Brogo Permaculture Gardens is a 5-hectare property where development began in 1994.

It is nestled amongst the rolling hills of the Bega Valley just north of Bega. The Brogo locality offers course participants a vibrant mix of climatic zones as well as social and cultural diversity.

Some of the features you will see at Brogo Permaculture Gardens are:-

• An owner built mudbrick home with an earth floor, hardwood timbers and an energy efficient cool cupboard.
• An active photovoltaic solar panel power supply, solar hot water and a slow combustion stove.
• Over 150 fruiting plants including nearly 50 different species ranging from semi-tropical to berries.
• An efficient and productive vegetable area attached to a managed poultry system
• Keyline features for water harvesting microclimate design with wind and fire as determinates
• Biological control of blackberries with a goat
• Creative living with children.

Two additional sites are visited during the weekend courses, which feature:

• Composting toilet and reedbed greywater system
• Loft house design owner built house with garden design featuring ducks and chickens.