Plastic free mind / Seeking a self-seeder
Plastic free mind I wandered down to the Merri Creek this morning – no matter how long it’s been the creek always welcomes me back from whatever digital diversion that has kept me away. “Where’ve you been,” the muddy water, the yellow wattle flowers and wattlebirds ask. The winter flood had left its usual trove […]
If the Murray were a he or she / Matthew
If the Murray were a he or she On Thursday the media was full of the IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change and Land (SRCCL). The report warned that… if the world is to combat dangerous climate change then we must urgently revolutionise what we eat, how we grow it and the way we use land. Once […]
What took us so long? / Best hospo gig ever?
What took us so long? Early this morning I was over in the park walking Jessie, our kelpie. The remnants of a kid’s party lay scattered on the ground around a picnic table. I picked up the foil lolly wrappers, the empty plastic creaming soda bottle and a half dozen plastic cups. Passing by, my neighbour, Alan […]
Recycled Electric Kinetic Playspace Update
Recycled Electric Kinetic Playspace Update This time last year the Ceres Recycled Electric Kinetic Playspace got a guernsey in the Pick My Project competition. Inspired by a chaotically beautiful community-built playground at the St Louis Museum, the Ceres Playspace was workshopped into existence with groups of local kids – often employing giant native insects loaned from Melbourne Museum as conversation starters. […]
The life changing joy of cycling-up
The life changing joy of cycling-up Everything that comes in and out of the Fair Food warehouse goes past Robyn Lasker’s desk. Robyn is the logistical link between Fair Food and the world – she supervises a team of drivers, she sets their routes, she loads their vans and she works out the delivery windows to let […]
Hello Vegetable
With more lockdown ahead we need something to help us through – so we are making an animated film! Send in your produce photos, drawings and audio memos to get involved!
