Bike wind generator

Xavier and his bike wind generator Xavier rode his bike to garden in the roads today and showed me a wind generator he has on the handlebars of his bike. It stores energy and he plugs a USB into a socket in it and recharges his mobile.  He bought it from Todae in Glebe Point Road, Glebe. V cute engineering.  Read More

Floods, droughts and coal

For a discussion about the links, consequences and finance relating to coal, droughts and floods you may wish to have a look at my article in The Fifth Estate, here: www.thefifthestate.com… Time to turn off the coal, methinks, Michael  Read More

How to keep your compost from smelling

Compostworm instructions Seven compost bins in Peace Park, one for each day of the week A key tool we use to keep compost in our road compost bins from smelling is to turn it at least once a week with an augur. It’s called a ‘Compost Worm”.  The how-to-use for it is with this post. It’s a metal thing with a screw shaped end that we dig in and rotate around the sides of the bins to bring up the wetter material from the lower... Read More

Salt, lies and failed regulators

One of Australia’s best selling books is the CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet. It’s an eye opener (and, hopefully, a mouth closer). It and heart specialists agree; salt is killing many Australians.  They die from the high blood pressure, strokes and heart-related illnesses it causes. Combine overweight – not much, just some fat around the tummy and you’re overweight; too much salt and too much stress and it’s just a question... Read More

My plan to secure Australia’s food

In a column (Bathurst Burr) I write for an online magazine called, The Fifth Estate, I’ve offered a plan to secure Australia’s food, and it’s here: www.thefifthestate.com… Enjoy; may we have action from all that we’ve got in government now and from ourselves, no new committees or agencies  . . . beginning now, Michael  Read More