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Hawthorn Community Garden Open Weekend
September 14, 2010 by Vesna
Filed under Sustainable Living, Urban Garden
This year the Hawthorn Community Garden at Riversdale Road will be part of the Australia’s Open Garden Scheme - Special Events. This is very exciting as our veggie patch is there!
The winter crop is slowly finishing and time is …
World Environment Day 2010
June 4, 2010 by Vesna
Filed under Sustainable Living
World Environment Day (WED) 2010 is tomorrow, June 5th. Every year I mark it with a symbolic activity or deed.
This year I’ve joined 1 Million Women – A campaign of daughters, mothers, sisters and grandmothers – Committed to protecting …
Mother’s Day 2010
May 7, 2010 by Vesna
Filed under Sustainable Living
It’s Mother’s Day this Sunday, May the 9th. If you are looking for thoughtful and eco friendly present ideas, you might find some in my last year’s post. This post is about our recent loss.
On Easter Sunday my …
How to Colour Easter Eggs Naturally
March 28, 2010 by Vesna
Filed under How to ..., Sustainable Living
Make your Easter a bit greener and more sustainable by colouring the eggs naturally. Brown Easter eggs are my favourite for two reasons:
- the colour is natural and so simple to make,
- brown is strong enough for our chickens’ brown
…
Earth Hour 2010
March 20, 2010 by Vesna
Filed under Energy, Sustainable Living
In a week time on Saturday 27 March 2010 at 8.30pm, millions of people from around the world will join together for Earth Hour™.
Turning off the lights says we care about planet Earth and we want others to …
Simple Easter Floral Centrepiece
March 15, 2010 by Vesna
Filed under How to ..., Sustainable Living
Seeing all the chocolate Easter bunnies and eggs immediately after Christmas made me instinctively block anything to do with Easter till recently. Now that there are less than three weeks left, I can put my guard down.
My first post on Easter theme is this simple floral centrepiece.
How to Make Hay for Pets
March 11, 2010 by Vesna
Filed under How to ..., Recycling, Urban Garden
Seeing the photo above, some might ask: what on earth are we doing here? Making hay. But why? In an inner city backyard? There are no big meadows or cows close by!
Well, we are using it as the chicken …
Soft Butter Spread Recipe
February 25, 2010 by Vesna
Filed under Food & Drink, Homemade, How to ...
In my previous post on butter, Butter vs. Margarine, I wrote about why butter is a better option. As I mentioned at the end, there is one thing about butter that isn’t so handy: it’s solid and hard to …
2010 Sustainable Living Festival Melbourne
February 9, 2010 by Vesna
Filed under Sustainable Living
Sustainable Living Festival- Melbourne is in full swing. The 2010 Festival will include 2 programs: the Main Event at Federation Square (19-21 February 2010) and the Local Events Program (6-21 February 2010).
The Main Event at Federation Square in the …
