Engrossing analysis of the US failed climate bill

Posted by on October 10, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

It’s in the New Yorker, here: www.newyorker.com… Excellent writing about a key moment in US and Earth’s history. Enjoy, M  Read More

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Food boxes report

Posted by on October 10, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

I’m a volunteer City Cousin for Sydney Food Connect and locals come to my place each Wednesday to collect their fruit and vegie boxes. The October Newsletter contains the monthly report on food miles, how much of our money went to the farmers and sales; here it is: Impact last month Every box from Food Connect works very hard for a better world and over the month of September the social and environmental impact has been: Households/week: 320 City... Read More

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Trees do furnish a street

Posted by on October 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

A beautiful tree centred street, Surry Hills Mulberry tree and fruit, Surry Hills Here are two beautiful streets I walked down today in Surry Hills. One has trees down the middle. One is blessed with a banquet of mulberries some of which I picked and ate . . . mmmm.  Read More

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65 Degree Compost

Posted by on October 8, 2010 · 2 Comments 

Free limes in Peace Park Someone put a box of free limes on the espalier fence in Peace Park.  Thanks. We put some mulch in the potato sacks L to R: Xavier, Rachel, Karlie One of the street compost bins today measured 65 degrees (Rose on corner Rose, Myrtle, south side).  Amazing. We were slack today and knocked off early.  Xavier brought some cumquat and orange marmalade he’d made from street tree harvesting and we had it with morning tea. We... Read More

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Bob Carr blogs book launch

Posted by on October 7, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Bob Carr has blogged yesterday’s book launch of Sustainable House here:   bobcarrblog.wordpress.com… Enjoy, M  Read More

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