Our projects
Our portfolio covers a wide range of projects, delivered across multiple workplaces and collaborations. Key projects of relevance are highlighted below.
CoHousing. What is it?
At Saltbush we believe cohousing has the capacity to address; loneliness and mental health, connection with Aboriginal knowledge and Country, housing affordability, homelessness, ageing in place, food security, material waste, planetary degradation... the list goes on.
Cover story - Why suburban families are turning to the land
Journalist Alexandra Carlton and local photographer Anna Warr put together a lovely cover feature on our Saltbush journey for the ‘At Home’ lift-out of the Saturday Telegraph.
CoHousing on the drawing board!
Glendarrah CoHousing is a 5 minute walk from Hazelbrook Station in the mid Blue Mountains and integrates permaculture and architecture principles for high-quality, low-impact, resilient, accessible and connected living.
Sorry, meter box full
The future is electric, and the sooner you stop burning fossil fuels the better… for your pocket and your planet.
After installing photovoltaic panels early in 2020 we have been working hard to make our home and lifestyle more efficient and to expand and optimise the various ways we use electricity.
Think Like a Tree
We are busy establishing a teaching garden and intend to run short courses from our space in 2021. In preparation I’m studying Permaculture through 2020, and reflecting on some of the Permaculture fundamentals.
Thought the process may interest a few of you… so have put together this journal entry.
Bug Hotel
A while ago I made some bug hotels.
I’d never really seen bugs use these things in other people’s gardens. But I liked the concept, and I thought they might be a cool-looking addition to the garden. So I went ahead and built them anyway.
Ten great books!
A series of short reviews covering ten books that Suzy and Adam have recently read, and found transformative. Highly recommended if you are lost for a read!
The Heart of the Home
Our relocation from the big smoke to Bulli is largely about a creating a life that is richer in time, health, connection, creativity and regeneration. Many of these dreams flow from the nexus of kitchen and garden…
Slow Epiphany
Recently, people have been asking why we have become so obsessively focused on Permaculture and regenerative design. Hearing Charles Massey (author of Call of the Reed Warbler) talk at the Groundswell Festival today helped galvanise my thoughts into the following response.