At our April Dig Day in the Community Garden, we participated in the Autumn Wild Pollinator Count. Each of us spent 10 minutes staring at a flowering plant and counting which pollinators paid a visit. This humble task may seem inconsequential, but think again… thanks to your efforts and those of hundreds of others around…
This month we had the pleasure of having Adam Leiber from Cultcure.org lead a vegetable fermentation workshop in the 241 Bondi Road Community Garden. We made a whole lot extra to share at our Film & Feast. It was a massive hit and we would LOVE to share it with you. INGREDIENTS 2 medium to large…
Transition Bondi is busily planning a month of events for Plastic Free July in collaboration with Waverley Council and other community groups in our area. We want to take the opportunity to look back and acknowledge two great events which have happened in April organised by Seaside Scavenge and Responsible Runners Coogee! We want to…
There is no doubt that the transport sector is extremely carbon intensive and as such there are many debates currently focused around the electrification of vehicles, public transport, investment in road infrastructure, town planning and so on. Australia, in particular, has been slow to take on concepts other than individual car ownership. Miri, member of Transition Bondi…
Words by Alex Transition Bondi had the pleasure of hosting Oliver from Bread4Change at the Inner Transition event during May. I walked eagerly home from work that day! An extra skip in my step as my mind journeyed into imaginings of future gatherings with friends, enjoying my newly-learned, yet-to-be mastered skill. There’s few I have…
Diego, the weed forager, presented at April’s Talk and Feast His reputation went before him, and people we’d met at the Farmers Market Stall were disappointed they weren’t going to be able to come (the date was the Thursday night of Easter). Though his usual setting is in ‘the wild’, leading groups through weedy patches…
SWEET POTATO COCONUT CURRY SOUP Ingredients Serves 4 SOUP · 1 medium onion (diced) · 4 cloves garlic (minced) · 1 large sweet potato (cubed) · 2 Tbsp yellow curry powder · 1/4 tsp cayenne powder · 3/4 tsp sea salt · 1/2 tsp black pepper · 3 cups coconut milk TOPPING · 1 1/2 cups of cooked chickpeas or a 400g can · 3 Tbsp olive oil · 1/2 tsp yellow curry powder · 1/4 tsp sea salt · 1/2 tsp garlic powder · 1/2 tsp ginger powder · 1 pinch cayenne powder · Sprouted fenugreek seeds Instructions Chickpeas 1. Preheat…
To round off the eventful Garden Dig that we held on Sunday, I needed to write a little poem, to help me capture it and move on! The essence is that we had a large number of people attend, including 4 children under 5 years old (and their parents). There were only three of our…
Interview with Kit Shepherd by Jana Hlinková, Volunteer, Transition Bondi. Kit worked for nearly forty years in Adult Community Education sector including teaching English to newcomers and Communication, Literacy and Environmental Studies to Prisoners and other marginalised groups. Her dream is to collaborate with others and see the delights and achievements of joint efforts. In…
words by Jade A few weeks ago we had our first natural dye workshop, I wasn’t really sure what to expect but excitedly I went along. And I am so glad I did. Nicole imparted her wonderful experience and knowledge to the ten eager students and she encouraged us to experiment and try out our…
