Environment
May 22, 2010
‘Small Business, Big Opportunity: Sustainable Growth’ is a publication available free online or via snail mail. Sensis commissioned John Dee – co-founder of Planet Ark and NSW 2010 Australian of the Year – to write up practical info and tips […]
May 19, 2010
I recently visited several Indigenous communities in WA’s remote Fitzroy Valley and was impressed by a new network’s comprehensive understanding, sensitivity and sheer determination to create a better ‘now’ for First Australians. With the ongoing stories of schools right around […]
May 3, 2010
This week in her Village Futures Food newsletter Natalie talks about how to tackle the weekly box of seasonal produce. Natalie’s Thoughts “Whilst we have been enjoying our fresh and tasty produce from Nature’s Grove there have been some challenges […]
May 3, 2010
Every good farm has a great story behind it and Gippsland women are invited to tell their stories about sustainable agriculture…AT NO COST. There will be two training sessions – May and June, 2010. Jenny O’Sullivan, from Linking Environment Agriculture […]
April 19, 2010
A PWF reader has sent us ‘a succinct piece of science based on data measurements, not modelling’ produced by the BOM and CSIRO(pdf). The following info comes from peer reviewed data on temperature, rainfall, sea level, ocean acidification and carbon […]
April 19, 2010
Darebin Council in inner Melbourne is encouraging ‘sustainable food choices’. They, and Transition Darebin, part of the Transition Town network, will work together on a $75,000 plan to trial growing produce at two sites on public land and also look […]
April 15, 2010
For me, the expression ‘Weasel Words’ captures exactly “the powerlessness and frustration we feel when confronted by meaningless words delivered with authority. Los Angeles Times about Don Watson’s www.weaselwords.com.au Although we all KNOW how words become faddish we keep on […]
April 15, 2010
The Ethical Consumer Update Guide warns that no Australian tuna brand uses sustainable tuna. Even the top brands use destructive fishing methods, but some brands are making positive changes. The biggest selling seafood item in Australia is canned tuna but […]
April 7, 2010
A tweet has led me to a dilemma for Nestlé We all know ‘Have a break, have a Kit Kat’ but now Greenpeace Canada is saying Nestlé should give rainforests a break and not support rainforest-killing companies. It’s All About […]
March 29, 2010
A new business – Village Futures Food – linking food producers with consumers wanting to buy fresh, seasonal produce direct from farmers in their region, has been in operation for 5 weeks now – in a modest way. What Is […]
March 28, 2010
“We must bring money back down to earth” says Woody Tasch on his Slow Money website. Last Century, Fast Money And NOW Woody continues saying: There is such a thing as money that is too fast, companies that are too […]
March 17, 2010
The Just Add Water project aims to put 200 megalitres into the Hattah Lakes, south of Mildura in Victoria. These lakes are internationally significant for their unique wildlife and in a first for a green group, the ACF (Australian Conservation […]