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By Veronique This is number four in a series of posts describing our local community initiatives and activities during Autumn/Winter 2012. A few weeks ago, on our way home from our walking bus adventure (see previous post), someone suggested we could plant out a verge in our street. The following week, one of our neighbours… Read more
by Veronique Check out Veronique’s blog here! This is number three in a series of posts describing our local community initiatives and activities during Autumn/Winter 2012. How do you make a walking bus? It’s easy! Just replace wheels with feet and legs. For power, just add healthy food and fresh water three times a day. We… Read more
Last year I was introduced to the wonder of this environmentally friendly, bio-degradable and compostable cleaner. It is a cleaning product that grows on trees…literally! The soapnut tree (sapindus mukorossi) is native to in India, where for centuries the fruits have been used for many purposes. The hard shell of the fruit contains a surfactant… Read more
Our public meeting on the topic of Sustainability: what it can mean for people in communities was held on 18 April 2012 at Burnside Community Centre with guest speaker Professor Peter Newman from Curtin University. Professor Newman’s presentation focused on transport and car dependence and the impact this has on cities and energy use. He… Read more
Autumn is not only a great time to plant fruit trees in the garden, it is also the best time to plant native plants. Over the last few years I have been converting part of my garden into a native garden using the beautiful plants that are indigenous to the area, gradually expanding the area… Read more
Last Sunday about 20 people gathered at Joslin Reserve for Essential Edibles Swap and Share. The most important things we swapped and shared were ideas, news and experiences.
Take the Local Harvest Challenge Sunday 1 April – Saturday 7 April 2012 Support local growers & reclaim your food choices. One week, get involved! The Local Harvest Challenge is aimed at engaging people across Australia in eating local foods and learning more about where our food comes from. Put into practice the art of eating locally,… Read more
We meet on the first Sunday of the month, rain or shine at Joslin Reserve, between Third Avenue and Fourth Avenue, Joslin. We gather from 9am to chat and set out our produce and swap stories from the garden and catch up on news from our varied lives. If we are inspired, there may even… Read more
by Beth Mylius Celeste is a member of the Burnside Community Group and participated in the Working Group on Resilience. This is part of a message she has sent: 2012 involves a number of new challenges for me. As a result of new commitments, I drew up a ‘time budget’ of essential areas. I have found… Read more
by Rhapsodie With the warmer weather comes the active sharing and swapping of the following fresh and tasty home grown produce: chillies, herbs, lemons, macadamias, shallots, cucumber, plums, rhubarb, spinach, warrigal, spinach, cherry tomatoes limes, grapes, purple cabbage and delicious figs, figs, figs. The items this month were picked fresh direct from gardens in Stepney,… Read more
Todmorden is a market town in England 17 miles from Manchester with a population of 15,000 (2001). The Incredible Edible program began installing fruit and vegetable gardens in public places.
The Stepney/Norwood Sustainable Communities Group run the Share and Swap stall in the One Planet Market every third Saturday of the month. November saw active sharing and swapping of the following fresh and tasty home grown produce: cabbages, oranges, leeks, oregano, rocket, white onions, warrigal greens, spinach, rosemary and bayleaves, tomato and pumpkin seedlings, olives, mulberries, parsley… Read more