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My Saturday morning of bamboo splitting, chooks and more

July 5, 2011 in Environment, House and garden by Jewel West | 1 comment

(Image credit: Green Dean.) Pictured from L-R: Hannah, Rolf and Jamie

What a great Saturday morning. I went along to the Southside Sustainabilty Centre’s open day that B4C run once a month.

It all started with a spot of Tai Chi and we were joined by the lovely Di Farmer for that. We were guided by Tai Chi teacher Green Dean through some basic beginner steps. We were concentrating on breathing, basic beginner moves and we ended imagining we were stroking the tail feathers of a beautiful bird and then releasing it to the sky.  Just loved it, and we all agreed it was a great way to kick start the day.

Next I strolled through the vegetable gardens amongst cabbages, broccoli  – so many different types of greens – some I didn’t even recognise – everything looked so healthy and lush. There is also a nursery growing locally collected seeds into plants for revegetating waterways and local bushlands. Read the rest of this entry »

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Helping the connection between farmers and the neighbourhood

May 2, 2011 in Environment, House and garden, Shopping by Genevieve Robey | No comments

The Tran children sharing a fresh mandarin. Image credit: The Tran family

You may have already heard of Food Connect. A quick rundown: Seasonal food is provided by about 80 farmers around Brisbane. It is then delivered fresh to the Food Connect Homestead in Salisbury each week by the farmers and small freight companies and then packed into boxes. “City Cousins”  act as delivery points for Food Connect and pick up points for city folk.

There are City Cousins here in Carina, Cannon Hill and Holland Park. I’ve been intending to write something about Food Connect for a while now as they are such a brilliant example of communities working together for sustainable, positive and healthy outcomes.  With the news of Carindale getting its own City Cousin (starting Wednesday May 4), I was triggered again to explore it. Read the rest of this entry »

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Chooks, vegies and a sensory garden

February 6, 2011 in Environment, House and garden by Genevieve Robey | No comments

Sensory garden being worked onWe went to the Southside Sustainability Centre open day yesterday and had a look at the great set-up they have there.  We did a small amount of weeding, planting and watering while we were there too. Next time I’ll know to wear more appropriate shoes (i.e. not really good sneakers!) and bring a wide brimmed hat.

I had a chat with the centre’s Hannah Elvery and Heather Barns who were showing the visitors around, helping people to try out various tasks and answering questions about the various plants etc.  Read the rest of this entry »

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