Small farms permaculture - sheep and goats

Join one of our permaculture-inspired workshops for small farms and lifestyle blocks. Delivered by Limestone Permaculture in conjunction with Yeo Farm, learn practical, sustainable strategies and skills to work with nature, not against it, while improving productivity and resilience.

The livestock component of these sessions will focus on sheep and goats, however the sessions are suitable for all small holders looking to understand and implement permaculture design principles. These sessions will help you view and manage your property holistically, creating a thriving, regenerative ecosystem for climate resilience, efficiency and abundance.

Each session is complemented with Hunter LLS District Veterinarian’s on-hand for health and nutrition Q & A, as well as providing everything you need to know about the new electronic identification (eID) requirements for sheep and goats.

Event details:

Workshop 1: Introduction to permaculture design (1-day, on-farm) - STROUD ROAD

• Date and time:

  • Wednesday 8 April, 2026, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

• Location:

  • Limestone Permaculture, Stroud Road, NSW

• Cost:

  • $50/person

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Workshop 2: Holistic sheep and goat management (2-day, on-farm, in-depth) - STROUD ROAD & BULAHDELAH

• Date and time:

  • Day 1 – Wednesday 6 May, 2026, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

  • Day 2 – Wednesday 20 May, 2026, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

• Location:

  • Day 1 @ Limestone Permaculture, Stroud Road, NSW

  • Day 2 @ Yeo Farm, Bulahdelah, NSW.

• Cost:

  • $100/person (attendance at both days required) 

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Workshop 3: Introduction to permaculture design (1 or 2-day, in-depth) - SCONE

• Date and time:

  • Day 1 – Friday 26 June, 2026, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

  • Day 2 – Saturday 27 June 2026, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

• Location: Scone Race Club, Scone, NSW

• Cost:

  • Day 1 only, $40/person or 2-day, $80/person

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Additional details:

• On-farm sessions fully catered with seasonal, organic produce (morning tea, lunch and refreshments)

• Scone sessions fully catered (morning tea, lunch and refreshments)

• All sessions receive extensive resources/presentations to take home

• Address provided on registration confirmation.

• No discounts for multiple session attendance.

• Attendance numbers are strictly limited (Stroud & Bulahdelah), and a waitlist is available.

Contact: Lori McKern, Community Engagement Officer on 0419 186 271 or via email at: lori.mckern@lls.nsw.gov.au

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Workshop 1: Introduction to permaculture design (1-day, on-farm)

STROUD ROAD (Limestone Permaculture)

Analyse and map your property with permaculture principles and the design process to plan and manage holistically, with sheep and goats as the livestock focus.

Capacity 18.

Workshop 2: Holistic sheep and goat management (2-day, on-farm)

Analyse and map your property to plan and manage holistically, with sheep and goats as the livestock focus.

A two‑day, fully catered workshop covering holistic sheep and goat management, combining permaculture design with practical grazing, health, and risk‑management skills. Led by expert Permaculture educator, Brett Cooper (Limestone Permaculture) and regenerative sheep farmer, Andrew Yeo (Yeo Farm), the program blends system design, infrastructure planning, regenerative grazing, animal wellbeing, and landscape‑focused livestock management with practical skills including low-stress stock handling and biosecurity considerations.

Attendance at both days required.

Capacity: 18.

Day 1 (6 May, STROUD ROAD, Limestone Permaculture) – Analysis, Design & Planning

• Introductions at Limestone Permaculture Farm

• Sheep & goat behaviour, biology and breed suitability

• Designing integrated livestock systems using permaculture tools

• Infrastructure planning (shelter, yards, mobile systems, water)

• Guild planting for small ruminants

Day 2 (20 May, BULAHDELAH, Yeo Farm) – Practical Application & Management

• Introduction at Yeo Farm

• Regenerative and adaptive grazing strategies

• New eID requirements for sheep and goats

• Animal health, nutrition, parasite management & low‑stress handling with LLS District Veterinarian Q&A

• Risk management, predators & biosecurity

• Shelterbelt design for protection & fodder

• Using sheep & goats for land management & landscape improvement

Workshop 3: Introduction to permaculture design (1 or 2-day, in-depth)

• Day 1 (26 June, SCONE) - Analyse and map your property to plan and manage holistically with the principles of permaculture, with sheep and goats as the livestock focus.

• Day 2 (27 June, SCONE) - Build on day one principles with a deep dive into homesteading for efficiency & resilience, designing animal management, garden and orchard systems, resilient dams and ponds, disaster and climate‑ready planning, plus an overview of the Limestone Permaculture journey.