Community Owned Solar in Manilla

by | 9 Oct 2013 | Event, SLAM

On Saturday, we’ll have our very first meeting to explain the details of the community-owned solar farm. The close knit community of Manilla could create Australia’s first community owned solar farm. It is an opportunity for you to be part of a positive...

Biochar Trial for Australia’s Top End

by | 8 Oct 2013 | Starfish

This week an organic farm at Lambells Lagoon, near Darwin, has spread biochar onto a two hectare block of zucchinis, cucumber and watermelons. Biochar is essentially charcoal, and is created by converting biomass or feedstock into a charred product under...

Seed Swap

by | 4 Oct 2013 | Event, Local Food | 2 comments

Do you have excess veggie seeds and would like to swap them for something you don’t have? Or perhaps you’d simply like the chance to chat about veggie gardening in the Armidale region. Come along to ALF’s Seed Swap on Saturday 5th October from 2pm to...

Twisting Willow

by | 3 Oct 2013 | Event

Twisting Willow is an opportunity to build an eco gunyah on the site of the Black Gully Music Festival and to help celebrate the 30th birthday of both NERAM and THe Armidale Tree Group. The work will be facilitated by Uralla artist Andrew Parker. Find out more by...

Come and help with veggie patch at Mary White College

by | 2 Oct 2013 | Event | 1 comment

A group of students have formed an environmental group at Mary White College at Uni. These students recently met with the head of their college and discussed plans of what they want to do and where they see the college going environmentally. The outcome of this was...

The Story of Solutions

by | 2 Oct 2013 | SLAM

The Story of Solutions explores how we can move our economy in a more sustainable and just direction, starting with orienting ourselves toward a new goal. In the current ‘Game of More’, we’re told to cheer a growing economy – more roads, more malls, more Stuff! – even...

Has the carbon tax killed the Australian mining boom?

by | 1 Oct 2013 | Event

Institute for Rural Futures Research Seminar Time: Thursday, 3 October, 2013, 1.00pm. Location: Institute for Rural Futures Seminar Room (Building CO12) University of New England Dr Samuel Meng Institute for Rural Futures, School of Behavioural, Cognitive and Social...

Tree Group Anniversary Dinner

by | 1 Oct 2013 | Event

Armidale Tree Group celebrates 30 years. Tickets $45 available from Armidale Tree Group, 80 Mann Street. Telephone: six double seven one 1620. Book by 5th October.