We’ve all been there – 12.05am on the first day of the New Year always seems the perfect time to make bold announcements about what we are or are not going to do for the upcoming year. But, as the Dutch Courage wears off and January turns to February, New Years Resolutions seem to [...]
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For every glorious achievement our civilisation notches up you can be sure some nutjob will come up with an equally stupid idea. It’s a Yin Yang thing. There have been many glowing examples of extreme stupidity over the years, but there is one invention that scarred me for life. A thing so frustrating, pointless and downright [...] Transport is one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions in Australia (Australian Greenhouse Office). Research has shown that trees, over time, absorb carbon dioxide emissions. SGA staff record their fuel consumption each year, record our energy usage and then calculate our carbon footprint.(www.carbonneutral.com.au) Each autumn we then plant out an appropriate number of indigenous [...] Like most people, I enjoy my gardening, but have to do so on a fairly tight budget (as they say, horticulture is a job you do for love, not money!). So, when it comes to garden tools, it used to be a case of ‘the cheaper the better’. Not any more. I now buy the [...] Pesticides include insecticides, herbicides and fungicides, which are designed to kill insects, weeds and diseases respectively. Using pesticides may be necessary at times, but in many cases there are alternatives that are often more effective in the long run and less harmful to you and the environment. Pesticides in the environment What happens to pesticides released into [...] How We Will Re-Build Planting edible gardens directly into the soil and ash currently present in these fire-impacted areas would be, without question, a somewhat fruitless exercise. It is highly unlikely that anything would grow, due to the seriously altered nature of the soil, and the offending ash. Also, [...] Throughout February and March, 2009, Victorian communities were devastated by some of the fiercest, most intense bushfires this country has ever seen. Sadly, these tragic events led to significant loss of human life, as well as loss of livestock, livelihoods, remnant bushland, wildlife and property. In true Australian spirit, Victoria’s fire ravaged communities have promised [...] See also: NASA Earth Observatory – “Beating the Heat in the World’s Big Cities” (three page article) Mulch The use of mulches in the home garden is a must. Huge benefits can be achieved in moisture retention, weed reduction and general soil improvements. However, when selecting mulch think about its origin. Does it come from native forests, or plantation timber? It is best to use materials that are from plantations in preference to [...] A good news story from New Scientist magazine, 27 May 2006 Two thousand years ago, the Mayans planted millions of nut trees in their central American rainforests and it became their staple food. Today the trees are chopped down to make room for fields of corn that produce far less food. Just over five years ago a [...] |
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