“ . . . the kindness/barter economy means we can live very cheaply and yet much more richly and meaningfully . . .”
Barren land now beautiful house, food farm
In 2020, we decided to leave our corporate careers and live on the land full time. For this we needed to build a residence. We wanted to build a sustainable house that integrates with and respects the habitat we had built over the last decade. We decided to build with natural materials like earth, lime and stone.
Council kills possums and possum habitat
Seed savers' Australian story
Backpacker Lisa's Australian story
Sydney University kills kookaburra families
Two interns' eyes, hands and spirits in Sydney streets
"FOGO": failure or success?
“ I appreciate that the Inner West Council is taking action against the growing problem of food and garden organics, but is this the best option for Australia or even Earth?“
And the garbage collector gets paid twice; once by the ratepayer via council, again by the ratepayer when they buy compost (if the waste is turned into compost).
Renee Patricio, U.S. intern with Sustainable House, compares U.S. and Australian food waste solutions.
With a primary focus on data analysis, Renee’s assessment is data-driven and, sorry, Oz, but local councils and state governments here in Oz seem to be controlled by, and delivering truckloads of money to, garbage collectors.
Climate pollution from rebuilding 68 city parks
Kyle Day, interning with Sustainable House, quantifies climate pollution from rebuilding parks.
“Untracked, unreported pollution resulting from rebuilding parks is polluting and damaging ours and Earth’s climate. By questioning the necessity of rebuilding the parks and exploring alternative approaches, we can strive for a greener and more sustainable future for our city.”
Signs of love for Earth in Europe - Vicki's story
Coco visits a school that composts
Blog by Coco
On 5th of May, I went to a community garden next to Camdenville Public School in Newtown, NSW, to join one compost program called “Food Scrap Friday.”
In a public garden next to school, they have compost bins and garden to grow plants and veggies. People including parents take their food scrap from home to compost them every Friday morning.
Lismore floods and how they taught me about sustainability
Time for legal challenges to council rate increases
Coco compares her life in Sydney with her life in Tokyo
I found my green thumb
Ashley Qui’s story: What do you do when you have a little bit of food left on your plate that isn’t enough to save for another meal?
What do you do when you are cooking and have pieces like stems or ends of veggies and fruits that you don’t use in your recipe?
Do you just throw them away? Here’s what I do . . .
