Cool our cities, cool our streets – ecoPOPs from $3800 + GST – how & why to buy
ecoPOPS outside Council’s Information Centre, King George Square To order in NSW, Qld and Victoria, please contact: Marianna Verlage 0407 270 138 mariannaverlage@gmail.com The story of ecoPOPs in Fremantle, WA Today we put up two ecoPOPS in the streets in the centre of Fremantle. What is an ecoPOP? An ecoPOP is a small free-standing... Read More
What’s a good sewage system?
A beaut question lobbed into my inbox this week and here it is: ‘Hi Michael, First up let me tell you how much I have enjoyed your book. It is a permanent coffee table fixture in our home at present as we are planning a new house and endeavouring to implement many of the same principles you have adopted. Infact it has been so popular on the coffee table that three guests have asked to borrow it and all now have their own copies. We are... Read More
Sustainable house using bamboo in Bali
Here’s some good news about a sustainable house in Bali that’s used bamboo in several ways. Here’s how I heard about it from the owner, Michael Huffman: Hello Michael I met you while hiking in the Blue Mountains in 1991 or 1992. I read Sustainable House and was hooked on building something some day based on your principles. I eventually decided to build in Bali because of fewer zoning requirements and cheaper labor than where i... Read More
Bee killer pesticides banned in Europe
Some good news for bee lovers: bee killing pesticides have been banned today across European Countries for the next two years; read it here: pesticide banned. . . . . go the bees ….. bzzzzzzz Michael Read More
Urban farming adds life to your life
Chooks in Sarah’s garden When we grow plants or nurture bees and wildlife something grows in ourselves. I thought of this when I received this lovely email from Sarah Townsend, who came with her partner and did an Urban Farm Working Tour here: “Hi Michael, Just a quick note. I attended your Urban Farming tour in February. It was so inspiring and has really had a great influence on our home life. We got 3 chooks the next day after... Read More
