Have you heard of the ‘food forest’ concept?

by | 27 May 2014 | SLAM

Check it out: http://www.beaconfoodforest.org It is a community project in Seattle where they plan to grow all edible foods in a public park and it is free to everyone to participate and enjoy the fruits. Sounds excellent.

5 Keys for a Sustainable Home

by | 23 May 2014 | Starfish

1. Efficiency Over the life of a building the operational energy used to run it generally exceeds the embodied energy used to build it (save the likes of a passive house). This explains part of why there has been such a push for efficiency in recent years. 2. Energy...

Lismore leads the nation in uptake of solar energy

by | 21 May 2014 | Starfish

LISMORE is leading the nation in solar power with a higher percentage of households in the 2480 postcode using rooftop solar and/or hot water systems than anywhere else in Australia. A new report by the REC (Renewable Energy Certificate) Agents Association also finds...

Earth Healing Meditation 2nd and 4th Wednesdays 5:30pm

by | 14 May 2014 | Event

I am offering this meditation as a consequence of my concern for the way that the Earth is being impacted by climate change.  There is a considerable amount of research that demonstrates the power of meditation/prayer to create peace in troubled communities and to...