Blogs

I went to a worm farming seminar a couple of weekends ago and it dispelled two myths that I had believed my whole life!

WWOOFing (Willing Workers On Organic Farms) is a great way to learn about sustainable living, to travel around a country, mix with the locals, develop networks with other WWOOFers and have an ‘intercultural eco experience’.

Our latest guest blog comes to us from Rosie Hutchison, who works for the Kaipatiki Project Environment Centre in Auckland.

The other day I received a copy of Caring for Creation, produced by Presbyterian Church. I found an interesting article all about the global impacts of climate change.

Many a weekend I have enjoyed going down to the farmers market and selecting fresh fruit and veges and supporting the local farmers. To top it all off, I like knowing that my early morning commitment is making a difference in reducing the carbon footprint for the environment.

Our latest guest blog come to us from Rhys Taylor, National Coordinator of the Sustainable Living Programme, with some information on how he uses compost to keep his garden fertile.

With the summer holidays rolling around again, many Kiwis are thinking about setting off in their cars to catch up with family and friends. Factor in weekend trips up the coast to the batch, and the old classic summer road trip as well, and we’re talking about a lot of time on the road and a lot of money spent on petrol.

With the weather improving and Christmas just around the corner, now’s a great time to think about getting stuck into that vegetable garden you’ve been planning. If you don’t know how to start you organic garden, or nothing is growing in your current patch except good intentions, then you’re in luck. Kapiti Coast’s Green Gardener, Kath Irvine, is here with some tips on how to get your organic veggie garden really blooming this summer:

Often when I’m putting out my recycling I look into my bin and wonder if everything in it can really be recycled. Knowing what to put in your kerbside recycling bin can be confusing and sometimes, despite the best of intentions it can lead to problems at the recycling facility later down the track. So I decided to do a little research to satisfy my own curiosity and help you guys out.

I like to think of myself as a fairly easy going chap. I don’t tend to get too worked up about things, but what really gets me is the wasting of food. I grew up in one of those ‘save your leftovers’ families, so I just don’t get it when people chuck away perfectly good food.