Article at Australian Wellbeing Magazine: What was the initial inspiration behind Noosa Forest Retreat and when did it all begin? To develop a community centred around nature and healthy food production rather than roads, cars and supermarkets. We founded Noosa Forest Retreat in 2004, where we offer permaculture education, affordable grassroots accommodation, permaculture internships, work exchange and […]
Laura Poole from the Feel Good Community podcast interviewed Ian Trew: Life, death, and everything in-between. Exploring the physical, psychological and spiritual world of Permaculture with Ian Trew from Noosa Forest Retreat Laura completed her permaculture PDC course with Ian at Noosa Forest Retreat in September, and fell in love with the way he spoke […]
Many people rely on big companies to provide basic human needs in a convenience-driven world. A lot of them source fresh vegetables, fruits, and water secondhandedly from profit-oriented systems without knowing of its adverse side effects on their lives. While many of us are so accustomed to this, we tend to overlook what we are […]
After all this time, we are taught that living a good life is all about convenience—in which we are very dependent on corporations to provide our basic human needs such as food, clothing, energy consumption, and whatnot. But the sad reality is, we are far from the best life nature has in store for us. […]
Permaculture is slowly gaining traction in today’s society. With people becoming more and more conscious about environmental issues and their own environmental footprint, permaculture (or at least practices derived from permaculture) is one of the most popular solutions that come up, and for good reason. Permaculture recommends a sustainable way of living where one becomes less dependent […]
If you take a good look around you, you might notice just how divorced our society is from nature – the same nature that supplies everyone with their basic needs. Corporations have taken basic human needs, run them through a large-scale profit-oriented system, and from there, nature’s gifts like fruits, vegetables, or water appear on grocery aisles, wrapped in […]
Noosa Forest Retreat, harvested a 52 kilogram package of sun ripened fresh banana, yes berries! They are organic, nutrient rich and of course more than just healthy. We continue to be surprised as we get larger and sweeter fruit, as our permaculture soil fertility systems do their magic. There are approx a thousand different banana […]
What is permaculture? The true definition can be found if you take a closer look at the word: Permaculture. Lets put it into two parts: perma-culture. Perma is short for permanent and culture refers to our entire way of living with a particularly focus on growing healthy food. Now we put it together and voila! Constantly living! […]
This is for all keen surfers, nature and ocean lovers. Did you know that you can have a all natural surfboard that looks great, is a buzz to ride and looks after the environment at all stages of its life; manufacture, use and post use (cradle to grave) You do not “need” fiberglass resins, polystyrene […]
Healthy Accommodation At Noosa Forest Retreat. Short to Long term. Share or Private. Holiday personal retreat or permanent residency. Rent, work exchange or purchase. Co-ownership options available, limited opportunity to purchase shares for sale. We believe that when a body (our own or the earths) shows symptoms it is a healing opportunity. The symptom is giving you […]
