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Tag Archives: Environment
Lemon, ginger, mint and honey refresher
This summer, much of Australia has been plunged into heatwave after heatwave. It’s been so hot that the Bureau of Meteorology has needed to add extra colours to its temperature graphs to show how high the temperatures are reaching. And … Continue reading
Posted in Drinks, Environment, Food, Recipe
Tagged Australia, Cooking, Drinks, Environment, Food, Fruit, Lemons, Make your own, Recipe, Summer, Vegetarian
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Quick Pick: Urban Organic
Have you heard of the new internet TV show Urban Organic? Each episode is a 3 to 5 minute, professionally produced, interesting snapshot of what’s happening in the urban agriculture scene.
Posted in Environment, Ethics, Food, Gardening, Inspiration, Local, Quick Pick
Tagged Environment, ethics, Farming, Food, Gardening, Inspiration, Internet, Local, Local food, Make your own, Organic, Philosophy, TV, Vegetables
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The great Australian milk scandal
Last week there was a bit of a milk commotion in the Australian press. Did you know that up to 16 % of milk (which only has one ingredient listed on the label: milk) is actually a substance known as … Continue reading
Posted in Drinks, Environment, Ethics, Food
Tagged Australia, Drinks, Environment, ethics, Food, Milk, Organic, Philosophy, Vegetarian
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A bit of sunshine, a couple of bikes and an apple tree or two
Mr Bee and myself cycled the Tallarook to Yea (and return) length of the newish Goulburn River High Country Rail Trail on Easter Saturday. Despite the weather forecast, it was a beautiful sunny day and the rail trail itself was … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Food, Local, Random, Snapshot
Tagged Australia, Autumn, Cycling, Environment, Food, Fruit, Local food, nature, outdoors
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Through the fenceposts: inner urban style
Inner city Melbourne is full of lovely old houses. Many of them are in a state of disrepair but more and more of are being renovated and brought back to their best. I saw this newly decorated house on one … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Gardening, Inspiration, Through the fence posts
Tagged Australia, Autumn, Environment, Food, Gardening, Inspiration, Vegetables
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New organic magazine find
In the peacefulness of the week between Christmas and New Year I took myself off to my local library. I was looking for light reading, you know, books to flick through, magazines, nothing to strenuous, maybe a light novel at … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Ethics, Food, Gardening, Health, Inspiration, Local, Make your own
Tagged Environment, Food, Fruit, Gardening, Inspiration, Magazine, Organic, Vegetables
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Through the fence posts: wishing I had their vegie garden
I’ve walked this street so many times and never noticed the house with the front garden full of vegies and little fruit trees. I normally walk on the other side of the road and the garden was hidden a little … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Gardening, Inspiration, Local, Through the fence posts, Uncategorized
Tagged Australia, Environment, Food, Fruit, Gardening, Inspiration, Local food, Summer, Vegetables, Walking
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Bookish inspiration
I’m currently reading The Real Food Companion (at Fishpond and Amazon). Yeah, it’s a recipe book, yep I’m reading it cover to cover. It’s not just that I’m that sort of person who likes to read recipe books for relaxation, I do, but it’s also (trust me) … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Environment, Ethics, Food, Gardening, Inspiration, Local
Tagged Australia, Book, Cooking, Dinner, Environment, Farmer's market, Farming, Food, Fruit, Gardening, Happiness, Health, Inspiration, Make your own, Organic, Preserving, Recipe, Vegetables
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In the aftermath of the floods
I think by now most, if not all, of you would have heard about the recent flooding and cyclone Yasi in Australia. In particular, you probably heard about the floods in Brisbane and Queensland. At the time I didn’t say … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Ethics, Food, Local, Uncategorized
Tagged Australia, Environment, ethics, Food, Fruit, Philosophy, Summer, Vegetables
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A farmers’ market cornucopia: January 2011
It’s an absolutely lovely time of year at the market. Mostly warm sunny mornings (despite our reletively nonexistent summer this year) and a banquet of all sorts of fresh fruit and veg. Cindy, I’m hoping you can help me with … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Environment, Farmer's market, Food, Summer
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