How to Make Hay for Pets

March 11, 2010 by Vesna  
Filed under How to ..., Recycling, Urban Garden

Make Hay

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 coop…

Simple Ideas for Reusing Coconut Shells

November 11, 2009 by Vesna  
Filed under Recycling, Sustainable Living, Urban Garden

Coconut shell basket

9 – 15 November 2009 is National Recycling Week (Australia) founded by Planet Ark in 1996.  This post is Sustainable Echo’s contribution to NRW.  It’s about finding another use for something otherwise destined for the dump: the coconut shell.

Recently I…

Sustainable Living at Its Best: The Greenhouse Cafe

December 12, 2008 by Brat  
Filed under Recycling

Imagine a cafe built entirely from recycled or recyclable material with it’s own veggie rooftop garden. Welcome to The Greenhouse by Joost, an example of sustainable living at its best.

The Greenhouse by Joosts is a temporary exhibition of possible future…