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Once upon a time, food lobbyists got together to eat and talk

Russ Grayson — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 04:00:33 +0000

UNLIKE the overindulgent who cite Epicurus’ philosophy as an excuse for consuming excessive volumes of overpriced gourmet food and wine, the Third Century BP Greek philosopher actually proposed that people lead modest, contemplative lives in the company of good friends ... Read More

On buying wine

Russ Grayson — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 02:00:10 +0000

SOMETIMES, shopping can be fun. True, I never thought I would come out with such a bold statement. This afternoon, however was different.

It started when Fiona and I walked all the way from home to The Spot and on ... Read More

Course feeds ideas into early childhood centres

Russ Grayson — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:57:03 +0000

THIS TIME IT WASN’T only teachers, early childhood educators and parents who attended the Creating Ecoschools and Centres course for the past six weeks of Wednesday nights. There were people from the wider community too, including one who travelled all ... Read More

Farewell Paolo, and thanks

Russ Grayson — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 06:36:12 +0000

THERE ARE PEOPLE whose ideas, words and deeds come to symbolise a time. They rise above the average and take a practice in new directions. They, intentionally or not, become leaders.

Now, one of those icons of an age has ... Read More

The conviviality of Food Connect eaters

Russ Grayson — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 02:10:08 +0000

RANDWICK CITY COUSIN might not be the largest in the Sydney Food Connect galaxy, but it’s perhaps one of the more social.

That’s guessing of course, and I don’t want to put other City Cousins’ noses out of joint by ... Read More

The coming end of middle class work

Russ Grayson — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:08:47 +0000

HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY SHRUNK the working class (and, therefore, the membership and influence of trade unions), industrial technology and software are now shrinking the working prospects of the middle class. This is a software-driven revolution and it has been more deeply ... Read More

Return — hut on a point

Russ Grayson — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 01:27:24 +0000

IT’S BEEN DECADES, I thought as the driver throttled back the engines to approach the jetty. Decades… and there was no jetty, no fast catamaran then… just an old wooden launch captained by a man in late middle age. Not ... Read More

Water logic, not rock logic needed for CDL

Russ Grayson — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:04:45 +0000

WITH Coca Cola’s winning of the case against container deposit legislation (CDL) in the Northern Territory in early 2013, a different strategy for those proposing CDL is needed.

Edward de Bono, the author and educator on ways of thinking and ... Read More