Frankston Council shows leadership with rate rebate for composting

Frankston Council, Victoria, has a run-away success with it’s rate rebate for composting program, Halve Garbage.   The designer of the program, Alison Winn, says: “I originally designed the ‘Halve Garbage Waste’ program and secured a $100 000 grant to roll out a smaller garbage bin service to residents.  Residents who signed up received either a compost bin or a worm farm and a $20 rate reduction.  I think the smaller bin was... Read More

New bees in Newtown, NSW

Stef and Greg’s Newtown Hive About two years ago I bought a native stingless bee hive and bees from Tim Heard in Brisbane, Queensland.   Some 18 months later Peter Clarke from Wild Things at Ku-ring-gai Council showed several of us how to split a native stingless bee hive and I put the second hive into the Asylum Seekers Centre in Surry Hills.   This month I’ve split those two hives and now there are four native bee hives... Read More

Food, Margaret Throsby on ABC FM and conversation

Talked with Margaret Throsby yesterday on ABC FM  about Sustainable Food, and we shared some laughter, histories and thoughts on food amidst five easy pieces of music . . . It was fun, thanks Margaret and your colleagues, M  Read More

Talking to Margaret Throsby on Radio National

Dear Fellow RadioHeads I’m not sure when it goes to air but at 12 noon tomorrow I’ll be talking to Margaret Throsby on Radio National about my new book, Sustainable Food: www.abc.net… May the airwaves be with you, M  Read More

The People’s Supermarket

The People’s Supermarket In England there’s a supermarket called, The People’s Supermarket. The supermarket was brought to my attention by someone I met at one of the events to promote my new book, Sustainable Food, Christine, who also sent me some photos of it and they’re above and below. Christine wrote: “I had a great time at the People’s Supermarket when I visited it in August this year. I got a tour of the... Read More