Transition Bondi offered their first Zoom workshop Savouring Seeds last month. It was fun to organise, and exciting to learn how to operate the video conferencing platform. As a first time, we made it free of charge, and had a mix of experienced gardeners and people tip-toeing their way toward growing their first veggies. Ten…
Wrap up from our online Inner Transition workshop collated by Jade Peace. Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash. Well, we had our first event via Zoom! I for one was pleasantly surprised, I had been feeling rather anxious about how such an event, focused on expressing feelings and needs, would work over the…
“Go to your room at once….” Don’t metaphors make things clear! I loved this story about how a friend sees the current COVOD-19 situation, suggesting a way that we might reflect on it. She said: “It’s as if Mother Earth is giving us a slap on the wrist, telling us to go to our rooms…
To all our Community Gardeners and Composters, as Covid-19 ensues, we have made the decision to close the garden. The garden is part of a land share arrangement and we need to consider our own health and that of the residents that live there. We all have a responsibility to help minimise the risk of…
words by Renata Seigmann I recently opened myself for learning new things. I literally threw away old stuff (including my hair) and started chasing new ideas. One of these ideas was Permaculture which led me to an experience in an amazing farm in the Gold Coast, AUS. But it happens that when you’re really…
What better way to spend the ‘quiet’ end of the year – especially this year of terrifying destructive bush fires in areas outside the cities – than tending lane way gardens. For more than three years I’ve been enjoying looking after several local lane way plots, and recently have harvested five giant sweet potatoes (each…
Tuesday was hazy, hot dry and scary, Wild fires across the state, I felt helpless, just to wait. With the sun coming down, we wandered through cooper park and found, A little slice of tranquility, in all this instability, Cooper park community garden is buzzing with bees And a floral display of stunning sweet peas,…
The highly sought after almond nut cream from our November Film & Feast last year – enjoy 🙂 1 cup (150g) almonds (or other nut) ½ cup Bonsoy soy milk (or other milk but Bonsoy gives the best creamy result) ½ tsp vanilla 1 tbsp maple syrup (or other sweetener, using more or less to…
By Renata Siegmann In the beginning of this year I was embedded in readings and sustainable habits. You know, taking my own bag to the supermarket, using my keep cup and complaining about the huge amount of plastic we are surrounded by. But I guess the height of time compressed those habits all together in…
Words by Stefania Bonatti Those of you who have attended our Film & Feast events will have noticed that Transition Bondi strives to acknowledge the Traditional custodians of the lands and waters on which we live and for which we care. We wonder, however, how many of you know what is the difference between a…
