developing Climate Solutions for Tasmania.

Down South Farm will be running our chicken and/or duck husbandry and slaughtering workshop again this year.

You can read all about a previous one on our blog at https://downsouthfarm.com/2016/06/the-first-chicken-husbandry-and-slaughtering-workshop/

Included will be course materials, a chicken or duck for each person to butcher, a very chickeney and ducky lunch, as well as morning and afternoon teas.

In husbandry we will tour the farm and explain how we raise our poultry organically including; providing suitable housing, plans for a house, nutrition, chemical free pest care, breeding, and chicken behaviour.

The slaughtering section will be a step by step guide to slaughtering a chook. We will demonstrate each step and then participants will practice each step until confident.

The workshop is $80 or $145 for couples. Please contact me either on 0412 400 890 or [email protected] for bookings.