ByKit
Notes from a December 2021 workshop, with thanks to Rhys Paddick and Emma Gibbens for a lively and interesting webinar. Difference An Acknowledgement of Country: is a recognition of the people and place where we meet today. Anyone can do an AoC. A Welcome to Country: is (traditionally) a cultural protocol conducted by elders or…
ByKit
We have had a full and ful-filling year, weaving our way among the obstacles of COVID and other vagaries of life. Continuing our online education events (now called Community Café) we hosted some creative and hard-hitting presentations on ‘climate’ – Climate Parties (yes it’s fun becoming informed, with a bunch of buddies!), Food in a…
ByAnna
Flowers and vegetables are popping everywhere. So now is the time to prepare the soil against the heat with a light cover like lucerne or hay. Just keep an eye out that the ground cover doesn’t choke the growing plant. It is good to use a dried material like a hay or sugarcane around the…
ByKit
We heard Rowan Foley speak at a book launch by one of our presenters this year – Alana Mann (her book is Food in a Changing Climate). We wanted to hear more from him so invited him to speak at a Transition Bondi Community Cafe Conversation (October 18) on the topic Connecting to Country – Earth,…
ByKit
Transition Bondi has two beekeepers on our team: Lance and Gloria. We met in passing in our Community Garden last week (where we have hives of both European and native bees), and an interesting story was told… Last week in the city, a swarm had been spotted, and Gloria received a call for help, to…
ByKit
Spring and end of lockdown are bringing us together again. And the gardens, verges and laneways and welcoming Transition Bondi’s volunteers. Seedlings raised on windowsills, balconies and our hot-house are now putting down their roots in the garden beds. At our recent October working bee we harvested celery, lettuce and silverbeet – such vigorous and…
ByLouise
Well it has been about a month that I have been volunteering with Transition Bondi in the Community Garden, and in that time I feel like I have already grown and blossomed from the experience of working with Kit and learning some gardening basics. It seems my family and friends also think so, evidenced by…
Recently I attended a webinar put on by the City of Sydney, City Farm, called Mindful Gardening. The presenter was Toni Salter, known as The Veggie Lady. We were introduced to the world of mental well-being and connection with nature through gardening and being in gardens. Much research is happening on the positive effects that…
ByKit
Sarah Wilson joined us for our August Community Café event, to share her wisdom and experience, from the personal, through the social, to the political. It is a treat always to hear someone speak with ease across a range of topics that all interconnect. She chose the Q & A format, rather than giving a…
ByAnna
Spring has sprung and flowers, fruit and veggies are sprouting everywhere. So, strike while the iron is hot and have a crack at planting. The list below is just an example, but a great place to start, depending on your garden size, of course. As you well know, gardening has multiple physical and meditative benefits…