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Sustainable House, Sustainable Garden, presented by John Boland and Chris Bryant on 22 April 2017, was the 2nd in this year’s free Grow Grow Grow Your Ownworkshop series. These workshops are provided by Sustainable Communities SA’s Unley Community Groups with funding support from the City of Unley. This was a really successful session attended by over 120… Read more
by Peter Croft Local Government (Councils) are a key place to start when looking at making communities more sustainable. We know of them as responsible for footpaths, roads, rubbish collection and libraries. However their role has developed into something much broader as the three levels of government (Commonwealth, State and local) try and integrate service… Read more
Written by Russ Talbot I reckon Spring is called Spring coz that’s what things tend to do. The only other appropriate name for it would be “Surprise!” and that would be silly. In keeping with that, in Unley another four verge gardens sprung up last week, courtesy of our Grow Grow Grow Your Own Group…. Read more
Most of would probably think of a bee as the yellow and black stripped European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) which lives in hives, makes delicious honey and has a nasty sting. It’s amazing to realise that the European Honey Bee is just one of the 20,000 species of bees found worldwide. They come in all… Read more
written by Anne Wharton Our Grow Grow Grow Your Own Group recently put a new raised bed on the verge on the corner of Dover St and Cambridge Tce, Malvern. Nolda who is maintaining the verge garden is particularly interested in bush foods. All the plants in the bed are native bush foods and have… Read more
Hundreds of people each month in South Australia visit one of more than a dozen repair cafés that have popped up around Adelaide and further afield. At these community events, people learn new skills, how to care for their items, or what to look out for when they’re replacing something that has had its day…. Read more
Local residents have formed the ‘Churchill Greening’ community group to progress the greening of the Churchill Pocket Park. During construction of the ‘Ovingham Level Crossing Removal Project’, local residents lobbied for the surplus land to be used as community garden space as a hub to grow community & belonging. The State Government responded by announcing three… Read more
The monthly workshops at the One Planet Market have become a popular way for locals to spend an hour on a Saturday morning. We promote community education on sustainability, health and wellbeing, and the environment. Since Rachel, our new workshop coordinator took over late last year, we have had an interesting selection of presenters. On… Read more
Everard Park Produce Swap is a place for people to share their extra homegrown garden produce. Everyone is welcome; bring a little, bring a lot. Meet your neighbours, and share your rich local knowledge and gardening/cooking tips. Please bring any homegrown produce, including fruits, vegetables, flowers, seeds, seedlings, cuttings and homemade items like jams, chutneys… Read more
‘If you can’t repair it, you don’t own it.’ (1) ‘Repairing something is the first line of defence against the massive waste challenge confronting Australia.’ (2) ‘Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.’(3) Repair Cafés are all about… Read more
Swap and Share Stall ONE PLANET MARKET Time commitment: Every third Saturday in the month, approximately 3.5 hours Location: Payneham Community Centre, 374 Payneham Road, Payneham 5070 Description of the role: One Planet Market Swap and Share Urban Orchard stall invites people to bring their garden produce and share it with the local community. The… Read more
Repair Café is a movement, that started in 2009 in Amsterdam. Since then it has spread worldwide, currently, there are around 2,400 Repair Cafés, including 10 in South Australia. They are recurring community gatherings, entirely run by volunteers, where you can bring your broken items for fixing and learn how to fix them yourself –… Read more