SMH review of Sustainable Food
Carolyn Boyd at the Sydney Morning Herald has reviewed Sustainable Food and her review, ‘Truths about Sustainable Food’, published 5 February 2013, is here. Thanks to Carolyn and the Herald. Oh; and a big sorry to both Carolyn and Susan Wellings as my tweet was a twit of a tweet and attributed the review to Susan Wellings . . . a capital OOPS . . . M Read More
New way to get local council action
There’s a new phone App that seems to be making a difference. Called, Snap Send Solve, it says it’s “the free app that lets you report issues and provide feedback to your local council in under 30 seconds Australia wide.” It works like this: take a photo with your phone, then choose a category for the photo, then send it off as an email from your phone. It’s a pity it can’t yet be sent as a text message but... Read More
Are Asian lizards eating our native bees?
Ghecco – feral Asian lizard in Sydney home Here’s a couple of notes I’ve received from a Queensland resident who says little feral Asian lizards are eating her native stingless bees: “Hi Michael. I have found droppings (which are a distinctive black, with a white dot on the end.Somewhat like an explanation mark!!) around the entrance and on the bee platform. We have them everywhere here in Qld. They can take over your house... Read More
Sustainable bathrooms
Coromandel House - and see, too, The Sled House What’s a ‘sustainable bathroom”? It’s one where the water comes from the roof which serves it, the water is reused to flush the toilet and wash clothes. That’s easy enough; it happens every day at my place, Sydney’s Sustainable House, and has been for the last 16 years. Ho hum. The tough part is this: what materials do you use for the walls, floors and ceilings?... Read More
Are our suburbs becoming new farms?
Urban farming forum invite Feb 2012 On Wednesday 20 February 2013 Moonee Valley Council, Melbourne, Victoria, will host a forum, “Are our suburbs becoming the new farms?” I’ll be there speaking with Stephen Mushin from CERES, and I hope to talk to and share the conversation with you then. There’ll be copies of Sustainable Food to buy if you wish, M Read More
