Limestone Permaculture

08/06/2026

Woohoo.... Another successfully completed 16 day Permaculture Design Certificate & Homesteading Course!
𝐇𝐮𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 & 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐊𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐧 𝐏𝐃𝐂𝐇𝐂 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬... 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐃𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬!

They join our ever-expanding Limestone Alumni Group of amazing humans!
Also a big thank you to our collaborative lead teachers:
𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙡 & 𝘼𝙣𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙖 𝙤𝙛 𝙈𝙖𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙬𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚

And our most awesome guest teachers:
𝙂𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙮 - 𝙀𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙊𝙛𝙛𝙜𝙧𝙞𝙙
𝙆𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙚 - 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙋𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝
𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙚 - 𝙈𝙞𝙨𝙩y 𝙍𝙞𝙙𝙜𝙚 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚
𝙍𝙞𝙘𝙠 - 𝙏𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙮 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚
𝙎𝙖𝙢 & 𝘽𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙖 - 𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙢𝙨 𝙍𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙃𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙮
𝙉𝙞𝙘𝙞 - 𝙎𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙮 𝙃𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜

05/06/2026

Seriously!
I just caught Nici's post in our current PDCHC class group offering up this weeks menu..... Simply Homesteading taking it to new levels!

03/06/2026

Booking your next Limestone Permaculture event just got easier!

We have now added secure online credit and debit card payments through Stripe to our website, alongside PayPal and Direct Bank Transfer options.

Whether you're joining us for a masterclass workshop, homestead tour or our Permaculture Design Certificate & Homesteading Course, you can now choose the payment method that suits you best.

Check out our upcoming events and secure your place today.
https://www.limestonepermaculture.com/upcoming-events

Demonstrating & Educating for a Regenerative & Resilient Future.

30/05/2026

You know the old saying...
'𝑺𝒕𝒐𝒑 & 𝒔𝒎𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒔'

Well these sayings were created for a reason, to remind us to:
- slow down & make time for yourself
- appreciate the beauty in life
- remember the little things, the little advancements
- reflect, take a big breath and smile

Looking back on meaningful moments .... for me, its revisiting this perfect little photo of my daughter inspecting a run-down bush lemon on our new property in 2010 which was to become Limestone Permaculture.
16yrs ago, so much possibility, so much wonder, so much purpose!

One of the best things you can do in life is give yourself purpose and one of the best purposes is stewarding Mother Earth!

So much back for so little given, how can we not :)

30/05/2026

Two Day '𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐎𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝' Masterclass
Plan • Construct • Grow • Train • Prune • Protect • Harvest
𝑫𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒃𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 - 𝑪𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈-𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆!
https://www.limestonepermaculture.com/events/the-productive-orchard-masterclass

𝑫𝑨𝒀 1 @ 𝒀𝑬𝑶 𝑭𝑨𝑹𝑴 - 270 Lowreys Rd, Bulahdelah NSW 2423
Creating & Planting a Protected Espalier Orchard System
* Spend the day at Yeo Farm planning, constructing & planting a productive espalier orchard from the ground up.

𝕋𝕠𝕡𝕚𝕔𝕤 & 𝔻𝕖𝕞𝕠𝕟𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤 𝕀𝕟𝕔𝕝𝕦𝕕𝕖:
• Espalier Orchard planning
• Espalier installation
• Fruit tree selection
• Planting & early tree establishment
• Young tree training & branch positioning
• Exclusion netting systems for bird & pest protection
• Mulching, feeding & irrigation techniques

𝑫𝑨𝒀 2 @ 𝑳𝑰𝑴𝑬𝑺𝑻𝑶𝑵𝑬 𝑷𝑬𝑹𝑴𝑨𝑪𝑼𝑳𝑻𝑼𝑹𝑬
Deciduous & Evergreen Orchard Care
* Day two shifts to the established orchard systems at Limestone Homestead where we demonstrate Deciduous & Evergreen fruit tree care and practical orchard maintenance techniques.

𝕋𝕠𝕡𝕚𝕔𝕤 & 𝔻𝕖𝕞𝕠𝕟𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤 𝕀𝕟𝕔𝕝𝕦𝕕𝕖:
• Mature espalier fruit tree winter maintenance
• Citrus & evergreen fruit tree establishment & care
• Orchard positioning & micro-climate considerations
• Fruit tree pruning for structure, airflow & productivity
• Soil fertility & orchard nutrition
• Mulching & moisture retention strategies for summer
• Pest management through healthy system design
• Tree observation & reading seasonal growth patterns
• Integrating vegetables & companion planting beneath orchard rows

Farm Fresh, Seasonally Inspired Wholefood Morning Tea & Lunch

29/05/2026

As per usual when we get decent rain, I’m out tracking the water patterns for slowing, storing, redirecting and of course missed opportunities!

28/05/2026

💧 TWO DAY WICKING MASTER CLASS 🌱

Ready to grow more food with less water?

Join 𝐋𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐔𝐩𝐬 for a hands-on experience with wicking systems for homesteads, gardens, orchards & small farms.

𝟖𝐱 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 designed to help improve drought resilience, water efficiency & productive growing systems.

✔ IBC & Raised Bed Wicking Retrofit
✔ Wicking Espalier Beds
✔ In-ground Wicking for New Tree Planting
✔ Existing Tree Reservoir Retrofits
✔ Propagation with Wicking Mats
✔ Bonus Gardening Techniques
✔ Bring your favourite pot for a live wicking conversion

📍 Limestone Permaculture – Stroud Road NSW
📅 11th & 12th July

Includes:
• 2 lead teachers
• Simply Homesteading nourishment
• Digital student package
• Real hands-on demonstrations
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Limestone Permaculture offers Permaculture Design Courses, Permaculture Principled Homesteading, Regenerative Micro-Farming, Enhanced Gardening, Ethical Animal Management, Regen Soil & Water Management, Efficient Earthworks Coaching, Harvest Storage & Preserving, Income from Permaculture & so much m...

26/05/2026

Looking forward to this!!!
Intro to Permaculture Design with a focus on Sheep & Goat systems.
This is a deep dive into creating resilient Small farms, Homesteads & Backyards🌳
Come join us at Scone ... all are welcome.

21/05/2026

We are refurbishing many of our grow systems including crop & fruit tree production.
This time around we are doubling down on drought hardy wicking systems for our:
Kitchen Gardens, Tunnel Gardens, Potted Gardens, Espalier Orchard, Free-range Orchard, Hot House and Shade House.
We thought you might be interest in these demonstrations....
So here we go 🌳
In partnership with Elements Of Creation Australia & WaterUps
We have an amazing 8x Demonstrations to offer!!!
2x Lead teachers
And the amazing WaterUps featured products to be installed!