In Tasmania – Shakespeare’s excursion into the deep heart of this strange island
IT WAS LATE on a cold Friday evening when I dropped into Desire bookshop. Cars’ headlights had been turned on
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Category: Journal
Daring and exploration on Tasmania’s wild rivers
I’VE JUST FINISHED reading Johnson Dean’s Shooting the Franklin — early canoeing on Tasmania’s wild rivers, and have come away
Read MorePermaculture – a movement in need of a history
Permaculture's early books emerged from a publishing context of magazines and books on alternative living and a social context of
Read MoreThe long road in the far north – on the local food speakers trail in northern NSW
MARCH DAYS ARE MILD DAYS in the sleepy northern NSW town of Lismore. And this year they were no different...
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Being idle – a book for the free spirited
Idling for the free spirited… and those who would like to join them. THIS IS A BOOK for the free
Read MoreTime for a new localism, says Norberg-Hodge
"See education as activism”, says Helena Norberg-Hodge. "Set up social and learning circles. Have groups of 10 to 15 people
Read MoreUrban farming may be on way to extinction
First published: September 2003. IF YOU EAT FRESH FOOD in Sydney, offer your thanks to the 1300 market gardeners who
Read MoreCommunity supported agriculture has potential study finds
Community supported agriculture has a future in Australia but farmers must have skills other than farming, a report finds...
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