Barriers to action As we confront ‘the fierce urgency of NOW’ in the face of deteriorating planetary health, we unfortunately also face many barriers to taking the action that’s needed. I know how bad driving is for the environment, and particularly for human health, as increasing amounts of nitrogen oxides, Read more…
Today I contributed to biodiversity science by posting my first observation on iNaturalist! I am so chuffed! Since I did my post on signing up for the Frog ID app, I’ve been urged by many friends to sign up for iNaturalist as well. Well, today, the motivation finally arrived on Read more…
Keeping e-waste out of landfill to create a circular economy Four days ago I picked up a screen that had been dumped in the bush on my favourite walk. Today, for my new action for a Year in a Day, I took it to the Katoomba Resource Recovery & Waste Read more…
Storing locally acclimatised seeds in a fireproof safe! Today I taught Design for Disaster to the Planetary Health Initiative’s Permaculture students. Part of building our food security in the face of future disasters, is ensuring we have enough locally acclimatised seeds. Now that we’ve been through drought, fire, flood and Read more…
The long arms of the potatoes in a long grain rice bag! The young people doing the Planetary Health Initiative’s Permaculture Design Course are working flat out today on a design for their dream Planetary Health demonstration site at the old Katoomba Golf Course. There are more photos at the Read more…
Today’s new action: Baking our first-ever vegan plant-based quiche My husband and I have been together night and day throughout the pandemic. Day in, day out. But life is short, and so very very precious. So tonight we celebrated that we were fortunate enough to be having dinner together again. Read more…
Taking Action to Make Dreams Come True Human nature and psychology are just so interesting to observe. When we know that certain actions will most definitely fill us with joy, improve and lengthen our lives, or save the planet … why don’t we act on them? It remains a mystery, Read more…
I am so disappointed when I see rubbish dumped in the bush. I’d be even more disappointed if I did nothing about it. Almost every day I walk through the native upper section of the Campbell Rhododendron Gardens in Blackheath, and then back along Ridgewell Rd. I love it just Read more…
Stage 2 of the Dog Poo Challenge and Fixing the Big Mistake I was up for hours last night researching how to manage dog poo, so that I could reduce its environmental damage and the risk it poses to human health … as well as the health of many other Read more…
Finally tackling an extremely unpleasant mistake I have an extremely unpleasant mistake in my backyard that’s been haunting me for three years. For my NEW action today I finally confronted it and created the solution to move forward … thanks to Blue Mountains Garden Groupies. We all make mistakes. Even Read more…
Sunflower Microgreens in just 8 days! I can’t believe how much fun I’m having participating in #ayearinaday. It’s stretching me to do so many things I wouldn’t otherwise have done. It also shows me just how many more things we could be doing to lead healthier lives on a healthier Read more…