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Social planning comes first in community garden design

When it comes to starting a community garden, social design precedes site design, and we have developed a simple management plan process for doing this...

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Day 2: Ripping time as gardeners create edible footpath garden

Day 2 of the rehabilitation of the Barrett House footpath garden planter in Randwick saw the creation of a new, food-producing garden...

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Footpath planter gardens turn dull Waterloo space into colourful and productive place

Led by ABC Gardening Australia host, Costa Georgiadis, it was a participatory event to install the footpath planter garden at the Waterloo Neighbourhood Centre...

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Something new and edible is coming to Woolloomooloo

Working with a mixed demographic, council and social agencies has been a rewarding experience that could see something new created in Woolloomooloo...

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Entrepreneurship the means to get good things done, says Ernesto Sirolli

Social entrepreneurs, small business entrepreneurs... these are ways to get things done, and even council workers can use their power to become civic entrepreneurs says Ernesto Sirolli...

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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...

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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...

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Drawing lessons from National Tree Day

National Tree Day shows what is needed to attract continues public participation in events...

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Mayor and Costa celebrate successful council courses

If enthusiasm to do something positive in the world is anything to go by, then the last Living Smart cohort to graduate from the ten-topic, 24-hour Saturday afternoon course marks it as a success...

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THE PERMACULTURE PAPERS — 1: Introductory notes

The Permaculture Papers — 1: An introduction... a personal history of the Permaculture design system...

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