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…
Once upon a time a tree Stood here, a landmark all could see Down Bondi Road you’d see it far Towering over bike and car Birds flew in and sang their song They gathered here, they came to throng They marked the morning and the eve And now it’s time for us to grieve…
“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…
It’s been a big and adventurous trip this year for us in Transition Bondi! The Steering Group has had their shoulders to the wheel for our regular monthly programs, now finished: the Inner Transition, the Farmers Markets stalls, the Film/Talk & Feast’s and the Garden Working Bees; with a number of weekend workshops as well….
