Author: Darren
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So What Can We Do With Old TVs Today?
Photo by http://www.flickr.com/photos/h2oalchemist/ / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 The proper disposal of ewaste (electronic waste – old TVs, stereos, computers, faxes, printers, etc) is becoming a significant issue. These products contain toxic materials such as lead, cadmium, beryllium and brominated flame retardents. People are upgrading to flat-screen TVs in record numbers, leaving them with huge unwanted…
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Jamberoo Dairy Farmers on ABC’s Landline
There was a very good segment on ABC TV’s Landline show last Sunday, How Green Was My Valley, on the challenges faced by dairy farmers as our climate slowly changes. You can watch it online. The first 10 minutes or so focuses on a Victorian dairy famer, and the problems he faces when water allocations…
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Kiama Show 2010
I spent the day on Saturday manning a sustainability stall at the [Kiama Show](http://www.kiamashow.com.au/), and really enjoyed getting to talk to the many people that stopped by. I was wearing a few hats on the day – representing [Jamberoo Community Growers](http://sites.google.com/site/jamberoocommunitygrowers/), [Kiama FutureCare](http://kiamafuturecare.org/) and [Jamberoo FutureCare](http://jamberoofuturecare.org/). The three groups pooled our resources and had information…
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How To Encourage A Hen To Go Broody
I previously posted asking if anyone had any suggestions on [how to make a hen go broody](http://green-change.com/2010/01/14/how-do-you-make-a-chicken-go-broody/). I got some helpful answers, and did some research, and found a few suggestions: – leave eggs in the nest – put golf balls in the nest, so she thinks they’re eggs – set up a nice quiet…
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How Do You Make A Chicken Go Broody?
So, after trying to [stop a chicken from going broody](http://green-change.com/2009/01/07/broody-chicken/) several times throughout last year, now I want her to go broody and she won’t! Late last year we got some new chickens – 4 brahma pullets and a rooster to match. We also acquired 3 unwanted ISA brown layers from a friend. So with…
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Jamberoo Community Growers Meeting
The next Jamberoo Community Growers event will be at 2:00 pm on Sunday, 6th December 2009, again at the Jamberoo Anglican Church hall (next to the primary school). The guest speaker this time will be Paul Kirkpatrick, presenting a talk he recently gave at the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney titled “Le Potager – Edible Art”.…
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Jamberoo Community Growers – Small Gardens and Chooks
Earlier this year, Megan and I worked with some other local families to start a gardening club called the Jamberoo Family Growers. Unlike traditional garden clubs, this group will have a focus on helping people to grow fruit and vegetables at home, using healthy natural methods and tapping into local knowledge and experience. It will…
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Jamberoo Community Growers Afternoon
The next meeting of the Jamberoo Community Growers will be held at 2:00 pm on Sunday 1st November, at the Anglican Hall in Jamberoo. Guest speakers will be Robert Curll and Monique Dare-Ward. Robert will be talking about how to get the most produce out of our smaller spaces, whilst Monique will be pondering the…
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“Choosing Eden” Winner
I finally got around to drawing the winner for the [Choosing Eden book giveaway](http://green-change.com/2009/10/11/book-giveaway-choosing-eden/) – congratulations to Jasmine! I’ve sent you an email to get your postal details. Thanks to everyone else who entered. I’m hoping to be back posting regularly within a couple of weeks, once we finish moving.
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Children’s Clothes Swap – Wollongong
Refresh your children’s wardrobe, save money and reduce your ecological footprint at this fun clothes swap event. Bring along children’s clothing that is no longer used but in good condition and laundered, and receive one token for each item that you can then redeem for other items. You can register your items at 10:30am, and…