Month: April 2016

Sustainable Communities SA

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Sustainable Communities SA is a non-profit organisation which promotes sustainable living in a community context. In the NPSP council, they operate the One Planet market, which meets monthly. See their web page for One Planet market times, location and contact details: http://sustainablecommunitiessa.org.au/projects/one-planet-market/

Re-earth the Cities

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Margaret RainbowWeb has been maintaining the Re-Earth the Cities website for many years. It is a rich source of information about permaculture principles based on personal experience and research. In particular, visit Permaculture Journey.

Let the drumming begin

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Since being involved in permaculture way back in 1995, permaculture gatherings came with a reasonable amount of drumming and chanting. There seemed to be a need amongst some participants to incorporate music and dance into the gatherings. Typically, the daytime would be taken up with presentations and demonstrations. As nighttime approached and after mealtime, out … Read more

Adapting to urban heat island

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As the climate heats up, the urban environment heats up even more. Gerti Hatvani-Kovacs, one of John Boland’s PhD students,  will be on the Science Show on Radio National this Saturday at 12 noon, speaking on a topic : How to keep cool when the heat is on. If you miss the show, see the … Read more