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Publication defines food sensitive planning and urban design

VEIL’s report, Food Sensitive Planning and Urban Design, is a source of ideas for planners and local government that would creatively integrate food production and distribution into our cities…

Choose your circle of action to create change

Choose your circle of action to create change

Feel a little overwhelmed at the scale of changes we need to make to move towards sustainable cities? Choosing your circle of action might be the solution….

A sign signifies tensions over population density

A sign seen on the way to The Spot signifies resistance to higher population numbers…

We are as terraformers and might as well get used to doing it properly

We are as terraformers and might as well get used to doing it properly

The idea of geoengineering our way out of climate change is another idea over which opinion splits among sustainability advocates. What we need is to engage with the conversation rather than simply proposing a ban…

The farm comes to Sydney Saturday mornings in Darlinghurst

The farm comes to Sydney Saturday mornings in Darlinghurst

It’s small but it’s diverse and lively. Sydney Sustainable Markets offers fresh organic food, talks, preserves and even authentic Darlinghurst honey on Saturday mornings in Taylor Square in the heart of downtown Darlinghurst. and, every so often, the local Transition Towns crew is there with their Great Aussie Swap…

Celebration marks end of year one for the James Street garden

Celebration marks end of year one for the James Street garden

A night to remember… the first birthday of the James Street Reserve Community Garden which was attended by City of Sydney CEO, Monica Barone…

Guerrilla composters and fruity gardens… a walk along Redfern’s back lanes

Guerrilla composters and fruity gardens… a walk along Redfern’s back lanes

A walk through Redfern’s narrow back streets and lanes reveals a wealth of fruit and the presence of guerrilla composters…