Bringing the murnong back / Closed Monday, back Tuesday

Murnong flower

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 […]

Unglut Your Gut 2017. Heartwarming news from Joe's Garden.

So if, like me, what you did on New Year’s Eve completely contradicted all the resolutions you made to be a “better you” in 2017. And this morning you find yourself shuffling about the house pitifully singing lyrics to Indigo Girls songs along the lines of, “not even getting close to closer to fine”. And if […]

Eat at Joe’s

Aerial image of Joe's Garden, Coburg

For years I’ve watched people wander off the Merri Creek swing bridge, round the corner and stop dead in the middle of the bike path, mesmerised by a scene out of time and place.

Our Merri Creek

Gathering at the Merri creek

Gathering together to acknowledge, cleanse and reclaim our safe spaces along the Merri Creek and across our community.

Plastic free mind / Seeking a self-seeder

Merri Creek plastic

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 […]