Slower and deeper
Last week I wrote an impassioned call to action for the CERES Appeal; that in the face of our climate emergency we needed to quickly prepare ourselves, skill ourselves up and give, really give, to get something done. But that all came to a stop on Wednesday when one of our Fair Food workmates lost […]
From defenders of the fair go to…..
From defenders of the fair go to….. On Friday the Fair Food crew went for a Tamil Feast at CERES, that’s us above. We were there to share a meal and catch up with our old workmate and Tamil Feast superstar, Nirma (waving at the back). As we ate, talked and laughed I looked around our table […]
A seat at EAT’s table
A seat at EAT’s table On Friday night I went to the “EAT-Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systems.” launch, one of 35 world-wide. It’s fascinating reading; a three year, multi-disciplinary, game-changing study outlining strategies on how to provide 10 billion of us with a healthy diet that reduces greenhouse emissions, saves half the planet […]
Bringing the murnong back / Closed Monday, back Tuesday
Bringing the murnong back These days the Kiwis seem to be way ahead of us in pretty much all areas of human endeavour. Take reconciliation; whenever I go to see a New Zealander speak, be they brown or white, they’re forever reeling off paragraph-long Māori welcomes, breaking into traditional song or pulling off a flawless haka at the drop […]
Reconnecting with asparagus / Joe’s Farm-Raiser Party
Reconnecting with asparagus This week if you take some time to quiet your mind and find a place where the edges of human & universal consciousness overlap, you may just be able to feel the subterranean vibration of asparagus crowns awakening in the swamps of Koo Wee Rup. And it’s about this time of year I feel […]
Sweet victory for local honey hero / Bee aware at CERES
Sweet victory for local honey hero Three years ago Victorian beekeeper, Simon Mulvany (that’s him above), began blowing the whistle on commercial honey giant Capilano Honey for blending cheap Chinese honey with Australian honey in its budget Allowrie brand. Chinese honey according to Simon contains high levels of antibiotics, chemical residues and diseases like foul brood which can […]
