Author Archives: Morag Gamble

MORAG GAMBLE Blog is an award-winning Australian permaculture designer, speaker, author, blogger, film-maker and teacher. She creates the popular Our Permaculture Life Blog and YouTube channel, offers online permaculture education - The Incredible Edible Garden and the Permaculture Educators Program, a combined Permaculture Design Certificate and Permaculture Teacher Certificate.

Morag is the founder and Executive Director of the Permaculture Education Institute and runs a small permaculture charity, Ethos Foundation. Each month she also offers free online monthly masterclasses.

Morag is an urban permaculture pioneer and cofounder of the Australian City Farms and Community Gardens Network and Northey Street City Farm in Brisbane.

Morag offers a wealth of knowledge of all things permaculture and has taught in 22 countries - she is always teaching and sharing. Morag’s natural habitat is her award-winning edible landscape at Crystal Waters Ecovillage.

Design with Nature

Morag Gamble / January 20, 2016

There is so much beauty, elegance and grace in the patterns of nature – so much inspiration for…

10 Uses for Vinegar for Health and Personal Care

Morag Gamble / January 19, 2016

There are so many uses for vinegar – for personal care, for health, for weightloss, for cooking, in…

Vinegar and Brown Paper

Morag Gamble / January 18, 2016

Vinegar and brown paper – remember Jack and Jill. This is a traditional remedy that has been under…

Herbs: fresh, dried or frozen?

Morag Gamble / January 17, 2016

I find that fresh herbs almost always offer the best flavour, and nutritionally they are superior. A lot…

Simple pleasures of sailing

Morag Gamble / January 16, 2016

There is something so magical about being on the water sailing. I’ve been sailing since I was a little…

Koala island

Morag Gamble / January 15, 2016

Raymond Island is one of the best places to see the iconic marsupial koala up close in the…

A new worldview for sustainable communities: learning with Fritjof Capra

Morag Gamble / January 14, 2016

I am honoured and excited to be taking Fritjof Capra‘s first ever online course: The Systems View of…

Natural Insect Repellents: Vinegar and Herbs

Morag Gamble / January 13, 2016

As a parent with young children, I am always looking for the most natural, non-toxic and environmentally-friendly options.…

Herbs for Health: Tarragon

Morag Gamble / January 12, 2016

Tarragon grows easily in my garden (I have the Mexican variety) and I let it fill some of…

Plants for healthy teeth and gums

Morag Gamble / January 11, 2016

Our day started with taking young Hugh to the dentist. I was devastated to learn that one of…

Morag Gamble

My name is Morag Gamble and I am living and working a permaculture life. I live an ‘Off-the-Grid’ lifestyle in a permaculture village near Maleny in the subtropical part of southeast Queensland, Australia with my husband and 3 young children.

We designed and built our modular eco-home – with much appreciated help from my family. We are mortgage-free and live simply. Our income is derived from permaculture-related activities. We grow a lot of vegetables, herbs and fruit in the polycultural garden-playground surrounding our home. We collect our water, deal with our wastewater on-site and produce most of our own power.

I love this way of living and I love bringing my children up in this environment. They are Nature Kids and they are learning vital skills for resilience, compassion and future problem solving through our ecological unschooling approach.

I am also passionate about how this way of life can make a positive contribution to society and support ecological regeneration.