Two of our much-loved men honoured on Queen's Birthday
Two men who’s vision, dedication and enormous-heartedness guided CERES from a tip site into Australia’s most visited environmental centre have been recognised in today’s Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Eric, who recently died, and Noel, who recently retired, were both with CERES from the beginning. With great dedication and very dry humour they gave themselves to […]
Being eczema aware this week. Voting opens to rename discredited One Person Box.
This coming week is Eczema Awareness Week – which is especially apt for Australia which has the highest incidence of eczema in the world! According to the Eczema Association 30% of Australian children live with eczema. Before this one I didn’t know there was an Eczema Awareness Week and I’m not sure what you do in an […]
A tall green saviour rises in our hour of need. The votes are in. The People have spoken. The winner is….
In a world weary of silverbeet bakes, in a time of seasonally reduced produce choices, in a place crying out for something, anything different to cook this week. One vegetable will rise up from the dirt to set a people free and make dinnertime more exciting than it has been for a while. Oh, it […]
Build your social capital with cherries. Washing our hands of antibacterials.
We’ve been getting so many happy emails from you about cherries in your boxes that Josh, Fair Food’s produce buyer, has got more coming again in this week (see what’s in your box this week). As a man used to buying things by the pallet load it’s second nature for Josh to grab a box of […]
Summer's first tomatoes from a low profile Joe. Robert Larocca's gift of governance.
If ever there was an under-the-radar farmer it’s Joe Valente from Mornington Organics, I’ve known Joe for more than 10 years and as I was writing this I realised I didn’t have a single photo of him. I got on-line and after an hour of fruitless Google searching nothing; no webpage, no Facebook, no twitter, […]
If ever there was a week to eat tart. The sound of good gut music.
Loafer Bread’s Andrea Brabazon bakes these delicate pastries, slices, cakes and biscuits and lays them out in a simple wood and glass cabinet at her bakery in North Fitzroy. In the way of an artist Andrea takes simple organic ingredients; flour, butter, eggs and sugar and through a mixture of finely honed skill and magical pâtissiering she creates this exquisite edible exhibition – not just once a year but every day. […]
