Many of us grow our own food and gardens— or even just houseplants— and we sometimes need to think about what we need to feed our plant friends, too. Instead of getting fancy expensive organic fertilisers….….did you know that the following common kitchen scraps and leftovers make excellent, safe, and easy-to-use natural fertilisers for your…
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By Kit Shepherd, Transition Bondi It was a slow realisation – that the electricity supply had been cut off. No, the food on the stove wasn’t getting hot, the fridge was no longer humming, and the phone couldn’t’ be recharged. The internet too was now not working, so all the usual screen-based contact (that has…
At our April Dig Day in the Community Garden, we participated in the Autumn Wild Pollinator Count. Each of us spent 10 minutes staring at a flowering plant and counting which pollinators paid a visit. This humble task may seem inconsequential, but think again… thanks to your efforts and those of hundreds of others around…
This month we had the pleasure of having Adam Leiber from Cultcure.org lead a vegetable fermentation workshop in the 241 Bondi Road Community Garden. We made a whole lot extra to share at our Film & Feast. It was a massive hit and we would LOVE to share it with you. INGREDIENTS 2 medium to large…
Diego, the weed forager, presented at April’s Talk and Feast His reputation went before him, and people we’d met at the Farmers Market Stall were disappointed they weren’t going to be able to come (the date was the Thursday night of Easter). Though his usual setting is in ‘the wild’, leading groups through weedy patches…
SWEET POTATO COCONUT CURRY SOUP Ingredients Serves 4 SOUP · 1 medium onion (diced) · 4 cloves garlic (minced) · 1 large sweet potato (cubed) · 2 Tbsp yellow curry powder · 1/4 tsp cayenne powder · 3/4 tsp sea salt · 1/2 tsp black pepper · 3 cups coconut milk TOPPING · 1 1/2 cups of cooked chickpeas or a 400g can · 3 Tbsp olive oil · 1/2 tsp yellow curry powder · 1/4 tsp sea salt · 1/2 tsp garlic powder · 1/2 tsp ginger powder · 1 pinch cayenne powder · Sprouted fenugreek seeds Instructions Chickpeas 1. Preheat…
To round off the eventful Garden Dig that we held on Sunday, I needed to write a little poem, to help me capture it and move on! The essence is that we had a large number of people attend, including 4 children under 5 years old (and their parents). There were only three of our…
Words by Kit A recent conversation on my balcony brought a light-bulb moment for me. And I look forward to reflecting further on this example of re-framing. A visitor asked for a tour of my balcony garden. I never feel comfortable bringing attention to it, as it is not tidy, orderly nor beautiful. As I…
words by Daniel Parsa I told an acquaintance of mine that I have moved houses more than anyone that I know. She said she may be holding that record. After a quick countdown, I think both of us can be in the Guinness Book of Records in our age brackets for having moved houses so many…
Words by Natalie I’ve been living in Bondi for about four years, and have walked by a vacant flower bed outside my unit block every single day. It’s always bothered me that it’s typically been a dumping ground for rubbish, and nothing much seemed to grow there. A few months ago, I set out to…
