Greetings everyone! My name is Sophia Elmblad and I’ll be interning at Michael Mobbs Sustainable House until mid-December.
Two interns' eyes, hands and spirits in Sydney streets
"FOGO": failure or success?
“ I appreciate that the Inner West Council is taking action against the growing problem of food and garden organics, but is this the best option for Australia or even Earth?“
And the garbage collector gets paid twice; once by the ratepayer via council, again by the ratepayer when they buy compost (if the waste is turned into compost).
Renee Patricio, U.S. intern with Sustainable House, compares U.S. and Australian food waste solutions.
With a primary focus on data analysis, Renee’s assessment is data-driven and, sorry, Oz, but local councils and state governments here in Oz seem to be controlled by, and delivering truckloads of money to, garbage collectors.
Coco visits a school that composts
Blog by Coco
On 5th of May, I went to a community garden next to Camdenville Public School in Newtown, NSW, to join one compost program called “Food Scrap Friday.”
In a public garden next to school, they have compost bins and garden to grow plants and veggies. People including parents take their food scrap from home to compost them every Friday morning.
I found my green thumb
Ashley Qui’s story: What do you do when you have a little bit of food left on your plate that isn’t enough to save for another meal?
What do you do when you are cooking and have pieces like stems or ends of veggies and fruits that you don’t use in your recipe?
Do you just throw them away? Here’s what I do . . .
Rats, councils, garbage and compost
Councils contractually addicted to garbage
Coco from Japan confronts worms, flies, bugs in Chippendale, Australia
Residents lose $2 million down the drain, get hit with $1.7 million bill
Is the sun setting on food waste in Chippendale?
“Wonderful decay on my first Sydney day”, Ashley Qiu
What I have learned and achieved through internship
A farm garden for off-farm income
Jagger's story from the streets of Sydney, Australia
U.S. intern's story - learning to compost and harvest street food
A cool day for Curl Curl - Pt 2
After seven months of persistence and teamwork, Curl Curl’s journey towards zero waste has taken another almighty step. This seat will make composting easier for Curlys Café and spread the word across the Curly community, that composting at home or as a local business is easy to do, financially and environmentally rewarding, as well as a source of natural beauty.
