Wayward Wanders – the Greenie Tour
Liam Gook of Wayward Wanders took us on a 'Greenie Tour' as part of National Sustainable Living Festival. It was a great tour, under the most challenging...
04 February, 2019
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Food politics, environment and production
Reliable energy supply in the face of climate change
Dr Karl from Triple J tweeted a very thought provoking tweet this morning (or recently): Is Australian coal-electricity generation capacity unreliable?Why can't it cover baseload?Where was...
27 January, 2019
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Share waste – are you concerned with excess waste?
There is something else that is rocking my world this week! It is so exciting :-) Some of us are quite concerned with what happens to...
30 August, 2018
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An alternative to supermarket shopping – Your Grocer
Have you ever calculated how much money you put into one of the two big supermarkets in Australia over the course of a year? Does...
30 April, 2018
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Plastic Free July strategies – reuse and reduce
As Plastic Free July draws to a close, I want to spend some time considering the use of plastics. I also want to explore the...
26 July, 2017
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Jane Goodall on what we can do to save the planet
Last night I was lucky enough to hear Jane Goodall talk. She is a famous scientist known for her pioneering work with chimpanzees and her...
17 June, 2017
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Food innovation in Australia and the monopoly of market share
The reason why we don't see very much innovation in food products in Australia is because of the monopoly of food retailers. In places like...
12 June, 2017
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unhealthy cafe eating – discussion of possible solutions
The increase in eating in cafes and restaurants since about 1971 until the present, has led to an increase of the rate of overweight and...
08 April, 2017
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March equinox – new patterns of activity for the autumn
It was the March equinox yesterday. This means that spring has begun in the Northern Hemisphere. If you prefer to mark your seasons by the...
22 March, 2017
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