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By the falls

Memoir: An overnight trek when I was assistant instructor on a bush guiding course. Down. Down I go, ignoring the ‘track closed’ sign. I should catch them up just after they arrive, I estimate. Why the track was closed was anybody’s guess. I thought it might have collapsed as it is steep and narrow where […]

The camper in Tasmania

Travellers are not tourists. They eschew the expensive and comfortable campsite for the rough camp in nature. So it was for the camper in the ute…

Food, books and the Pacific

The Pacific Islands are noticeably missing from recipe and food books. Jennifer Brennan addressed that when she published her book, Tradewinds and Coconuts.

PacificEdge papers

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TerraCircle publications

… Russ Grayson works with TerraCircle international development agency Terracircle international development consultancy is a Melanesia specialist working in the areas of food security, farming systems, livelihood development, project management and production of training manuals and other development reports in the South Pacific. TerraCircle also carries out some projects in Australia. TerraCircle publication layouts produced […]

Policy related documents

Community gardening local government documents Community gardeners adopt policies and guidelines to make gardening an enjoyable experience and to manage their garden sites effectively. It is best to have only as many policies as is necessary. They should be stated simply in community garden documents and made clear to new gardeners. Local government policy and […]

Storehouse Photo Essays

View storehouse photo essays: When the bees came to town Food… and a life convivial A day in the garden Paddocks, people & conviviality Something new comes… The cycle turns… The whole world is watching Plants, people and city A day in the sun… More habitat than swamp Thje Makira Banana Festival Growing organically in […]

Citizen journalism

a rough guide to telling your stories in word and image You will find the guide on my Medium blog: A few definitions Introducing citizen journalism Backstory Making a start in citizen journalism with basic skills and equipment Our challenge: the district of media Things we will encounter Dealing with conspiracy theories The legals An […]