CERES Permaculture and Bushfood Nursery

Permaculture is an integrated design philosophy which includes gardening, architecture, horticulture, ecology and community design. Permaculture gardens create sustainable productive systems that aim to integrate the land with its inhabitants. A permaculture system will observe and learn from nature - all parts of the system are important. Building healthy soil is critical. Instead of neat rows, a permaculture garden will have a mix of companion plants for pest control. It will use mulch to conserve water and regenerate the soil. Plants will be allowed to self-seed or seeds will be collected for the next season. What many gardeners regard as 'waste' is reused in a permaculture garden to enrich the soil. Chemicals are not used and animals such as chooks, worms, bees and birds make an important contribution to the productive cycle. CERES Nursery staff are qualified horticulturalists with specialist knowledge of permaculture principles. CERES run gardening workshops, including an annual permaculture design certificate course.
Grow your own - good for the environment
The easiest and most rewarding way you can reduce your need for transported food is to grow your own. By doing so, you contribute fewer greenhouse gas emissions and have access to higher quality seasonal produce. You also get to eat the freshest tastiest food available.
Garden your way to good health and wellbeing
An edible garden increases the variety of food you eat each week and can cut out the need to buy some of the more costly or hard to find items -- such as herbs, salad greens and heirloom varieties.
Weight bearing activities (like carrying water or pushing a wheelbarrow) strengthen the heart and other muscles, and increase bone density.
Physical exercise releases endorphins, which helps to relieve and alleviate stress. Get your fingers in the soil, watch things grow and plan for the next season's planting or harvest. It is a great way to reconnect with nature.
For more information
www.ceres.org.au/nursery
www.abc.net.au/gardening
www.communitygarden.org.au
www.permaculturemelbourne.org.au/
www.permablitz.net/

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