The act of gleaning – taking the leftovers of a crop from the field, once the harvesters had been through – is an age old tradition. In times gone by in some agricultural societies, it has been an enshrined right – that after … Continued
It’s Spring! Finally. Our 107 Rooftop Garden has now officially survived it’s first Winter, which was long, cold and wet up, on this rooftop we love. Cold and shady meant not much growth for the plants in this space over … Continued
Seed balls. In a nutshell, they are a ball of clay and compost with seeds inside. Sounds pretty simple right? Well they are, they really are. They’re incredibly easy to make, and are a rather excellent way to get things … Continued
Here’s how we built a bunch of mobile micro forest gardens for the 107 Rooftop Garden – complete with wicking beds. Our challenge with this design was to build tree planters that could move around to make space when needed, while providing … Continued
Rightio then. Who wants to come and get their hands dirty and help out at the 107 Rooftop Garden? Saturday May 2nd marks the beginning of our monthly garden dig-ins – a morning of garden chores, learning, new friends and … Continued
And we just thought we’d let you know, incase you want to come along. She’s giving a talk in Surry Hills of Friday 20th February called PLANET ON A PLATE, and she’s being introduced by the one and only Joel … Continued
You know it’s going to be a good day when you jump out of bed, pull on overalls and work boots, and head for the door with your big straw hat, garden gloves in your pocket. It was raining in … Continued
Do you live in Sydney? What are you doing on Saturday the 23rd? Come play with us at the Green Day Out! It’s going to be a great day of kid-friendly stalls, workshops – and I’ll be making seedballs with … Continued
Ok folks, we’re excited about this one: an Aussie-initiated open source food network dedicated to connecting producers with consumers, every which way you can imagine. Yes, I know. There are a lot of these kinda ideas out there. They’ve all … Continued
Hey folks of South East New South Wales persuasion…. do you know about this excellent weekend gathering coming up?
Never has the saying ‘time is money’ been truer than when it comes to this community-based alternative currency idea. Members of a Time Bank exchange goods and services without money; using their own time instead as the currency, on the presumption that … Continued
We thought we’d share this one with you as it looks pretty darn fine. INHABIT is a film project by Costa Boustikaris and Emmett Brennan, based in the Northeastern regions of the United States. It’s a doco about permaculture and features many farmers, practitioners … Continued
Just a head-up that Common2us, an organic market garden at Dural on the northern edge of Sydney, is offering an on-farm ‘residential’ volunteer position. If you’re interested in learning about organic agriculture, specifically market gardening in a real ‘hands in the dirt, … Continued
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