The franklin river campaign - 25 years on
25 years since the Franklin River Campaign and the Australian High Court ruling that stopped the Franklin Dam.
Resurgence slow sundays
The latest issue of Resurgence has arrived and it looks a beauty. At quick skim reveals the usual combination of thoughtful articles and fabulous images.
Biodynamic wine in the news
Michelle Gadd of organicwine.com.au has a good summary of recent coverage of biodynamic wine in the Australia media.
Chilly chook
While browsing the website of designer Zach Debord I came across this great picture of a chook in the snow with a jumper on, she looks very cosy.
Pursuing a simpler life
Zen Habits a frequent and popular contributor of articles that cover many aspects of moving towards a simpler life have published a summary of their articles focused on simplicity.
Guerrilla bagging
Horrified to discover the damage that plastic bags were causing to our marine environment, Claire Morsman devised a plan for action - 'sociable guerrilla bagging'.
Healing power of chooks
This post has been in my mind since I saw a wonderful program ABC TV. The program 'Rare Chicken Rescue' has two themes, one is depression and the other is about rescuing rare chicken breeds.
Frightened by voluntary simplicity
An article in the New York Times tells of a couple who are shedding their possessions prior to starting a new life as organic farmers. What I found interesting was that they have had some hostile reactions on the blog they are keeping to document the journey.
Organic vs local
These days we have a reasonable range of organic food available to us locally whether through the supermarket, our local shops and/or box deliveries. However, in common with nearly all modern food, much of it travels substantial distances before it gets to us.
A very small farm
When I considered which of my favourite books to write about for this blog, one of the first to come to mind was William Paul Winchester's wonderful memoir of life on his 20 acres - A Very Small Farm.