I simply can’t bear to waste food. As a gardener, I’m aware of the space, time and effort it takes to produce one single cauliflower, for example. There’s no way I’d let any part of it go into the bin! A positive outcome of Lockdown during the pandemic was that Read more…
Tackling procrastination to become a citizen scientist It’s so easy to talk about all the things that need to be done to restore planetary health. Surprisingly, it’s also very easy, and infinitely more satisfying, to actually do something about it. The point of A Year in a Day is to Read more…
Growing soil to create a sponge to protect life In a wet season like this one it’s critical to find every possible way to store water in soil, vegetation and underground in our depleted aquifers so that we can create a slow-release sponge that holds the water that will protect Read more…
Today we chose to accelerate our succession to planetary health This week we were faced, yet again, with the heart-wrenching dilemma of how to respond to the public health crisis being caused by the Pandemic. We couldn’t face cancelling yet another opportunity for young people, but we also couldn’t take Read more…
Greening my tea! I hate to think how many times I boil the kettle every day to make one cup of tea after another …. or how many half-drunk mugs of tea lurk beneath the piles of paper on my desk. Today I decided I needed to start doing things Read more…
Not all progress is! I LOVE writing and have been journalling for around 50 years, but I shudder to think of the hundreds of plastic and metal biros that I’ve thrown out in that time. When I was 18 my mother gave me a fountain pen engraved with my name. Read more…
Sharing what we know, and what we have Spending time exploring ways to restore planetary health is arguably better for our mental health than doom scrolling. This is a good thing, because sometimes coming up with ideas of what to do next actually takes quite a bit of thought and Read more…
Today we’re launching A Year in a Day! To respond to the urgency of the need to restore planetary health, the Blue Mountains Planetary Health Pluriversity is initiating a Citizen Science Project in 2022 called ‘A Year In a Day’. We want to explore whether the small actions of individuals Read more…
Free Youth Permaculture and Social Enterprise Design Course 5 – 28 January, 2022 (3 days a week over 4 wks. Total: 72 hrs) This is a free course for young people aged 16 – 24 Bookings are essential to Lis on 0407 437 553 or via email to planetaryhealth@bmcc.nsw.gov.au Permaculture Read more…
Youth Mental Health First Aid Course With MHFA instructor Jane Armstrong Monday 13 & Tuesday 14 December, 2021 9am – 5:30pm This is a free course for young people aged 18 – 24 Places are strictly limited to fully vaccinated participants and bookings are essential to Lis on 0407 437 Read more…
Photo: Dana Wilson Permaculture Teacher Training Course Teachers: Rosemary Morrow OAM and Lis Bastian 3 – 9 December, 2021 9am – 6pm Cost: $500 including all meals and a book All participants are required to have completed a Permaculture Design Course (or equivalent). Places are strictly limited to fully vaccinated Read more…