Tag Archives: bioregionalism
Permies make passata
In the inner southern suburbs of Adelaide, a small group of permaculturalists have been gathering to experiment with artisanal food skills. From cheese-making to sourdough, they’ve been exploring and sharing the skills that make good food. To herald the end … Continue reading
5×5: Summer Rain
Online film-making community Vimeo regularly sets ‘weekend projects’ for their members. Recently they invited participants to create a 5×5 (a 25-second film made of five 5-second shots) showing aspects of a daily routine. Here’s my attempt, shot on a steamy, … Continue reading
Time and change: the year of two houses, two bikes and four pumpkins
Ever since reading Jay Griffith’s book Pip Pip: A Sideways Look at Time, I’ve been fascinated by the extent to which our relationship and understanding of time is culturally constructed. Our system of numbering off the days and years and … Continue reading
Technology for a local future
A Mad Scientist’s 50 Tools for Sustainable Communities By Leah Messinger, reposted from The Atlantic, Mar 23 2011, 11:12 AM ET 2 In the middle of rural Missouri there is a physicist-turned-farmer looking to redefine the way we build the … Continue reading
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From Plagues to Plate: Eating locusts and grasshoppers
The air around our legs clattered with the tumbling bodies of locusts, their gleaming translucent wings bursting outwards as they hop through the grass. While at our urban community garden plot grasshopper populations have been noticeably high, in the browning … Continue reading
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Urban Orchard DVD now available!
DVD copies of An Urban Orchard have now completely sold out (thanks, enthusiastic community food advocates!) However, the complete film will shortly be available for free viewing and download online. Stay tuned! “A delightful film that highlights the power of … Continue reading
On the trail
In the spirit of our bioregional walking tours, Sophie and I recently set out to follow the Pioneer Women’s Trail from Beaumont to Verdun. In the words of the official promotional spiel, “The Pioneer Women’s Trail honours the early European … Continue reading
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Edible weeds: chickweed, mallow, sow thistle, plantain and nettle
This article is adapted from a segment Joel did on Radio Adelaide‘s Gastronaut. With healthy winter rains on the Adelaide Plains, neglected corners have once again been swallowed beneath a green tide. In a segment earlier this year, I presented … Continue reading
Filed under adventures, chickens, food, gardening, wildlife
Lillipillies: cordial, hot toddies and agar-agar whip
Winter brings with it lillipilli trees heavy with fruit. Footpaths and roads are buried beneath the purple fruit, and trees in parks and streets shiver heavily with the berries. An indigenous food plant of tropical and subtropical Australia, despite their … Continue reading
Bulletin of events past
Sophie here, I’ve suddenly realised that the year is almost past and I was involved in some noteworthy Transition-inspired events this year that the world ought to know about, but hasn’t yet had the opportunity! Here are some of the … Continue reading
