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

November 28, 2011 Journal

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...

Publication defines food sensitive planning and urban design

November 22, 2011 Permaculture

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…

From village to city state to megalopolis, food shapes cities and lives

November 5, 2011 The alt.food movement

Architect and writer, Carolyn Steel, knows a thing or two about food, its history and politics. These she shared at a talk one rainy night at UNSW...

Choose your circle of action to create change

November 5, 2011 Participatory techniques

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....

Public narrative the approach at food system talk

October 10, 2011 Permaculture

I made use of the Public Narrative approach in a recent structured conversation about food exchanges at the Transition Bondi Wednesday evening soiree...

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

October 10, 2011 Permaculture

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