Renovation questions
Some folks are renovating in Balmain and have asked me these questions: “Some of the questions we are grappling with at present include: Whether bladder type water tanks are a good idea. They certainly give us a bit more flexibility, and also the ability to fairly easily remove them for replacement (they will be located under the main kitchen/living area The architect is thinking about concrete for both the floor and ceiling/roof of the new... Read More
Ride on bike lunch – stall at Everleigh Markets
Alexandra and Joanne from Youth Food Movement - + their stall at Everleigh Markets The Youth Food folk had their stall at Everleigh Markets last Saturday. Visit them any Saturday between now and 15 October to find out about their ride plan – it’s to promote local, healthy food and will start at the markets, include a tour of Sydney’s Sustainable House and the road gardens of Chippendale. Check it out here, too: www.yfmsydney.wordpress.com… I’ll... Read More
Bill, the sustainability apprentice
Bill, who loves coffee and works at Toby’s Estate in City Road, Chippendale, has begun his sustainability apprenticeship. Bill, along with the whole of the Toby’s Estate lot are going to reduce the waste, energy, water and other resource uses of the business. Starting with the coffee-making and cafe business in City Road, Bill and his fellow workmates will garden, compost, gather data and work out where the business can save on resources... Read More
Youth food cyclists coming to Chippo
On Saturday 15 October the Youth Food Movement cyclists will have a bicycle ride on lunch. They’ll have a tour of the house here and then of the road gardens. Jessica Mobbs will give the cyclists two short tours of the house, one from 1130 to 1200, the second from 1210 to 1240. The cyclists will pause in Peace Park and make smoothies with a bike. Paul and Bob will show the cyclists the road gardens, including the vertical garden in Pine Street. The... Read More
On The Renovators this week
I’ll be a guest judge on the TV show, The Renovators, this week. It’s Episode 50 which should screen on Wednesday 21st (if my calcs are right); Channel 10. It’s about how to make a sustainable office and making it was a lot of fun. Don’t know how the show turns out, of course, and as I don’t watch tele if you see it you might let me know what you reckon. Fingers crossed it works, Michael UPDATE: Click... Read More
