SEWING A CIRCULAR ECONOMY 1-3pm Saturday 26 November Planetary Health Precinct (downstairs at the old Katoomba Golf Clubhouse, Acacia St Katoomba) FREE As Australia has had to face the consequences of its largest soft plastic recycling program collapsing it’s a reminder that, ultimately, the best way to reduce plastic pollution Read more…
Start again! As I continue to take steps to move towards a zero-waste life, on the 5th February I made an attempt to turn used cooking oil and ashes from the fire into soap. Sadly it didn’t work and ended up a greasy mess. I left it on a Read more…
Sashiko Denim Repair I wonder if anyone has worked out a way to measure the impact of sheer and unadulterated joy on planetary health? This afternoon I did something so unexpected and creative that I’m still basking in the afterglow! When my boys left home they also left behind a Read more…
Recognising how much we take from the earth and don’t give back Today I ‘left no footprint’ and for the first time in my life gave back to the earth more than I took out of it! I knew in advance it was going to be a rare sunny day, Read more…
Today I focused on metal and peace Today the ‘fierce urgency of now’ prompted me to take TWO actions: one focused on the preciousness of metal, and one focused on doing everything we can to maintain peace. I went on a Treasure Hunt for metal around the house and have Read more…
Today my new action was to turn used olive oil & ashes to soap It’s been such a cold wet week that we’ve resorted to hot chips and log fires. That’s meant, however, a big jar of used olive oil that I couldn’t bear to just throw out. I’ve always 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…
NEW: Un-Patented Pooper Scooper OK, I have a confession to make. Today I feel REALLY stupid. Ever since our beautiful border collie Charlie joined our family we’ve gone through packets and packets of plastic dog pooh bags, trying to be responsible citizens every time we take him for a walk. Read more…
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…