We’re taking carbon pollution out of Earth’s air this year
The drone being used to film installation of the composter Today was a good day. Waverley Council, wecompost and farmer John Fairley of Country Valley Dairy, along with Bondi businesses are working together to cut food waste, cut business costs and to grow soil on a farm. wecompost is a joint project involving myself, Jess Miller and Closed Loop. Our project to take carbon pollution out of Earth’s atmosphere started when we installed... Read More
ABC Radio – turning food waste into farm soil
ABC Radio 702 Linda Mottram spoke to Mayor Sally Betts of Waverley council and I today about a ‘game-changer’ project at Bondi to turn food waste into farm soil. The 17 minute interview and background is here: May the food waste, the soil and the hope this project offers bring a smile to your face, M Read More
Getting existing carbon out of Earth’s air this November
Getting existing carbon out of Earth’s atmosphere this November – simply, cheaply – gives hope, increases profits. An inspiring project at Bondi Beach will take existing poluting carbon out of Earth’s atmosphere. Food waste will be turned into compost to grow soil on a farm. The why, the hope and the trust that the project embodies is in this article I’ve written, Hope comes to Bondi Beach. Enjoy, Michael Read More
What sewage system for me?
Rory has contacted me asking what sewage system he should buy. Here’s Rory’s question: “Hello Michael, I recently bought your book (which is brilliant) as I am in the process of planning a new house to be built on Bruny Island in Tassie, and I knew that I would learn a lot from your practical experiences in dealing with collecting water and dealing with waste onsite. I have long been a regular visitor to your website and... Read More
Chippendale honey harvest
Honey harvested yesterday, 16 Oct 13, from my Chippendale native stingless bee hive Myself and a friend, Tony, anticipating the harvest Tim and I looking at the honey-full top box of the hive Yesterday we harvested honey from my native stingless bee hive and it’s in the photo above. The Australian expert on native stingless bees, Tim Heard, harvested the honey and here are some photos of Tim, his mate, Tony, some of my friends... Read More
