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24.01.2022 Indiginous Season Calendars Traditional Owners from the Tiwi Islands, North of Darwin and the Tiwi Land Council collaborated with CSIRO to develop two calendars: 1 - a calendar of Tiwi seasonal ecological knowledge; and... 2- a calendar of plants and animals of Tiwi significance. The development of the calendars came from a desire to document seasonal-specific knowledge and ecological knowledge of the Tiwi Islands in an appealing format accessible to both students and the broader community, as well as a strong concern about the loss of knowledge as older people pass away. At Savour Soil we teach that Australia has 3 summers as opposed to 4 seasons. It is fascinating to see this aboriginal calendar divided below. 1- Kumunupunari (March to August) is the dry season of fire and smoke. 2- Tiyari (September to November) is the season of hot weather and high humidity. 3- Jamutakari (December to February) is the wet season Please check out the CSIRO website to get a full understanding of this hugely important work. www.csiro.au//natural-enviro/land/About-the-calendars/Tiwi We would like to achknowledge the Quandamooka and Kitabul people of the lands in which we each wake this morning and all traditional owners and custodians of the lands, and pay deep respect to elders, past, present and emerging, and celebrate their continuous connection to land, water, culture, community and family.

23.01.2022 Let Savour Soil help you build a resilient, regenerative, abundant system at your place. To enter the Competition you must #permieparty below any post until the 18th of August 2021. You can do this once a day for facebook and Instagram. Full details on the website https://www.savoursoilpermaculture.com.au/garden-give-away. We would like to acknowledge the Quandamooka and Kitabul people of the lands in which we each wake this morning and all traditional owners and custodians of the lands, and pay deep respect to elders, past, present and emerging, and celebrate their continuous connection to land, water, culture, community and family.

22.01.2022 Michael just relaxing in his armchair with his LAB after a long (emotional) day of teaching at the Laidley site. We would like to achknowledge the Quandamooka and Kitabul people of the lands in which we each wake this morning and all traditional owners and custodians of the lands, and pay deep respect to elders, past, present and emerging, and celebrate their continuous connection to land, water, culture, community and family.

19.01.2022 Mulch, mulch, mulch.. it is not often I get to expand the holistic orchard or forest garden, but today, after the rains, the stars aligned. Waiting to plant out the cultura promiscura understory has made a massive difference to the growth and maintenance of the system. After planting and the initial water there has been no additions and everything has taken off. Raspberries, parsley, lovage, mugwort and grapes which are using the mulberries as their trellis. You may notice that there is no 'dynamic accumulators' added to the mix which we will address in a future blog post. What has been chosen is purely about relationships and the synergy between each of the species. While far from complete, each layer adds more complexity. It all really comes down to the timing.

17.01.2022 I have a question and the answer may tear at the very fabric of social permaculture. I am playing uno with my kids and they are insisting I cannot put a draw 4 on top of another draw 4.. Anyone have an answer?

17.01.2022 And it is done. The last day of the last course to be facilitated at the laidley site. While a fantastic day with lots of learning, building and doing it was also an emotional one for me as having spent 8 years nurturing the site, guiding succession and watching the abundance flow. While on to new adventures, the lessons learned will steer us on a new course for the future. We would like to achknowledge the Quandamooka and Kitabul people of the lands in which we each wake this morning and all traditional owners and custodians of the lands, and pay deep respect to elders, past, present and emerging, and celebrate their continuous connection to land, water, culture, community and family.

15.01.2022 Zones and Sectors Part 2 https://youtu.be/WN03q-yrdXI

14.01.2022 I have had many messages since our total produce was published the other day, with questions on how we did it. while not the whole picture, I have been documenting many of the processes I have been using in the link below with many FREE downloads to make it easy access for people who want to start their journey. Growing in the Garden "Our gardens bring us closer to understanding living ecosystems that created life on this planet. Through them, we can learn how to live in harmony with that ecosystem. By creating a beautiful, dynamic and abundant garden at home, we can learn the patterns of nature and our role inside it. " https://www.savoursoilpermaculture.com.au/garden-hints--tip

14.01.2022 ‘What if understanding is our ability to hold space for the possibility of knowledge, as it emerges, unfolds, directs, and discloses its relevance to unexplored aspects of things known? ’ - Unknown

13.01.2022 How Ancient Aboriginal Star Maps have shaped Australia's highway network We would like to achknowledge the Quandamooka and Kitabul people of the lands in which we each wake this morning and all traditional owners and custodians of the lands, and pay deep respect to elders, past, present and emerging, and celebrate their continuous connection to land, water, culture, community and family.

12.01.2022 Planting A Tree "While it may seem evident on how to plant a tree, it can make a huge difference long term subject to the way you plant it in the first place - The difference between a tree that lives for 15 years, to a tree that lives to potentially over 200 years (depending on the tree)."

10.01.2022 Weeds are a language. Most people see weeds as a problem, but if we take the time to understand them, they are a language which can tell us what is going on in the soil beneath them. https://www.savoursoilpermaculture.com.au/weedy-wednesday.h We would like to acknowledge the Quandamooka and Kitabul people of the lands in which we each wake this morning and all traditional owners and custodians of the lands, and pay deep respect to elders, past, present and emerging, and celebrate their continuous connection to land, water, culture, community and family.

10.01.2022 Something about the smell of compost you have made yourself. Good compost should smell sweet. I always say the nose knows - if it smells off it typically is. This is our first batch of ready compost for 2021. This batch only took 21 days to ferment and break down. I could have done it faster but I am the only one here turning it so I am happy to add an extra few days to the process by turning it less (lazy gardener ;)) A good compost is important for our soils. a cation exch...ange of over 300 giving it the ability to hold onto nutrients, 60 percent organic matter which is habitat and food for the microbes that feed our plants and for every 1% of organic matter we add to our soils we increase its water holding capacity by over 16L per square metre - capturing it, storing it, spreading it, sinking it and sharing it. From small things, big things grow See more

10.01.2022 Results are in!!! Popular lunchbox biscuits can not only be replicated but completely outdone using basic ingredients easily sourced without plastic Plastic Free July #plasticfreejuly #producenowaste #makeitreal ... We would like to achknowledge the Quandamooka people and the traditional owners and custodians of the lands in which we stand, and pay deep respect to elders, past, present and emerging, and celebrate their continuous connection to land, water, culture, community and family.

09.01.2022 NAIDOC week 2021 - Healing country Country is inherent to our identity - spiritually, physically, emotionally, socially, and culturally. Country is family, kin, law, lore, ceremony, traditions, and language. ... Healing Country is more than the physical landscape it is about the historical, political, and administrative landscapes adapting to successfully empower and celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, nations, and heritage. Healing Country means embracing First Nation’s cultural knowledge and understanding of Country as part of Australia's national heritage. Check out the website to see how you can be part of your local celebrations www.naidoc.org.au #earthcare #peoplecare #furturecare We would like to achknowledge the Quandamooka and Kitabul people of the lands in which we each wake this morning and all traditional owners and custodians of the lands, and pay deep respect to elders, past, present and emerging, and celebrate their continuous connection to land, water, culture, community and family.

08.01.2022 Feral desert donkeys are digging wells, giving water to parched wildlife "In the heart of the world’s deserts some of the most expansive wild places left on Earth roam herds of feral donkeys and horses. These are the descendants of a once-essential but now-obsolete labour force. These wild animals are generally considered a threat to the natural environment, and have been the target of mass eradication and lethal control programs in Australia. However, as we show in a new... research paper in Science, these animals do something amazing that has long been overlooked: they dig wells or ass holes." We would like to acknowledge the Quandamooka and Kitabul people of the lands in which we each wake this morning and all traditional owners and custodians of the lands, and pay deep respect to elders, past, present and emerging, and celebrate their continuous connection to land, water, culture, community and family.

06.01.2022 Over half the tickets Sold. Early bird price finishes July 14th. Do not miss out!

03.01.2022 The bioponics is cranking at the moment. Even it seems to be enjoying the slightly cooler, more humid summer we are currently having. Full of kangkong, tomatoes, bush basil, Vietnamese mint, lemon grass, silverbeet, bokchoy, garlic chives and much more. Hard to believe there is enough growing in these three beds to feed 6 people for one meal a day.

03.01.2022 We have waited all day for this. Heat spike, humidity and then cold snap and the rain begins. Hope it holds out for awhile. Will give me the day off tomorrow if it does

02.01.2022 So what is the Permaculture Framework? And we are live!.. please like and subscribe :)

02.01.2022 I have had the privelige of working with the below clients, helping to marry their needs to the needs of the landscape to build a resilient, regenerative and abundant system. Almost one year on it is good to take stock to see how far the property has come. The establishment of the first countour increasing the catchment and helpingto rehydrate the AO layer of the soil on the norhtern slope via cappillary action. Dividing the paddocks in a different way and now the planting o...f over 300 trees in the space beneath the contour. These trees are mixed and are subject to the climare and soils of the site - Trees that provide not just fertility, but long term fodder, insectary, nectary and habitat encouraging wildlife to bring in borrowed fertility. Looking at a variation of rotational grazing allowing for hard impact which is also rotated over the years. The recent rains have really have shown benefit to the initial stages of the design with rapid growth, cover crops and the continued addition of keyline plowing. And that is just year one of three. It is nice working with clients who are keen and eager to get their hands dirty and trust enough to allow things to move and change. Onwards and upwards to year two

02.01.2022 Some things are worth making from scratch. While I do not do it all the time, there are some dishes I make (very rarely) that I like to take the time with. This batch of soft cheese is destined for such a meal. On this cool winters afternoon over the stove making sure that it does not curdle to much and then mix in a number of herbs from the old garden. Parsley, basil, oregano, chives. Now to have it sit over night to prove, ready for the meal it is being prepared for.... The whey is not wasted either. There are a couple of old garden beds that I plan to plant out later in the week so using the whey to culture some LAB to help prepare the soil. There is no such thing as waste, just stuff in the wrong place.. (-Michael)

02.01.2022 Well - recycling at its finest? A South African Couple Has Turned Elephant Dung Into Award-Winning Gin Bottoms up!