Category Archives: Food
Eco survival week at UC
A quick message about Eco Survival Week on campus from the 11-15 October. Check out the awesome events and hop along to some if you have time. There are so many amazing events I’d love to get involved in but … Continue reading
Filed under Events, Food, Free, gardening, Pre-loved clothing
Yet more motivation to shop at farmer’s markets and start growing your own
Finally there is some mainstream acknowledgement of the way fresh fruit and vegetables are priced by the supermarket duopoly – high, and more interestingly, far higher than processed food. Sue Kedgley’s survey only consisted of 75 farmers and the actual … Continue reading
Food choices
Having a day off to breathe, and watch The Daily Show, is pretty cool. This satire of those terrified of the “guvmint telling us how to live our lives” made me giggle. What the video made me ponder more seriously … Continue reading
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Meatless Mondays
While many people in New Zealand seem pretty smug about our clean green image, it’s always an awakening experience when the States does something that is worthy of applause. Take Meatless Mondays for example. This article at the Centre for … Continue reading
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Impossible dreams
We will be using twice the planet’s capacity; that’s physically impossible. And that’s our collective dream. – Mathis Wackernagel, Executive Director of the Global Footprint Network. Eternal growth is the central dream of capitalism. The promise of profit informs investment, … Continue reading
Filed under Climate Change, economics, Food
Vegetarian Food And Lifestyle Expo, Sept 27th
If you’re a vegetarian in Christchurch or have ever wondered how vegetarians eat without meat, check this out. The Christchurch Vegetarian Centre holds New Zealand’s largest vegetarian event anually, complete with food stalls, cooking demos, free tasters, workshops, films, info … Continue reading
Heirloom & organic seeds on Etsy
I only just discovered that Etsy, home to hundreds of thousands of individuals around the world selling handmade items, had a seeds category. There are some interesting heirloom varieties that you’d not otherwise be able to find (I like “myvictorygarden‘s” … Continue reading
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