I led a session on the global challenges that we face at the Living Smart course in Randwick and found participants receptive and interested. The course is now in its pilot phase and provides, uniquely among local government in Sydney, a comprehensive and integrated approach to living sustainably...
Read MoreIT'S GOOD TO SEE A PROJECT you have worked on come to fruition. That was the feeling as Kogarah City Council's Mayor, General Manager and other staff and gardeners officially opened the Carrs Park Community Garden. Faith Thomas and I started work on the project a little over a year ago...
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AROUND A DOZEN PEOPLE are walking the long, straight footway through Hyde Park where the lines of overaching native figs form a vegetative tunnel. They enter Macquarie Street and make their way to an old sandstone building with a long verandah. Here, they are to hand over the state’s first Declaration on Food...
Read MoreONE DAY IT WAS A DINGY LANE taking the curious from Broadway to Chippendale. Next day it was a food fair, offering the curious a glimpse of the emerging local food culture that is starting to bloom in Sydney.
Read MoreThe winds of late October failed to blow away those attending a series of events with permaculture co-originator, David Holmgren. David left people with food for thought about our future and how we, as communities, might respond to challenging global trends...
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His history in setting up Northey Street City Farm with a group of enthusiasts, and the introduction of accredited permaculture training to Sydney were the focus of September 2009's TransitionSydney Cafe Conversation with Dick Copeman...
Read MoreIn this 1999 article, Fiona Campbell describes the process of designing, constructing and planting her home garden not far from the shores of Botany Bay...
Read MoreAt Carrs Park, participatory planning and construction, cooperation between citizens and council and collaboration are creating a new community garden and outdoor classroom on a deserted bowling green...
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A couple weeks ago, I received a phone call from a woman in the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. She wanted to know if the Department could use a short piece from something I had written in a set of guidelines they were producing.
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The Eastern Suburbs sandy soils are starting to sprout lettuce and leeks, cabbage and capsicum thanks to a local government course in sustainable gardening...
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