ByDaniel
The secret garden on Bondi Road has been in operation since 2010 by Transition Bondi members and volunteers. A vacant land in the rear of a block of flats was lent to us (Land share arrangement) to be designed as a community garden as a generous gesture by its owner. Lance Lieber, the founder of…
Kiss the Ground was screened for Transition Bondi’s last Summerama film night on Thursday, March 18. In the documentary, narrated by celebrity actor Woody Harrelson, science experts and activists unpack the ways in which the earth’s soil may be the key to combating climate change and preserving the planet. It is a story of a…
ByDaniel
Cecilia moved to Bondi in the 70s. With a keen interest in gardening. She’sbeen cultivating every available nook and cranny of her outdoor space toplant and grow things ever since. In a quick tour, she introduced me to arange of native and non-native species that live in her garden, WarrigalGreens, Kangaroo Apple, Davidson Plums, Lemon…
ByKit
By Kit Shepherd When you travel to the beach along Bondi Road, there’s a little shopping precinct just before the bus dips down and the ocean view engulfs your eyes. This little ‘outpost’ of urbanity is studded with jewels! There are eateries, organic food shops, bars, places where you can find funky clothing, a tattooist, a physio, a…
ByMylene
By Mylene Turban Last July kept us all busy with the different Plastic Free July events, which happened around us! We all learned a lot from them, and we are usually shocked by the numbers we can read in articles or hear in documentaries. We want to take action, and not be part anymore of…
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…
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…
Words by Jade Peace On the first morning of Spring, Kit and I did a little maintenance in the garden at 241 Bondi Road. Our job was to empty one of our “cooked” compost bins and use the nutritious compost to fill one of our raised beds that has been neglected of late. During this…
Bondi Farmers Market coffee cart have some ‘gold’ waiting to be claimed by keen gardeners and composters. We mean coffee grounds of course. Spent coffee grounds are what’s leftover after brewing a perfect shot of espresso. They are chemically neutral in the soil, and provide texture and bulk. Worms enjoy it too if you have…
Words by Natalie I’ve been living in Bondi for about four years, and have walked by a vacant flower bed outside my unit block every single day. It’s always bothered me that it’s typically been a dumping ground for rubbish, and nothing much seemed to grow there. A few months ago, I set out to…
