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…

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…

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…

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

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

Rain gardens… a technology to filter pollution from rainwater…

Amid an over-abundance of food, conviviality and good ideas, Sydney Food Connect has celebrated its birthday. Sydney Food Connect is a social enterprise—a business that has social goals—and that gives it a value that run-of-the-mill food businesses don’t have. Obtaining your food through Food Connect is a substantially more rewarding experience than tramping back and forth along the long aisles of the supermarket…