SWALE Permaculture in Bridgetown, Western Australia | Agricultural cooperative

SWALE Permaculture

Locality: Bridgetown, Western Australia

Phone: +61 481 323 400

Address: 24454 South Western Highway 6255 Bridgetown, WA, Australia

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25.01.2022 Will be going along on the Saturday 10 August for sure. Iconic in his thoughts is David Holmgren

23.01.2022 We had a delivery from a supermarket for some food and supply staples and this got mixed up in our packages. So I thought I would take a look at the ingredients of something I would never buy, canola oil as its extremely toxic to the body, and secondly a spray on oil. Follow the sequence of the pictures and youll see why, how can you call this food or even edible when its powered by gas from your bbq. ... Fair dinkum if you dont investigate what your eating then your being poisoned. And to top it off it has a 4.5 health star rating, what a joke.

22.01.2022 There is one, and only one solution, and we have almost no time to try it. We must turn all our resources to repairing the natural world, and train all our yo...ung people to help. They want to; we need to give them this last chance to create forests, soils, clean waters, clean energies, secure communities, stable regions, and to know how to do it from hands-on experience. ~ Bill Mollison, Creator of Permaculture, Rest in Peace | Sacred Ecology <3 See more

22.01.2022 :-D This made me laugh and then I thought ... Imagine ... if trees did actually have eyes that looked directly at us ... would we treat them differently? (photo courtsey The Humor League)

21.01.2022 Kill our forests and justify it by calling it jobs, short minded politics and business greed. Might as well start marketing for tourists to come and watch a mill process trees

21.01.2022 What a great summary from Geoff Lawton. Its time to wake up quickly And do something for yourself as you are becoming more dependant each day on the toxic systems

21.01.2022 Andrew Welch of SWALE Permaculture will be presenting information on how to apply the principals of permaculture to your property and garden at Ashbil Community... Garden Bridgetown from 930am this Saturday, 29 June. If youve seen any of Andrews articles in the Bridgetown Mailbag, youll know hes not only passionate and knowledgeable about permaculture, but he presents in a way any of us can understand. This talk will be well worth attending. See more

18.01.2022 Build it and they will come. I hosted a video night recently and in discussions mentioned that being bold with what you do so long as its beneficial and conscious in its implementation. I had been working on an earthworks design with a great mother and daughter team in a paddock they wanted to establish a food forest and garden.... Well they did, they took on my recommendations and then the rains came, filling swales and ponds and then the wild ducks arrived. Water is resting in the swales and the ponds filling. They have planted heaps of trees and already getting some root vegetables in the garden beds. All this within 3 weeks.

18.01.2022 Carrying on their wings the life of planet.dont leave without reaction.

18.01.2022 A message from Mother Nature

17.01.2022 Here we go again... As you may have noticed, the haters are as active as ever - going after me, my looks, my clothes, my behaviour and my differences. They come... up with every thinkable lie and conspiracy theory. It seems they will cross every possible line to avert the focus, since they are so desperate not to talk about the climate and ecological crisis. Being different is not an illness and the current, best available science is not opinions - its facts. I honestly dont understand why adults would choose to spend their time mocking and threatening teenagers and children for promoting science, when they could do something good instead. I guess they must simply feel so threatened by us. But the world is waking up. See you in the streets this Friday! #fridaysforfuture #schoolstrike4climate #climatestrike #aspiepower

17.01.2022 Get planting trees if you want to increase rainfall and water retention in the ground.

17.01.2022 A poor farmer is called crazy for planting "useless" seeds. 20 years later, the world sees the result and call him hero instead!

16.01.2022 Time to wake up Australia

15.01.2022 Meet Jessica from Northwest Ohio, United States I am a homesteadimg, homeschooling mother of six small children, who is passionate about growing food that ...nourishes my family while teaching them with important life lessons. I was diagnosed with Crohns Disease shortly before becoming a mother and didnt want to rely on medication to manage my disease, so I began looking to my diet for healing. Then, my first child was born with anaphylactic food allergies. Knowing what was in our food became vital to our health, so growing it ourselves was the logical solution. As our family continued to grow, the gardens grew larger and the variety of foods we were growing increased. Growing my own food is important to me for so many reasons. First and foremost, having control over what is in my food is important to my physical health and healing. But that is just the beginning. Becoming a mother has made me passionate about caring for creation. The best way to teach my children how to live a healthy life and be good stewards of the Earth is to try my best to model that behavior. Growing food in a way that benefits the ecosystem instead of destroying it is one of the best ways to teach them those lessons. We grow a wide variety of fruits and vegetables in our gardens and growing orchard, and raise chickens and ducks. Next year we will begin keeping bees. When we moved to our homestead, surrounded by conventionally-farmed fields of corn and soybeans, we had a lot of work to do to build up the soil and bring the land back to life. Our gardens in the first year failed due to poor soil, a lack of pollinators, and pest damage. We started keeping chickens to provide our gardens with manure and control pests. Allowing portions of our property to grow wild with plants that attract pollinators has also helped, along with releasing beneficial insects on the property. We cannot get rid of all of the pests, but if we plant extra and find catch crops that they choose over our fruits and veggies, we have better results. Creating an ecosystem where every living thing benefits has been the key to having a successful garden for us. As a large family, our biggest hurdle is always time. It can be hard to manage the farm while homeschooling with so many small children. Including the farm work as a part of the kids curriculum is the only way we can get it all done. So many lessons, from math to science to character building, can be taught in a garden. The biggest reward is seeing the ways my children benefit from this lifestyle. Not only the physical benefit from nutritious food, but the appreciation from knowing where their food comes from and the work that goes into getting it on their plates. Some of their best learning happens while we are working together on the farm, not only in terms of academic knowledge, but also in character training. When you give children the opportunity to get outside, work hard, and help grow something that they can also harvest and enjoy eating, you make them feel necessary and accomplished. Those lessons are priceless. While filling your pantry with healthy food is an amazing reward for your hard work in growing your own food, involving your children in the process is even better. Nothing compares to watching your childs joy when the seeds they planted germinate or they get to harvest the fruit they have so patiently waited to eat. Get outside, work together, and talk to one another while you are there. The end result is not only good for your body, but its also good for your spiritual health and your relationships. I feel like many families could really benefit by slowing down and growing their food together. We surely have! Instagram.com/threerivershomestead Humans Who Grow Food features stories of home gardeners, farmers and community gardens across borders and cultures. NEVER MISS A STORY : Like/follow our page and then choose "See First" in News Feed preferences. We are looking to connect with gardeners/farmers from Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone and Singapore. Write to us: [email protected] or Message us on Facebook or Twitter.com/humansgrowfood or Instagram.com/humanswhogrowfood #fromthearchives

15.01.2022 Go on do it, plant for the native birds. And bird baths, youll be surprised what species turn up and how the numbers increase as you increase the plant species

12.01.2022 He should be world citizen of the century. Ill keep pushing the issues. What are you going to do?

11.01.2022 Please watch. I really hope that the indigenous people move on water rights, they are the only group that has the guts to turn around the environment.

10.01.2022 If what we are doing in Australia can be seen from the other side of the world, surely we can do something, bang on your local members door and start a revolution in this country to change. Then go outside and plant trees, save water and encourage someone else to do the same. People have to start this as the government and corporate enterprises will not lead this.

10.01.2022 So pissed off with the ABC and The Drum tonight discussing water in the Murray Darling catchment and how the presenter completely shut down the aboriginal guest saying that the land has been devoided of trees and bring them back. She just kept shutting him down and referring to a professor and the educated panel that kept going back to government money and a royal commission. They have no idea and have no handle on the environment. Do not trust the government and its positi...on on management in regards to the environment. Unless its about money there is no interest. Hate our government and their environmental focus. So to quell that anger Im going to plant more trees this weekend and encourage you to do the same, dont be apathetic in the real issue of climate change, no trees no climate. Enough grrrrrrrrrrrrrt

09.01.2022 You cannot underestimate the importance of having water available for native animals and birds. Put in bird baths, ponds and ensure you have a bridge that they can use to get out if that fall in, a stick even as the heat makes them so week. This koala is lucky to have a couple of people come across him, imagine all that fur in a 40 plus degree day

09.01.2022 Written by Andrew Welch, SWALE Permaculture Fact or Fiction We Only Know What We Know 2 mins Read We only know what we know, its what we dont know thats alarming; defending a personal belief, or what we dont understand is what causes the problems in society....Continue reading

09.01.2022 Its all about soil

08.01.2022 Carrying on their wings the life of planet.don't leave without reaction.

08.01.2022 He should be world citizen of the century. I’ll keep pushing the issues. What are you going to do?

07.01.2022 Well done to Ethiopia, they have recognised what causes the droughts and problems and are prepared to do something about it. I wonder if Australia has the same intellect to do the same.

07.01.2022 A great new concept in solar. Very interested and will be there fo sure

06.01.2022 Awesome work and what a beautiful day to do it..

05.01.2022 At last someone is calling it out and not beating around the bush. Start acting and start by listening to this video. If you dont know where to start, contact me and Ill help you. Show leadership

04.01.2022 So do your bit and plant trees because governments and corporations have no interest in keeping them.

03.01.2022 A great read and take some time to reflect. Watch the video as well

03.01.2022 Western countries are the same all over the world, slaves to the corporates. Start acting now.

03.01.2022 Get along and have a listen a great option for homeowners