Entries from January 2009 ↓
January 23rd, 2009 — activism, community organising
If you like what our local community has been attempting to achieve then you will like this. Click on image to visit the website of Sustainability Street.
This is all about communities in Australia that are achieving:
- up to 30% reduction in waste, water and energy consumption. Often much more!
- pride about working with friends and neighbours on locally devised and energised sustainability projects.
- deep satisfaction at having made new connections and friendships with others in the community.
I would be interested in feedback from anyone. Should we try to link up with this movement?
Chris at 195
January 10th, 2009 — community organising, food + gardens, uncategorized
Waterworks Garden Group is an informal collective of gardeners who meet to exchange ideas, help and equipment in their gardens in Waterworks community.
Some areas of interest and initiatives for the Group include:
• Seeds and seedling exchange
• Ideas exchange between members by email and face-to-face
• Tools and equipment register and exchange
• Guest speaker sessions
• Exchange/sell/give away excess produce
• Organise bulk purchases e.g. pea straw, manure
• Organise garden tours to see and learn from other people’s patches
• Working bees on projects in each others’ gardens
• Calendar of garden events
• Develop a large community food garden on Waterworks Rd
Click on the ‘food + gardens’ link on this web site to learn what the group is up to at any moment.
Contact Trish (or leave comment below) to become part of the garden group email list.
January 5th, 2009 — food + gardens
This rare opportunity to poke our noses into other people’s back yards and learn starts on Saturday at 3pm at Jonah and Michelle’s place (46).
We’ll look at how Jonah raises seedlings and at their container plants, then roam Dave and Jo’s garden at 152, as well as visiting the site they’ve offered for a community garden. We’ll finish up at Chris and Carol’s (195) to see what can be done in a quite small space. We hope to finish by 5.30.
Everyone is welcome to stay on optional BBQ – BBQ provided, BYO everything else!
If you have seedlings, seeds or produce to swap/sell/give away let Trish know in advance: if there’s enough interest we’ll have a trade table at some point.
January 4th, 2009 — food + gardens
Hi all. Here is something on the veggie growing front which we hope interests you. Please add any comments or corrections.
Cheers, Michelle and Jonah at 46.
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