https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog daily 0.75 2026-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1440717715716-JDH19FRYQADBKTG1TN9B/Food.png Michael's Blog https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2026/3/31/hkrb0ejs5j23i8x3lmb85j6qc1ad1d monthly 0.5 2026-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/747b6858-95a2-4e8a-b0c2-343dbaf6bf8c/IMG_8165.JPG Michael's Blog - How to keep rain where it falls? - Make it stand out • Council ‘sucker’ truck sucking up sediment from a stormwater pit in Myrtle Street, Chippendale, 24 March 2026 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/9eacb130-6910-48c8-9dd0-fb974cc40997/IMG_8164.JPG Michael's Blog - How to keep rain where it falls? - Make it stand out • Typical blocked stormwater pit in Myrtle Street, Chippendale, 24 March 2026. No stormwater gets in the pit and so raw sewage overflows as the stormwater and sewage pipes leak and are unable to drain away both the sewage and the stormwater. https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2026/3/2/national-sustainable-house-day-2026 monthly 0.5 2026-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/3ebaa9f0-1582-49f2-a11b-6948090a5834/IMG_8804.jpeg Michael's Blog - National Sustainable House Day 2026 - Make it stand out • Recycled sewage used every day for the last 30 years to flush the toilet, wash clothes and hose the garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/373b54d5-f718-4886-bac9-bdd8f0bc4394/Screenshot+2026-03-02+at+9.17.05%E2%80%AFam.png Michael's Blog - National Sustainable House Day 2026 - Make it stand out • Solar panels on unit balconies plug into power points - no costly inverters, tenants can take them with them https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/d2f9b58b-7d36-45d9-9fdd-02084930c46b/Coolseat+outside+my+house.jpg Michael's Blog - National Sustainable House Day 2026 - Make it stand out • Coolseat outside my house https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2026/2/3/6ny00wn0h9zdgnk6ml9wgnmiw71rwm monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/2e7265a2-eb7f-41e5-a6e3-5f7eaa51ea1a/Screenshot+2026-02-03+at+3.33.21%E2%80%AFpm.png Michael's Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons - Make it stand out • Lemon peels, banana skin, washing up water and other food waste collected in the bucket in the kitchen sink. I dumped this bucket load into a coolseat on the street outside the house where I’m interning in Chippendale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/94f7d0a4-da15-4654-90f8-da023cb4524d/Screenshot+2026-02-03+at+3.44.03%E2%80%AFpm.png Michael's Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons - Make it stand out • Cool Seat outside the house where I am interning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/a5522654-202c-43d7-a325-0cafcbb7558d/Screenshot+2026-02-03+at+3.46.35%E2%80%AFpm.png Michael's Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons - Make it stand out • The image on the left show’s food scraps from my lunch at the lovely Cafe Giulia in Chippendale. After lunch, I brought my plate outside and emptied the food scraps into the cool seat, pictured on the right. No food waste! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/5f0ac0d7-2cbd-4c4a-a932-4609e40a768c/Screenshot+2026-02-03+at+3.50.49%E2%80%AFpm.png Michael's Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons - Make it stand out • Sydney City FOGO bin on footpath ready for Council garbage truck to pick up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/a0ffb167-5465-4323-9883-095887135458/Screenshot+2026-02-03+at+2.37.56%E2%80%AFpm.png Michael's Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons - Make it stand out • Pollution by Sydney City Council from food waste in its garbage system with trucks, including its food waste recycling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1cde2dc8-3499-4d96-8f3d-066fe9ce3d23/Appendix+H.jpg Michael's Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/a815a9dc-292f-4d5f-a076-4e91575408e4/OurProposal+VS+Business+as+usual+Flyer+A4_2FEB2026+V1.jpg Michael's Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons - Make it stand out •. Net zero energy use with composting at the thome of orrice or school v. truck driven food waste https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2026/1/31/the-streets-we-call-home monthly 0.5 2026-02-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/6b496b29-b645-4814-868e-7f378cd50bf0/Screenshot+2026-01-31+at+9.58.29%E2%80%AFam.png Michael's Blog - The streets we call home - Make it stand out • I’m on the right, holding a temperature gauge. The other three people just knocked on the door of Sustainable House asking if they could have a tour, saying they were from Brazil. Marina, the daughter (no hat), is a sustainability consultant in Brazil and Michael said, “Yes”, straight away and we looked at the street before we toured the house. Marina bought both of Michael’s books so he was pleased with that; Sustainable House, and Sustainable Food. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/a3ba6e65-b9e9-455b-9fae-e7a44f533d86/Screenshot+2026-01-31+at+10.12.27%E2%80%AFam.png Michael's Blog - The streets we call home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/badb7206-200d-47b2-8d8c-646be6f8d6e0/Screenshot+2026-01-31+at+10.18.17%E2%80%AFam.png Michael's Blog - The streets we call home - Make it stand out • On the right, a coolseat, many of which are along the roads of Chippendale just around the corner from Sustainable House. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/449d8219-0251-4342-88db-479749bd8553/Screenshot+2026-01-31+at+10.29.21%E2%80%AFam.png Michael's Blog - The streets we call home - Make it stand out • Residential streets of Pittsburgh lacking in vegetation and greenery. Along with community areas such as benches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/245f80aa-c2bd-4c35-8c00-733e8b957834/Screenshot+2026-01-31+at+10.34.37%E2%80%AFam.png Michael's Blog - The streets we call home - Make it stand out • In the graph above, residents were surveyed about what they believe the importance of composting was. Roughly 100 out of 216 participants believed it was very important. Composting for residents and businesses was the most important part of their footpath gardening https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/6ff20abe-8cf8-4906-8dea-f1b9833b186a/Screenshot+2026-01-31+at+10.40.00%E2%80%AFam.png Michael's Blog - The streets we call home - Make it stand out • The photo on the left displays an image of Pittsburgh’s public buses. The photo on the right shows an image of a Sydney public bus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/612ac51b-7572-40a9-a514-a595bffa041d/Screenshot+2026-01-31+at+10.42.14%E2%80%AFam.png Michael's Blog - The streets we call home - Make it stand out • The image on the left shows Pittsburgh's beautiful Schenley Park which is a very popular place to walk, run, and participate in other sporting activities. Image on the right is Moore Park in Sydney which has a variety of trails open to the public https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2026/1/19/emergency-water-for-wildlife monthly 0.5 2026-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/21b52d3b-a1a8-44b2-8883-d5c2f713105f/Screenshot+2026-01-19+at+5.20.58%E2%80%AFpm.png Michael's Blog - Emergency Water for Wildlife - Make it stand out • This lake in Imperial Lakes Nature Park, near Broken Hill, NSW, is expected to be empty next month, in February, 2026 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/d4637b46-ce5a-4dd7-9c2d-b1f92f403cd4/Screenshot+2026-01-19+at+5.40.36%E2%80%AFpm.png Michael's Blog - Emergency Water for Wildlife - Make it stand out • Dead Eastern long-necked turtle on dry lake bed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/b818537b-b852-4585-ab2a-ba8b920b6444/Screenshot+2026-01-19+at+5.43.37%E2%80%AFpm.png Michael's Blog - Emergency Water for Wildlife - Make it stand out • Pair of young Nankeen kestrels on their nest in a Eucalyptus tree https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/09acde16-e74a-4c05-a7da-2f14acaa0d72/Screenshot+2026-01-19+at+5.48.28%E2%80%AFpm.png Michael's Blog - Emergency Water for Wildlife - Make it stand out • Rescued Eastern long-necked turtle in the Nature Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/b0097fb6-c1c3-4be0-8ee3-a60e5e5242b6/Screenshot+2026-01-19+at+5.48.51%E2%80%AFpm.png Michael's Blog - Emergency Water for Wildlife - Make it stand out • In better times, with water the Nature Park’s lakes are a wonderland of water bird species https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/592fb339-1714-4a4d-b496-6480f26bad43/Screenshot+2026-01-19+at+5.49.27%E2%80%AFpm.png Michael's Blog - Emergency Water for Wildlife - Make it stand out • The Nature Park’s emus 'strutting their stuff' in greener times https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/beaf561e-710e-440d-baae-23667d1ab5f6/Screenshot+2026-01-19+at+5.49.55%E2%80%AFpm.png Michael's Blog - 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Food waste transport pollutes big time - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/41c4cebb-07f6-43bd-80c5-8cd5b663fc63/IMG_7479.PNG Michael's Blog - Food waste transport pollutes big time - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2025/12/4/cucumber-farming-in-the-street monthly 0.5 2025-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/ff76e6c8-62a6-4497-8dad-6a94f9a6b291/IMG_2919.jpeg Michael's Blog - Cucumber farming in the street - Make it stand out • Michael Miniotas harvesting compost from a coolseat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/da47e641-785a-49d7-b21b-675582da8c57/IMG_2914.png Michael's Blog - Cucumber farming in the street - Make it stand out • Will Brandt gardening in the streets of Chippendale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/bbb32887-65c5-48ca-a9ed-a5bf1b09aeac/IMG_0994.jpeg Michael's Blog - Cucumber farming in the street - Make it stand out • Cucumber timeline from seed to harvest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/ba34a71c-1604-4192-9bfc-098a731c020a/IMG_0995.jpeg Michael's Blog - Cucumber farming in the street - Make it stand out • This is the garden bed we made where we planted our Lebanese cucumbers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/fdca7149-a529-4e4d-b7c9-8e08f41f39d0/IMG_0996.jpeg Michael's Blog - Cucumber farming in the street - Make it stand out • Stage Two: Seedling Phase https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/9ed548d4-cd10-4ce5-ab14-8d3f38874bfe/IMG_0997.jpeg Michael's Blog - Cucumber farming in the street - Make it stand out • Stage Three: The Growth Phase https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/17b0bf07-7db7-4561-92b1-9af55391495f/IMG_0998.jpeg Michael's Blog - Cucumber farming in the street - Make it stand out • Stage Four: The Floral Phase https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1cb152de-facb-4580-b877-f92fbd2b5af8/IMG_0999.jpeg Michael's Blog - Cucumber farming in the street - Make it stand out • Aaaahh - sweet - little cucumbers appearing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/c91bfd94-94f3-4d81-a51f-779947186762/IMG_1001.jpeg Michael's Blog - Cucumber farming in the street - Make it stand out • Wooden stakes to support the growing plants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/72344e2b-6689-4db3-be39-3c0834957a3d/IMG_1002.jpeg Michael's Blog - Cucumber farming in the street - Make it stand out • Water = cucumbers to harvest; no water = no cucumbers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/42d33329-30a2-42f4-b615-86d776b7ef37/IMG_1003.jpeg Michael's Blog - Cucumber farming in the street - Make it stand out • Ripe cucumbers ready to pick https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2025/12/1/inspirational-sydney-city-council-gardening-policy monthly 0.5 2025-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/8fe8917d-90c8-49ef-98e8-11769f52db2b/Screenshot+2025-12-01+at+5.30.46+pm.png Michael's Blog - 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"It's working" - Make it stand out • The underground irrigation pipes are divided into sections around the park. Each section has a purple junction box at ground level with a lid which may be opened to find a tap to turn a section on or off. The whole system is controlled by a computer in a metal cabinet on one side of the park. 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The policy has dramatically changed the city’s streets; they are greener, cooler in summer, grow conversations among strangers, increase street safety and increase biodiversity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/b6e2143b-86b4-4477-98d4-4a9750f7df6b/Screenshot+2025-09-24+at+7.58.55+am.png Michael's Blog - Unanimous Councillor support for Chippendale Sustainable Precinct Plan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/16caf076-e0d5-45d8-81aa-6dc52213a09b/Screenshot+2025-09-24+at+7.34.27+am.png Michael's Blog - Unanimous Councillor support for Chippendale Sustainable Precinct Plan - Make it stand out • Chippendale has over 40 years of community action bringing changes which reduce water, climate, soil and ocean pollution, increase diversity for insects, birds, and cool the city streets with healthy tree canopy and plant growth. https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2025/9/21/taiwan-city-mayor-andy-liu-and-delegation-visit-chippendale-footpath-gardens monthly 0.5 2025-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/c71945f2-13a8-4cea-9bf6-a4dcef7a68bb/IMG_2126+sml.jpg Michael's Blog - Taiwan city mayor Andy Chiu and delegation visit Chippendale footpath gardens - Make it stand out • Mayor Andy Chiu of Taiwan city, Hsinchu, and 13 person delegation visiting Chippendale footpath gardens and coolseats compost solutions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/12dab435-427c-4335-8b75-3cfd26f51717/IMG_2121+sml.jpg Michael's Blog - Taiwan city mayor Andy Chiu and delegation visit Chippendale footpath gardens - Make it stand out • Getting up close to a coolseat and the compost under the seat - the mayor and the head of the department of health https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/9fa2b7c3-413c-4472-b29f-9a57729e6b8c/IMG_2105+sml.jpg Michael's Blog - Taiwan city mayor Andy Chiu and delegation visit Chippendale footpath gardens - Make it stand out • Food becoming soil - no smell, lots of worms and little critters https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2025/9/11/possums-in-australian-towns-and-cities monthly 0.5 2025-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/5d980d60-d204-4d81-915d-f8d667dccb26/Young+brushies+sharing+a+box.png Michael's Blog - Rescuing possums in Australian towns and cities - Make it stand out • Young brushies sharing a box https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/0fd00dfd-c97a-40b1-b5db-d3f7baa9d50f/Screenshot+2025-09-11+at+1.05.14+pm.png Michael's Blog - Rescuing possums in Australian towns and cities - Make it stand out • Baby brushtail bottle feeding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/3015987a-74b7-4afa-843c-5a3081200870/Fireplace+rescue.png Michael's Blog - Rescuing possums in Australian towns and cities - Make it stand out • Fireplace rescue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/530b983f-d5e6-48ea-b7e9-fb2c30b7221e/Tail+trap+rescue.png Michael's Blog - Rescuing possums in Australian towns and cities - Make it stand out • Tail trap rescue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/a7298d00-6871-4d6d-9d11-0c63877e12c3/Cat+attack+wounds.png Michael's Blog - Rescuing possums in Australian towns and cities - Make it stand out • Cat attack wounds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/a2e03237-e352-4e93-ba13-1dc445eecd17/Released+ringtail+in+drey.png Michael's Blog - Rescuing possums in Australian towns and cities - Make it stand out • Released ringtail in drey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/405555ef-27b8-4ab0-92e3-1c9ed4f48469/Arborist+climbing+attaching+drey.png Michael's Blog - Rescuing possums in Australian towns and cities - Make it stand out ¶ • Arborist climbing attaching drey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/cbb1f5d6-647f-494f-bbda-97ac05c47b5c/Ringtails+inside+their+drey.png Michael's Blog - Rescuing possums in Australian towns and cities - Make it stand out • Ringtails inside their drey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/3e7f222e-85e5-4eed-82f2-4f6b72c957c0/Young+ringtails+eating+foliage.png Michael's Blog - Rescuing possums in Australian towns and cities - Make it stand out • Young ringtails eating foliage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/9ad9c1a5-f448-49ee-9218-07a8ad2be29a/Baby+ringtail+pod+lapping.png Michael's Blog - Rescuing possums in Australian towns and cities - Make it stand out • Baby ringtail pod lapping https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2025/8/16/more-more-more monthly 0.5 2025-08-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1f6545f7-f7ce-4d68-9109-df261b0e5871/Screenshot+2025-08-16+at+8.03.16+am.png Michael's Blog - More, more, more - Make it stand out • We humans use ever more energy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/aeb12700-4ae6-44f1-a2c7-b560972fe001/Penny+the+chook.jpg Michael's Blog - More, more, more - Make it stand out • Penny The Bitch - waiting for ‘waste’ food https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1f5644b9-a8cb-4673-a3d6-a4ddb3729620/Egg+water+use.jpg Michael's Blog - More, more, more - Make it stand out • At least, unlike eggs from supermarkets, there isn’t 60 litres of water embodied in her eggs - my waste food works for “less, less, less” https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2025/8/11/sydney-city-council-spends-1018-b-on-civil-works-a-year monthly 0.5 2025-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/cb8431b0-70e7-4536-ba5b-aea80337628f/Screenshot+2025-08-11+at+6.25.45+pm.png Michael's Blog - Sydney City Council spends $1.018 B on civil works a year - Make it stand out • Screenshot, p14 Annual Report, Sydney City Council 2023/24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/afa895ff-ce3a-4c89-93f8-f34d734eb258/Screenshot+2025-08-11+at+6.34.06+pm.png Michael's Blog - Sydney City Council spends $1.018 B on civil works a year - Make it stand out • First concept images in our plan are ready for design development - for example, we plan to build what we call ‘Raintank roundabouts” to celebrate rain that falls in Chippendale, to make rain water visible, expressed in water sculptures that come alive during rainfall https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2025/8/2/new-replacement-rain-gardens-failing-in-first-rain monthly 0.5 2025-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/eaa9d274-1f9c-40e6-96f1-46732d6bb2a0/Concrete+pour.jpg Michael's Blog - New replacement rain gardens fail in first rain - Make it stand out • July 2025 - Concrete pour around pit with six pipes at base of pit - hessian sacks in pipes are to prevent concrete blocking the pipes; the pipes are intended to discharge rain to soil about 1 metre below the surface of the ‘rain garden’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/45b958cf-de1c-4aef-a127-ef31ec1a49c2/Concrete+truck+pour.jpg Michael's Blog - New replacement rain gardens fail in first rain - Make it stand out • Concrete truck pouring concrete into the ‘rain garden’ - or, is a more accurate term, “Concrete Garden”? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/09d1e608-8d63-494f-8c90-3da1ecc2b905/Spillway+doesn%27t+function.jpg Michael's Blog - New replacement rain gardens fail in first rain - Make it stand out • Instead of spilling water from the upper to the lower bed, the water runs to a pit below and adjacent to the upper and lower beds and goes either or both (it’s unclear at the moment - no practical completion design - works as executed (WAE) review is yet available, the drawings seem ambiguous) to the lower bed or to Sydney harbour. Plants are yet to be planted and the design and / or construction review may be undertaken then https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/41efc439-c61e-42f7-9709-c551b40db3e0/Screenshot+2025-08-02+at+1.44.22+pm.png Michael's Blog - New replacement rain gardens fail in first rain - Make it stand out • Some re-wording with a splash of humility and a dash of openness; for example, in place of “raingardens are due for renewal”, perhaps, “raingardens did not keep rain where it falls“? And, “We are so confident we’ve got it right this time (whilst using other people’s money - ratepayers’) we see no need to publish our drawings for public comment”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/a62dabd0-678d-421f-bbb4-d299c04223b4/Screenshot+2025-08-02+at+1.35.02+pm.png Michael's Blog - New replacement rain gardens fail in first rain - Make it stand out • Leaky well, rain garden, drain garden in my backyard being built of recycled materials in 1996; no concrete, recycled sandstone blocks, no grout - it has never overflowed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/f1387975-ef50-410c-aa9d-388a54151424/Gloves+of+despair.jpg Michael's Blog - New replacement rain gardens fail in first rain - Make it stand out • 2 August - gloves under water with a couple of fingers above the surface of the water, the gloves and the water have so far gone nowhere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/7f4f9125-26a0-4afa-b29f-f636999bf448/Dwg+1_5961.jpg Michael's Blog - New replacement rain gardens fail in first rain - Make it stand out • What is, “Cost code C2404”? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/a4e00320-b6c8-4967-8c5b-2bf8a3ea8117/Civil+works+%241.png Michael's Blog - New replacement rain gardens fail in first rain - Make it stand out • Council reports spending $1.018B on civil works in 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/d70e791d-2496-4977-a8c7-1e777eaefe61/Dwg+2_5962.jpg Michael's Blog - New replacement rain gardens fail in first rain - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/3ae4e3fa-12ce-474b-9530-d6c80b9fdf2f/Dwg+3_5958.jpg Michael's Blog - New replacement rain gardens fail in first rain - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/4a70a4f9-f896-42bc-bdfd-831dfa92668b/Dwg+4.jpg Michael's Blog - New replacement rain gardens fail in first rain - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2025/6/29/straw-house monthly 0.5 2025-06-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/26d2ca2f-7d18-4102-ba19-fe68044f04c7/1.jpg Michael's Blog - Straw house - Make it stand out • House made of straw near Broken Hill, NSW - very hot, dry inland Australia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/460da589-b211-4c56-94e4-32d96ea8a045/2.png Michael's Blog - Straw house - Make it stand out • Straw wall panels, giving farm stubble a new and important purpose https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/dee91f32-c65f-4c35-b245-26b121dbc074/3.jpg Michael's Blog - Straw house - Make it stand out Eco-friendly walls made from all natural compressed straw https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/435b3207-02a2-47e7-8755-a49c5f4d67d8/4.jpg Michael's Blog - Straw house - Make it stand out • Recycled glass kitchen and laundry bench tops https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/804b2491-d176-41f1-be86-d3058b0e7ab5/5.jpg Michael's Blog - Straw house - Make it stand out • The future of farm vehicles is electric… and the future is here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/4382e534-5a28-46ae-a1c3-b1caba7c2333/6.png Michael's Blog - Straw house - Make it stand out • Running off sunshine, the Outback Climate Smart Home is completely off-grid https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/a941757c-b3a6-423b-9d3d-6c7ee16ecdea/7.png Michael's Blog - Straw house - Make it stand out • Water is precious in the outback, so large Bushman Tanks are essential https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2025/6/28/hope-is-the-mother-of-stupid-its-over monthly 0.5 2025-06-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/040dad24-70fa-4faf-8f6e-ac0b3f6816c8/The+most+beautiful+art%3F+.PNG Michael's Blog - Hope is the mother of stupid. Its over. - Make it stand out • Thank you, Andy Warhol, I agree https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2025/5/22/when-composters-and-compostables-come-together- monthly 0.5 2025-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/d5637d1b-e118-4efc-adf9-ecc323f81f4e/Screenshot+2025-05-22+at+2.29.48+pm.png Michael's Blog - When composters and compostables come together . . . - Make it stand out • Marion Vigot “Our Mission: Make Regenerative Packaging Designed To Be Composted” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/0a4755d9-2c0a-49fb-a9d2-2f8dc2b1a385/Screenshot+2025-05-22+at+2.38.17+pm.png Michael's Blog - When composters and compostables come together . . . - Make it stand out • L to R: Tractor, me, Alexis, straw harvester, straw https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/377f480c-d33b-4b36-9ef9-27691bce25d6/Screenshot+2025-05-22+at+2.47.43+pm.png Michael's Blog - When composters and compostables come together . . . - Make it stand out * Compostable Alt. compostable coffee cups https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/02f0a4f7-ff32-4a37-8b80-621a782fa300/Screenshot+2025-05-22+at+2.49.30+pm.png Michael's Blog - When composters and compostables come together . . . - Make it stand out • School bus that’s a tiny home, office and ‘go to’ customers vehicle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/70516971-c702-4985-a336-bcdc6894a715/Screenshot+2025-05-22+at+2.52.10+pm.png Michael's Blog - When composters and compostables come together . . . - Make it stand out • Alexis, me and boxes of our compostable products https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/941bacbe-b602-4d27-b713-95479b2a39a2/Screenshot+2025-05-22+at+3.03.39+pm.png Michael's Blog - When composters and compostables come together . . . - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/ef264ad8-1304-46b0-badf-47d334e077f4/Screenshot+2025-05-22+at+3.03.00+pm.png Michael's Blog - When composters and compostables come together . . . - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/01edaa1a-15dd-4a03-a6e7-e0bc9de25cc8/Screenshot+2025-05-22+at+3.07.01+pm.png Michael's Blog - When composters and compostables come together . . . - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2025/5/20/trial-proves-compostable-alt-cups-do-compost monthly 0.5 2025-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/b556d265-e42f-49a4-a95b-db2925ae0cc0/Screenshot+2025-05-20+at+11.34.45+am.png Michael's Blog - Trial proves Compostable Alt cups DO compost - Make it stand out • After six weeks Intern with Sustainable House, TJ, finds no remnants of take away coffee cups made by Compostable Alt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/f82dad91-c62a-4257-bdd5-4fdfe0e18efa/Screenshot+2025-05-20+at+11.39.38+am.png Michael's Blog - Trial proves Compostable Alt cups DO compost - Make it stand out • Intern Maclaine putting shreds of the coffee cups into the left basket of the Coolseat on March 27th https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/8216d1d2-6228-4296-b5e6-44995884bdb4/Screenshot+2025-05-20+at+11.46.32+am.png Michael's Blog - Trial proves Compostable Alt cups DO compost - Make it stand out • A cardboard or paper remnant of what may have been a coffee cup from the right basket of the Coolseat, along with a worm! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/e46e3d1f-8c01-45a0-b350-658afab5f8f2/Screenshot+2025-05-20+at+11.51.48+am.png Michael's Blog - Trial proves Compostable Alt cups DO compost - Make it stand out • The left basket of the Coolseat, a well-decomposed batch of compost absent of any coffee cup scraps https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2025/4/24/a-window-of-hope monthly 0.5 2025-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/bdaa88f4-305a-4f37-9ee8-87bc1755aa4f/Window+of+hope.jpg Michael's Blog - A window of hope - Make it stand out • Seven days ago these little green plants were seeds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/43a9b94b-3428-4d9d-a5a2-18bbd9a0975f/Seed+planter+tray+Day+1.jpg Michael's Blog - A window of hope - Make it stand out • Seed planter tray, day 6 after planting - a micro nursery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/0250d7a5-2e1c-4abd-9373-6ee360494ed0/Empty+seed+planter+tray%2C+plants+transplanted.jpg Michael's Blog - A window of hope - Make it stand out • The seed planter tray is empty and the tiny plants have been transplanted into pots, containers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/e07f0575-b2d5-46b1-a904-410cc3c70e6c/Bee+mix+seeds+packet.jpg Michael's Blog - A window of hope - Make it stand out • Bee mix seeds packet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/73a0bc26-8512-4d6a-9584-b1fc4f20a48e/Cheap.jpg Michael's Blog - A window of hope - Make it stand out • Cost for two packets of seeds: $13.80 including postage from Taree in NSW to Sydney in NSW https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2025/4/6/compostable-coffee-cups-trial monthly 0.5 2025-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/068a2039-ba00-4e55-94f7-fa3eec743403/IMG_9810.jpeg Michael's Blog - Compostable coffee cups trial - Make it stand out • Coffee cups being trialled in home composting option https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/5569d64a-fedf-43ac-be6a-76eebbd5ee40/IMG_9861.jpeg Michael's Blog - Compostable coffee cups trial - Make it stand out • Different sized Compostable Alternatives Cups on a Coolseat in Chippendale, NSW https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/e1c6072d-11c4-4a2e-b0ea-328cc2544cc2/IMG_9882.jpeg Michael's Blog - Compostable coffee cups trial - Make it stand out • Maclaine, Intern with Sustainable House, breaking up the compostable cups into the Coolseat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/554e5f37-e5b3-45b1-8f6c-5ed8ea545af9/IMG_9892.jpeg Michael's Blog - Compostable coffee cups trial - Make it stand out • The full cups and lid after being placed in the compost https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/71aadff4-9c6d-4935-b847-db59454b19f3/IMG_9877.jpeg Michael's Blog - Compostable coffee cups trial - Make it stand out • The QR Code of the compostable cup in the Coolseat compost. https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2025/3/24/rc1jzxzc9w1d9bm2dt1a5c2avnq7jz monthly 0.5 2025-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/4840dc93-44fa-4095-b586-de253ccbca84/Screenshot+2025-03-24+at+12.23.28+pm.png Michael's Blog - Melbourne City Council Compost Trial Underway - Make it stand out • Melbourne City Council Compost Trial Underway: A Project with Michael Mobbs, Coolseats and Zoe Wang Drawing by Zoe Wang https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/8f19431d-c4f3-4ddb-9a19-c3b03033ead4/CS-web-image.png Michael's Blog - Melbourne City Council Compost Trial Underway - Make it stand out • A single garden bed coolseat fits on an apartment balcony, other small spaces https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/934b0887-814e-4878-97c3-527bf40f0c6e/CS-web-image2.png Michael's Blog - Melbourne City Council Compost Trial Underway - Make it stand out • A double garden bed coolseat grows more food or other plants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/58f7a203-e343-4f51-988b-3f19cc2c11c4/Screenshot+2025-03-24+at+12.56.25+pm.png Michael's Blog - Melbourne City Council Compost Trial Underway - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2025/3/3/how-to-deter-rats-from-compost monthly 0.5 2025-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/ca1d1238-bb5b-406c-9d36-859d1b38cbee/Screenshot+2025-03-03+at+10.47.58+am.png Michael's Blog - Rat Proofing My Gardening - Make it stand out • A viral picture of the pizza rat of New York City’s subway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/92ccf1e1-a4d7-4e10-be85-e1680600e80f/Screenshot+2025-03-03+at+10.49.16+am.png Michael's Blog - Rat Proofing My Gardening - Make it stand out • Rats in a compost bin - not one I’m managing, fortunately - this is from images I found on the internet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/c03d4a29-ca8c-4606-9d24-a6094bf0c212/Screenshot+2025-03-03+at+10.53.08+am.png Michael's Blog - Rat Proofing My Gardening - Make it stand out • Different species and hybrids of mint; I’ve planted the common one called Peppermint in the footpath gardens of Chippendale, Sydney https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/a2743517-be1d-4166-b662-98c7cb5c91a7/Screenshot+2025-03-03+at+11.03.37+am.png Michael's Blog - Rat Proofing My Gardening - Make it stand out • Two different angles of the same hole that has been dug, the metal wiring has successfully prevented any entry, but there remains some soil disturbance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/502cafaa-c98b-480e-adb5-7ef2e2cdfd36/Screenshot+2025-03-03+at+11.12.02+am.png Michael's Blog - Rat Proofing My Gardening - Make it stand out • Mint (Mentha piperita) - common Peppermint - planted in different Coolseats to deter pests, no pest signs in places with mint planted https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/d05d8645-a8a0-4845-9f3d-e0af7cf99503/Screenshot+2025-03-03+at+11.19.21+am.png Michael's Blog - Rat Proofing My Gardening - Make it stand out • Screenshots of my coolseats calculator showing my food waste being composted and the pollution I’m preventing https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2025/2/21/notre-dame-universities-kill-communities monthly 0.5 2025-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/d4b313e2-de32-414b-8f8e-40d7c319c9bb/Pell+The+Monthly.JPEG Michael's Blog - Notre Dame universities kill communities - Make it stand out • Australia’s Catholic Church and its Notre Dame universities own and buy land and buildings, sell tax free education, and pay no tax or council rates - and kill communities by replacing street and community life with disengaged students, teachers and bureaucrats. For decades the Church’s Australian leader was Cardinal Pell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/a521697b-76a3-4276-8435-90936bf82bd0/expandec+%27campus+heart%27.jpg Michael's Blog - Notre Dame universities kill communities - Make it stand out • ‘Coming soon. Expanded campus.” Photo taken February 2025. Killing a community, one property at a time. [Tax free property developer, Notre Dame, buying up building after building in Chippendale, NSW. In the name of the Virgin Mary.] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/8d026d4e-c257-4871-8886-53bc5e5fb250/Screenshot+2025-03-01+at+1.06.16+pm.png Michael's Blog - Notre Dame universities kill communities - Make it stand out • The Victorian government acquired land owned by the Catholic Church for the new Melton Hospital. (Supplied: Victorian Health Building Authority) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/b0e4f052-6246-4404-853f-bf661f184d22/Students+walk+out.PNG Michael's Blog - Notre Dame universities kill communities - Make it stand out • Notre Dame universities feature male-centric education . . . some modern students don’t buy it https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/020251ee-b224-4347-a0c4-29adc996c651/Insta+churches.jpeg Michael's Blog - Notre Dame universities kill communities - Make it stand out • Good question . . . when is a church acting like a church? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/cd296299-643e-41f4-8182-23db6a207fb9/%24750+m.PNG Michael's Blog - Notre Dame universities kill communities - Make it stand out • Paying for earthly desires, funded by property sales https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/fa6d32d3-b617-476b-98d2-7d1e7dd2da28/Screenshot+2025-03-01+at+1.45.01+pm.png Michael's Blog - Notre Dame universities kill communities - Make it stand out • Chippendale being eaten by Notre Dame - out of date campus map - more properties purchased since then https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/eeca236a-23ca-4b04-9947-788d70f61074/Screenshot+2025-03-01+at+1.42.22+pm.png Michael's Blog - Notre Dame universities kill communities - Make it stand out • Fremantle Notre Dame campus map; out of date - more properties purchased since then https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2025/2/17/lucy-composting-her-food-waste-in-the-street monthly 0.5 2025-02-17 https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2025/2/15/more-and-more-and-more monthly 0.5 2025-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/890ca434-c01a-40c7-8ca1-26697a288ad8/IMG_4815.jpg Michael's Blog - More and more and more - Make it stand out • https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2025/2/11/i-cannot-wash-flush-or-throw-away-my-carbon-pollution monthly 0.5 2025-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/a676e563-ca13-4894-8895-54327cde2ea1/IMG_4117.jpg Michael's Blog - I cannot wash, flush or throw away my carbon pollution - Make it stand out • Me with rainwater collected at Sydney’s Sustainable House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/26a13cdc-eefb-49aa-a69b-8bed356507d5/watercycle.jpg Michael's Blog - I cannot wash, flush or throw away my carbon pollution - Make it stand out • How Earth lifts and cycles water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/d0ed62a7-f448-4d0b-aadd-a978df667b01/IMG_4721.jpg Michael's Blog - I cannot wash, flush or throw away my carbon pollution - Make it stand out • A thousand litres of water for a typical breakfast - the chicken for example, doesn’t drink 80 litres to produce that egg - that 80 litres counts the water to grow crops to feed the chicken, wash the egg and all that’s needed to create it Image from “Sustainable Food” book by Michael Mobbs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/61a909b1-3604-4450-88b4-7d72b3589e05/chippendalewaterbalance.jpg Michael's Blog - I cannot wash, flush or throw away my carbon pollution - Make it stand out • This graph by Mat Faint highlights how more rainfall falls in the Chippendale area than is imported through Sydney water, further highlighting how rainwater is an underused resource. Refer to this blog to learn how money for the state drives this system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/55cfd591-459d-4415-9fb4-78dd989ab993/emissionsperprop.jpg Michael's Blog - I cannot wash, flush or throw away my carbon pollution - Make it stand out • Climate pollution based on Sydney Water Supply Annual Report, measured in kg CO2 equivalents. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/4f7eadca-0ce7-4e22-a330-60b2e497262a/coolseat.jpg Michael's Blog - I cannot wash, flush or throw away my carbon pollution - Make it stand out • This diagram shows the Coolseat garden bed and dimensions. Click on this link to learn more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/e1054ad9-6a76-40fd-ba93-78b10372a4f2/IMG_4722.jpg Michael's Blog - I cannot wash, flush or throw away my carbon pollution - Make it stand out • Here is the Coolseat I used in a Chippendale footpath garden and put my waste into; the food waste is decomposing and offsetting emissions inside! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/22b12104-7b70-443c-ace8-09651d1118c3/lucycompostuse.jpg Michael's Blog - I cannot wash, flush or throw away my carbon pollution - Make it stand out • This graph highlights how over five days, my roommates and I redirected more carbon into the soil and thus were able to cut our carbon emissions and save water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/b36e5ad3-27d6-4196-9324-81892f459be2/guardianbeach.jpg Michael's Blog - I cannot wash, flush or throw away my carbon pollution - Make it stand out • Map of the beaches affected by these mystery balls from the nearby wastewater ocean outfalls. Source-Guardian 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/5982264d-0f58-4aab-aecf-4c92e3d1afa6/beach.jpg Michael's Blog - I cannot wash, flush or throw away my carbon pollution - Make it stand out • People enjoying the Giles baths at Coogee Beach in January 2025 when I visited for the first time. https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2024/12/2/how-to-cool-a-street monthly 0.5 2024-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/729954cd-e5fd-4915-b27d-f144e3ab9edd/Myrtle+temp_3796.jpg Michael's Blog - How to cool a street - Make it stand out • Street pavement 30 degrees with tree shade but 57 degrees on unshaded pavement - 27 degrees hotter! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/c61d21e8-5ea6-48de-b7bf-ac0c2ef40a2a/Lauren+standing.jpg Michael's Blog - How to cool a street - Make it stand out • Lauren taking road temperatures last week in Myrtle Street, Chippendale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/dd98097a-be43-42ca-a6a4-b2eff7786f1b/Lauren+long+view.jpg Michael's Blog - How to cool a street - Make it stand out • Me, Myrtle Street with shade and open road pavement https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/31ba430e-c559-4c6d-b4b1-be8e7a3b2b50/54.7.jpg Michael's Blog - How to cool a street - Make it stand out • 54.7 degrees https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/f392592c-93f0-471a-bfce-08466e5d358e/31.8.jpg Michael's Blog - How to cool a street - Make it stand out • 31.8 degrees https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2024/11/27/love-letters-to-worms monthly 0.5 2024-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/688a2e4f-f097-4426-a343-b09f30be19a6/Screen+Shot+2024-11-27+at+12.28.26+PM.png Michael's Blog - Love letters to worms - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/ac18f9c0-0ac9-4205-9a83-483ff914d8fe/IMG_3806.jpg Michael's Blog - Love letters to worms - Make it stand out • Here I am taking a photo of the QR code so I can email the worms in the coolseat outside 58 Myrtle Street, Chippendale - go the worms! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/71784c2c-6974-42cc-98a4-7db07074f383/arrow+to+code.jpg Michael's Blog - Love letters to worms - Make it stand out • QR code is on metal plate at one end of a coolseat - lots of information about composting, how to compost, how to use a coolseat https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2024/11/25/finding-my-stolen-focus monthly 0.5 2024-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/dc01398e-81e1-4c78-81d0-41caef75d8f3/IMG_3767.jpg Michael's Blog - Finding my stolen focus - Make it stand out • This book by Johann Hari has helpd me find my stolen focus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/0e7fe244-201a-49d1-968e-51808869de39/IMG_1338.jpg Michael's Blog - Finding my stolen focus - Make it stand out • Me, putting the Sydney Opera House into perspective https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/87b26e5b-6d5f-4b7a-b76e-19e2e6147662/IMG_4253.jpg Michael's Blog - Finding my stolen focus - Make it stand out • Getting out into the Australian bush, and getting into thinking about focussing, too https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/3688d4c4-9a64-4f66-b710-7ad3ebb53c5d/IMG_7121.jpg Michael's Blog - Finding my stolen focus - Make it stand out • Let’s all go outside! https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2024/11/21/is-the-coolseat-price-right-for-you monthly 0.5 2024-11-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/78f44ad8-95d9-48c3-af7c-8dae9f301b4c/Screen+Shot+2024-11-20+at+4.52.20+PM.png Michael's Blog - Is The Coolseat Price Right for You? - Make it stand out • Markup prices for products by type https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/c33598ae-c40a-4044-847d-b88438fbfb21/Screen+Shot+2024-11-20+at+4.52.29+PM.png Michael's Blog - Is The Coolseat Price Right for You? - Make it stand out • Competitor pricing https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2024/11/12/harvesting-compost-juice monthly 0.5 2024-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/3cabf4c3-1cea-4cbc-a5e1-c5931442b5e3/IMG_3638.jpg Michael's Blog - Harvesting compost juice - Make it stand out • Compost juice is harvested from the water below the coolseats garden bed and stored in the transparent pipe along side the bed where a tap can be turned on to get the juice https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/79341a82-0e53-49d1-8a3c-f343890fea6c/IMG_5925.jpg Michael's Blog - Harvesting compost juice - Make it stand out • Extract from Sustainable Food https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2024/11/10/how-much-garbage-in-chippendale-australia monthly 0.5 2024-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/9bd27449-dcb0-429e-b7b7-aae93276ccd0/IMG_3607.jpg Michael's Blog - How much garbage in Chippendale, Australia? - Make it stand out * No garbage out = $323 fixed charge = no change in waste behaviour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/85140c67-ccf7-463a-9fb8-bb0b813f39fb/Table+2.3ak+garbage.png Michael's Blog - How much garbage in Chippendale, Australia? - Make it stand out • Extract from Sydney City Council’s garbage contract offered for tender in 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/051da7b1-b623-4d8b-9c73-8b235bdc5883/Screenshot+2024-11-10+at+9.50.52+am.png Michael's Blog - How much garbage in Chippendale, Australia? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2024/10/30/whats-wrong-when-i-talk-about-earths-environment monthly 0.5 2024-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/6b2cf2e4-d670-4aef-8e9e-c5f591841bf9/IMG_4394.jpg Michael's Blog - What's wrong when I talk about Earth's environment? - Make it stand out • Lauren Ryan in Sydney, Australia - “It’s a social and ethical justice issue” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/a7893f81-a32a-4a7d-8540-75039b23c5e5/IMG_4883.jpg Michael's Blog - What's wrong when I talk about Earth's environment? - Make it stand out • Here I am in the Blue Mountains, about 2 hours west and inland by train out of Sydney https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/b185c3e3-9662-448c-80eb-c71d3e58b9b7/IMG_1831.jpeg Michael's Blog - What's wrong when I talk about Earth's environment? - Make it stand out • I do get out into the Sydney ‘bush’ while I’m here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/12cbc628-091b-4422-8bd9-084848feeac6/IMG_5457.jpeg Michael's Blog - What's wrong when I talk about Earth's environment? - Make it stand out • And I got up in Earth’s air in New Zealand - thank you, Earth https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2024/9/12/comparing-compost-bin-designs monthly 0.5 2024-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/165f796f-0a6c-43b9-ac0e-7da37d02bb1b/Screenshot+2024-09-12+at+4.36.48+pm.png Michael's Blog - Comparing Compost Bin Designs - Make it stand out • L to R Lauren Ryan, Peyton Lieser - Interns with Sustainable House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/901df971-0ea9-4489-a675-fe310edd3396/Screenshot+2024-09-12+at+4.47.36+pm.png Michael's Blog - Comparing Compost Bin Designs - Make it stand out • 120 litre rotating bin (and Lauren) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/b2d48c75-533f-487b-a524-cec73fdf89d1/Screenshot+2024-09-12+at+4.50.33+pm.png Michael's Blog - Comparing Compost Bin Designs - Make it stand out • 250 litre static bin with access hatch at base of bin; note bin rests on metal shelves installed by Chippendale gardeners to exclude rats https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1438fbe9-deb5-47b1-a28e-e084f91f0633/Screenshot+2024-09-12+at+4.54.37+pm.png Michael's Blog - Comparing Compost Bin Designs - Make it stand out • Early prototype coolseat, one of several prototypes in the Chippendale footpath gardens https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2024/9/6/coolseats-and-upsoil-collective-win-90k-melbourne-council-project-prize monthly 0.5 2024-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/009cc0b0-f0df-4f70-b0d4-048e13137c9d/How+to+use+coolseats.PNG Michael's Blog - Coolseats and Upsoil Collective win $90k Melbourne Council project prize - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2024/8/19/monitoring-compost monthly 0.5 2024-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/0b0a2627-deee-4143-b993-7d847507f2a8/Screenshot+2024-08-19+at+7.40.58+am.png Michael's Blog - Monitoring compost to get real-time data - Make it stand out • Peyton Lieser in a warm harbour in Hawai'i https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/e871bfd3-7472-4a10-80cb-233066595b73/Screenshot+2024-08-19+at+8.04.22+am.png Michael's Blog - Monitoring compost to get real-time data - Make it stand out • The Monty I'm learning to install and use in Coolseats https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/cb50d48b-8c70-4352-bdbd-dd4ddc5e4156/Screenshot+2024-08-20+at+7.37.55+am.png Michael's Blog - Monitoring compost to get real-time data - Make it stand out • My questions and feedback on the Monty app https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/e385ab65-7a57-4125-8b5a-b4950f468827/Screenshot+2024-08-20+at+7.57.19+am.png Michael's Blog - Monitoring compost to get real-time data - Make it stand out • Screenshots of the Monty app https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/41dd8b04-2df5-43b3-9e0d-836cc64e07ac/Screenshot+2024-08-20+at+9.41.48+am.png Michael's Blog - Monitoring compost to get real-time data - Make it stand out • The outdoor potted plant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/6aa08a82-d512-4044-b13c-0e9b25f35f2c/Screenshot+2024-08-20+at+7.54.25+am.png Michael's Blog - Monitoring compost to get real-time data - Make it stand out • An early coolseat prototype outside Michael's house in the footpath garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/291353e1-5f08-4603-942d-5c1437df7833/Screenshot+2024-08-20+at+5.36.54+pm.png Michael's Blog - Monitoring compost to get real-time data - Make it stand out • The Monty in the left basket in an early prototype coolseat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/dc9d615a-d9a9-4a26-bc43-464cd01d2fdd/Screenshot+2024-08-20+at+5.39.27+pm.jpg Michael's Blog - Monitoring compost to get real-time data - Make it stand out • Third basket and measurement https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/8a714e8b-5341-4282-937b-d3ef4904c12d/Temp+gauge+IMG_2531.jpg Michael's Blog - Monitoring compost to get real-time data - Make it stand out • An LED surface temperature gauge to measure the surface temperature of the compost https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/759863ce-97ed-4da5-9f1b-573a227540cf/Screenshot+2024-08-20+at+8.03.09+am.png Michael's Blog - Monitoring compost to get real-time data - Make it stand out • I found a little friend! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/644e4678-d122-4f77-abd7-4f2cefe5ee1f/How_to_charge_Monty.jpg Michael's Blog - Monitoring compost to get real-time data - Make it stand out • How to charge a Monty - sketch by Kei Konishi https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2024/8/7/countdown-to-melbourne-pitch-night monthly 0.5 2024-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/3c0561e4-9bc3-4a6e-9453-118ccd082508/Pitch+night.png Michael's Blog - Countdown to Melbourne pitch night - Make it stand out • Melbourne City Council Fishermans Bend Challenge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/8a9397ef-9f53-441b-91d1-9a6670480e44/Pitch+night.png Michael's Blog - Countdown to Melbourne pitch night - Make it stand out • To vote when voting opens at 7 pm Thursday 15 August for the three pitches just click on the image of the pitches shown above. https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2024/8/4/composting-takes-centre-stage-at-fishermans-bend monthly 0.5 2024-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/c2d004cf-affb-4b37-8d71-9ac1ed181be0/Screenshot+2024-08-04+at+3.02.12+pm.png Michael's Blog - Composting takes centre stage at Fishermans Bend - Make it stand out • Zoe Wang and Michael Mobbs beside their coolseat, part of the Upsoil Collective project shortlisted for the Fishermans Bend Digital Innovation Challenge Notice some of the many different material colours in the background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/76c2773f-372b-4c17-bcb6-a4d8fc2f8755/Screenshot+2024-08-07+at+7.25.27+am.png Michael's Blog - Composting takes centre stage at Fishermans Bend - Make it stand out • The composting project pitch is by Upsoil Collective - by Zoe Wang and Michael Mobbs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/7c378755-7a04-478b-8e18-249d455f9a32/Screenshot+2024-08-06+at+4.45.09+pm.png Michael's Blog - Composting takes centre stage at Fishermans Bend - Make it stand out • Finalists page . . . This is where anyone may vote for the winner they prefer . . . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/2d0602ce-c395-4fa6-87f0-a589f7df1f42/Screenshot+2024-08-04+at+5.11.13+pm.png Michael's Blog - Composting takes centre stage at Fishermans Bend - Make it stand out • Fishermans Bend – examples of space opportunities for garden beds with garden beds with seats called, coolseats https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2024/7/23/hadley-reflects-on-her-sydney-australia-internship monthly 0.5 2024-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/171a515a-01dc-4597-9eb5-0ecbb0ac5602/Screenshot+2024-07-23+at+5.22.45+pm.png Michael's Blog - Why Hadley gets her hands dirty - Make it stand out • Hadley getting her hands dirty in Chippendale’s footpath gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/2d406a06-e8d0-4388-958e-c947e4166a54/Screenshot+2024-07-24+at+7.14.08+am.png Michael's Blog - Why Hadley gets her hands dirty - Make it stand out • Example of a multi-day compost system at Pocket City Farms, Camperdown, Sydney https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/f210bf59-ac4c-48cc-9306-e9f7482dd497/Screenshot+2024-07-24+at+7.24.27+am.png Michael's Blog - Why Hadley gets her hands dirty - Make it stand out • Hadley explaining the tumble compost option on a tour of the Chippendale gardens for local residents and businesses https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1b48a0b4-18c1-455d-9a5f-aa31eb03aa7f/Screenshot+2024-07-24+at+7.35.42+am.png Michael's Blog - Why Hadley gets her hands dirty - Make it stand out • Hadley showing off an early model of a Coolseat in front of Michael’s house in Chippendale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/bb2042c8-2550-452e-b939-a5eefbdcd946/Screenshot+2024-07-24+at+7.42.47+am.png Michael's Blog - Why Hadley gets her hands dirty - Make it stand out • Image of Hadley’s food waste calculator for her first 4-weeks in Sydney https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/ed2c06ae-bd2a-4a3c-a52d-a37fa5cda9f2/Screenshot+2024-07-24+at+7.51.02+am.png Michael's Blog - Why Hadley gets her hands dirty - Make it stand out • Hadley sitting on the recently installed Coolseat at Pocket City Farms https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2024/6/18/zaoadlbls8lfai0k7rimt9yq7q4yii monthly 0.5 2024-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/64134c30-3e9f-46a6-ba19-db8a0e2facd3/Screenshot+2024-06-18+at+12.07.22+pm.png Michael's Blog - Clytie saw compost solutions in Canada, U.S., Mexico, Cuba - Make it stand out • Map of places Clytie visited https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1312ece8-68d0-4d67-b2d4-f9bfaee94cb8/IMG_4850.jpg Michael's Blog - Clytie saw compost solutions in Canada, U.S., Mexico, Cuba - Make it stand out • Curing compost at Governors Island NYC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/055994a4-1af3-4f52-942d-52d4a0c30d63/Picture7.png Michael's Blog - Clytie saw compost solutions in Canada, U.S., Mexico, Cuba - Make it stand out • Inspiring models: highlights from my journey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/a992278b-e0f8-4320-8b23-eec0767e401f/LA.png Michael's Blog - Clytie saw compost solutions in Canada, U.S., Mexico, Cuba - Make it stand out • LA Composters. Image courtesy of LA Compost https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/53af2f3c-a38b-42da-b1b2-4b7362ffad7e/tractor+large.jpg Michael's Blog - Clytie saw compost solutions in Canada, U.S., Mexico, Cuba - Make it stand out • An electric tractor used by LA Compost https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/71ebc3e7-1717-442d-841c-263acf005ea9/image.png Michael's Blog - Clytie saw compost solutions in Canada, U.S., Mexico, Cuba - Make it stand out • Thriving organic agriculture in Havana https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/a9b7a9ff-16a6-4eb2-8936-a0a0a874bb46/image.png Michael's Blog - Clytie saw compost solutions in Canada, U.S., Mexico, Cuba - Make it stand out • Worm farms, Havana https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/4185ac27-c789-402b-b93c-b007d4991901/image.png Michael's Blog - Clytie saw compost solutions in Canada, U.S., Mexico, Cuba - Make it stand out • Finished compost at Organopónico Vivero Alamar, Havana https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/c5f9f6fc-8420-4424-b8f5-ab587e8402bf/IMG_4842.jpg Michael's Blog - Clytie saw compost solutions in Canada, U.S., Mexico, Cuba - Make it stand out • Compost bays and aerated static piles, Governors Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/2bd8888e-4aea-4d9d-a949-10a264941d20/IMG_4254.jpeg Michael's Blog - Clytie saw compost solutions in Canada, U.S., Mexico, Cuba - Make it stand out • Compost cages, Harlem NYC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/4229e352-07a1-4f12-bcca-305837038d0f/IMG_4291.jpg Michael's Blog - Clytie saw compost solutions in Canada, U.S., Mexico, Cuba - Make it stand out • “Hot boxes” Harlem NYC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/9e2ad9f9-3625-42d5-b390-0a74972127b4/29f6a7_751750e39d284d009b1bc71061536575%7Emv2%281%29.jpg Michael's Blog - Clytie saw compost solutions in Canada, U.S., Mexico, Cuba - Make it stand out • Compost bins and vegetable garden, Washington Correctional Center. Image courtesy of SPP. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/ac5a68d7-6538-4ad0-aa60-f8353d7b499f/image.png Michael's Blog - Clytie saw compost solutions in Canada, U.S., Mexico, Cuba - Make it stand out • Compost Technicians attending to worm farms at Washington Correctional Center. Image courtesy of SPP. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/0fe92f86-2b87-4d06-ab19-1bed41bab7ea/image-16.png Michael's Blog - Clytie saw compost solutions in Canada, U.S., Mexico, Cuba - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/30461043-3fdb-479c-86e3-b450f41e68b5/image.png Michael's Blog - Clytie saw compost solutions in Canada, U.S., Mexico, Cuba - Make it stand out • Kensington Estate Compost Hub, Melbourne https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/917c26cf-dd7f-44dd-b07c-9f50e2a3b251/image.png Michael's Blog - Clytie saw compost solutions in Canada, U.S., Mexico, Cuba - Make it stand out • Community compost hub, Brisbane https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/6ea9bb06-68ca-47b3-bcb2-aba702b23f3d/image.png Michael's Blog - Clytie saw compost solutions in Canada, U.S., Mexico, Cuba - Make it stand out • Community Compost collection points, Hudson River Park, NYC https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2024/6/14/ziw62k6bbbx7guj4uu3e4l2t5kd43t monthly 0.5 2024-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/b57aeeb0-c4ea-4928-b117-5ed104f0d4dc/pocketcityfarm.jpeg Michael's Blog - Hadley's story . . . getting serenity at the start of my days - Make it stand out * I’m finding serenity in my Sydney mornings, thanks to gardening at Pocket City Farm (Image from Pocket City Farm website.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/0759ebe5-79e7-45f7-b285-932204f2ab2c/Hadley+on+seat.jpg Michael's Blog - Hadley's story . . . getting serenity at the start of my days - Make it stand out • Here I am on a previous design of a coolseat on the footpath outside Michael’s house, Sydney’s Sustainable House. (Michael got me to sit for a microsecond on a VERY wet coolseat in pelting rain. He was dry inside the house.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/46d54ed8-8c3c-4343-a556-f48b4a5bb8b5/image+%282%29.png Michael's Blog - Hadley's story . . . getting serenity at the start of my days - Make it stand out • This former bowling green site is now an urban farm and I’m gardening there once a week https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/d8edc1ee-0e17-46e1-8e44-61dfe601e778/Copy%2Bof%2BCopy%2Bof%2BWinter%2BSolstice%2B2024%2B%281400%2Bx%2B600%2Bmm%29%2B%281700%2Bx%2B600%2Bmm%29.png Michael's Blog - Hadley's story . . . getting serenity at the start of my days - Make it stand out • The free Winter Solstice Festival at Pocket City Farm - I’ll be there with a coolseat you can check out and discuss with me https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2024/5/26/girls-high-school-trial-compares-compost-designs monthly 0.5 2024-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/12d2d4bc-7ce2-4eaa-b77e-532d4acb47e3/Screenshot+2024-05-26+at+11.32.47+am.png Michael's Blog - Girls high school trial compares compost designs - Make it stand out • The Auburn Girls High School Compost Trial Report compares six different compost designs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/0e9c0f6e-cefb-4d77-b60d-7b92c94878ae/Screenshot+2024-05-26+at+11.37.18+am.png Michael's Blog - Girls high school trial compares compost designs - Make it stand out • Auburn state member of parliament, Lynda Voltz, launched the draft consultation report at the new school compost garden https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2024/5/17/pasdkjbyxcicj9r0lxhj8524oce4l3 monthly 0.5 2024-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/330bb3fa-28d6-4eea-8ce2-3e0836d94325/Untitled+-+1+of+1.jpeg Michael's Blog - How to play with rain in our streets - Make it stand out • How to play with rain - it’s fun, liberating • Me, my recycled, treated sewage, all kept in my house site these last 28 years https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/ad689483-f42b-4a40-80ef-e3b6787ad1e6/Long+shot+warehouse+downpipe.jpg Michael's Blog - How to play with rain in our streets - Make it stand out • Half the roof water from this warehouse stays here, re-directed to a fountain in a raised garden bed and adjoining garden bed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/c0ca5ef6-499a-45dc-8cf8-bb51e1e7ea46/Downpipe+intercepted%2C+directed+to+fountain+in+garden+bed.jpg Michael's Blog - How to play with rain in our streets - Make it stand out • The underground pipe from the downpipe has been intercepted and re-directed to the fountain in a raised garden bed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/54a081d2-15fc-4ab7-9712-128ce98354f2/Fountain+pipe+above+raised+garden+bed.jpg Michael's Blog - How to play with rain in our streets - Make it stand out • Fountain pipe above raised garden bed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/30d01648-cce2-46e4-9059-24b023ad6834/Grate+with+no+base+diverts+rain+water+underground+to+the+plant+roots.jpg Michael's Blog - How to play with rain in our streets - Make it stand out * Grate with no base diverts rain water from grass, path to adjoining plant roots in garden bed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/ee8602d1-a759-45a4-a31f-3b04ce9d5346/Screenshot+2024-05-17+at+8.39.52+am.png Michael's Blog - How to play with rain in our streets - Make it stand out • Video - How to make a leaky drain - 2 minutes 20 seconds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/fd2a8ca1-b41d-4a37-adfc-fa00396f498d/Screenshot+2024-05-17+at+8.45.57+am.png Michael's Blog - How to play with rain in our streets - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/762ae5b4-ef34-4384-8208-472df71fab48/A+tale+of+two+downpipes+.+.+..jpg Michael's Blog - How to play with rain in our streets - Make it stand out • A tale of two downpipes . . . the one on the left drains to the street, the one on the right drains under the house to a 10,000 litre rain tank in the back garden. Yum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/0c07a7a1-3da8-4c7f-bc60-f19256a6fdea/Lush+plant%2C+tree+growth+in+our+footpath+garden.jpg Michael's Blog - How to play with rain in our streets - Make it stand out • Lush plant and tree growth in our footpath gardens increases property values, cool us in summer - all fed by rainwater kept where it falls https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2024/4/21/beinners-guide-to-mastering-a-small-composter monthly 0.5 2024-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1b3bf937-bbed-47fd-87bc-e142ce944550/Screenshot+2024-04-22+at+3.55.22+pm.png Michael's Blog - Beginner's Guide to Compot Composting in 7 Simple Steps - Make it stand out • Victoria Brun with the Compot, a composting option of about 5 litres volume https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/e4e37384-0703-42a0-98a2-550ec192915d/1.+Dig.jpg Michael's Blog - Beginner's Guide to Compot Composting in 7 Simple Steps - Make it stand out Step 1 - dig a hole - the width of the spade in the photo above is about the same as the width of the Compot put in the hole in the soil in the photo below https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/6599b58c-4377-4ff7-96b7-463fb5121d37/2.+Plant.JPG Michael's Blog - Beginner's Guide to Compot Composting in 7 Simple Steps - Make it stand out Step 2 - Plant the Compot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/229c03ec-f25f-40f6-afcd-6648853dfa58/5.+Refill.jpg Michael's Blog - Beginner's Guide to Compot Composting in 7 Simple Steps - Make it stand out Step 3 Put kitchen food waste into the Compot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/111dfc1f-7e5d-4bf6-9c59-cdb4c730c880/4.+Forget.JPG Michael's Blog - Beginner's Guide to Compot Composting in 7 Simple Steps - Make it stand out Step 4 - Screw on the lid, forget https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/d9fc314d-b432-4210-8b93-e0a5d01dc8d0/5.+Refill.jpg Michael's Blog - Beginner's Guide to Compot Composting in 7 Simple Steps - Make it stand out Step 5 - Refill as the food waste is composted - plant more Compots around the garden to fertilise more plants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/3d446ae6-d7b5-4267-bf33-3b6dbc78277b/6.+Watch+your+garden+grow.JPG Michael's Blog - Beginner's Guide to Compot Composting in 7 Simple Steps - Make it stand out Step 6 - watch your garden grow as the compost and the life and nutrients in it go into the adjoining soil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/6a3e5393-dea6-4df5-bc5e-defc6801ab0a/Sensational+Soil.jpg Michael's Blog - Beginner's Guide to Compot Composting in 7 Simple Steps - Make it stand out Step 7 - Harvest wonderful soil for pot plants , garden plants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/88806359-8261-49f5-8bd4-a72d1dfa1cfb/7.+Propagate.jpg Michael's Blog - Beginner's Guide to Compot Composting in 7 Simple Steps - Make it stand out Other uses - a top to grow plants in https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/05a49505-bf9e-4d79-af18-08fb49148d99/Screenshot+2024-04-24+at+10.03.38+am.png Michael's Blog - Beginner's Guide to Compot Composting in 7 Simple Steps - Make it stand out ª A Coolseat with a Compot in the garden bed beside the seat under which there are two compost baskets; the compot can compost dog poo, too - see amazing photos of that on the Compot site. https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2024/3/25/see-the-water-recycled-water-sewage-and-food-systems-this-weekend monthly 0.5 2024-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/eb0076c5-9c3c-4a6c-a176-68a66afd6bac/Screenshot+2024-03-25+at+8.40.43+am.png Michael's Blog - See the water, recycled water, sewage and food systems this weekend - Make it stand out • Tour Sydney’s Sustainable House https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2024/3/1/how-to-use-a-coolseat monthly 0.5 2024-02-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/9b23537e-2e7e-4851-ba35-7a1e2dfe2bd5/Screenshot+2024-03-01+at+9.58.37+am.png Michael's Blog - How to use a coolseat - Make it stand out • Bloke trying to count his fingers (gets it wrong) . . . https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2024/2/22/three-ways-to-use-a-rainwater-tank monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/9d1b5659-f418-40f9-b1c6-4294fa3c4296/Screenshot+2024-02-22+at+4.53.06+pm.png Michael's Blog - Three ways to use a rainwater tank - Make it stand out • Grace shows us in her video here how to use a rainwater tank . The tank is installed at Auburn Girls High School, NSW, as part of a grant by NSW Education and its Sustainable Infrastructure section to trial options for composting https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2024/2/16/my-10000-litre-rain-tank-is-trivial monthly 0.5 2024-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/cb976969-c75d-4872-a4c0-43061a02fa7a/Resized_20240129_153003.JPEG Michael's Blog - My 10,000 litre rain tank is trivial - Make it stand out • A 3,000 litre rain tank that’s both not trivial and is trivial recently installed at a high school - why this curious contradiction? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/00b72e33-e6d4-42a2-be36-b6e553988538/Water+in+food.jpg Michael's Blog - My 10,000 litre rain tank is trivial - Make it stand out • A typical Australian breakfast needs over 1100 litres of water; photo from Sustainable Food by Michael Mobbs https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2024/2/10/australias-local-composters-go-national monthly 0.5 2024-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/b233fc40-0cc3-4770-a42f-dd517f03e562/Screenshot+2024-02-10+at+8.52.04+am.png Michael's Blog - Australia's local composters go national - Make it stand out * New website for new Australian composting group, LOCCAL, set up this month, February 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/47a5f2af-76ba-441e-b723-a686d7b3e0ee/Screenshot+2024-02-10+at+8.55.54+am.png Michael's Blog - Australia's local composters go national - Make it stand out • Founding members of the new national group to promote local composting met in Melbourne in December 2023 https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2024/2/9/h2palk54nsrj5rdaquiguiyt61hpxn monthly 0.5 2024-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/ed4d93a2-7a64-41b9-8799-bdf49fdad32d/Screenshot+2024-02-09+at+12.01.52+pm.png Michael's Blog - Something's in the air - Make it stand out • This is an image published by the local newspaper in Albany, the capital of New York and a small city less than 35 kilometres and a 25 minute drive from my school. The smog blanketed the area where my university is. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/e2845273-4862-4935-b944-4f6e538777cd/Screenshot+2024-02-09+at+12.22.24+pm.png Michael's Blog - Something's in the air - Make it stand out • Image is from WWF Australia, of a bushfire front in Bowraville, NSW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/8bd1c70d-232c-4659-b5ad-312cae0734fd/Screenshot+2024-02-09+at+12.24.03+pm.png Michael's Blog - Something's in the air - Make it stand out • This diagram shows you just how small PM2.5 can be, less than 1/20th the diameter of a human hair. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/5d220976-e48f-485a-ac13-bb939fc6775d/Screenshot+2024-02-09+at+1.24.36+pm.png Michael's Blog - Something's in the air - Make it stand out • Snapshot of air quality map from the NSW Air Quality website at 6:45pm on 8 February, 2024. Chippendale is outlined in blue, and it is right between two of the air quality monitoring stations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/eba717b7-9979-47bd-beba-2b6aeb4ec678/Screenshot+2024-02-12+at+9.37.00+am.png Michael's Blog - Something's in the air - Make it stand out • Some trees on Myrtle Street, where Sustainable House is. https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2024/2/6/grace-finds-grace-composting monthly 0.5 2024-02-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/fec2d43d-0240-4fde-9041-89ba5c3e81f0/IMG_4506.jpeg Michael's Blog - Grace finds grace composting - Make it stand out • Here I am with another intern, Henry, on a coolseat with food waste we bring from our units to put in the coolseat compost - we lift the lid we’re sitting on and put the food waste in https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1c7158c5-53cf-4cfa-8e2b-1b69c207df01/Screenshot+2024-02-06+at+9.41.05+am.png Michael's Blog - Grace finds grace composting - Make it stand out • Mill Pond Falls, located in Newington Town Centre, adjacent to Mill Pond Park is my favourite spot in the spring, when the melting snow makes the waterfall flow faster, and in the fall when it’s framed by vibrantly coloured trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/65682f07-bf46-42af-a1ce-cc5296b2b5e8/Screenshot+2024-02-06+at+9.38.37+am.png Michael's Blog - Grace finds grace composting - Make it stand out • Schenectady Green Market. This street is only open to foot traffic on Sundays https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/824bb88f-6d60-479a-870f-3ed761de132c/Screenshot+2024-02-06+at+9.43.00+am.png Michael's Blog - Grace finds grace composting - Make it stand out • The Nott is one of my favourite study spots on campus. I also love to take #NottShots https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/0b9e52b1-d536-4b28-8bf5-d955fcb8a275/Screenshot+2024-02-06+at+9.38.37+am.png Michael's Blog - Grace finds grace composting - Make it stand out • The Schenectady Green Market is my favourite places to go on the weekends. It’s a big farmers market that happens every Sunday morning. There are over 50 vendors with delicious food, live music, fresh produce and flowers, and even some handmade crafts and goods like soaps and baskets. I love to get empanadas, fresh fruit, and the apple cider doughnuts. https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2024/2/6/how-we-built-a-coolseat monthly 0.5 2024-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/2f966aa9-839c-444f-9222-6f012b3295b2/Screenshot+2024-02-06+at+1.01.41+pm.png Michael's Blog - How we built a coolseat - Make it stand out • I couldn’t wait to open these up to see the latest version of the coolseat! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/c2f7ebae-f385-472b-bb40-5a04629b0dab/Screenshot+2024-02-06+at+1.11.04+pm.png Michael's Blog - How we built a coolseat - Make it stand out • Will is shaping the concrete for the base of the coolseat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/8bf5b915-32f1-4792-a5b6-8dd50bf9ce5c/Screenshot+2024-02-06+at+1.17.14+pm.png Michael's Blog - How we built a coolseat - Make it stand out • The WaterUps wicking cells sit on the base of the coolseat garden bed. The tube on the left sticks up to the surface of the soil above from the bottom so that water gets directly down to the roots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/b42f2827-2829-4f84-9fb1-ea3d5ae42ae9/Screenshot+2024-02-06+at+1.20.45+pm.png Michael's Blog - How we built a coolseat - Make it stand out • Henry secures one of the black metal braces to the body of the coolseat, so that it can soon support the seat/lid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/a8a59837-8920-4d14-80d3-dc5e34ac36a8/Screenshot+2024-02-06+at+1.23.28+pm.png Michael's Blog - How we built a coolseat - Make it stand out • Finished coolseat! Now it was time to add the finishing touches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1eee6993-0281-48f6-9477-14aa3017cbbf/Screenshot+2024-02-06+at+2.55.20+pm.png Michael's Blog - How we built a coolseat - Make it stand out • Team picture! Thank you all for your help! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/953df102-17ba-43a3-a3bd-88bdebd1b3a6/Screenshot+2024-02-06+at+2.58.33+pm.png Michael's Blog - How we built a coolseat - Make it stand out • The coconut coir (left) is soaking in water and expanding into a substrate! The photo on the right shows the holes in the WaterUps that the coir will go into to absorb that water up from the bottom of the WaterUps container. For more information on coconut coir, click here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/b2b18a33-1723-44eb-bf5b-6bdd7029a57b/Screenshot+2024-02-06+at+3.01.07+pm.png Michael's Blog - How we built a coolseat - Make it stand out • Some of the Haymarket volunteers helped add the first soil to the coolseat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/9af5d16e-d531-4a0f-b0ce-577f5df4cf0c/Screenshot+2024-02-06+at+3.03.50+pm.png Michael's Blog - How we built a coolseat - Make it stand out • The Haymarket chef, Phil, added the first bucket of food waste to one of the two baskets. (That hooligan on the left is calling the worms to “come and get it”.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/e6aca9c7-6a68-4d4d-816f-f5a16c6587b7/Screenshot+2024-02-06+at+3.06.09+pm.png Michael's Blog - How we built a coolseat - Make it stand out • Cardboard scraps (left) and compost (right) were added to each basket to create the best environment possible for new food waste to break down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/232eede1-7043-4992-ab7e-a5af3947920c/Screenshot+2024-02-06+at+3.08.09+pm.png Michael's Blog - How we built a coolseat - Make it stand out • Finished coolseat https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2023/12/14/why-i-choose-hope monthly 0.5 2023-12-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/25ab0666-8731-4759-8251-e64dfae01e01/6092.JPG Michael's Blog - Why I choose hope - Make it stand out • I bought this photo from a photographer on my trip to swim in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/a2c023d7-932d-4acb-8a3a-5d4ad923c67c/Unknown.jpeg Michael's Blog - Why I choose hope - Make it stand out • And the photographer took this photo of me and my friends swimming in the reef https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/65ddb1a9-90c1-4cca-84c1-9cb08e00607d/Screenshot+2023-12-14+at+3.15.48+pm.png Michael's Blog - Why I choose hope - Make it stand out • To use an Australian line . . . “Have a go” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/18e796eb-72c5-46ff-a5f7-cd7a33c0915f/Screenshot+2023-12-14+at+3.15.18+pm.png Michael's Blog - Why I choose hope - Make it stand out • Figures and data from my food waste composting calculator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1a9cf877-b610-40ea-a62b-5f97fd825911/my+hope+tat.jpg Michael's Blog - Why I choose hope - Make it stand out • Me, my ‘Hope” tattoo outside Cafe Guilia in Chippendale, Sydney, Australia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/4a7535e9-4b73-4d59-a282-d5ad0da1da93/cool+seats.jpeg Michael's Blog - Why I choose hope - Make it stand out • a Coolseat outside a cafe in Bathurst, NSW, Australia - under the food there is food waste being composted to feed the plants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/c036b000-dcd7-4c58-8b86-77b050811b14/Screen+Shot+2023-12-14+at+11.14.20+AM.png Michael's Blog - Why I choose hope - Make it stand out • The Knitting Nannas won their court case saying they are free to demonstrate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/800d8606-c309-4b61-a439-e1c8344406d3/Screenshot+2023-12-14+at+11.41.25+am.png Michael's Blog - Why I choose hope - Make it stand out • A bald eagle - one of many natural wonders protected by the book, Silent Spring and the author, Rachel Carson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/14b15fa4-559a-4f63-88df-812fd8a02014/corporate-sustainability-mc-slide1.png Michael's Blog - Why I choose hope - Make it stand out • Corporate sustainability https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/2e6870f4-09de-4e50-83f8-2aec1afc6af8/paris_3obj_infographic+%281%29-800x447.png Michael's Blog - Why I choose hope - Make it stand out • The Paris climate agreement https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/a4ea75dd-c5d8-414a-afc8-0a37a1d93222/GettyImages-1146681991-1000x701.jpg Michael's Blog - Why I choose hope - Make it stand out • Greta Thunberg inspires me https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2023/12/7/the-3-myths-that-prop-up-the-fossil-fuel-industry monthly 0.5 2023-12-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/bb93c23b-9370-40b4-ac2d-9b1f46193c4c/Screenshot+2023-12-07+at+10.05.19+pm.png Michael's Blog - The 3 Myths That Prop Up The Fossil Fuel Industry - Make it stand out • Ani Dasgupta https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2023/12/5/gem-of-a-time-by-gem-at-urban-ag-gig monthly 0.5 2023-12-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/78cb8656-d22a-41c1-a48b-b1eb597e2905/Screenshot+2023-12-05+at+11.22.51+am.png Michael's Blog - Gem of a time by Gem at urban ag gig - Make it stand out • Gemma Aquilina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/ad6e6de9-ac9e-4ec6-9064-882c01b4cc2d/Gemma+w+Basil+Harvest.jpg Michael's Blog - Gem of a time by Gem at urban ag gig - Make it stand out • The two of us - basil and me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/a24ef5bb-e08c-4cd2-824f-6dc85502adf3/Screenshot+2023-12-05+at+11.28.23+am.png Michael's Blog - Gem of a time by Gem at urban ag gig - Make it stand out • Pocket City Farms in Camperdown, about 40 minutes walk from the central business district of Sydney https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/33e9eaeb-0e79-429a-8776-fc63bd32df55/PXL_20221213_060438906.jpg Michael's Blog - Gem of a time by Gem at urban ag gig - Make it stand out • Food can grow in our cities, too https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/703db04d-8a42-4561-b6e7-c199ed52efef/Gem+%26+Pip.jpg Michael's Blog - Gem of a time by Gem at urban ag gig - Make it stand out • My dog Pip loves gardening https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2023/11/14/my-experience-with-artofficial-truth-machine-atm-001 monthly 0.5 2023-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/29f1ffe0-8bfb-4adc-b4c7-c870acbab5b5/IMG_7729.jpg Michael's Blog - My experience with ARTofficial Truth Machine ATM-001. - Make it stand out - A view of the machine at the SXSW Sydney tech expo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/6f86e91d-8dac-4a92-82e4-9794481e54da/2EC758AC-8BBF-4CBB-A1DA-6A85AD43D3EB+2.jpg Michael's Blog - My experience with ARTofficial Truth Machine ATM-001. - Make it stand out - The seeds I was gifted by the Truth Machine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/026de12c-4604-428c-9f22-b2af7c79b0f4/Truth+Machine.jpg Michael's Blog - My experience with ARTofficial Truth Machine ATM-001. - Make it stand out - The artwork and poetry the Truth Machine created for me after our conversation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1699927336751-QRL4E6QT4JSOXG919NZ9/1.jpg Michael's Blog - My experience with ARTofficial Truth Machine ATM-001. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1699927351726-BQ1HF0QR7YMWG3H45XYR/2.jpg Michael's Blog - My experience with ARTofficial Truth Machine ATM-001. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1699927368182-1GTLRJ2BW12F22HZ7OVF/3.jpg Michael's Blog - My experience with ARTofficial Truth Machine ATM-001. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1699927403606-W6F9SZIA8JCCGXK4CG4W/4.jpg Michael's Blog - My experience with ARTofficial Truth Machine ATM-001. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1699927413338-XUJOOL22ECJFABK7MMSX/5.jpg Michael's Blog - My experience with ARTofficial Truth Machine ATM-001. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1699927435188-072BJL4BHXI51HC2VKTQ/6.jpg Michael's Blog - My experience with ARTofficial Truth Machine ATM-001. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1699927453223-GO5I1H0P49N5Q8U2IFRJ/7.jpg Michael's Blog - My experience with ARTofficial Truth Machine ATM-001. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1699927480115-GZTGCD21V3BHT9KK4QU2/8.jpg Michael's Blog - My experience with ARTofficial Truth Machine ATM-001. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1699936472293-3TUIES825CC6EFTKGW9B/PHOTO-2023-11-14-14-18-11.jpg Michael's Blog - My experience with ARTofficial Truth Machine ATM-001. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1699936475040-PTQ2IQAUUXUBGNE8J5RB/PHOTO-2023-11-14-14-14-10.jpg Michael's Blog - My experience with ARTofficial Truth Machine ATM-001. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1699936491055-4GLBLZ0ASJNXPSPRLNOD/PHOTO-2023-11-14-14-14-10+2.jpg Michael's Blog - My experience with ARTofficial Truth Machine ATM-001. https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2023/11/14/meeting-climate-advocate-gregory-andrews monthly 0.5 2023-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/6f5574d2-55c6-4cad-9b27-7c6baefc95df/IMG_7760.jpg Michael's Blog - Meeting Climate Advocate Gregory Andrews - Make it stand out - Check out the post @lyrebirddream on Instagram or Twitter and learn more about his climate action. 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It’s also a great spot for picnics and camping! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/cdb3db06-4363-4676-bb70-81f0f5b33bf8/Screenshot+2023-10-19+at+1.22.35+pm.png Michael's Blog - From California, United States down to Sydney, Australia - Make it stand out • The super bloom in April 2023, about an hour north of San Luis Obispo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/9e98cdf9-6421-4dc8-a8a8-68c8f43d4f16/Screenshot+2023-10-19+at+1.26.26+pm.png Michael's Blog - From California, United States down to Sydney, Australia - Make it stand out • The California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo campus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/beceb843-72c3-4486-b9d4-583d8f5ab41d/Screenshot+2023-10-19+at+1.32.53+pm.png Michael's Blog - From California, United States down to Sydney, Australia - Make it stand out • On the left, Massachusetts highlighted on the map. 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Check out @michaelmobbs and @coolseats on Instagram to see ‘How I Compost’ along with other informational videos/posts I create throughout my internship https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/c64574ce-a354-4d3c-a760-d5c9e733eedb/Screenshot+2023-10-19+at+2.24.09+pm.png Michael's Blog - From California, United States down to Sydney, Australia - Make it stand out • Calculations by the compost calculator available for download by anyone on the Coolseats site https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/76532fcd-fc04-441d-b26b-9d7299a83338/Screenshot+2023-10-19+at+2.27.17+pm.png Michael's Blog - From California, United States down to Sydney, Australia - Make it stand out • Calculations by the compost calculator available for download by anyone on the Coolseats site https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2023/9/7/bartering-and-a-kindness-economy monthly 0.5 2023-09-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/5fd7d237-81c1-4818-bd19-75bbe392f6b9/Rachel+collecting+Plantain+to+makee+a+herbal+remedy.jpg Michael's Blog - Bartering and a Kindness Economy - Make it stand out • Rachel collecting Plantain to makee a herbal remedy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/09c26db8-5f08-438e-b746-f2adf30c57e2/Rob+with+veggie+Seedlings.jpg Michael's Blog - Bartering and a Kindness Economy - Make it stand out • Rob with veggie seedlings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/f09280ec-aad3-4cca-8b6a-d6e751759faa/Geri.jpg Michael's Blog - Bartering and a Kindness Economy - Make it stand out • Geri (on the right) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/96dc28a3-b0ca-4faa-a8cb-bf6a68a42fb1/Chickens+traded+for+tomato+sauce.jpg Michael's Blog - Bartering and a Kindness Economy - Make it stand out • Chickens traded for tomato sauce https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2023/8/24/barren-land-makes-beautiful-house-food monthly 0.5 2023-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/27de1f03-8489-4389-810c-7d9fb053adde/IMG20230525153956_BURST002.jpg Michael's Blog - Barren land now beautiful house, food farm - Make it stand out • Our home in a forest we planted in what was barren land https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/528e0fce-62be-4244-9307-782ef4c9d99d/entry.jpg Michael's Blog - Barren land now beautiful house, food farm - Make it stand out • Entry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/d0a57c0b-4adf-4196-a577-1c52850e719d/guest+bedroom.jpg Michael's Blog - Barren land now beautiful house, food farm - Make it stand out • Guest bedroom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/b05484a7-6c5d-42b7-8451-f7285303d2bf/living+room.jpg Michael's Blog - Barren land now beautiful house, food farm - Make it stand out • Living room https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/9246647e-912d-48b5-b296-fd7ed758ec1f/guest+bathroom.jpg Michael's Blog - Barren land now beautiful house, food farm - Make it stand out • Guest bathroom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/b0c9501f-7326-45a2-ab96-54bae9b6ee18/outdoorkitchen.jpg Michael's Blog - Barren land now beautiful house, food farm - Make it stand out • Outdoor kitchen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/2ac2b9c8-150f-48d4-9e70-4af213d3b71c/powder+room+outside.jpg Michael's Blog - Barren land now beautiful house, food farm - Make it stand out • The lemon grass is growing around the mulched pit that receives the grey water from the washroom adjacent to it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/7d15c998-8174-4af6-9016-52364dd18a72/Screenshot+2023-07-15+at+1.03.43+PM.jpg Michael's Blog - Barren land now beautiful house, food farm - Make it stand out • You can watch this video documentary about our house by an environmental magazine, Down to Earth. Hope you enjoy it! https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2023/8/14/council-kills-possums-and-possum-habitat monthly 0.5 2023-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/7b4327a2-f5cd-43c5-aec1-df4b0f663850/Screenshot+2023-08-14+at+2.23.54+pm.png Michael's Blog - Council kills possums and possum habitat - Make it stand out • One of 3 dreys and 12 ringtail possums released in the significant native figs now destroyed by Sydney City Council - Ficus Macrocarpa Hillii https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/592af0a5-2c4e-40fa-9f7a-529631a8b55f/Screenshot+2023-08-14+at+2.41.31+pm.png Michael's Blog - Council kills possums and possum habitat - Make it stand out • July 2021 - Perry Park aborist climbers assisting wildlife carers releasing ringtails in the subsequently destroyed trees cut down by Sydney City Council - see the climber up the top of the photo? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/9b218845-c77d-49f6-b340-9f9fcd2e6ace/Screenshot+2023-08-14+at+2.49.06+pm.png Michael's Blog - Council kills possums and possum habitat - Make it stand out • One of the arborist climbers using ropes and pulleys to lift dreys and possums up into the enormous trees https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/d8cd94d9-615a-4486-aaa8-cd99b547fab0/Screenshot+2023-08-14+at+3.36.29+pm.png Michael's Blog - Council kills possums and possum habitat - Make it stand out • Standalone tree - no longer interlocking canopy from adjoining trees for possums to travel in or to lower urban heat for birds, animals and humans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/3d2106c3-fd5f-4e11-b648-f85618d2f433/Screenshot+2023-08-14+at+3.40.21+pm.png Michael's Blog - Council kills possums and possum habitat - Make it stand out • In 2019 a government agency, Sydney Water, cut down 11 trees nearby and it promised to replace them but has not done so https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/078c83cc-e93c-4d9d-b944-d676e4ee6746/Screenshot+2023-08-14+at+3.43.45+pm.png Michael's Blog - Council kills possums and possum habitat - Make it stand out * The council’s web page says nothing about cutting down 63 trees or planting new trees - looks like the council person in charge of cutting down the trees is Terry Byrnes, named on the website image above https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2023/8/14/seed-savers-australian-story monthly 0.5 2023-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/3ff18852-6285-4030-bc11-fc5974667fa4/Screenshot+2023-08-14+at+11.09.46+am.png Michael's Blog - Seed savers' Australian story - Make it stand out • Sichuan Pepper Seeds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/c6ee2ecd-6f69-45b2-91a7-9ba2ac1eff4a/Screenshot+2023-08-14+at+12.35.45+pm.png Michael's Blog - Seed savers' Australian story - Make it stand out • Origami seed packets, labelled with the date stored and the suburb they were grown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/e8dfc832-503b-4bcb-910e-f2af47b30fce/Screenshot+2023-08-14+at+12.40.54+pm.png Michael's Blog - Seed savers' Australian story - Make it stand out • Chilli seeds and cucumber seed packets: just a couple of varieties in our ever growing seed bank https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2023/7/31/backpacker-lisas-australian-story monthly 0.5 2023-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/531c58b9-13bf-4d66-bfc7-186a0a4c949e/FW+1.jpg Michael's Blog - Backpacker Lisa's Australian story - Make it stand out • Shiraz grapes I picked in South Australia - common grapes in the McLaren Vale region https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/4a52aa53-f4c0-4e4f-90ff-261ceb92a7be/FW+2.jpg Michael's Blog - Backpacker Lisa's Australian story - Make it stand out • My bucket with Shiraz grapes and in-between are my orange snips https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/4472f40a-a793-41c6-ad92-be8bd457c486/FW+3.JPG Michael's Blog - Backpacker Lisa's Australian story - Make it stand out • A beautiful morning between the vines https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1845877d-6347-4957-acde-412ca485d935/FW+4.JPG Michael's Blog - Backpacker Lisa's Australian story - Make it stand out • A crew of 40 people on their way to start picking https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/add2e2e8-21bd-419e-8814-b0a3650ba1a2/FW+5.JPG Michael's Blog - Backpacker Lisa's Australian story - Make it stand out • The Token System: for every full bucket you will get a token, those will be counted at the end of the day and your pay will be calculated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/87ba9c58-0792-494f-a683-c6c840514e3d/FW+6.jpg Michael's Blog - Backpacker Lisa's Australian story - Make it stand out • My boss is cutting a 20 metre tall gum tree with the help of a cherry picker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/4df91793-3fbb-47a7-b6c6-5e8254e9fb79/FW+7.jpg Michael's Blog - Backpacker Lisa's Australian story - Make it stand out • After cutting and trimming we tidy up all the leaves and wood chips with the blower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/094dc635-2038-4f90-b27b-dfc407647c5e/FW+8.JPG Michael's Blog - Backpacker Lisa's Australian story - Make it stand out • the cut down tree will be chopped into smaller bits so it can be used as firewood or it will be sent through the wood chipper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/a0a5fe89-ec17-4c64-9ee3-7dea05da67e7/FW+9.JPG Michael's Blog - Backpacker Lisa's Australian story - Make it stand out • Before https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/f9b63728-978f-49ff-b8b7-111d7f737a61/FW+10.JPG Michael's Blog - Backpacker Lisa's Australian story - Make it stand out • A few seconds later https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/b2909223-e94d-4ab5-897b-64ab9a6769b2/FW+11.JPG Michael's Blog - Backpacker Lisa's Australian story - Make it stand out • A sick tree which was already hollow in the middle and therefore a huge hazard https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2023/7/31/sydney-university-kills-kookaburra-families monthly 0.5 2023-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/058cf65e-84b0-4dbe-9107-eefb9b7e1216/Kehole.JPG Michael's Blog - Sydney University kills kookaburra families - Make it stand out • Some of the tree stumps visible through the keyhole in the construction fence https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/e45ddb80-a2dd-4cb1-8731-8b073c7d2b15/Site+plan.JPEG Michael's Blog - Sydney University kills kookaburra families - Make it stand out • Site plan shows the University knew it was killing bird and insect habitat, or ought to have known https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/fe6cfe80-abfe-42a0-975f-b71e1c96cd52/Before.png Michael's Blog - Sydney University kills kookaburra families - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/641097ad-238c-458c-88aa-b901b276657e/Ten+trees.JPEG Michael's Blog - Sydney University kills kookaburra families - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1b9ee760-fe80-4b22-8649-ed4ec13744be/Screenshot+2023-07-31+at+10.10.16+am.png Michael's Blog - Sydney University kills kookaburra families - Make it stand out • Yes, vice-chancellor Mark Scott, “Why don’t Australians love their institutions of higher learning the way Americans love theirs?” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/a3ef0bdc-2048-4f9f-bf1b-ce050e898b7a/Screenshot+2023-07-31+at+10.13.41+am.png Michael's Blog - Sydney University kills kookaburra families - Make it stand out • 11 tree trunks in this image https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/93b7c901-e7a7-4102-9193-5535e9a3e3b1/IMG_2208.PNG Michael's Blog - Sydney University kills kookaburra families - Make it stand out • In Japan, if a tree is ‘in the way of a road’ it is bound, moved and re-planted https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2023/7/6/two-interns-eyes-hands-and-spirits-in-sydney-streets monthly 0.5 2023-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/9f3204fa-542f-4167-998b-fe2bb9286f18/Screenshot+2023-07-06+at+7.12.05+am.png Michael's Blog - Two interns' eyes, hands and spirits in Sydney streets - Make it stand out • Renee’s first walk in Chippendale, 27 May 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/def16e9e-af1a-480c-acb5-f268c9a5509e/Screenshot+2023-07-06+at+7.29.45+am.png Michael's Blog - Two interns' eyes, hands and spirits in Sydney streets - Make it stand out • A healthy composting bin on the intersection of Shepherd and Myrtle Streets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/4fdde478-3f38-4d40-a5c5-3dd462f6b6ac/Screenshot+2023-07-06+at+7.41.21+am.png Michael's Blog - Two interns' eyes, hands and spirits in Sydney streets - Make it stand out • Emptying the rotation bin 5 July 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/19b35691-de39-4055-9230-5f42bb8aa16e/Screenshot+2023-07-06+at+7.45.33+am.png Michael's Blog - Two interns' eyes, hands and spirits in Sydney streets - Make it stand out • Adding the food waste into the square compost bin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/86552d7b-a253-44b8-8c5a-e7c6f18885a2/Screenshot+2023-07-06+at+7.47.32+am.png Michael's Blog - Two interns' eyes, hands and spirits in Sydney streets - Make it stand out • Compost from a Shepherd Street coolseat, 29 May 2023 - this is about 80% composted and it needs more composting to become fine soil-like compost https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/612a0386-b71c-471f-a723-0c89f8f0e9e4/Screenshot+2023-07-06+at+7.51.25+am.png Michael's Blog - Two interns' eyes, hands and spirits in Sydney streets - Make it stand out • L to R: Renee and Kyle adding coffee grounds into the compost https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/ecf6071c-17db-4d43-b744-bf68eebf28b6/Screenshot+2023-07-06+at+7.56.09+am.png Michael's Blog - Two interns' eyes, hands and spirits in Sydney streets - Make it stand out • Kyle and Renee using buckets to grow Oyster Mushrooms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/38d59f19-2e74-4123-bf16-51ea8140ee5c/Screenshot+2023-07-06+at+7.59.09+am.png Michael's Blog - Two interns' eyes, hands and spirits in Sydney streets - Make it stand out • Lemons from Knox Street Bar in Chippendale are mixed into the compost https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/f3945c30-5bba-40f7-a550-90653e47e3b9/Screenshot+2023-07-06+at+8.01.05+am.png Michael's Blog - Two interns' eyes, hands and spirits in Sydney streets - Make it stand out • Lemons composting near Knox Street Bar, 5 July 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/fb65dafa-8ad0-4eda-bfdb-4d3fc78b3d5a/Screenshot+2023-07-06+at+8.03.16+am.png Michael's Blog - Two interns' eyes, hands and spirits in Sydney streets - Make it stand out • Rich soil taken out of the Shepherd St. coolseat to fertilise the footpath gardens, 3 July 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/18a1ae47-85b0-4628-8b99-2bf3212326c4/Screenshot+2023-07-06+at+8.04.49+am.png Michael's Blog - Two interns' eyes, hands and spirits in Sydney streets - Make it stand out • Kyle pouring nutrient-filled water into the footpath gardens:, 3 July 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/68af1f30-4ad5-4c6b-8be1-e9b282f4184a/Screenshot+2023-07-06+at+8.09.33+am.png Michael's Blog - Two interns' eyes, hands and spirits in Sydney streets - Make it stand out • Kyle Day, Samara and Dominic gardening at the Girls High School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/d813d153-665a-4131-a99d-9b966fe4d3af/Screenshot+2023-07-06+at+8.20.55+am.png Michael's Blog - Two interns' eyes, hands and spirits in Sydney streets - Make it stand out • Canada’s wildfires are so huge that smoke from them has travelled to my back garden in western Pennsylvania https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/353b17a5-0180-45bf-9a26-b07373420025/Screenshot+2023-07-06+at+8.17.25+am.png Michael's Blog - Two interns' eyes, hands and spirits in Sydney streets - Make it stand out • Renee’s Backyard Garden, 30 June 2023, in western Pennsylvania - smoke from Canada fills the sky https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/21bc3db6-79da-43f0-a077-afc4733d1887/Screenshot+2023-07-06+at+8.23.28+am.png Michael's Blog - Two interns' eyes, hands and spirits in Sydney streets - Make it stand out • Kyle and Renee’s last time augering the Kissa101 Cafe’s coolseat, 5 July 2023 https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2023/6/27/fogo-failure-or-success monthly 0.5 2023-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/d1ab0516-0537-4f8c-b83e-8220a21041b6/Screenshot+2023-06-28+at+8.06.08+am.png Michael's Blog - "FOGO": failure or success? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/10ff2bf8-128e-4999-ba37-33600506340e/Screenshot+2023-06-28+at+8.26.08+am.png Michael's Blog - "FOGO": failure or success? - Make it stand out • Food recycling for apartments https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/af359594-f8ca-41d8-87e2-d66f6cf4df8c/Screenshot+2023-06-28+at+8.31.16+am.png Michael's Blog - "FOGO": failure or success? - Make it stand out • Council’s ‘war on waste’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/eef2a7a0-c329-49fc-bfed-23dde69f5bd7/Screenshot+2023-06-28+at+8.44.00+am.png Michael's Blog - "FOGO": failure or success? - Make it stand out • Household rates fluctuate but waste bills stay constant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/cc7e097c-8533-4d04-a21c-e68da3024d8a/Screenshot+2023-06-28+at+9.09.21+am.png Michael's Blog - "FOGO": failure or success? - Make it stand out • Domestic waste management charges (7) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/d78cb0ac-7479-40ca-a83e-3a2569dff927/Screenshot+2023-06-28+at+8.06.08+am.png Michael's Blog - "FOGO": failure or success? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/c725c3b3-a412-4fe7-aa04-9fd7b83178db/Screenshot+2023-06-28+at+9.14.50+am.png Michael's Blog - "FOGO": failure or success? - Make it stand out • The Food Waste Challenge (12) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/0c096bcf-63c9-40d0-a739-9f0f8c445a93/Screenshot+2023-06-28+at+9.28.50+am.png Michael's Blog - "FOGO": failure or success? - Make it stand out • Waste disposal options (17) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/bf4804dc-afc1-4f21-880d-e6cf83d543a8/Screenshot+2023-06-28+at+9.34.00+am.png Michael's Blog - "FOGO": failure or success? - Make it stand out • The greenhouse effect on Earth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/09df3988-587d-4cf0-834e-3eaa307a2ef3/Screenshot+2023-06-28+at+9.55.07+am.png Michael's Blog - "FOGO": failure or success? - Make it stand out • Composting Guide (21) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/68b491c4-4eae-4a40-8b80-72f1227ae437/Screenshot+2023-06-28+at+9.58.12+am.png Michael's Blog - "FOGO": failure or success? - Make it stand out • Australian Bureau of Statistics Excel Spreadsheet (22) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/8c930a49-da99-4048-a7d8-2a03112d2bff/Screenshot+2023-06-28+at+10.00.31+am.png Michael's Blog - "FOGO": failure or success? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/afc2825c-1bd8-44b0-be32-d603fea9ffaa/Screenshot+2023-06-28+at+10.02.06+am.png Michael's Blog - "FOGO": failure or success? - Make it stand out • Household waste by waste material https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/049bdbaf-ae8c-41b5-8e64-67180038291b/Screenshot+2023-06-28+at+10.04.23+am.png Michael's Blog - "FOGO": failure or success? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2023/6/26/climate-pollution-from-rebuilding-68-city-parks monthly 0.5 2023-06-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/39e78a18-bfcc-410e-848a-b152cb9afa53/Screenshot+2023-06-26+at+12.01.09+pm.png Michael's Blog - Climate pollution from rebuilding 68 city parks - Make it stand out • Pouring concrete when rebuilding parks - is the rebuilding of whole parks too polluting compared to renovating them? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/055bc4b5-c171-4898-bb86-4bc178f8146a/Screenshot+2023-06-26+at+12.26.30+pm.png Michael's Blog - Climate pollution from rebuilding 68 city parks - Make it stand out • Council’s website says its ‘upgrading Peace Park’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/0266d6e9-ce9d-404a-a77e-ce6834bffea1/Screenshot+2023-06-26+at+12.29.44+pm.png Michael's Blog - Climate pollution from rebuilding 68 city parks - Make it stand out • The park rebuilding project was targeted “for completion by the end of April 2023.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1508b258-398d-4010-92da-5b3466e38711/Screenshot+2023-06-26+at+1.13.26+pm.png Michael's Blog - Climate pollution from rebuilding 68 city parks - Make it stand out • A lot of stuff being stored, coming and going beside the park and taking over the two car spaces used by a car-sharing company to reduce car ownership and use https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/ca0b26c8-2cc8-4a10-ad8a-f8732b3da97e/Screenshot+2023-06-26+at+12.53.55+pm.png Michael's Blog - Climate pollution from rebuilding 68 city parks - Make it stand out • Some of the equipment used to rebuild parks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/8fbee374-596a-4052-a560-4e73c7dded89/Screenshot+2023-06-26+at+12.57.29+pm.png Michael's Blog - Climate pollution from rebuilding 68 city parks - Make it stand out • There’a a lot of energy-hungry equipment used to rebuild and to renovate parks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/e6c74402-602c-4baf-a318-e6efe434804b/Screenshot+2023-06-26+at+1.15.29+pm.png Michael's Blog - Climate pollution from rebuilding 68 city parks - Make it stand out • About 20 or so workers on site for over 22 weeks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1f4a10b2-3e61-457a-9412-f0c3929acec1/Screenshot+2023-06-26+at+1.05.21+pm.png Michael's Blog - Climate pollution from rebuilding 68 city parks - Make it stand out • A cement factory https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/4af6cb21-7b97-40a0-9e62-2dcece6532ef/Screenshot+2023-06-26+at+1.11.21+pm.png Michael's Blog - Climate pollution from rebuilding 68 city parks - Make it stand out • One of the typically two front end vehicles on Peace Park for over 22 weeks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/0bcb461c-c443-46a9-8b95-32157d78b356/Screenshot+2023-06-26+at+1.22.47+pm.png Michael's Blog - Climate pollution from rebuilding 68 city parks - Make it stand out • The council’s “Green Plan” doesn’t count its greenhouse climate pollution https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/7f3ce5e4-fc59-4608-bd70-7f711a207a34/Screenshot+2023-05-19+at+3.25.06+pm.png Michael's Blog - Climate pollution from rebuilding 68 city parks - Make it stand out • Sydney City Council’s draft budget for the year ending 2024 shows it proposes $572.6m to rebuild 68 parks by 2032, p81 https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2023/6/9/cohvck2klyeidxmfyrlr6g7xpu53in monthly 0.5 2023-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/c12a8004-0e88-45ec-9e03-d3fdac15bd05/BOTTLES+IN+ROOF.jpg Michael's Blog - Signs of love for Earth in Europe - Vicki's story - Make it stand out • ByTheWine bar in Lisbon features empty wine bottles in its ceiling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/264c0773-8d57-4e0d-b9c0-747e36a87b05/IMG_2604.jpg Michael's Blog - Signs of love for Earth in Europe - Vicki's story - Make it stand out • Toilet roll which dissolves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/a93a4c04-8885-4550-b83b-78607c3e9d8d/Screenshot+2023-06-09+at+9.13.32+am.png Michael's Blog - Signs of love for Earth in Europe - Vicki's story - Make it stand out • It indeed dissolved into mush within seconds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/121ae6bb-f6ff-4c70-8241-e9a35f0ac99e/BOTTLES+IN+ROOF.jpg Michael's Blog - Signs of love for Earth in Europe - Vicki's story - Make it stand out • Wine bottles in the bar ceiling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/fa83f347-7446-45c1-bbc9-1a00a44d1d95/IMG_2897.jpg Michael's Blog - 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Vicki's story - Make it stand out • Pedestrians rule in Pontevedra, one of Earth’s best 15 cycling cities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/efab7754-537a-4287-a956-8755644d3c06/IMG_3305.jpg Michael's Blog - Signs of love for Earth in Europe - Vicki's story - Make it stand out • Recycled bottles become scarecrows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/db2830dd-ff0d-46fe-a989-acf5652d0ac1/IMG_2959.jpg Michael's Blog - Signs of love for Earth in Europe - Vicki's story - Make it stand out • Plastic bottle holder for children to use at a school in Portugal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/5cffa69c-6fff-42b5-8918-873bc8c540d2/IMG_3486.jpg Michael's Blog - Signs of love for Earth in Europe - Vicki's story - Make it stand out • Bicycle hangers in Brighton, UK https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2023/5/14/coco-visits-a-school-that-composts monthly 0.5 2023-05-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/c801bd28-2930-420b-9895-22def44af5b0/4.jpg Michael's Blog - Coco visits a school that composts - Make it stand out • “Feed me”, “I’m hungry” - signs made by the school children for their compost bins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/3d647c46-ff3e-42b2-8380-49aa41ff5dfd/1.png Michael's Blog - Coco visits a school that composts - Make it stand out • Adding lots of brown materials such as sawdust and stalks to keep compost healthy and breaking down the veggies scraps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/53d46090-d1ba-42e5-a571-26a4a53e10f1/2.jpg Michael's Blog - Coco visits a school that composts - Make it stand out • Each person uses the scale to measure and record how much food was composted on the link in QR code https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/d3422d9b-bbd9-4e1e-9ec7-8fd087e57ed6/3.jpg Michael's Blog - Coco visits a school that composts - Make it stand out • Here are the main type of compost bins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/9722928b-2f89-44ec-8ec4-71e20f1b5aed/5.jpg Michael's Blog - Coco visits a school that composts - Make it stand out • Garden cuttings, pruning of plants, are composted in open bays https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/5a986006-1f78-49ae-a802-defe44a6eafa/6.jpg Michael's Blog - Coco visits a school that composts - Make it stand out • Another way to compost is to put bins, containers, pipes with holes, in planter beds so worms and nutrients can come and go from the compost to the adjoining soil to help grow the plants https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2023/5/10/lismore-floods-and-how-they-taught-me-about-sustainability monthly 0.5 2023-05-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/c62c1420-a2d5-4111-9ab5-11bd4728b021/Lismore+floods.jpg Michael's Blog - Lismore floods and how they taught me about sustainability - Make it stand out • My son stands beside signs of flood levels on this building in Lismore. The third flood we had last year went up above the second floor almost reaching the third floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/ec146ee9-df6f-4f8f-8d46-acdc7933f30b/image000000.jpg Michael's Blog - Lismore floods and how they taught me about sustainability - Make it stand out • The local state MP’s office in the city centre was flooded https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/ff10c148-6fa0-4d18-b4ee-652c6362e367/Noahs+Ark.jpg Michael's Blog - Lismore floods and how they taught me about sustainability - Make it stand out • Noah’s ark; see the elephant in the top floor? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/3bc08624-5763-485d-9895-0b3e33a06402/A+kids+House.jpg Michael's Blog - Lismore floods and how they taught me about sustainability - Make it stand out • A kid’s house during the flood https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/9056db58-3008-4784-9c4b-40596a0c841e/Flood+level+inside..jpg Michael's Blog - Lismore floods and how they taught me about sustainability - Make it stand out • Flood level inside a house up near the ceiling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/71df8118-70ae-484c-a3ca-0967d04f3c14/Hosue+after+gutting.jpg Michael's Blog - Lismore floods and how they taught me about sustainability - Make it stand out • A house after gutting after a flood https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/629aba24-16dc-4364-a06d-411d6a1746de/Streets+after+flood+clean+up.jpg Michael's Blog - Lismore floods and how they taught me about sustainability - Make it stand out • Streets after flood clean up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/8290cc76-b647-41d8-9caa-16d6ecbf1281/Was+image+restoration+shop.jpg Michael's Blog - Lismore floods and how they taught me about sustainability - Make it stand out • My son and I in front of one of many flooded shops after it has been cleaned it up - still vacant this year https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2023/5/7/time-for-legal-challenges-to-council-rate-increases monthly 0.5 2023-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/0caefb9b-960d-4457-9026-5dcc7a447be5/Lismore+flood+levels.jpg Michael's Blog - Time for legal challenges to council rate increases - Make it stand out • Boy stands beside signs of flood levels on building in Lismore city centre. Notice the flood levels of the three floods last year, 2022 - and the second floor flood level of the last flood. Photo Mike Haydon, 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/c60ac501-09a8-453e-a2ac-b1bee0133e06/istockphoto-529951097-612x612.jpg Michael's Blog - Time for legal challenges to council rate increases - Make it stand out • Easter Island statues remind me of the NSW Independent Priding and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2023/5/6/coco-compares-her-life-in-sydney-with-her-life-in-tokyo monthly 0.5 2023-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/4a8de40a-a256-426a-9f0b-638603e952d3/image001-1.jpg Michael's Blog - Coco compares her life in Sydney with her life in Tokyo - Make it stand out • Tokyo city, Japan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/104bfc04-c08b-4211-b64d-5f8f70127a11/image002-1.jpg Michael's Blog - Coco compares her life in Sydney with her life in Tokyo - Make it stand out • Enjoying night drive in Tokyo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/eb6ff1fc-67a4-4a83-862e-a0b74e50cbde/image003-1.jpg Michael's Blog - Coco compares her life in Sydney with her life in Tokyo - Make it stand out • Coming of age ceremony: taken in one shrine located in the very central part of Tokyo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/650edf0f-1dfe-4d09-b2de-45acb78975e9/image004.jpg Michael's Blog - Coco compares her life in Sydney with her life in Tokyo - Make it stand out • Me - In Okutama, Tokyo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/462d90bb-bdf2-45a3-8484-c076353ea29a/image005.jpg Michael's Blog - Coco compares her life in Sydney with her life in Tokyo - Make it stand out • In Miura, Kanagawa Prefecture next to Tokyo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/a65a0b49-e5c8-49e4-a62b-3b11e6af88b3/image006.png Michael's Blog - Coco compares her life in Sydney with her life in Tokyo - Make it stand out • Bay area in Toyosu, Tokyo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1e5f6cb4-030d-45ba-bc11-baeb4ed6426b/image007.png Michael's Blog - Coco compares her life in Sydney with her life in Tokyo - Make it stand out • Bay area in Glebe, Sydney https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/83398c13-9071-4e22-864e-552a3a118b5c/Screenshot+2023-05-06+at+2.32.03+pm.png Michael's Blog - Coco compares her life in Sydney with her life in Tokyo - Make it stand out • More recycling and organic and lower chemicals in Australian products than those in in Japan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/4be64265-1d2d-4a01-98f6-eb7712ab55ff/image009.jpg Michael's Blog - Coco compares her life in Sydney with her life in Tokyo - Make it stand out • Recycled and compostable products in Sydney, Australia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/afb36d92-3348-443a-bd04-dc2224f24f49/image001.jpg Michael's Blog - Coco compares her life in Sydney with her life in Tokyo - Make it stand out • Fully recyclable and compostable coffee bean bag, compostable corn starch bag with salad, compostable magazine cover in Australia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/5a732878-8c8e-493b-afcc-ac41441fda0e/image002.jpg Michael's Blog - Coco compares her life in Sydney with her life in Tokyo - Make it stand out • Even recycling and compostable options at the Sydney Turf Club https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/031d23ac-28f2-466f-8747-273a3efcd0fd/image003.jpg Michael's Blog - Coco compares her life in Sydney with her life in Tokyo - Make it stand out • Lots of separation of waste in Japan but most waste is burnt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/71c23dc0-3b9a-4b0e-981e-54ee93fd25d0/image004.png Michael's Blog - Coco compares her life in Sydney with her life in Tokyo - Make it stand out • I’m tracking the amount of food waste I’m composting and the amount of climate pollution I’m preventing using the coolseats calculator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/98d0e86d-716c-4f05-9e60-8c89f2a06331/image005.png Michael's Blog - Coco compares her life in Sydney with her life in Tokyo - Make it stand out * The calculator tells me I’ve stopped over a thousand kgs of climate pollution https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/f7185c57-ea10-448f-a050-da041a25a5d1/image006.jpg Michael's Blog - Coco compares her life in Sydney with her life in Tokyo - Make it stand out • At Sydney University we can find recycling, re-use coffee cups https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2023/5/4/940n0xzbfp91tl5hmxjpshuy9zsnhg monthly 0.5 2023-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/71246152-f71c-4289-8035-4716e2f8ca28/Transferring+food+waste.jpg Michael's Blog - I found my green thumb - Make it stand out • Looking for my green thumb - Ashley Qiu managing compost https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/08e1bfda-f532-4b22-86b0-2adeff65934b/Beth_0386.JPEG Michael's Blog - I found my green thumb - Make it stand out • Beth and a coolseat compost outside Kissa 101 Cafe, Chippendale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/a7648856-a267-41ab-a76b-a261bc0cd51d/Chippo+compost+bins.jpg Michael's Blog - I found my green thumb - Make it stand out • Some Chippendale footpath garden compost bins for residents and businesses to grow the gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/6fc939f7-6501-4084-8d52-21e5657cbe9d/Rhyll.jpg Michael's Blog - 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What would a truly sustainable council look like? - Make it stand out • A truly sustainable council would run for the exit away from its unsustainable self https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/53333e29-ce8b-4ecf-9b1e-75576a87491e/Graph+food+wase+country.png Michael's Blog - What would a truly sustainable council look like? - Make it stand out • When graphed as a country food waste is the most damaging to Earth’s climate after China and the U.S. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/81d26fe7-2175-4eb4-aab2-8c906c612bb2/Comparison+compost+v+burning+food.png Michael's Blog - What would a truly sustainable council look like? - Make it stand out • Composting grows soil, avoids garbage pollution, the 100k garbage truck trip https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/59a9e755-64f5-446a-bb37-282c5afccfc4/Screen+Shot+2023-03-30+at+8.13.10+am.png Michael's Blog - What would a truly sustainable council look like? - Make it stand out • Deep ocean currents make the seasons; the currents are disappearing and with them, the seasons and food https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2023/3/26/rats-councils-garbage-and-compost monthly 0.5 2023-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/ebdf7895-c38f-45e5-a40e-c1a2f89efe2a/Screen+Shot+2023-03-24+at+11.46.08+am.png Michael's Blog - Rats, councils, garbage and compost - Make it stand out • Museums of Sydney - rat catchers, rats https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/a4f8c5cf-5537-4879-919a-2a33b823d1ec/Tracey+lane+intersection.jpg Michael's Blog - Rats, councils, garbage and compost - Make it stand out • Corner Cleveland Lane and Tracey Lane, Chippendale, 8 am, Friday 24 March 2023 - Council garbage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/83d9f798-f813-4543-af34-aa621404cee5/Metal+barrier+Pine+st.jpg Michael's Blog - Rats, councils, garbage and compost - Make it stand out • Perforated metal barrier below at base of compost bin https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2023/2/28/councils-abuse-monopoly-over-garbage monthly 0.5 2023-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/e2f6e799-f0de-402b-a013-cc6a07d9d75b/Garbage+bin+sign.jpg Michael's Blog - Councils contractually addicted to garbage - Make it stand out * Council charges householders garbage rates even when the service is not used; cafe, commercial properties choose their private contractors, pick up frequency and shop around for prices https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/f83bb026-625b-4dca-8f5e-0233c8365672/UN+food+1%3A3+pollution.jpg Michael's Blog - Councils contractually addicted to garbage - Make it stand out • Food waste is the world’s 3rd top polluter, after China and the United States https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/7a4eafeb-3103-4d8a-88dc-75f2b5daf455/Screen+Shot+2023-03-14+at+10.24.25+am.png Michael's Blog - Councils contractually addicted to garbage - Make it stand out • Ella Buckland and her child standing in the flood; The Guardian 23 February 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/db54c6d8-da0b-499a-b365-37ab2c5f27b6/Table+of+feedstocks.png Michael's Blog - Councils contractually addicted to garbage - Make it stand out Table - Potential feedstock yields per tonne of feedstock https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2023/3/12/wildlife-rescue-in-chippendale monthly 0.5 2023-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/a8df7ebd-cf84-409e-bb35-937cf64e7f22/Screen+Shot+2023-03-12+at+2.07.54+pm.png Michael's Blog - Wildlife rescue of baby ringtail possums in Chippendale - Make it stand out • Ringtail possum babies Lucy and Luca https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/ada219eb-6a7e-4f2e-b7e5-551f62b55245/Screen+Shot+2023-03-12+at+2.09.23+pm.png Michael's Blog - Wildlife rescue of baby ringtail possums in Chippendale - Make it stand out • Baby Jacqui, weighing in at 233 grams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/e6015a99-a32d-4d3e-8294-d74374d3dfa8/Screen+Shot+2023-03-12+at+2.10.33+pm.png Michael's Blog - Wildlife rescue of baby ringtail possums in Chippendale - Make it stand out • Linda https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/2e49dcf3-5874-4676-aa31-17c89b266425/Screen+Shot+2023-03-12+at+2.11.09+pm.png Michael's Blog - Wildlife rescue of baby ringtail possums in Chippendale - Make it stand out • Linda, tail tightly curled https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/292b9a49-4cfa-457d-b7aa-35ea6438b163/Screen+Shot+2023-03-12+at+2.11.29+pm.png Michael's Blog - Wildlife rescue of baby ringtail possums in Chippendale - Make it stand out • Linda on a horizontal conduit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/e80a2263-b016-475b-8b02-3868ee5e0308/Screen+Shot+2023-03-12+at+2.12.48+pm.png Michael's Blog - Wildlife rescue of baby ringtail possums in Chippendale - Make it stand out • Baby Zoe https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2023/3/11/how-to-grow-veggies-in-an-apartment monthly 0.5 2023-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/a8f57c17-478b-433a-8b5c-7a573b045a19/4.jpg Michael's Blog - How to grow veggies in an apartment - Make it stand out • Rhyll McMaster grows her veggies in this apartment block in Chippendale - this is the view from her apartment looking to the east https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/d3f6ff55-fd9b-4834-adab-f1bdd687ef1d/Screen+Shot+2023-03-11+at+12.15.41+pm.png Michael's Blog - How to grow veggies in an apartment - Make it stand out • Rhyll’s veggies grow outside her unit which is on the western side of the internal courtyard of the apartment complex and gets morning sun through to about mid-day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/20a1c213-6dd5-4fcb-9311-9c4d51f1057b/5.jpg Michael's Blog - How to grow veggies in an apartment - Make it stand out • Looking up at the sky to the north after mid-day, the sun has moved out of view from the garden and is moving to the west https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/50a0e649-e259-4148-b12d-adcd0e0803fa/plan+2.jpg Michael's Blog - How to grow veggies in an apartment - Make it stand out • Yes, my drawing is simple - I hope it tells the story accurately, though! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/062e3b2a-0f56-48ff-a65f-38816f229039/Screen+Shot+2023-03-11+at+12.31.16+pm.png Michael's Blog - How to grow veggies in an apartment - Make it stand out • Rhyll’s okra plant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/e3744359-10f9-4299-8e48-199fca46f447/Screen+Shot+2023-03-11+at+12.33.44+pm.png Michael's Blog - How to grow veggies in an apartment - Make it stand out • Cucumbers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/dab62c3f-74f4-49b9-a8c5-eb311c1f3a8c/8.jpg Michael's Blog - How to grow veggies in an apartment - Make it stand out • I measured the brick tiles in shade at 38 degrees https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/75d930ed-4b1b-4f7c-a03e-ebef2830453e/9.jpg Michael's Blog - How to grow veggies in an apartment - Make it stand out • In the direct sun the same tiles are 49 degrees! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/9bce77ec-f095-42e1-9e5e-887eaacb4592/12.jpg Michael's Blog - How to grow veggies in an apartment - Make it stand out • Three little new Chilean Guava in a raised bed garden, Shepherd Street, Chippendale, NSW https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/61bd70f7-641e-4b68-8ca6-ff9dc7ddc7f2/11.jpg Michael's Blog - How to grow veggies in an apartment - Make it stand out • I have measured the little plants so I can compare their height and width now and at the end of my internship this university semester https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2023/3/3/coco-from-japan-confronts-worms-flies-bugs-in-chippendale monthly 0.5 2023-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1f9361d8-56fb-4ed0-877f-ba69d7771431/11.jpg Michael's Blog - Coco from Japan confronts worms, flies, bugs in Chippendale, Australia - Make it stand out • “I had no idea that without worms I would have no food” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/08f6906f-cafc-4fe3-95e7-0e98c938f07f/1.jpeg Michael's Blog - Coco from Japan confronts worms, flies, bugs in Chippendale, Australia - Make it stand out • My home city, Tokyo, Japan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/51b71a5a-ea41-4861-be3b-32c199c8493a/E9CA073A-846C-4B37-ADA3-E08F21FA5140.JPG Michael's Blog - Coco from Japan confronts worms, flies, bugs in Chippendale, Australia - Make it stand out • Typically in Tokyo there are no trees, grass verges or vegetation in the streets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/5e07a276-ff96-40f1-bfa6-61ad8af4de1f/3.jpg Michael's Blog - Coco from Japan confronts worms, flies, bugs in Chippendale, Australia - Make it stand out • Chippendale streets have lots of trees and greenery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/fd76b3c7-c203-4246-b3ed-22d168730532/4.jpg Michael's Blog - Coco from Japan confronts worms, flies, bugs in Chippendale, Australia - Make it stand out • Outside Cafe Guilia in Chippendale there are three coolseats for composting and growing plants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/71ef0e09-9f62-4af9-8504-5ff4b53ef25d/5.png Michael's Blog - Coco from Japan confronts worms, flies, bugs in Chippendale, Australia - Make it stand out • I’m using the coolseats calculator to measure how much food waste I compost and how much climate pollution I’m preventing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/38572279-78e3-44bf-a850-8724b7521f50/6.jpg Michael's Blog - Coco from Japan confronts worms, flies, bugs in Chippendale, Australia - Make it stand out • Here I am composting; I’m turning an auger into the food waste to bring air into all of it and to speed up the composting process https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/137a28b6-c989-4557-9ffe-6a60378cf79c/7.jpg Michael's Blog - Coco from Japan confronts worms, flies, bugs in Chippendale, Australia - Make it stand out • There’s a few compost worms eating up the food waste and many small and very tiny bugs turning the food waste back into soil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/86685b98-5fda-48d2-8f76-9fb508beb0d9/8.jpg Michael's Blog - Coco from Japan confronts worms, flies, bugs in Chippendale, Australia - Make it stand out • The worms and compost in the photo above were once these bright oranges, celery and other waste food https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/34fd11e5-12eb-4f12-882f-440366b1ad4e/9.jpg Michael's Blog - Coco from Japan confronts worms, flies, bugs in Chippendale, Australia - Make it stand out • We can see the bananas have been added to the compost and soon will look like the compost, too https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/0ac93f00-ece3-489d-9c22-aba45f444269/10.jpg Michael's Blog - Coco from Japan confronts worms, flies, bugs in Chippendale, Australia - Make it stand out • Here we see lemons, paper and compost mixed together https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/89879f2d-c4c4-4271-a77b-41c103877673/11.jpg Michael's Blog - Coco from Japan confronts worms, flies, bugs in Chippendale, Australia - Make it stand out • In Michael’s hand are the compost heroes we can easily see - the compost worms; many other smaller living creatures also are there that we can’t easily see https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2023/2/1/how-to-reduce-energy-bills-with-water-bills monthly 0.5 2023-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/7bd96122-a729-4d34-a457-2446835882d4/IMG_9660.jpg Michael's Blog - Residents lose $2 million down the drain, get hit with $1.7 million bill - Make it stand out • Zac Efron loved the rain water when he visited my house for his new Netflix doco, Zac Efron Down Under - seen here looking at the self-cleaning gutter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/9a57f7c9-623e-410c-977c-1889d9074203/Chippo+water+budget.png Michael's Blog - Residents lose $2 million down the drain, get hit with $1.7 million bill - Make it stand out • More rain falls and is wasted in Chippendale than is imported - at a fee - as town water - and property owners get charged a fee for wasting it Drawing by Mat Faint https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/84cbb2e6-9a57-4a51-847f-e05dc46bb291/Sydney+Water+Greenuouse+kg+p+46+annual+envt+perfor.png Michael's Blog - Residents lose $2 million down the drain, get hit with $1.7 million bill - Make it stand out • Sydney Water is in the top 15 greenhouse polluters in NSW because of the huge pumps pumping water through 23,000 k of pipes and almost no clean energy being used https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2023/2/1/how-to-keep-rain-where-it-falls monthly 0.5 2023-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/87488df3-f21d-43ec-8f97-7fbe95d28fc1/IMG_1.jpeg Michael's Blog - How to keep rain where it falls - Make it stand out • Rhode Island, U.S. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/543b3371-6f0b-4db8-9619-9064a1ef4b6e/IMG_2.jpeg Michael's Blog - How to keep rain where it falls - Make it stand out • Rhode Island, U.S. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/d6604233-190e-4d98-9b7e-dae49a131513/IMG_3.jpg Michael's Blog - How to keep rain where it falls - Make it stand out • Rhode Island, U.S. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/57852c0a-99ba-426a-9e01-04b7c7e4e7ae/IMG_4.jpeg Michael's Blog - How to keep rain where it falls - Make it stand out • Sydney trash or garbage bins with images showing what to put in them https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/7a460cca-f184-420d-9d79-116a7cdf701d/Chippo+water+budget.png Michael's Blog - How to keep rain where it falls - Make it stand out • More rainwater is wasted than is imported at town water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/0e6ae90e-7852-4820-96d4-3811de2e611d/IMG_6.png Michael's Blog - How to keep rain where it falls - Make it stand out • Leaky well being constructed of recycled sandstone to take overflow from adjoining 10,000 litre concrete rain tank https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/0d1e6f4d-fb5c-436c-8369-f50f74cb72ea/Waterups.png Michael's Blog - How to keep rain where it falls - Make it stand out • Wicking beds like these Waterups reduce garden watering by 60% https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/3ae4c87d-0c79-40f3-881c-6ff8a757afbb/IMG_10+no+downpipe%2C+my+place.jpg Michael's Blog - How to keep rain where it falls - Make it stand out • No downpipe to discharge rain to the street at Sydney’s Sustainable House . . . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/a79aaf2b-73df-4299-867f-2d404324c13d/IMG_11+pipe+takes+water+to+tank+back+of+house.jpg Michael's Blog - How to keep rain where it falls - Make it stand out • Downpipe goes under the house to take rain to 10,000 litre concrete tank buried in the back yard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/99e0989f-064b-4c4a-aaa8-d941c540392d/IMG_7.png Michael's Blog - How to keep rain where it falls - Make it stand out • Agricultural drainage pipe with holes, covered by long-lasting geofabric absorbs rain from path and roof to irrigate plants below ground, keep stormwater out of Bondi Beach - beside The Shop and Wine Bar cafe https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2023/2/13/im-helping-chippendale-end-food-waste monthly 0.5 2023-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/0df49fb4-6685-4745-a957-f329277a5bf4/DSCF0205.JPG Michael's Blog - Is the sun setting on food waste in Chippendale? - Make it stand out • Will the sun set on food waste in Chippendale? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/2266bb4e-f5d0-4af3-b43e-67f13647aa9a/Bins.png Michael's Blog - Is the sun setting on food waste in Chippendale? - Make it stand out • Chippendale’s footpath gardens grow abundant trees and plants fed by rain and compost https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/7a86d4f3-1fae-40e0-918e-b6babf10e73c/Rhyll+and+Beth.png Michael's Blog - Is the sun setting on food waste in Chippendale? - Make it stand out • Chippendale gardeners (L to R), Rhyll and Beth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/477c0a14-fecc-4945-8954-00ffc41bd10b/4+week+calc+results.png Michael's Blog - Is the sun setting on food waste in Chippendale? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/6cab7ea1-1910-4fe4-8e8e-270e2937fd6a/P1010004.JPG Michael's Blog - Is the sun setting on food waste in Chippendale? - Make it stand out • Chippendale’s street trees save lives - as do street trees planted anywhere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/07384a02-f0cd-4236-bbdd-a1731cef489f/Myrtle+street+view.png Michael's Blog - Is the sun setting on food waste in Chippendale? - Make it stand out • Myrtle street and trees, footpath gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/4391b5fc-0dfb-45f5-86bd-3b73ec7ee5e8/IMG_2756.jpeg Michael's Blog - Is the sun setting on food waste in Chippendale? - Make it stand out • A coolseat outside Cafe Kissa 101 https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2023/1/11/my-first-day-with-decay monthly 0.5 2023-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/a9d74ee1-fd86-4f36-81d3-63c1a5c5ee68/Ashley.png Michael's Blog - “Wonderful decay on my first Sydney day”, Ashley Qiu - Make it stand out • “I was curious to learn more about an area I was unfamiliar with – sustainability and how that plays a role in business. Admittedly, I do not have a green thumb, some could say maybe the opposite.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/09cf6489-714b-4f70-b61b-83310e59e85d/Using+ho-mi.jpg Michael's Blog - “Wonderful decay on my first Sydney day”, Ashley Qiu - Make it stand out • Using the Homi to scrape compost from one overflowing bin to a coolseat- the green curly metal thing leaning against a stack of worm farm compost bins in the background is the compost auger https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/54fb70ab-8ff1-471b-bf7b-7017ca4afa48/Transferring+food+waste.jpg Michael's Blog - “Wonderful decay on my first Sydney day”, Ashley Qiu - Make it stand out • I transferred food waste from a rotating compost bin to a nearby square compost bin and I also tidied up the loose access hatch which had become undone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/7adef910-a527-4868-adfd-cdd51d49bd45/Michael+adding+paper.jpg Michael's Blog - “Wonderful decay on my first Sydney day”, Ashley Qiu - Make it stand out • Michael adding a layer of shredded paper on top of the compost in the coolseat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/d210cf13-eb5d-4d4b-a553-dcaaf25a07f4/Potato+sacks+j.jpg Michael's Blog - “Wonderful decay on my first Sydney day”, Ashley Qiu - Make it stand out • Cafe Giulia provides their potato sacks to be used in the cool seats https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/2ab01ad3-1795-4ff8-a2e2-16791528ca25/Tomatoes.jpg Michael's Blog - “Wonderful decay on my first Sydney day”, Ashley Qiu - Make it stand out • The famous delicious tomatoes outside Cafe Giulia which grows in the coolseats https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/415bb54a-f464-4996-81c7-835e655d2621/3+coolseats+outside+cafe+guilia.jpg Michael's Blog - “Wonderful decay on my first Sydney day”, Ashley Qiu - Make it stand out • Three coolseats outside Cafe Guilia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/ecaffedc-0b3e-489e-8c48-c9a72df55d05/Fresh+juice.jpg Michael's Blog - “Wonderful decay on my first Sydney day”, Ashley Qiu - Make it stand out • Cafe Giulia’s Beetroot, pineapple, orange and passion fruit juice https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/3c125fa7-9c73-4994-8ad0-a1add962e584/Coolseats+calculator+screenshot.jpg Michael's Blog - “Wonderful decay on my first Sydney day”, Ashley Qiu - Make it stand out • My screenshot of the coolseats calculator – I found that the 100 kg of food ‘waste’ I was making into compost prevented 150 kg of harmful emissions going into our Earth’s air https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2023/1/11/upcoming-story-solutions-to-extreme-market-failure-of-australias-council-food-garbage-rates monthly 0.5 2023-01-10 https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2023/1/8/4dltqcylgz8d6mgrlrnpvh0mx55i3s monthly 0.5 2023-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/806b0a9f-198b-467a-a9b2-6de1f3250333/Screen+Shot+2023-01-08+at+5.31.51+pm.png Michael's Blog - Launch of water policy at Sydney’s Sustainable House - Make it stand out • Water policy launch invitation - come and join the conversation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/6a9c0d8f-8093-4f80-aac4-15b1cc3feff4/Screen+Shot+2023-01-10+at+10.24.23+am.png Michael's Blog - Launch of water policy at Sydney’s Sustainable House - Make it stand out • Elizabeth Farrelly on the land https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2022/12/10/what-i-have-learned-and-achieved-through-internship monthly 0.5 2022-12-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1515b3f7-3138-4579-9cca-d5626e4c37e1/Screen+Shot+2022-12-13+at+8.08.07+am.png Michael's Blog - What I have learned and achieved through internship - Make it stand out • Here I am - Jagger - building a raised bed garden in one of Chippendale’s footpath gardens (the blue berries on the plants are edible - Dianella caerullea) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/46c0d94b-fd21-453d-9f94-7759b7c77505/Screen+Shot+2022-12-13+at+8.14.02+am.png Michael's Blog - What I have learned and achieved through internship - Make it stand out • Back at Curlys Cafe after 3 months, this time putting compost around little fruit trees in the footpath garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/8fbc4cd9-bf88-46da-ae63-7af44f37e16c/Screen+Shot+2022-12-13+at+7.58.03+am.png Michael's Blog - What I have learned and achieved through internship - Make it stand out • My first month of composting - 686 kg of composted food, 1640 kg of avoided air pollution https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/46ee2227-ed8d-4369-b5c4-d3af72c8137b/Screen+Shot+2022-12-13+at+8.02.47+am.png Michael's Blog - What I have learned and achieved through internship - Make it stand out • Cafe Guilia gives away compost in recycled coffee bean bags https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/76adfe2f-cb59-42ac-a891-07b3bf0014a0/Screen+Shot+2022-12-13+at+8.21.55+am.png Michael's Blog - What I have learned and achieved through internship - Make it stand out • Viewing party at Knox Street Bar of a new Netflix docuseries, “Down to Earth with Zac Efron: Down Under” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/7950d8f9-91ad-4e3a-b0bc-faa508b830b2/Screen+Shot+2022-12-13+at+8.04.48+am.png Michael's Blog - What I have learned and achieved through internship - Make it stand out • Here I am giving a tour of the footpath gardens and Sydney’s Sustainable House, this time with my fellow interns https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2022/11/19/a-garden-in-the-bush monthly 0.5 2022-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/57df7d6e-ecae-4c77-a118-bfb65993c3a6/20221120_141741.jpg Michael's Blog - A farm garden for off-farm income - Make it stand out • Looking west to the house, the Spiney of Chinese Pistachio, the dam with a Dabchick nest and the very large Yellow Box. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/17de380c-ce0e-485f-b768-d86654c79ea4/20221121_122700.jpg Michael's Blog - A farm garden for off-farm income - Make it stand out • Sue up a ladder, gardening https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/c0c58eb0-9ff2-468d-84d4-e29a960b3daf/20211027_110843.jpg Michael's Blog - A farm garden for off-farm income - Make it stand out • Sweetpeas on bamboo trellis, Voilette de Provence artichokes in foreground https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1da4c417-6874-4549-a504-b52f0b86bbc6/Frog_0011.jpg Michael's Blog - A farm garden for off-farm income - Make it stand out • Pobblebonk Frog https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/2cac2620-c935-445f-b14f-9d1c937eb63b/4+fruit+protection.jpg Michael's Blog - A farm garden for off-farm income - Make it stand out • Fruit Tree Protection to exclude Rosellas and allow Eastern Brown Snakes to proceed unhindered https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/cdb7417a-dca4-4415-8179-21ae52aad6d6/Setion+of+flowers.jpeg Michael's Blog - A farm garden for off-farm income - Make it stand out • Section of flower garden with roses and artemisia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/0b555d07-b181-4ad3-82ed-95e602e9dd09/Sweetpeas.jpg Michael's Blog - A farm garden for off-farm income - Make it stand out • Sweetpeas in Scooter Flowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/669b3bb8-a422-4e44-b50d-205b4e006462/Cecil+roses.jpg Michael's Blog - A farm garden for off-farm income - Make it stand out • Cecile Brunner roses in Scooter Flowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/24057487-c0eb-4ffe-9ef0-e61ada30e0cb/Artichokes.jpg Michael's Blog - A farm garden for off-farm income - Make it stand out • Voilette de Provence artichokes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/850cc0b6-4d43-483f-a6e5-9b8717310713/Garlic.jpg Michael's Blog - A farm garden for off-farm income - Make it stand out • Garlic harvest 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/866fc77a-3f63-49fd-98d6-6903ee613a26/Savoy+cabbage.jpg Michael's Blog - A farm garden for off-farm income - Make it stand out • Savoy cabbage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/c31f3741-365d-4449-af28-c3aa6dda0676/Cabbage+to+steamed+.jpg Michael's Blog - A farm garden for off-farm income - Make it stand out • Savoy cabbage becomes steaming hot Chou Farci https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/153ea6a7-e2a8-49d8-8e3e-cfe059402372/Boysen+berries.jpg Michael's Blog - A farm garden for off-farm income - Make it stand out • Boysenberries on old steel gate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/a15267d7-d51a-451b-8f4e-275ebcade9a5/Veggie+beds.jpg Michael's Blog - A farm garden for off-farm income - Make it stand out • Vegetable box garden beds under Bartlett Pear https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2022/12/10/hills-of-gold-trees-birds-beauty-threatened-by-greed monthly 0.5 2022-12-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/0cdd2c27-ca22-429e-9087-24abf39175f6/Screen+Shot+2022-12-12+at+8.51.48+am.png Michael's Blog - Hills of Gold - trees, birds, beauty threatened by greed - Make it stand out • Wind farms ruin hundreds of hectares with a “fish skeleton” of road networks - access roads are 30 metres wide to get turbines onto individual turbine sites - North Qld wind farm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/c4a9e83c-79d0-4057-8d5e-3e32a4a13575/Windmills+to+go+here.JPG Michael's Blog - Hills of Gold - trees, birds, beauty threatened by greed - Make it stand out • Windmill turbines to go on these hills called, Hills of Gold https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/0493fa23-54a1-4f5c-8043-3c766f4c27ec/Community+meeting+Hills+of+Gold+project.JPG Michael's Blog - Hills of Gold - trees, birds, beauty threatened by greed - Make it stand out • Majority of local community oppose wind turbines on the beautiful, forested Hills of Gold near Nundle, NSW https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/c819262e-94aa-45eb-abcc-275ec03a40aa/IMG_3439.JPG Michael's Blog - Hills of Gold - trees, birds, beauty threatened by greed - Make it stand out • Hills of Gold Preservation Inc members who gathered on Nundle Recreation Ground to demonstrate their opposition to proposed Hills of Gold Wind Farm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/615b7112-e527-4455-af00-91e8e1fcbb29/IMG_3440.JPG Michael's Blog - Hills of Gold - trees, birds, beauty threatened by greed - Make it stand out • Locals with Hills of Gold in the background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/630750bb-26e3-45fc-91e9-36b0f49f46e0/IMG_3451.JPG Michael's Blog - Hills of Gold - trees, birds, beauty threatened by greed - Make it stand out * Greed versus local community of humans, birds, trees, insects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/9de4cb88-a5e3-4123-a4b4-db24f40b2bbd/IMG_3449.JPG Michael's Blog - Hills of Gold - trees, birds, beauty threatened by greed - Make it stand out • Beautiful, ancient trees and endangered plants . . . or greed? https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2022/12/1/the-public-cost-of-policians-rorts-for-their-mates monthly 0.5 2022-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/bb937aa1-4e46-42f3-a091-7ca0e51fddbe/Screen+Shot+2022-12-01+at+10.08.15+am.png Michael's Blog - The public cost of politicians' greed - Make it stand out • Major parties and other politicians are bought and sold https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2022/11/7/five-reasons-for-libraries monthly 0.5 2022-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/3338f6e6-38fa-418a-bc8e-249c562efa1e/Five+reasons+libraries.jpg Michael's Blog - Five reasons for libraries - Make it stand out • Burning the books by Richard Ovenden, p225 https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2022/10/27/jaggers-story-from-the-streets-of-sydney-australis monthly 0.5 2022-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/773bd595-809a-4d89-b18f-18eececc6483/Screen+Shot+2022-10-27+at+2.52.32+pm.png Michael's Blog - Jagger's story from the streets of Sydney, Australia - Make it stand out • Looks scary but its an occasional hero breaking down cardboard into soil - sometimes called, “yellow dog vomit’ - its a mould in compost and a very useful helper (that doesn’t smell) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/479d5a0a-553c-47da-bc96-d47b6c56ce99/Jagger%2C+Josh_9808.jpg Michael's Blog - Jagger's story from the streets of Sydney, Australia - Make it stand out • Jagger in front, his fellow intern, Josh at the back, carrying a coolseat tank to Cafe Guilia, Chippendale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/a2699d70-5f12-4465-af43-c327bdc9d2ad/Screen+Shot+2022-10-28+at+7.48.33+am.png Michael's Blog - Jagger's story from the streets of Sydney, Australia - Make it stand out • L Rotating 120 litre compost bin R worm farm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/37ee5572-d5f0-46cd-8281-a1b776dc2c30/Screen+Shot+2022-10-28+at+7.58.47+am.png Michael's Blog - Jagger's story from the streets of Sydney, Australia - Make it stand out • This data comes from the coolseats calculator, and shows how much waste has come out of the green rotating bin on Myrtle St… 457 kg is quite a bit in just 3 weeks! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/2a5a054e-f42c-469f-9095-d165a384cd64/Screen+Shot+2022-10-27+at+2.52.32+pm.png Michael's Blog - Jagger's story from the streets of Sydney, Australia - Make it stand out • Fuligo septica - ‘dog vomit’ is the bad name it gets - doing good work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/88b4fc61-7fe4-4158-b480-08f29e99d0a2/Screen+Shot+2022-10-28+at+8.14.14+am.png Michael's Blog - Jagger's story from the streets of Sydney, Australia - Make it stand out • The first four months of data - as slower winter cafe trade kicks in the food waste amount reduces https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/7f7b1b36-3b69-4747-b19f-335d5ab94fe7/Screen+Shot+2022-10-28+at+8.16.26+am.png Michael's Blog - Jagger's story from the streets of Sydney, Australia - Make it stand out • The second four months - cafe trade - and food waste - picking up https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2022/10/23/sustainable-house-in-zac-efron-now-doco-series monthly 0.5 2022-10-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/42a6a8f3-83fc-4776-994a-5978bf9d35ec/IMG_3005.JPEG Michael's Blog - Sustainable House in new Zac Efron doco series - Make it stand out • Zac Efron in the kitchen of Sydney’s Sustainable House filming for the new Netflix documentary series, Down Under with Zac Efron https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2022/10/19/i-have-to-do-something-for-earth-every-day monthly 0.5 2022-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/5116aead-4eb9-4c49-a410-c6a97acb6096/Look+up.jpg Michael's Blog - I have to do something for Earth every day - Make it stand out Yes, do look up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/8116ed81-1ef0-4ee1-8219-c7fe91bc8ff1/Screen+Shot+2022-10-19+at+3.06.16+pm.png Michael's Blog - I have to do something for Earth every day - Make it stand out • L to R - view downhill and view uphill of new path in Victoria Park, Chippendale. Both sides of the path lack an absorption grid and agricultural drainage pipe below it to absorb rain running onto and off the path, thereby speeding up and increasing pollution and flooding downstream to Sydney Harbour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/acd88707-6bf7-477d-bf6a-ada42c2bca89/UN+climate+solutions+copy.png Michael's Blog - I have to do something for Earth every day - Make it stand out • Wasted food is the third most polluting ‘country’ after China and the U.S. https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2022/10/16/how-to-irrigate-street-trees-plants-hands-free monthly 0.5 2023-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/5879c246-599e-4b7f-a25a-c0dd7f81342d/Screen+Shot+2022-10-16+at+8.17.52+am.png Michael's Blog - How to irrigate street trees, plants – hands free - Make it stand out • L to R: Coffee beans hessian sack, Waterups wicking cells in channel in trench, struggling fruit tree in the foreground - the trench and wicking cells lead to the edge of the tree roots and rain drains from the path and verge downhill to the tree roots https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/4b9b7d04-4a61-4fbb-a479-2ba336c0aea6/IMG_9717.jpg Michael's Blog - How to irrigate street trees, plants – hands free - Make it stand out • Completion - first fruit tree https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/4a3ba350-c091-4af9-b250-337d532d2875/IMG_9718.jpg Michael's Blog - How to irrigate street trees, plants – hands free - Make it stand out • Completion, second fruit tree https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/81bf225a-1a7d-481c-bf50-7d3fc6c75640/Screen+Shot+2022-10-16+at+8.45.34+am.png Michael's Blog - How to irrigate street trees, plants – hands free - Make it stand out • The Waterups wicking bed has two parts: a channel or tub to store water, and cells which support soil and material above (the vertical pipe shown in the image is only used where you wish to fill the channel directly with a hose and is not used for road verge solutions) NOTE: the wicking cells are load-bearing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/9071d8c0-4eef-4602-a038-cb8a68e5a826/Sacks.jpg Michael's Blog - How to irrigate street trees, plants – hands free - Make it stand out • L to R: Coffee bean sack, potato sack (the foot knows) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/33dc3947-172d-4af8-8633-f81b5e9d06f9/Screen+Shot+2022-10-16+at+8.33.14+am.png Michael's Blog - How to irrigate street trees, plants – hands free - Make it stand out • Nasturtium growing in the self-watering road verge in Chippendale - we harvest and use the peppery leaves and flower for salads, scrambled eggs, soups . . . anyone can . . . food for all https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/afa0e1e0-ac06-4abe-9388-76bc6bf7fb96/Measured+tree+height.jpg Michael's Blog - How to irrigate street trees, plants – hands free - Make it stand out • Measured tree height four weeks after sub-surface irrigation installed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/0af5ead4-1ab6-4808-82d1-92536660ebac/Abundant+new+growth.jpg Michael's Blog - How to irrigate street trees, plants – hands free - Make it stand out • Abundant new plant growth four weeks after subsurface irrigation installed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/4dace123-2989-4325-a4d0-384bc039d087/Compost+from+coolseat+over+sub-surface+irrigation.jpg Michael's Blog - How to irrigate street trees, plants – hands free - Make it stand out • Compost from nearby coolseat spread over sub-surface irrigation channel https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2022/10/4/us-intern-learns-to-compost-and-harvest-street-food monthly 0.5 2022-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/38c7b84b-55be-498f-afdf-ec78da6dadf9/Screen+Shot+2022-10-04+at+9.40.35+am.png Michael's Blog - U.S. intern's story - learning to compost and harvest street food - Make it stand out • Digging the trenches wasn’t easy work- but it was worth it https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/b7fb35be-4ccf-4a1c-b07c-42d7e3a1784e/IMG_1751.jpeg Michael's Blog - U.S. intern's story - learning to compost and harvest street food - Make it stand out • L to R: John Fry, Karen Booth - who with another local, Linda Wong, arranged the whole project - Michael in the trench I dug, me on the shovel, little fruit tree needing the water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/9711969e-81fb-4c00-aa30-7a119f0fb9a1/Screen+Shot+2022-10-04+at+9.53.47+am.png Michael's Blog - U.S. intern's story - learning to compost and harvest street food - Make it stand out • We finished our morning work with some delicious fresh juice from Curly’s café https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/4257c768-7ec6-40b3-b228-4b01c2d3190a/Screen+Shot+2022-10-04+at+9.58.02+am.png Michael's Blog - U.S. intern's story - learning to compost and harvest street food - Make it stand out • The first coolseat on the Northern Beaches was finally installed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/88534dd3-e7a2-434a-8a99-ba5de263597e/Screen+Shot+2022-10-04+at+10.01.49+am.png Michael's Blog - U.S. intern's story - learning to compost and harvest street food - Make it stand out • “Liquid black gold” … compost with liquid that is perfect for plants that need a little boost! We used the Ho-mi to scrape out the compost https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/93d71727-725a-47ed-a49d-b3d4255ce151/Screen+Shot+2022-10-04+at+10.20.25+am.png Michael's Blog - U.S. intern's story - learning to compost and harvest street food - Make it stand out • Shown above is a beautiful Nasturtium plant along one of Chippo’s many roadside gardens. It is a wonderful addition to many recipes - a peppery taste and the flower has very sweet honey in it; keep reading to see how I used it https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/91402505-c083-4729-9ffc-4dd04544f32a/Screen+Shot+2022-10-04+at+10.26.03+am.png Michael's Blog - U.S. intern's story - learning to compost and harvest street food - Make it stand out • Seeing that I am by no means a decent cook … if I can do it, anyone can! See below for the dressing recipe https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2022/9/21/done-yeah-weve-ended-curlys-cafe-food-waste-pt-2 monthly 0.5 2022-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/7839dc5d-626f-44d9-8973-73e755ff9de7/Screen+Shot+2022-09-21+at+7.37.35+am.png Michael's Blog - A cool day for Curl Curl - Pt 2 - Make it stand out Linda (L), Karen (R) on the new coolseat outside Curlys Cafe, Curl Curl https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/13494404-b292-40ae-91a5-ef1348ecb6f3/Paul%2C+John%2C+Brionyh+IMG_4800.jpg Michael's Blog - A cool day for Curl Curl - Pt 2 - Make it stand out • Paul, the owner of Curlys Cafe, John Fry from Bathurst and, with Michael, the designer and builder of coolseats, and Briohny, the co-owner - putting in the first lot of food waste while the seat lid is fixed open https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/60294955-e912-4189-8c6d-fe4b231aab95/Jagger%2C+John+and+Michael+outside+Curlys+IMG_4617.jpg Michael's Blog - A cool day for Curl Curl - Pt 2 - Make it stand out • Jagger, John and Michael at the coolseat outside Curlys Cafe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/7bbc35f5-fab2-49b0-9ff0-33ff8c5ee660/Digging+trench+for+waterups+to+irrigate+fruit+tree+in+the+verge+IMG_1751.jpg Michael's Blog - A cool day for Curl Curl - Pt 2 - Make it stand out • John, Karen, Michael and Jagger - digging the trench for the Waterups wicking cells to irrigate the roots where they are below ground level and to revive the struggling fruit tree in the verge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/cb51881e-785e-4c88-a418-b6b3e8200ae5/Screen+Shot+2022-09-21+at+10.45.14+am.png Michael's Blog - A cool day for Curl Curl - Pt 2 - Make it stand out • Cafe customers and passers-by already enjoying the seat https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2022/9/16/ethereum-saves-02-of-earths-electricity monthly 0.5 2022-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/7810ed3d-f48f-4dd2-9c7a-7ce14236ce8f/Screen+Shot+2022-09-16+at+10.13.41+am.png Michael's Blog - Ethereum saves 0.2% of Earth's electricity - Make it stand out • Annual energy used by YouTube, Gold mining, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Netflix, Gaming, PayPal - source: Ethereum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/9c0e9004-051f-4a3d-ba6c-2f409fa3abfe/Banking%2C+gold%2C+bitcoin.png Michael's Blog - Ethereum saves 0.2% of Earth's electricity - Make it stand out • Banks, credit cards use over 250TWh/yr of energy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/824d7bb4-3595-4bf4-af14-9897d7a065e3/Screen+Shot+2022-09-16+at+3.49.12+pm.png Michael's Blog - Ethereum saves 0.2% of Earth's electricity - Make it stand out • Comparing Ethereum’s energy use with YouTube, houses https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2022/9/14/sydney-cafe-ending-food-waste monthly 0.5 2022-09-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/e804ba44-d952-40cf-919b-ab88712986b4/Screen+Shot+2022-09-14+at+9.17.46+am.png Michael's Blog - Sydney cafe ending food waste - Pt 1 - Make it stand out • Curlys café – Ending Café Food Waste – One Step at a Time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/0eb8c2a3-c8a9-487b-8ae3-dd1c0791b733/IMG_1760.jpeg Michael's Blog - Sydney cafe ending food waste - Pt 1 - Make it stand out • Linda and Karen composted to see how much food waste they could compost in one week for a ‘compost challenge’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/b905cc63-5704-489e-ac96-5622c850b330/Linda%2C+Karen+measuring+up+IMG_1901.jpg Michael's Blog - Sydney cafe ending food waste - Pt 1 - Make it stand out • Linda (L) and Karen (R) measuring up the cafe back garden at the start of the project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/4e6c55a6-dfdb-49eb-874e-4113a08e00cd/First+compost+bin+MG_2265.jpg Michael's Blog - Sydney cafe ending food waste - Pt 1 - Make it stand out • The first compost bin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/c22af195-4004-4211-b154-ff60fb0d0bff/The+subpod+and+garden+bed+with+rain+IMG_2177.jpg Michael's Blog - Sydney cafe ending food waste - Pt 1 - Make it stand out • The Subpod and garden bed with lots of rain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/23070847-081c-4bcd-a048-007d65f4abfa/coffee+hill+68482373539__F0FA8E8C-6632-45C0-AE64-DBFB0A2934F9.jpg Michael's Blog - Sydney cafe ending food waste - Pt 1 - Make it stand out • Coffee Hill with cardboard and work in progress - how to shrink this hill! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/883c01dc-f604-4410-9137-eb854931f177/Screen+Shot+2022-09-14+at+11.46.17+am.png Michael's Blog - Sydney cafe ending food waste - Pt 1 - Make it stand out • The coolseats waste calculator tells the cafe owner and us how much food waste, pollution and costs are being reduced before, during and after the various composting options https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/0ca19652-0e5e-4796-a732-6cb450dca96c/Screen+Shot+2022-09-14+at+8.58.49+am.png Michael's Blog - Sydney cafe ending food waste - Pt 1 - Make it stand out • The coolseats food waste calculator is free to download from the website and we’re using it to measure how much food waste the cafe composts and how much the cafe waste bill costs are reduced https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/b9c6e283-3a1d-41af-91e1-7c3a576d0fcd/Screen+Shot+2022-09-14+at+11.49.22+am.png Michael's Blog - Sydney cafe ending food waste - Pt 1 - Make it stand out • The calculator automatically calculates pollution and cost savings and graphs the data to make it easier to understand. We hope it helps Paul, the cafe owner, to track his waste and end it soon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/eb73bb07-e084-4449-b7e6-9b3154f67d9e/Screen+Shot+2022-09-14+at+1.30.05+pm.png Michael's Blog - Sydney cafe ending food waste - Pt 1 - Make it stand out • Summary showing the four week total in June - the calculator can do another four weeks at a time by clearing the data and that’s underway so more data can be obtained https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2022/9/2/governments-and-developers-their-battle-with-truth monthly 0.5 2023-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/721efc5e-c848-4ba4-bb97-acff5d8d4396/Architect+Speer%2C+Hitler%2C+Model.png Michael's Blog - Consultants - their battle with truth - Make it stand out • Albert Speer, Hitler and their designs, buildings . . . and Speer’s battle with truth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/cb754460-4a2c-4847-bb94-014d5f5af889/Five+tipping+points.png Michael's Blog - Consultants - their battle with truth - Make it stand out • The existential threat of climate pollution is in daily news worldwide https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/6e7209b6-a93b-467b-9a49-d2d66efae365/Screen+Shot+2022-09-08+at+11.30.09+am.png Michael's Blog - Consultants - their battle with truth - Make it stand out • The open, sunlit public land and 14 platforms will be built over for about 16 private buildings, turning the platforms and 24 hectares of public land into tunnels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/6aa06519-2a62-4312-a59d-e20ed2b8f7eb/IMG_9584.jpg Michael's Blog - Consultants - their battle with truth - Make it stand out • I took this photo last week of the view along platforms from Grand Concourse, Central Railway with sunlit platforms, open sky and air - the consultants and government plan to build a deck over these platforms and put about 16 buildings on top covering 24 hectares of public land https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/454088bd-7f29-499e-a509-0bc83c8ef1b9/Screen+Shot+2022-09-08+at+1.49.48+pm.png Michael's Blog - Consultants - their battle with truth - Make it stand out • This image of looking into the Grand Concourse from a tunnel prompts the question; what is the view to the rear, looking back into the tunnels where there is no sunlight, open sky? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/8c264a3e-9a4e-4c3d-bb48-92fbad6cb057/IMG_9573+platform+1.jpg Michael's Blog - Consultants - their battle with truth - Make it stand out • Platform 1 with open sky, where deck will be built over and buildings built on top of the deck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1c9c7238-6e4e-4f4b-b3fd-97194c8dcf61/IMG_9577+platforms+to+be+built+over.jpg Michael's Blog - Consultants - their battle with truth - Make it stand out • A couple of the 14 rail platforms to be built over with a deck and buildings placed on the deck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/0b46d3d9-a330-4467-a84c-e926678749da/Screen+Shot+2022-09-07+at+6.16.49+pm.png Michael's Blog - Consultants - their battle with truth - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/8691aa53-7f34-4fc3-bdfc-2b0cab9ca777/We+have+til+2025.png Michael's Blog - Consultants - their battle with truth - Make it stand out • We humans have ‘til 2025 to reduce carbon pollution or lose the slim remaining potential to slow and reduce the speed of our collapsing climate https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2022/9/1/community-grows-food-in-their-roads monthly 0.5 2022-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/dfcd3461-caad-498b-91f8-ffbe9202e3b2/chp1-img7-17.JPG Michael's Blog - Community grows food in their roads - Make it stand out • We blocked off two roads beside Peace Park in Chippendale and the sun shone for the Food For The Future Fair https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/a8349e93-88f2-4331-8325-0ab082203c68/chp1-img9-12.JPG Michael's Blog - Community grows food in their roads - Make it stand out • We asked the police to share the fun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/84e0fb49-526f-480f-aace-421123ff3d67/chp1-img5-3.JPG Michael's Blog - Community grows food in their roads - Make it stand out • Concrete was under the former ‘landscaping’ and with Council’s terrific assistance we removed it and put in soil and plants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/81447499-5f94-4209-aa6c-56a2e13aacfa/chp1-img8-3.JPG Michael's Blog - Community grows food in their roads - Make it stand out • “Do you live on the sunny or the shady side of the street” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/b2122f3e-fe43-48d7-9725-7c249c913828/Jack+hammer.jpg Michael's Blog - Community grows food in their roads - Make it stand out • As the soil was rock-hard a council worker went back to the council depot and returned with a jack hammer to dig tree and plant holes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/170436a7-c388-4c3c-bbf4-e406a3784ea2/D1983106-84F5-445A-9772-127896C0E1B0.jpg Michael's Blog - Community grows food in their roads - Make it stand out • Now that same part of the street shades and cools the street and houses, lowers temperatures, holds rainwater, increases property values https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/e21a73b1-7d0a-4383-b5c4-33db1f88e86e/J2+c+-+chp1-img7-12.JPG Michael's Blog - Community grows food in their roads - Make it stand out • A chook business, Rent-A-Chook, showed chooks can live in the city, too https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/e129472a-ef39-413d-8ede-81684a6401a0/Myrtle+gardening+2.JPG Michael's Blog - Community grows food in their roads - Make it stand out • Wonderful Permaculture North folk rolled up their sleeves and donated their time, knowledge and skill to our road gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/c975a122-c5b7-4828-a26a-b7d6ec50afd0/Digging+the+leaky+road+well.JPG Michael's Blog - Community grows food in their roads - Make it stand out • After removing the concrete from the previous ‘landscaping in the corner bulge we dug a hole and directed rain from the gutter to irrigate the trees and plants from below - where the roots are and ‘drink’ out of human sight. Strangely the ‘landscaping’ folk in Australia don’t do this and so our cities are needlessly heated up by poor and stunted tree and plant canopy. https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2022/9/1/compostable-magazine-sleeve-amp-veggie-bags monthly 0.5 2022-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/fe0d8075-1ea2-43f4-b488-f93fe870ddff/IMG_9523.jpg Michael's Blog - Compostable magazine sleeve & veggie bags - Make it stand out • Compostable magazine postal sleeve (L), compostable cornstarch veggie bags (R) become soil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/b3768098-8955-44d5-a2bc-657c8e23d60b/IMG_9524.jpg Michael's Blog - Compostable magazine sleeve & veggie bags - Make it stand out • Here are the bags in one of my (small) compost options ready for the worms, little critters and things to digest and turn into soil https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2022/8/24/greed-is-good-in-sydney-the-rum-corps-town monthly 0.5 2022-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/2dd5960a-06ef-43b2-be37-387d826fda4d/Screen+Shot+2022-08-24+at+1.36.53+pm.png Michael's Blog - Greed is good in Sydney, the Rum Corps town - Make it stand out • Proposed development on 10 hectares of public land near Central Railway, Sydney, NSW https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/f56b51a5-7fad-47a1-81c8-5bbd31bf9dd8/3.4+Environ+context+-+noise%2C+trees%2C+SHADE.png Michael's Blog - Greed is good in Sydney, the Rum Corps town - Make it stand out • This one page is all the plan says about the environmental impacts of the project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/d08e61dd-cfdd-4be5-9b2d-e80027b5a690/Divert+rain+from+gutter+to+tree.png Michael's Blog - Greed is good in Sydney, the Rum Corps town - Make it stand out • Simple way to keep rain where it falls and cool cities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/c6cc9fde-6903-42d6-bcd4-82c2443f3820/Fig+11+Sec+B+Design+Gde+FAILS+Wtr.png Michael's Blog - Greed is good in Sydney, the Rum Corps town - Make it stand out • Standard, typical failed design treats rainwater as waste to divert away from trees, road verges https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2022/8/19/da67xywzbk2oynx83jifn8gxrpikbh monthly 0.5 2022-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/5975eca8-2549-45be-a8df-4375aad94cae/Screenshot+2022-08-17+at+15.09.46.JPEG Michael's Blog - How I halved my gas bill, and love cooking even more - Make it stand out • I love to cook and have halved my cooking gas bill . . . https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2022/8/3/how-to-make-city-trees-grow-faste monthly 0.5 2022-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/eb13cf1e-955d-45d5-ae6a-007db965a8cd/IMG_9280.jpeg Michael's Blog - How to make city trees grow faster - Make it stand out • A typical street tree planted so that it is denied rain from the kerb and footpath https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1e6bf3be-d370-4c67-92e5-91f1e4bff808/IMG_9281.jpeg Michael's Blog - How to make city trees grow faster - Make it stand out • Trees in Shepherd Street, Chippendale, all denied rain water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/b9a9ebfc-65ab-4889-bdd2-b67bce102e23/IMG_9283.jpeg Michael's Blog - How to make city trees grow faster - Make it stand out • Trees planted in Knox Street, Chippendale in July 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/9519c714-384f-402b-9297-79c3f9d9503a/Draingarden+Newtown_8090.jpeg Michael's Blog - How to make city trees grow faster - Make it stand out • A draingarden to divert rain from the kerb to grow a healthier, faster-growing tree and a garden at the same time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/50167691-66ac-4dfe-93d9-2f04ff40ae5a/Screen+Shot+2022-08-03+at+2.35.23+pm.png Michael's Blog - How to make city trees grow faster - Make it stand out • Diverting rain from the kerb to the tree https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/7221ead7-385a-4982-b1ef-260d1e34b882/Screen+Shot+2022-08-03+at+2.34.51+pm.png Michael's Blog - How to make city trees grow faster - Make it stand out • Another way to divert water from the kerb to the tree https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/3b439d71-c743-41d5-a029-2a27139a6ed5/Screen+Shot+2022-08-03+at+2.34.21+pm.png Michael's Blog - How to make city trees grow faster - Make it stand out • Yet more ways to divert rain water to grow trees https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/8cc1ee67-1c38-420e-8bc3-0b04d720d9f9/owlies-cu-1.jpg Michael's Blog - How to make city trees grow faster - Make it stand out • Family of tawny frogmouths in trees in Peace Park, Chippendale; this is mum n dad and the new baby in November 2021 in trees near Peace Park, Chippendale https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2022/8/1/turn-dishwater-into-beauty monthly 0.5 2022-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/693185a8-f5a1-4774-bb43-30ab6f43a448/Two+bowls.jpg Michael's Blog - Turn dishwater into beauty - Make it stand out • From sink water to beauty https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/84315cb4-9c46-4a6c-8900-1cf9e6ad3bbe/6+litre+container+IMG_9234.jpg Michael's Blog - Turn dishwater into beauty - Make it stand out • 6 litre container, coffee percolator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/da05ba15-2ac3-4555-9377-981b224346b2/Straining+dishwater_9264.jpg Michael's Blog - Turn dishwater into beauty - Make it stand out • Straining dishwater onto a raised bed garden on the road verge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/41ed193d-0925-4c6d-b19d-9a2f845ce7a0/Food+scraps%2C+coffee+grounds_9267.jpg Michael's Blog - Turn dishwater into beauty - Make it stand out • Food scraps, coffee grounds going into a coolseat on the road verge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/3cd3f277-da3b-47e4-be5c-bbc55c76d563/Lush+road+garden_9248.jpg Michael's Blog - Turn dishwater into beauty - Make it stand out • Lush road garden in the street outside my house. Australian road design diverts rain away from the road verge and stunts plant and tree growth, heats up the road. Chippendale road gardens counteract poor road design and keep the rain where it falls. Dishwater helps, too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/4192e1ab-0aaf-4f5e-a4c5-f53dec608766/C4928394-7262-4E67-BE9E-C79544942411.jpeg Michael's Blog - Turn dishwater into beauty - Make it stand out • In 2006 soil in our street verges was rock hard, lifeless; during a community street gardening day a Council worker working with us (residents and businesses) had to use a jackhammer to dig a hole for trees https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2022/7/4/no-torrential-rain-leaves-sydneys-sustainable-house monthly 0.5 2023-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/8418c700-77ab-4f1b-bb5a-940333352a4b/IMG_8930.jpeg Michael's Blog - No torrential rain leaves Sydney's Sustainable House - Make it stand out • Rainwater is used for drinking, cooking, showers, hot water . . . yum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/cbec2e0f-6031-4586-9241-4b2fe40a6242/IMG_8415.jpg Michael's Blog - No torrential rain leaves Sydney's Sustainable House - Make it stand out • There is a grate over the leaky well to prevent people and things falling in https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/be1ef718-6746-4a4f-8ce5-0379abcd7fee/Digging+the+leaky+well.JPG Michael's Blog - No torrential rain leaves Sydney's Sustainable House - Make it stand out • Digging and laying the recycled sandstone walls for the leaky well. It gets more efficient over time and is breaking down the adjoining clay lenses - over 60,000 litres of rainwater has flowed into it from the adjoining rain tank in 2022. Simple, no maintenance, cheap. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/3022c57c-8f3b-4525-bb26-91c3bfb88796/IMG_2290.JPG Michael's Blog - No torrential rain leaves Sydney's Sustainable House - Make it stand out • Tree at Bondi Beach with roots chasing water denied it by the road and footpath design and directed to the fast-draining stormwater system beside it where it goes into the sea people swim in https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/fbce6de3-2bea-436e-afde-d111830c71d7/image001.png Michael's Blog - No torrential rain leaves Sydney's Sustainable House - Make it stand out • Here is the image to go with Emma’s comment, below; thank you, Gemma https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2022/6/14/blind-energy-madness-come-to-oz monthly 0.5 2022-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/ad64a228-fd7e-431a-838d-4ce5d1656583/Screen+Shot+2022-06-14+at+12.46.52+pm.png Michael's Blog - Blind energy madness? Come to Oz. - Make it stand out • Sheep cooling in the shade of a windmill have more common sense than Australia’s energy regulators and governments https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/dba5e55e-664b-433a-969d-d21dddb48fbd/Less+time+than+we+think.png Michael's Blog - Blind energy madness? Come to Oz. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2022/6/8/sydney-city-council-budget-for-2022-ignores-un-emergency-climate-date-of-2025 monthly 0.5 2022-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/d637cf4d-3b7e-4caf-a715-8db6a7b6e48d/Budget+papers+small.jpg Michael's Blog - Sydney City Council budget for 2022 ignores U.N. emergency climate date of 2025 - Make it stand out • Sydney City Council draft budget papers 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/3b1166b5-2e67-4ba1-bcb3-5a9ec47fc14b/APRIL+2023.png Michael's Blog - Sydney City Council budget for 2022 ignores U.N. emergency climate date of 2025 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2022/6/6/my-gas-solution-may-work-for-you-too monthly 0.5 2022-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/e02b37d4-c6c2-415a-9de4-32b8d4c8d8dc/Ninjasmall.jpeg Michael's Blog - My gas solution may work for you, too - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2022/6/6/comparing-energy-food-in-the-us-australia-and-jordan monthly 0.5 2022-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/3d52c1f1-75cb-4748-8c79-712ea881e434/Screen+Shot+2022-06-06+at+10.35.18+am.png Michael's Blog - Comparing energy, food in the U.S., Australia and Jordan - Make it stand out • Wadi Rum Nature Reserve in southern Jordan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/b5931ff7-d152-455d-ba92-1580fe6f2617/Screen+Shot+2022-06-06+at+10.38.19+am.png Michael's Blog - Comparing energy, food in the U.S., Australia and Jordan - Make it stand out • Downtown Amman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/4c1b934c-07cb-4f56-8c89-05d37a22415a/Screen+Shot+2022-06-06+at+10.41.07+am.png Michael's Blog - Comparing energy, food in the U.S., Australia and Jordan - Make it stand out • City of Jerash in northern Jordan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/ae201ba7-d044-46f3-9f16-8e40dda9bd3f/Screen+Shot+2022-06-06+at+10.43.43+am.png Michael's Blog - Comparing energy, food in the U.S., Australia and Jordan - Make it stand out • My carbon footprint calculator results https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/55cb009f-e396-48f1-ba11-9d3027df21ee/Screen+Shot+2022-06-06+at+10.46.01+am.png Michael's Blog - Comparing energy, food in the U.S., Australia and Jordan - Make it stand out • Water tanks and solar power water heaters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/3dbb5b6d-bf6d-49c4-9a10-dd6065577416/Screen+Shot+2022-06-06+at+10.48.56+am.png Michael's Blog - Comparing energy, food in the U.S., Australia and Jordan - Make it stand out • Corner store in my neighborhood- produce (organic and locally grown) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1de6740a-28d1-4a73-9d1d-14cb93ba5b97/Screen+Shot+2022-06-06+at+10.50.07+am.png Michael's Blog - 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Comparing energy, food in the U.S., Australia and Jordan - Make it stand out • Table of Australian states electricity use by category https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2022/4/25/an-inspiring-red-tape-success monthly 0.5 2022-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/663645ca-43c5-4811-9830-e2b0ae2bf2b3/IMG_8010.jpeg Michael's Blog - An inspiring red tape success - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/274b1852-51b0-4444-a84b-2121feac6559/IMG_2744.JPG Michael's Blog - An inspiring red tape success - Make it stand out • New, light-coloured path drains to new agricultural drainage pipe covered by geofabric so the rain from the Council building drains to the soil and the plants (yet to be planted) can get water where they need it at their roots. More photos and details here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/205a114c-97bf-46a5-9a9c-af2e6b26f3b3/IMG_3370.jpeg Michael's Blog - An inspiring red tape success - Make it stand out • Some of the edible plants in one block at Chippendale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/4cc6ad09-5815-4f7d-ab89-13e310dce0f9/IMG_3369.jpeg Michael's Blog - An inspiring red tape success - Make it stand out • Signs help locals and passers by recognise and harvest plants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/46e41a34-eca2-4097-b392-77db60295ff3/IMG_3374.jpeg Michael's Blog - An inspiring red tape success - Make it stand out • A community composting option in the footpath gardens https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2022/4/20/water-in-and-out-of-sight monthly 0.5 2022-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/4fbd642c-8d44-44ad-8ea3-3ff5f280f024/IMG_8551.jpg Michael's Blog - Water in and out of sight - Make it stand out * Two pipes carry pumped water from a flooding car park in Chippendale during these last few months of torrential rain in Sydney, NSW https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/478d0baa-4e40-4b8b-a2bc-e1b3437845fd/IMG_8553.jpg Michael's Blog - Water in and out of sight - Make it stand out • The underground car park is to the left, the hoses run across the footpath to the gutter on the right https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2022/4/13/solar-power-where-we-are monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/c510f7d0-e950-4d02-8dde-332bddda4077/solar%2Bpanels.png Michael's Blog - Solar power: where we are - Make it stand out Solar panels at Michael Mobbs’ Sustainable House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/45ba4e39-ebf3-4d35-82cf-7359f4c754ef/Picture2.png Michael's Blog - Solar power: where we are - Make it stand out Global wind and solar power percentages in 2021; from Ember. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/6f3d8da3-99a2-466b-8474-78307b2cc460/Picture13.png Michael's Blog - Solar power: where we are - Make it stand out State-level opinions regarding funding renewable energy research; from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication 2021 study. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/3c6c3582-17b6-4dc4-b946-a7d4726af01b/7ZJOOEFPJBGNFOYTPMPXAU62H4.jpg Michael's Blog - Solar power: where we are - Make it stand out A large scale solar farm by Lafayette, AL; from al.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/5b67f8d2-a02d-4289-b756-057556605c07/A187186_014A.jpg Michael's Blog - Solar power: where we are - Make it stand out Bonus Image: Last summer, I drove through the American midwest - there were more windmills than I had ever seen; I had this picture taken (on a disposable camera) to commemorate my excitement. https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2022/3/29/isabelles-story-of-decay-made-good-in-st-louis-missouri-us monthly 0.5 2022-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/05837ec3-651b-46a9-a8ef-817a6a5bc261/image-3.png Michael's Blog - Isabelle's story of decay made good in St Louis, Missouri, U.S. - Make it stand out • St Louis, Missouri, U.S. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/b80fbf3e-866e-4587-99e5-6b1d098e2856/Screen+Shot+2022-03-29+at+7.42.20+am.png Michael's Blog - Isabelle's story of decay made good in St Louis, Missouri, U.S. - Make it stand out • Example of what my apartment waste management looks like https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/9e6d1194-0ec2-4055-af98-ff90c5c6c9ee/image-1.png Michael's Blog - Isabelle's story of decay made good in St Louis, Missouri, U.S. - Make it stand out • The waste container https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/934a2822-02f2-47ed-a36e-ad689ea9b369/Screen+Shot+2022-04-04+at+11.00.12+am.png Michael's Blog - Isabelle's story of decay made good in St Louis, Missouri, U.S. - Make it stand out • Map shows where I live - red dot - and the Champ Landfill, 11 miles away near the Missouri river, near the suburb of Earth City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/58494772-06f9-47bf-84ac-73873fa59991/image-7.png Michael's Blog - Isabelle's story of decay made good in St Louis, Missouri, U.S. - Make it stand out ● Dumpster overflowed with trash at Blue Fountain Apartments, image from [2] Ryan Krull https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/72db55ab-08b1-4fed-b55d-c263a9a9bc26/image-6.png Michael's Blog - Isabelle's story of decay made good in St Louis, Missouri, U.S. - Make it stand out ● My cookie jar with a little bit of food waste https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/ae56e085-067d-4db4-a074-d47960886ae7/image-12.png Michael's Blog - Isabelle's story of decay made good in St Louis, Missouri, U.S. - Make it stand out • My compost bin from Home Depot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/72df59d4-ef6f-4944-80aa-50943e45d557/Composting+with+worms.jpg Michael's Blog - Isabelle's story of decay made good in St Louis, Missouri, U.S. - Make it stand out • My compost with worms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/cfe162c9-54ef-4ebf-b215-ff202a933173/image-8.png Michael's Blog - Isabelle's story of decay made good in St Louis, Missouri, U.S. - Make it stand out • This chart shows my food waste for a week and I produced it using the free coolseats calculator https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2022/3/27/no-sydney-stomrwater-leaves-my-house-yes monthly 0.5 2022-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/6630b26e-aa6f-4690-8ce5-d5c8ba6f2c11/IMG_8415.jpg Michael's Blog - No Sydney stormwater leaves my house - YES! - Make it stand out • Below the grate are the sandstone block walls of the leaky well, where water drains sideways to the garden through the un-grouted gaps between the sandstone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/44725d57-0528-4130-b2d0-4fbf8b8d2b30/IMG_8461.jpeg Michael's Blog - No Sydney stormwater leaves my house - YES! - Make it stand out • The concrete rain tank is below the decking, and the leaky well which is beside the tank is below the grate which rests on the sandstone block wall. When full the rainwater flows from the tank to the adjoining leaky well https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2022/3/23/emilee-begins-composting-on-her-balcony-in-tempe-arizona-us monthly 0.5 2022-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/0c6c68a4-622f-4252-bda9-c33e6ea85553/Screen+Shot+2022-03-23+at+7.21.10+pm.png Michael's Blog - Emilee begins composting on her balcony in Tempe, Arizona, US - Make it stand out • Emilee begins composting on her unit’s balcony in Tempe, Arizona https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/3226a463-56de-4a62-b5ca-dbd59e005c0b/Screen+Shot+2022-03-23+at+7.29.16+pm.png Michael's Blog - Emilee begins composting on her balcony in Tempe, Arizona, US - Make it stand out • The price of Tempe’s two compost types https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/120dde62-045b-42e9-bdbc-0ba8bf5fb514/Screen+Shot+2022-03-23+at+7.32.51+pm.png Michael's Blog - Emilee begins composting on her balcony in Tempe, Arizona, US - Make it stand out • The Tempe Compost/Inert Facility that sells compost collected from local residents https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/78ace3cd-61a4-42a5-b08c-cbf4467c37cb/Screen+Shot+2022-03-23+at+7.37.10+pm.png Michael's Blog - Emilee begins composting on her balcony in Tempe, Arizona, US - Make it stand out • An image of the Waste Management Sky Harbor Transfer Station near my apartment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/b5a82138-6220-4113-8c0d-b7a44397d43e/Screen+Shot+2022-03-23+at+7.43.26+pm.png Michael's Blog - Emilee begins composting on her balcony in Tempe, Arizona, US - Make it stand out • The Salt River Landfill near Fountain Hills, Arizona, just outside of Scottsdale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/fa0f7aa0-6b6f-41e3-95f9-83a405a4fdc0/Screen+Shot+2022-03-23+at+7.49.17+pm.png Michael's Blog - Emilee begins composting on her balcony in Tempe, Arizona, US - Make it stand out • A simple graphic on composting from The Art and Science of Composting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/3cb8a37b-b043-4ca0-9fd5-515df00260a0/Screen+Shot+2022-03-23+at+7.53.52+pm.png Michael's Blog - Emilee begins composting on her balcony in Tempe, Arizona, US - Make it stand out • Table displaying the distinctions between aerobic and anaerobic composting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/7613a6d5-ed55-45a3-acb1-46533996b4c8/Screen+Shot+2022-03-23+at+7.58.52+pm.png Michael's Blog - Emilee begins composting on her balcony in Tempe, Arizona, US - Make it stand out • The supplies I gathered from the store to begin my project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/a148dc34-934f-45b1-b328-3125a5886c51/Screen+Shot+2022-03-23+at+8.03.27+pm.png Michael's Blog - Emilee begins composting on her balcony in Tempe, Arizona, US - Make it stand out • An image of my compost bin put together on my balcony https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/d6390177-9ffe-4efa-91b9-09d870d16610/Screen+Shot+2022-03-23+at+8.10.06+pm.png Michael's Blog - Emilee begins composting on her balcony in Tempe, Arizona, US - Make it stand out • A new addition to the garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/65702052-d934-4260-9c50-ffd3a174d7c4/Screen+Shot+2022-03-23+at+8.13.03+pm.png Michael's Blog - Emilee begins composting on her balcony in Tempe, Arizona, US - Make it stand out • One medium sized kitten to show the size of the container. It is relatively small, but still useful! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/71d9d686-2c01-48d3-8875-7056ec68b9d6/Screen+Shot+2022-03-23+at+8.16.29+pm.png Michael's Blog - Emilee begins composting on her balcony in Tempe, Arizona, US - Make it stand out • The wonderful beginning mixture and my helpful friends https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/083629ad-8840-4f44-b540-3d6406f32f98/Screen+Shot+2022-03-23+at+8.26.21+pm.png Michael's Blog - Emilee begins composting on her balcony in Tempe, Arizona, US - Make it stand out • A graphic displaying the temperature history of Phoenix throughout 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1fc34f0a-a0f6-4bf6-9fba-91575f2014a4/Screen+Shot+2022-03-23+at+8.30.32+pm.png Michael's Blog - Emilee begins composting on her balcony in Tempe, Arizona, US - Make it stand out • An example of the numbers I have been putting into the calculator regarding the waste I have composted https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2022/3/14/empowering-citizens-to-pursue-waste-reduction monthly 0.5 2022-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/a84f8322-fd33-49c2-812f-f1a92576f61c/protest.jpg Michael's Blog - Empowering citizens to pursue waste reduction - Make it stand out Activists protesting for climate change action; image from [1]. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/91297ab3-d10a-461d-b0ec-b703cf9cb74a/payt_methods.png Michael's Blog - Empowering citizens to pursue waste reduction - Make it stand out Methods of implementing PAYT waste management; image from Ecube Labs [6]. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/ccdde52a-6308-420d-a7c8-e14194d5d37b/concord.png Michael's Blog - Empowering citizens to pursue waste reduction - Make it stand out Waste tonnage before and after PAYT in Concord, NH; image from [8]. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/8309fc90-31d3-4f96-b662-b02f3b0f48a7/footpath.jpg Michael's Blog - Empowering citizens to pursue waste reduction - Make it stand out Sustainable Chippendale footpath gardens; image from [16]. https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2022/3/3/cocktail-bar-turns-food-waste-into-plants monthly 0.5 2022-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/5e74639b-a808-44c0-867f-774ab14cf9ae/Screen+Shot+2022-03-03+at+7.41.55+pm.png Michael's Blog - Cocktail bar turns food waste into plants - Make it stand out • Look at all those yummie garnishes so often left un-eaten. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/f4bf7ecc-cc32-4135-a502-f21a5c2acc8b/IMG_8349.jpg Michael's Blog - Cocktail bar turns food waste into plants - Make it stand out • The seat that’s a compost outside Knox Street Bar. Passersby sit on it not knowing the bar garnish is below, composting, and feeding nutrients to the plants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/f6c52306-75ba-4628-8747-efeeb5207359/Screen+Shot+2022-03-03+at+8.09.10+pm.png Michael's Blog - Cocktail bar turns food waste into plants - Make it stand out • Sustainable House conducts a lot of research here https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2022/3/1/p3t6z1j6asg1qq2h40mqe0p141ml1z monthly 0.5 2022-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/a1bddebd-7ee4-4865-9d67-fba6bdc7291b/carbon_cycle.jpg Michael's Blog - Composting and CO2-equivalent emissions - Make it stand out The carbon cycle. From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) [1]. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/a87b100f-78bd-40eb-b975-1bd5b43f3a66/cait-global-emissions-gas.jpg Michael's Blog - Composting and CO2-equivalent emissions - Make it stand out Percentage of global manmade greenhouse gas emissions by gas; data from the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions [2]. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/5ec145f6-c8f8-4741-8d5b-8083e3cdf823/Untitled+Workspace.png Michael's Blog - Composting and CO2-equivalent emissions - Make it stand out Table 1: GWP of three most common greenhouse gas emissions [4]. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/79ed65d7-04c7-4a57-b362-13b5d50998ee/what-happens-to-food-in-landfills-1-650x253.jpg Michael's Blog - Composting and CO2-equivalent emissions - Make it stand out Landfills are more than just eyesores - they are a dangerous source of methane emissions. Image from [7]. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/786c5125-c8cb-40ed-abb7-09b71a42a1f2/Screen+Shot+2022-02-28+at+9.34.11+PM.png Michael's Blog - Composting and CO2-equivalent emissions - Make it stand out Table 2: Food waste composted in the Chippendale footpath gardens over one week. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/dcc7823f-afe2-42c1-abda-f9c8bda7eb55/co2.png Michael's Blog - Composting and CO2-equivalent emissions - Make it stand out Food waste composted and CO2-equivalent emissions prevented during one week at the Chippendale footpath gardens. https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2022/2/20/composting-and-behavior-change monthly 0.5 2022-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/fb6c7b78-88ba-4f00-aba0-e784670413b0/Screen+Shot+2022-02-19+at+1.31.41+PM.png Michael's Blog - Composting leads to food waste avoidance - Make it stand out • A coolseats at Tremaine’s Mill, Bathurst, NSW, Australia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/a02dc811-01c2-4004-94f3-83b3c8bf37b8/Screen+Shot+2022-02-13+at+6.58.15+PM.png Michael's Blog - Composting leads to food waste avoidance - Make it stand out Sample food waste tracker from the Coolseats food waste calculator. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/d7fedced-b55d-4ba7-b1a2-93403235935d/reduce_waste.png Michael's Blog - Composting leads to food waste avoidance - Make it stand out Food waste reduction tips from the European Food Information Council. https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2022/1/30/coolseats-first-news-january-2022 monthly 0.5 2022-02-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/9ee718b3-9a14-46ee-9856-6f05ab10b76e/th.jpg Michael's Blog - Deb's story - Bronte Cafe and unit go for solar and rain - Make it stand out • Bogey Hole Cafe, Bronte Beach, Sydney, Australia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/7efa36f8-643d-4e62-a225-ea80b70768f9/IMG_9012.jpg Michael's Blog - Deb's story - Bronte Cafe and unit go for solar and rain - Make it stand out • First floor deck area with dilapidated railings, decking and fences. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/a0499d49-5db4-4776-9111-2ecfaa376fcb/IMG_9013.jpg Michael's Blog - Deb's story - Bronte Cafe and unit go for solar and rain - Make it stand out • Wooden stairs from cafe courtyard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/7b11ceaf-6059-4dc4-ba1d-4565fdb139e4/IMG_9014.jpg Michael's Blog - Deb's story - Bronte Cafe and unit go for solar and rain - Make it stand out • Old deck and garden planting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/19fd76ae-60be-460e-862a-b6d68ab14e7d/IMG_7338.JPG Michael's Blog - Deb's story - Bronte Cafe and unit go for solar and rain - Make it stand out • Brazilian plume plant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/ffe0b393-7fb2-4621-8915-f9897998d474/IMG_0920.jpg Michael's Blog - Deb's story - Bronte Cafe and unit go for solar and rain - Make it stand out • From big to little plant . . . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/7b2608a4-17da-43ad-a950-02c42ad0d51d/IMG_0921.jpg Michael's Blog - Deb's story - Bronte Cafe and unit go for solar and rain - Make it stand out • Worm tower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/6e986bca-89b0-4667-a57f-0f14b4f034d5/IMG_8362.JPG Michael's Blog - Deb's story - Bronte Cafe and unit go for solar and rain - Make it stand out • Michael Mobbs discussing with landscape designers Barbara Landsberg and Ben Miura, how best to use roof for harvesting rainwater https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/91f5ef3f-57d1-4baf-bf91-adaabed3cc4f/IMG_0050.jpg Michael's Blog - Deb's story - Bronte Cafe and unit go for solar and rain - Make it stand out • Old deck and bearers removed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/8046c4a9-f28c-4818-b585-9445ccfcd27b/IMG_0173.jpg Michael's Blog - Deb's story - Bronte Cafe and unit go for solar and rain - Make it stand out • Second hand bricks that blend in better with existing lower brick stairs, replacing timber stairs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/aad80e7d-f192-4ded-a76f-c56a8d3c9cce/Screen+Shot+2022-02-15+at+9.42.49+am.png Michael's Blog - Deb's story - Bronte Cafe and unit go for solar and rain - Make it stand out • Trying to get the 3 water tanks from ground level up to first floor level via a hoist in neighbour’s yard. In fact, all building materials went in and out via this method https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/69874b19-ac60-4fa8-8372-09c3edae367b/IMG_0029.jpg Michael's Blog - Deb's story - Bronte Cafe and unit go for solar and rain - Make it stand out • Curved outdoor shower recess going in https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/eb68775c-1b4a-4d12-ad20-45a8f43359eb/IMG_0226.jpg Michael's Blog - Deb's story - Bronte Cafe and unit go for solar and rain - Make it stand out • Recycled railway sleepers for decking https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/3d71f744-57c8-4eb9-98de-aa2688f9d478/IMG_0286.jpg Michael's Blog - Deb's story - Bronte Cafe and unit go for solar and rain - Make it stand out • Hand railing replaced https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/0767ecf6-92e5-4235-9a38-5a2836d9e31d/IMG_0288.jpg Michael's Blog - Deb's story - Bronte Cafe and unit go for solar and rain - Make it stand out • Sandstone capping on retaining wall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/20fa7c8e-bb1a-4f00-bb37-8f0c7100ccbd/IMG_0487.jpg Michael's Blog - Deb's story - Bronte Cafe and unit go for solar and rain - Make it stand out • Timber pergola to carry water to shower, a combination of rainwater and mains hot water. It was a disappointment not to use rainwater solely but to be able to have a hot shower seemed a little too complicated and costly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/df34e798-9017-4b4a-8e9e-9567940dc5ad/IMG_0896.jpg Michael's Blog - Deb's story - Bronte Cafe and unit go for solar and rain - Make it stand out • Brick stairs complete https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/a6e26b48-7c90-4566-b127-d9eb539d9938/IMG_0905.jpg Michael's Blog - Deb's story - Bronte Cafe and unit go for solar and rain - Make it stand out • Daybed and planting completed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/46cfac61-7b33-42d4-b8b5-c92e685fc0cd/IMG_0903.jpg Michael's Blog - Deb's story - Bronte Cafe and unit go for solar and rain - Make it stand out • Rain shower head with loose stones to stand on. I love the feel of that uneven ground beneath the feet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/ddf5489b-3baa-4282-8361-1d6965383bbb/IMG_0917.jpg Michael's Blog - Deb's story - Bronte Cafe and unit go for solar and rain - Make it stand out • And very happy with the lighting, courtesy of Landsberg Garden Design and Simon at Light Up Kingsford https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2022/2/12/coolseats-food-waste-calculator-quantifies-composting-impacts monthly 0.5 2022-04-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/fe115979-f46f-40e5-b3df-960b38e950f7/IMG_4230.jpeg Michael's Blog - Coolseats food waste calculator quantifies composting impacts - Make it stand out Figure 1: The outside of Café Giulia, in Sydney, NSW, whose results are shown in the following examples. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/45b595e1-8b69-4c7f-a973-b91434cd5b0c/Screen+Shot+2022-02-13+at+6.55.16+PM.png Michael's Blog - 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Coolseats food waste calculator quantifies composting impacts - Make it stand out Figure 6: Total results plot from Café Giulia’s data. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/6c871edd-d8b9-4397-8c17-53f8e2e72941/Screen+Shot+2022-02-13+at+6.56.48+PM.png Michael's Blog - Coolseats food waste calculator quantifies composting impacts - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/88146efd-10e2-435d-89fd-d87910426743/Screen+Shot+2022-03-28+at+9.13.23+PM.png Michael's Blog - Coolseats food waste calculator quantifies composting impacts - Make it stand out Figure 8: Total carbon pollution prevented from composting and other methods in one week by Café Giulia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/bae7612b-8712-4913-a7a1-2463a5f58942/Screen+Shot+2022-02-13+at+6.57.42+PM.png Michael's Blog - Coolseats food waste calculator quantifies composting impacts - 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Cafe avoids, reduces other waste because it began composting - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/e9146d6f-d0c7-44c5-a38f-a423384ce521/IMG_8047.jpeg Michael's Blog - Cafe avoids, reduces other waste because it began composting - Make it stand out • The seat that is a compost - two coolseats outside Cafe Guilia, Chippendale, Sydney https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/f5f3004b-e927-4867-8df4-e9bcc195144c/Screen+Shot+2022-02-09+at+7.47.53+am.png Michael's Blog - Cafe avoids, reduces other waste because it began composting - Make it stand out • (Marie has used the US spelling of “Liters” otherwise known as “litres”) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/45154dbb-035a-4e25-9db7-80d2abb536bb/Screen+Shot+2022-02-09+at+7.41.44+am.png Michael's Blog - Cafe avoids, reduces other waste because it began composting - Make it stand out • Calculator - simple and quick to to use - to count the cost and pollution savings of cafe food and other waste https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2021/12/19/energy-used-by-pumps monthly 0.5 2021-12-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/815be452-2a55-4bfa-923f-a9cfe49b90bd/Screen+Shot+2021-12-20+at+1.13.35+pm.png Michael's Blog - Energy used by pumps - Make it stand out • Pump performance curve https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/655c399f-7129-490c-a19a-1a16447246f9/Screen+Shot+2021-12-21+at+12.38.03+pm.png Michael's Blog - Energy used by pumps - Make it stand out • Different installations for household water pump. Google Images https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/b0e43527-8111-435e-8a4f-9b112b2eaac2/Screen+Shot+2021-12-21+at+12.56.52+pm.png Michael's Blog - Energy used by pumps - Make it stand out • HSC30B Multistage Centrifugal Pump (Source: BHSC-R1.pdf (xylemappliedwater.com) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/f527eabe-6a15-4f0d-ae40-51187c64ba00/Screen+Shot+2021-12-21+at+12.58.07+pm.png Michael's Blog - Energy used by pumps - Make it stand out • TW1000-100G-30 Flag Frame Booster System (Source: https://towle-whitney.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/TW1000-100G-30-2MS-20-gal-Flag-Frame-Submittal.pdf) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1541f9f3-9577-4c92-8551-9eb66e733407/Screen+Shot+2021-12-21+at+1.02.27+pm.png Michael's Blog - Energy used by pumps - Make it stand out ¶• Pump performance curves for both the Towle Whitney model and the Gould model household water pumps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/a05ff3d3-8934-4345-8bb0-78405fec0d56/Screen+Shot+2021-12-21+at+1.09.18+pm.png Michael's Blog - Energy used by pumps - Make it stand out • Well pump replacement cost by type if there were some data I can use. Source: 2022 Well Pump Costs | New & Replacement Well Water Pump Prices (homeguide.com) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/ddf0defe-6caa-4c0c-a2a1-5722fc2f17ce/Untitled-1.gif Michael's Blog - Energy used by pumps - Make it stand out • Photo: https://www.popularmechanics.com/home/how-to/a152/1275136/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/13e5b7e5-5d07-4a75-a283-4d0e92b12314/Untitled.jpg Michael's Blog - Energy used by pumps - Make it stand out • Photo: https://inspectapedia.com/water/Submersible_Well_Pump_Operation.php https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/81bbc308-7f44-44ae-af71-0ed75c1900ad/Untitled-2.png Michael's Blog - Energy used by pumps - Make it stand out • Photo: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200326-the-hidden-impact-of-your-daily-water-use https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/049703cd-12b7-4846-bb5f-1e81e9433a48/Untitled-3.png Michael's Blog - Energy used by pumps - Make it stand out • Photo: https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=74&t=11 https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2021/12/19/caf-uses-coolseat-to-prevent-over-2000-kg-of-climate-pollution-in-one-week monthly 0.5 2021-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/6691c111-076b-48e0-a526-20aff93e5573/Graph+Cafe+Guilia.png Michael's Blog - Café uses coolseat to prevent over 2,000 kg of climate pollution in one week - Make it stand out • Cafe Giulia uses coolseat to avoid over 2,000 kg of carbon pollution in first week. Graph by Perry Shields. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/b9ef9bc3-07c4-4b7a-ac9e-bcb25dd29fb9/EDAB7424-B706-4500-B7FB-47AFC16DDD6E_1_105_c.jpeg Michael's Blog - Café uses coolseat to prevent over 2,000 kg of climate pollution in one week - Make it stand out • coolseat outside Cafe Guilia, Chippendale, NSW - no smells, a seat, some food growing, too • “Wow, our 2 coolseats have become such talking points at the café. Customers just love them and are so interested in how it works to save CO2 emissions by turning our food waste into rich odourless compost. I want to thank Michael and John at coolseats for supporting local business, particularly in these uncertain times.” Stefan, the owner, at Café Giulia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/dd7c0e25-62ba-49c5-b2d7-bba501611bd7/Screen+Shot+2021-12-19+at+2.07.35+pm.png Michael's Blog - Café uses coolseat to prevent over 2,000 kg of climate pollution in one week - Make it stand out • Michael and John installing Café Giulia’s coolseat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/184a7d7d-9495-421e-95dd-2235f9bae01d/LFHW+Innovation+Partner+-+Red+Heart-RGB.png Michael's Blog - Café uses coolseat to prevent over 2,000 kg of climate pollution in one week - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2021/11/17/ending-cafe-food-waste monthly 0.5 2021-11-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/de59881d-30fc-417e-b411-72c967942cc6/IMG_7730.jpg Michael's Blog - Ending cafe food waste - Make it stand out • A coolseat that’s a compost for food waste outside Cafe Guilia, Chippendale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/96119ad2-7147-4d62-9cbc-d3c0988196f0/Food+waste+graphic+copy.png Michael's Blog - Ending cafe food waste - Make it stand out • When graphed as a ‘country’ food waste is the third most damaging to Earth’s climate after China and the U.S. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/5d5efada-d847-4597-b3a6-ac83dc37384e/Compost+v+trad+graph.png Michael's Blog - Ending cafe food waste - Make it stand out • Composting at cafes, houses, flats or big trucks + big money + big pollution + poorer people https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2021/11/17/from-the-midwest-to-arizona-mackenzies-journey monthly 0.5 2021-11-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/2855302d-cbea-4cf1-a154-16bc8e30ee3d/Screen+Shot+2021-11-17+at+11.25.32+am.png Michael's Blog - From the Midwest to Arizona - Mackenzie's journey - Make it stand out https://whereismap.net/what-state-is-closest-to-arizona-which-country-is-phoenix-arizona/ https://www.rei.com/adventures/trips/weekend/arizona-sonoran-hiking.html https://www.nps.gov/cagr/learn/kidsyouth/the-sonoran-desert.htm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/afc5d597-ec16-460f-b104-5fea3525abe6/Screen+Shot+2021-11-17+at+11.44.42+am.png Michael's Blog - From the Midwest to Arizona - Mackenzie's journey - Make it stand out https://www.planetware.com/tourist-attractions/nebraska-usne.htm https://cropwatch.unl.edu/2018/soybean-seeding-N-mgmt-western-NE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/55fef436-f9ab-423d-b7d7-0e32d419c384/unnamed-1.jpg Michael's Blog - From the Midwest to Arizona - Mackenzie's journey - Make it stand out • Some of my indoor plants. Genovese and Thai basil, tomatoes, and philodendrons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/ffd5f29e-0fb3-4818-9191-a8876f58bdb0/1-s2.0-S2590332219301289-gr1.jpg Michael's Blog - From the Midwest to Arizona - Mackenzie's journey - Make it stand out • The journey of my food https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590332219301289 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/e7db16be-8481-4184-996a-476a3b1b5c7f/pwd_img_sr85landfill_launcher.jpg Michael's Blog - From the Midwest to Arizona - Mackenzie's journey - Make it stand out • Landfill for my waste - SR 85 https://www.phoenix.gov/publicworks/garbage/disposable/state-route-85-landfill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/4cca6a09-8e6a-4709-8e3c-132ade57075b/unnamed-2.jpg Michael's Blog - From the Midwest to Arizona - Mackenzie's journey - Make it stand out • Containers for cow milk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/8fd240d1-15e1-48d7-8e23-ab154f66655a/Screen+Shot+2021-11-13+at+10.54.07+PM.png Michael's Blog - From the Midwest to Arizona - Mackenzie's journey - Make it stand out • Here I go! My compost container https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2021/11/17/food-and-life-with-ancient-ways-in-arizona-us monthly 0.5 2021-11-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/db51bdee-e3d3-480d-be2a-54d081c0ecc1/Resized_20210512_212122.jpg Michael's Blog - Food and life with ancient ways in Arizona, US - Make it stand out • Andra Gutierrez, writing from her home in Arizona while interning with Sustainable House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/88634842-e32a-4cd8-8da9-8927eff938a8/WhereILive.jpg Michael's Blog - Food and life with ancient ways in Arizona, US - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/0dc9b310-7f8c-41a7-ac08-defebdc5b5fd/AZMap.jpg Michael's Blog - Food and life with ancient ways in Arizona, US - Make it stand out • Arizona, Gila River and Water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/9ed2939f-751e-459a-9723-f0ccb12d909f/1930OthamKi.jpg Michael's Blog - Food and life with ancient ways in Arizona, US - Make it stand out • Traditional homes of O’otham were called “Ki” or “olas ki” and were made from branches of arrow weed, cattail, sometimes mud, wheat straw or corn stalks. This picture is from the 1930’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/329ff251-a051-4360-92f5-784a2a5cba34/GreatGrampsMudhouse.jpg Michael's Blog - Food and life with ancient ways in Arizona, US - Make it stand out • Mud houses were the O’otham’s version of a modern home before transitioning to houses we have today. Fun fact: In grade school, I lived in a mud house until 2004 when it was renovated – no mud. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/5b2f2391-246a-44bc-9e73-e69ee640414e/GilaRiver.jpg Michael's Blog - Food and life with ancient ways in Arizona, US - Make it stand out • Maricopa Village is where you can find the only portion of the Gila River that flows. This is where the Gila River meets the Salt River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/057764db-ebce-412c-80ad-3a7510c77de3/sacaton%2Caz.jfif Michael's Blog - Food and life with ancient ways in Arizona, US - Make it stand out • The desert and the Sacaton mountains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/5c0ea643-439b-43d0-88c4-1522191084a1/AgField.jpg Michael's Blog - Food and life with ancient ways in Arizona, US - Make it stand out • Farming land with wild horses looking for water and food. Horses have been displaced because of the expansion of cities and new roadways. They are protected in my community, but they can be a nuisance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/13bae95b-15c0-4046-93f1-3593bcd990af/Mesquitepods.jpg Michael's Blog - Food and life with ancient ways in Arizona, US - Make it stand out • Mesquite pods foraged from a velvet and honey mesquite trees https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/fc36a751-1120-4a14-9f51-bfd15206b91b/biathagHarvest.jpg Michael's Blog - Food and life with ancient ways in Arizona, US - Make it stand out • Foraged saguaro fruit from a saguaro cactus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/048ac8da-2ceb-493d-bd2f-72e63fb08eb8/Mesquitesyrup.jpg Michael's Blog - Food and life with ancient ways in Arizona, US - Make it stand out • Alyssa and I foraged velvet mesquite this past summer and made mesquite syrup for our families. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/76302c27-d158-4e55-90a0-5a6283d2a8f3/Chandler-GHG.jpg Michael's Blog - Food and life with ancient ways in Arizona, US - Make it stand out • Chandler, AZ greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions Inventory for 2018. Source https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/6eb0dd7e-185a-4268-9f04-f3553d8d58d6/IndoorBins.jpg Michael's Blog - Food and life with ancient ways in Arizona, US - Make it stand out • Indoor bins: The brown 13-gallon trash bin in my kitchen holds an average of 10-14 pounds of waste. The red recycling box holds about 13-15 gallons of recyclable material. The box was going to be recycled years ago but it ended up being our long-term recycle bin. Reduce, reuse, and recycle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/97e89c28-87f9-4086-a105-16a79a130d10/OutdoorBins.jpg Michael's Blog - Food and life with ancient ways in Arizona, US - Make it stand out • Outdoor bins: The blue recycle bin holds 96 gallons of recyclable material. The green garbage bin holds 90 gallons of landfill waste and has a weight limit of 175 pounds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/04bb9bdf-32cb-46e9-b1de-263243344369/IndoorCompostContainer.jpg Michael's Blog - Food and life with ancient ways in Arizona, US - Make it stand out • Kitchen compost container https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/e58e5186-717c-4846-88d7-31642766d20b/OutCompostBin.jpg Michael's Blog - Food and life with ancient ways in Arizona, US - Make it stand out •- https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2021/11/8/chooks-rule-bloke monthly 0.5 2021-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/330e1716-d5bf-4288-a904-cfaceaf7efc1/IMG_7702.jpg Michael's Blog - Chooks rule bloke - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/93443adc-00d5-494b-ac3e-772d68052d9b/IMG_7704.jpg Michael's Blog - Chooks rule bloke - Make it stand out • Never a backward step, this one. Pesky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/ca6cb8fd-7a51-45f0-94ae-885b3c076e05/IMG_4116.jpg Michael's Blog - Chooks rule bloke - Make it stand out • Blanche d’Alpuget (L), Pesky (R) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/25ca07ab-0a97-4b44-a020-e6ad607c9025/IMG_7709.jpg Michael's Blog - Chooks rule bloke - Make it stand out • Two eggs a day about 9 months of the year - thanks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1d4c54fa-b972-45af-9123-30616c61b6b0/IMG_7705.jpg Michael's Blog - Chooks rule bloke - Make it stand out • “Where’s my food? What’s going on? Don’t muck around with me”, Pesky https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2021/9/29/2008-interviews-with-graeme-julie-cassie monthly 0.5 2021-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1633376322430-YPEXXST1TX49YSQ2N7M7/Screen+Shot+2021-10-05+at+6.20.37+am.png Michael's Blog - Make it stand out . . . the naked village with 4,037 stories . . . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1633377496024-3ULQM4HL6LELV3S56J54/Screen+Shot+2021-10-05+at+6.30.29+am.png Michael's Blog - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1633342872618-FOJQE3P448X1KQSUJF48/Screen+Shot+2021-10-04+at+9.18.44+pm.png Michael's Blog - Make it stand out • Cassie, Julie, Graeme https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2021/10/3/new-house-first-child-during-covid-lilys-story monthly 0.5 2021-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1633217587836-J4OPFZXQSV7KUFZA4JVI/IMG-2578+%281%29.jpg Michael's Blog - Gardening for stress relief - Lily's story - Make it stand out • Lily and Marcus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1633216554069-ZN89STN5J216IB7DC7L2/IMG-2998.jpg Michael's Blog - Gardening for stress relief - Lily's story - Make it stand out • Marcus with his mobile milk machine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1633216447254-R55EARRHWL5C7R9MHPTO/IMG-3023.jpg Michael's Blog - Gardening for stress relief - Lily's story - Make it stand out • The hedge as tall as a house https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1633216696629-3ZTN21K0ROALQG8ODKR0/IMG-2992+%281%29.jpg Michael's Blog - Gardening for stress relief - Lily's story - Make it stand out • I grew nasturtiums (with the sun’s help) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1633216838774-TMIYBKCPZ8XTFTA8BI67/IMG-2991.jpg Michael's Blog - Gardening for stress relief - Lily's story - Make it stand out • I grew sugar snaps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1633216912159-MT2W7S7IHDVTHUSRYQ2O/IMG-3006.jpg Michael's Blog - Gardening for stress relief - Lily's story - Make it stand out • And . . . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1633217177422-0UEYCN3R1QBMCIYGNHT9/IMG-3028.jpg Michael's Blog - Gardening for stress relief - Lily's story - Make it stand out • A cross sectional view of our compost bin https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2021/9/13/harvesting-roof-water-to-celebrate-it-in-an-intermittent-road-garden-fountain monthly 0.5 2021-09-14 https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2021/7/25/is-burning-food-for-energy-efficient monthly 0.5 2021-07-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1627193795220-O3447D3161CRX6GL7XHY/Screen+Shot+2021-07-25+at+4.13.02+pm.png Michael's Blog - Is burning food for energy efficient? - Make it stand out • Arynn Rogers (L) and Alyssa Noble (R) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1627178714400-VDG6UQO662TYAZWU3ZKG/Screen+Shot+2021-07-25+at+12.04.18+pm.png Michael's Blog - Is burning food for energy efficient? - Make it stand out • The image shows the different potential biogas yields in cubic meters per tonne of feedstocks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1627259949537-YPOK20MY9X0XV2HWPHTR/Screen+Shot+2021-07-26+at+10.38.46+am.png Michael's Blog - Is burning food for energy efficient? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1627260092019-9O9CVM76SGAJUWZQI242/Screen+Shot+2021-07-26+at+10.40.56+am.png Michael's Blog - Is burning food for energy efficient? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1627195465492-ZYGTVQNV6CL55QGBBG96/Screen+Shot+2021-07-25+at+4.43.54+pm.png Michael's Blog - Is burning food for energy efficient? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1627195630284-6JTHMC0DS8CUG16FZXLR/Screen+Shot+2021-07-25+at+4.46.32+pm.png Michael's Blog - Is burning food for energy efficient? - Make it stand out • A chart from the 2011 study shows the breakdown of process energy requirements (parasitic energy) of a single anaerobic digester, calculated over a 14-month period https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1627195840285-7G5BJJZX5VV0BCJ9J4ZS/Screen+Shot+2021-07-25+at+4.49.08+pm.png Michael's Blog - Is burning food for energy efficient? - Make it stand out • This diagram shows the AD process for the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) in California, a massive digester that serves approximately 650,000 people within 88-square-miles https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2021/7/22/comparing-solutions-and-problems-to-waste-in-the-united-states-and-australia monthly 0.5 2021-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1626997583791-R5N3G2NMY2ZPCQKQEQOR/20210717_184740.jpg Michael's Blog - Comparing solutions and problems to 'waste' in the bioenergy sectors in the United States and Australia - Make it stand out • I made my own food compost bin for $12 - my how-to-do-it story is here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1626921595508-MGWJN11UIQWRXOYGHSY6/Screen+Shot+2021-07-22+at+12.39.15+pm.png Michael's Blog - Comparing solutions and problems to 'waste' in the bioenergy sectors in the United States and Australia - Make it stand out • This map of the United States shows the location of my hometown, Louisville, Kentucky https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1626922167015-PK8660GMSKL95XHCKY0F/Screen+Shot+2021-07-22+at+12.47.29+pm.png Michael's Blog - Comparing solutions and problems to 'waste' in the bioenergy sectors in the United States and Australia - Make it stand out • A pie chart made by the U.S Energy Information Administration shows our energy consumption. As you can see, biomass is a major source of renewable energy for us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1626922921070-QH3UXNJQSTFK0GNCL65B/Screen+Shot+2021-07-22+at+1.01.39+pm.png Michael's Blog - Comparing solutions and problems to 'waste' in the bioenergy sectors in the United States and Australia - Make it stand out • Lorne State Forest, NSW, Australia. Intensive logging by Forestry Corporation NSW, 2018, with relaxed regulations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1626923112964-HW3ZWGLP56FYD3XZUKA4/Screen+Shot+2021-07-22+at+1.04.51+pm.png Michael's Blog - Comparing solutions and problems to 'waste' in the bioenergy sectors in the United States and Australia - Make it stand out • An aerial view of the Redbank Power Plant, which used to operate on coal and is in the process of being converted to biomass https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1626923339477-F7KYGFZFAAHP30OQPI1X/Screen+Shot+2021-07-22+at+1.08.24+pm.png Michael's Blog - Comparing solutions and problems to 'waste' in the bioenergy sectors in the United States and Australia - Make it stand out • The Hawesville Mill, located off the Ohio River and operated by Domtar LLC, a major paper manufacturer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1626923660490-6XTYAROAAW06RHHQFI2T/Screen+Shot+2021-07-22+at+1.13.47+pm.png Michael's Blog - Comparing solutions and problems to 'waste' in the bioenergy sectors in the United States and Australia - Make it stand out • The number of digesters and estimated capacity in Australia in December 2016. I can imagine that number has risen in the last 5 years https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1626924096078-EW4D0SH4JHVRNE8SYJIY/Screen+Shot+2021-07-22+at+1.20.53+pm.png Michael's Blog - Comparing solutions and problems to 'waste' in the bioenergy sectors in the United States and Australia - Make it stand out • A map of the US shows all the livestock anaerobic digesters. The size of the circles indicates the energy capacity https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1626924310183-YVKMIU6358GHO8SRVJD5/Screen+Shot+2021-07-22+at+1.23.50+pm.png Michael's Blog - Comparing solutions and problems to 'waste' in the bioenergy sectors in the United States and Australia - Make it stand out • A graph showing the percent of ethanol in our gasoline in relation to the percent of farmland that would be taken up for production [9] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1626924486080-DGYRN7NUDC5L3CBVJE4W/Screen+Shot+2021-07-22+at+1.27.29+pm.png Michael's Blog - Comparing solutions and problems to 'waste' in the bioenergy sectors in the United States and Australia - Make it stand out • A map shows the area of the US farmlands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1626924572935-67TER13AXHWZF1FPFMWW/Screen+Shot+2021-07-22+at+1.29.11+pm.png Michael's Blog - Comparing solutions and problems to 'waste' in the bioenergy sectors in the United States and Australia - Make it stand out • A map shows the land that produces corn in relation to all farmlands. Around 40% of the corn fields are used for making ethanol https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1626924736382-SFTWP2QZ0IYBR74TKDGC/Screen+Shot+2021-07-22+at+1.31.52+pm.png Michael's Blog - Comparing solutions and problems to 'waste' in the bioenergy sectors in the United States and Australia - Make it stand out • A graph shows the price of a bushel of corn through the years 2000-2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1626924890417-Z8K7KBVRVHATAEVIESOO/Screen+Shot+2021-07-22+at+1.34.36+pm.png Michael's Blog - Comparing solutions and problems to 'waste' in the bioenergy sectors in the United States and Australia - Make it stand out • The water usage between crude oil, solar, and biomass (crops). The crude oil and solar water usage are so small in comparison to biomass that you can’t see their bars https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1626925162205-OQ5F78SQJW8UEZOWC0IG/Screen+Shot+2021-07-22+at+1.39.01+pm.png Michael's Blog - Comparing solutions and problems to 'waste' in the bioenergy sectors in the United States and Australia - Make it stand out • This shows the key facts about what kind of food we are wasting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1626925701656-1HJZJSAJ78GVIE4E7BIT/Screen+Shot+2021-07-22+at+1.48.03+pm.png Michael's Blog - Comparing solutions and problems to 'waste' in the bioenergy sectors in the United States and Australia - Make it stand out • If food waste were a country, it would be 3rd place as top greenhouse gas emitter, just behind China and the U.S. Courtesy of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1626998218144-92DEC1CACF8894ODTYAX/Screen+Shot+2021-07-23+at+9.56.29+am.png Michael's Blog - Comparing solutions and problems to 'waste' in the bioenergy sectors in the United States and Australia - Make it stand out • The Food Recovery Hierarchy https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2021/7/22/burning-food-waste-burns-our-money-and-future-food monthly 0.5 2021-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1626999209935-A0DM12Y68YKCZXEVLNEO/-1577951956_20171227_165531_4007640.jpg Michael's Blog - Burning food ‘waste’ burns our money and future food - Make it stand out * Alyssa Noble and a bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1626929605496-DTFO9HU22VHXNGX7A3HG/Screen+Shot+2021-07-22+at+2.52.47+pm.png Michael's Blog - Burning food ‘waste’ burns our money and future food - Make it stand out • EarthPower’s process of producing biogas and fertilizer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1626994279705-YUHSC1BU5SGKEJDILTLT/Screen+Shot+2021-07-23+at+8.50.43+am.png Michael's Blog - Burning food ‘waste’ burns our money and future food - Make it stand out • A satellite view of Earthpower (towards the bottom left) shows that it is close to the river and other industrial facilities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1626994414368-RCFNUKV4TRKOKN0G0T3U/Screen+Shot+2021-07-23+at+8.53.17+am.png Michael's Blog - Burning food ‘waste’ burns our money and future food - Make it stand out • The map version shows just how close the plant is to the banks of the Parramatta River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1626994657813-VW7KHPKFOGTWATNY19A2/Air+monitoring+points.png Michael's Blog - Burning food ‘waste’ burns our money and future food - Make it stand out • Air monitoring points https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1626994723169-GPYQFP3NCNN4IGYQCAMT/Water+monitoring+point.png Michael's Blog - Burning food ‘waste’ burns our money and future food - Make it stand out • One water monitoring point https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1626995216879-YD7R3INIBRPKXHNQKMBL/Screen+Shot+2021-07-23+at+9.06.21+am.png Michael's Blog - Burning food ‘waste’ burns our money and future food - Make it stand out • This diagram shows a map of the EarthPower plant with the locations of the monitored points marked and labelled https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1626995808697-485OARCCRSHWIU4BO6V9/Screen+Shot+2021-07-23+at+9.16.24+am.png Michael's Blog - Burning food ‘waste’ burns our money and future food - Make it stand out • A screenshot from Sydney Water’s website https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2021/7/13/a-beginners-composting-journey-in-kentucky-usa monthly 0.5 2021-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1626147336936-68P5YKQR3EDJ2V4CP89Z/Screen+Shot+2021-07-13+at+1.34.21+pm.png Michael's Blog - A beginner’s composting journey in Kentucky, USA - Make it stand out • Dscoveries and solutions for my food waste in Louisville, Kentucky, US - Alyssa Noble https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1626147520952-SWDGR9OT4VY79W6VCT82/Screen+Shot+2021-07-13+at+1.38.18+pm.png Michael's Blog - A beginner’s composting journey in Kentucky, USA - Make it stand out • The city that I call “home” on a map https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1626147929611-B0KJII9FM6ZDK3J5L3PA/Screen+Shot+2021-07-13+at+1.45.07+pm.png Michael's Blog - A beginner’s composting journey in Kentucky, USA - Make it stand out • This graph shows that nearly a third of the residential waste from Louisville in 2015 could have been composted. Source https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1626148500687-2EH16FUHKZ5NPBASLT9C/Screen+Shot+2021-07-13+at+1.48.46+pm.png Michael's Blog - A beginner’s composting journey in Kentucky, USA - Make it stand out • Here is an easy guide of what and what not to compost https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1626148705285-VUXNSUHQM4ON76KGXKH4/Screen+Shot+2021-07-13+at+1.57.56+pm.png Michael's Blog - A beginner’s composting journey in Kentucky, USA - Make it stand out • Here I am, drilling holes! The microplastics remnants were swiped into the trash. It was quite fun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1626148828251-TNKCUMEZY8NGU8Z5BQ6Z/Screen+Shot+2021-07-13+at+2.00.05+pm.png Michael's Blog - A beginner’s composting journey in Kentucky, USA - Make it stand out • Here are the leaves and dirt before I mixed them https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1626148935035-QIJA2V1DS0BA2E3MYH98/Screen+Shot+2021-07-13+at+2.02.00+pm.png Michael's Blog - A beginner’s composting journey in Kentucky, USA - Make it stand out • The bin’s hang out spot has plenty of sun during the morning and midday hours https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1626149144075-ILE5WSX2AQS95809VQSA/Screen+Shot+2021-07-13+at+2.04.36+pm.png Michael's Blog - A beginner’s composting journey in Kentucky, USA - Make it stand out • Marisa’s compost bin is in a relatively shaded area, which is perfect for the worm's survival https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1626149269930-TCXKJMBWWQWJ0G0TTK8F/Screen+Shot+2021-07-13+at+2.07.35+pm.png Michael's Blog - A beginner’s composting journey in Kentucky, USA - Make it stand out • The bin on the pantry door collects food scraps that will be composted https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1626149373980-8FMF5JI4FX2L6AARJM9N/Screen+Shot+2021-07-13+at+2.09.09+pm.png Michael's Blog - A beginner’s composting journey in Kentucky, USA - Make it stand out • The tumbler is where waste becomes usable soil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1626149470596-E1WSWNA4CA105RPMLXQD/Screen+Shot+2021-07-13+at+2.10.51+pm.png Michael's Blog - A beginner’s composting journey in Kentucky, USA - Make it stand out • This bin is where the nutrient-rich humus will wait to be used https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1626149554200-5NE4R25WCUCGOMQMJ380/Screen+Shot+2021-07-13+at+2.12.13+pm.png Michael's Blog - A beginner’s composting journey in Kentucky, USA - Make it stand out • A week’s progress in my composting bin https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2021/7/11/how-i-made-my-own-compost-and-why monthly 0.5 2021-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1625998581668-06D5OF4W5FU9XSGWH9L6/Screen+Shot+2021-07-11+at+8.14.16+pm.png Michael's Blog - How I made my own compost, and why - Make it stand out • This image gives you an idea of what is acceptable and not acceptable for your compost pile or bin. It is a great way to visualize the composting process https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1625998725465-0KOCEL2J91LPK972DK1X/Screen+Shot+2021-07-11+at+8.17.49+pm.png Michael's Blog - How I made my own compost, and why - Make it stand out • These two photos show me using a drill to make holes in the bottom and the side of the compost bin for oxygen circulation. Oxygen is very important to the composting process https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1625998862370-9TRMJ31O8T5W25MYCHGM/Screen+Shot+2021-07-11+at+8.20.26+pm.png Michael's Blog - How I made my own compost, and why - Make it stand out • In this photo you can see the brown waste that I added to my compost bin. I used a paper yard waste bag since I didn’t have any dried leaves in my backyard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1625998998857-A94II0479LPEBXQCTBYQ/Screen+Shot+2021-07-11+at+8.23.01+pm.png Michael's Blog - How I made my own compost, and why - Make it stand out • This photo shows a thin layer of soil that I have added to the top of my newly created compost bin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1625999104161-1HYH51YK3LYHZ9E24STR/Screen+Shot+2021-07-11+at+8.24.16+pm.png Michael's Blog - How I made my own compost, and why - Make it stand out • We threw any food scraps that we had into our compost bin. This will create some nutrient rich soil for our garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1625999349067-FRRTDZLB81MK204GH9GX/Screen+Shot+2021-07-11+at+8.26.34+pm.png Michael's Blog - How I made my own compost, and why - Make it stand out • It is important to mix or “turn” your compost regularly. This assists with the circulation of oxygen and ensures that the center does not become too moist. If the mixture is too wet, mold and odor will develop. Here I used a spade. But it’s easier to turn the compost with one of the many different types of compost auger. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1625999673040-323LUTMFYS7SZ83O1SGB/Screen+Shot+2021-07-11+at+8.34.15+pm.png Michael's Blog - How I made my own compost, and why - Make it stand out • Water is important to the composting process because it helps to regulate the temperature of the mixture and helps with decomposition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1625999814506-VOPV6MOT70YD3LDYJ3NL/Screen+Shot+2021-07-11+at+8.35.54+pm.png Michael's Blog - How I made my own compost, and why - Make it stand out • My compost bin is located in the back of my yard by the fence. This is a nice shady spot for my bin. https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2021/7/11/a-us-student-chooses-composting-over-wasting-it monthly 0.5 2021-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1625995279873-FQ0YVF8GEKD7HMJ7710J/Arynn.png Michael's Blog - A US student chooses composting her food waste over wasting or burning it - Make it stand out • Unites States student, Arynn Rogers - composter, not waster https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1625995485407-A0HOF479WYGEJ064HFVU/Screen+Shot+2021-07-11+at+7.24.24+pm.png Michael's Blog - A US student chooses composting her food waste over wasting or burning it - Make it stand out • This graph shows that if food waste were a country, it would be the third largest emitting country in the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1625995662699-QYU07B9A50YFAID7TH97/Screen+Shot+2021-07-11+at+7.26.19+pm.png Michael's Blog - A US student chooses composting her food waste over wasting or burning it - Make it stand out • A map of the United States with a pinpoint on my home town of Lexington, Kentucky (image provided by google earth) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1625995831958-YCJJDS19VPNZIK4J0D0B/Screen+Shot+2021-07-11+at+7.29.18+pm.png Michael's Blog - A US student chooses composting her food waste over wasting or burning it - Make it stand out • Aerial view of the Rumpke Waste and Recycling landfill. This landfill covers 344 acres (139 ha) of a 800-acre (324 ha) tract of land that the company owns https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1625995959559-ES8XPIHG2AYAXUY7IQI0/Screen+Shot+2021-07-11+at+7.32.01+pm.png Michael's Blog - A US student chooses composting her food waste over wasting or burning it - Make it stand out • The photo on the left shows a picture of the truck that picks up solid waste. The photo on the right shows my recycle bin (green bin on the left) and my garbage bin (brown on the right) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1625996132782-LDD6Y3T7Q09DHU6MYW69/Screen+Shot+2021-07-11+at+7.34.10+pm.png Michael's Blog - A US student chooses composting her food waste over wasting or burning it - Make it stand out • This is an image provided by Earthpower technology of the process of anaerobic digestion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1625996413365-MIKB424SM59MQENUZ4J8/Screen+Shot+2021-07-11+at+7.39.50+pm.png Michael's Blog - A US student chooses composting her food waste over wasting or burning it - Make it stand out • This photo shows an aerial view of Earthpower Technologies located on the Paramatta river. (Image provided by google earth) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1625996575285-HEJ543I83VTR8IHDWH76/Screen+Shot+2021-07-11+at+7.42.37+pm.png Michael's Blog - A US student chooses composting her food waste over wasting or burning it - Make it stand out • The orange line is the limit of volatile organic compounds that are allowed to be released during a test period by the EPA. The blue line is the actual emissions that Earthpower Technologies had when they were testing their exhaust stacks. As shown here, the volatile organic compounds being released fluctuate from year to year but are still well under the EPA’s limit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1625996735733-19UHS4X6NR6N838YY6GO/Screen+Shot+2021-07-11+at+7.44.24+pm.png Michael's Blog - A US student chooses composting her food waste over wasting or burning it - Make it stand out • The orange line is the limit of nitrogen oxides that are allowed to be released during a test period by the EPA. The blue line is the actual emissions that Earthpower Technologies had when they were testing their exhaust stacks. It seems that their nitrogen oxide emissions have decreased within the last two years. https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2021/5/28/whfzlb0x35g9h5x17385ux1oyvm0a5 monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1622157840668-Z9DI18AXHGZF6FXC01J6/B4D74EFA-29F8-4687-8BE4-F68ED660CDB4.jpeg Michael's Blog - How I compost in my uni home in the US - Make it stand out • Here I am up in the air but down on the ground I turn my food waste into soil - Sophia Anderson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1622155427639-Y3P96XU3RZQSKABXCDOB/Screen+Shot+2021-05-26+at+8.37.43+am.png Michael's Blog - How I compost in my uni home in the US - Make it stand out • What are “greens” and “browns”? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1622155678884-61X2XX7S1OQ8DUKBOM42/Screen+Shot+2021-05-28+at+8.47.10+am.png Michael's Blog - How I compost in my uni home in the US - Make it stand out • My food waste in a bin under the kitchen sink, beginning its journey to become soil and food again https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1622155874052-24EELEWARR3XCENJPNBQ/Screen+Shot+2021-05-28+at+8.50.46+am.png Michael's Blog - 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Comparing energy used in Sydney, London and New York • Ged Noering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1618268932999-IDN3XCNG9I8YCHPHRX0Y/Screen+Shot+2021-04-13+at+9.05.54+am.png Michael's Blog - Comparing energy used in Sydney, London and New York Source https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1618284451277-G24EXBPKQAN9S0Y0DW6V/imageLikeEmbed.png Michael's Blog - Comparing energy used in Sydney, London and New York • Figure 2- Household Electricity Prices from 2016 to 2020 in Euro Cents per kWh https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1618349911464-5LBVC1DRWIGG7JM8TULR/Screen+Shot+2021-04-13+at+4.51.03+pm.png Michael's Blog - Comparing energy used in Sydney, London and New York https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1618295903501-YQ1M918LX8V0854QN9MV/Screen+Shot+2021-04-13+at+4.36.56+pm.png Michael's Blog - Comparing energy used in Sydney, London and New York • Figure 4- Average Household Electricity Usage in NSW through the seasons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1618296122721-LLI531QKMRO7K2Z0CGGT/Screen+Shot+2021-04-13+at+4.40.32+pm.png Michael's Blog - 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Comparing energy used in Sydney, London and New York https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2021/3/12/spokane-speaks monthly 0.5 2021-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1615504727383-R47H3LEL82VU8N5GWWRA/Screen+Shot+2021-03-12+at+10.15.38+am.png Michael's Blog - How is 'waste' managed in Spokane city, United States? • Waste beginning its journey in Spokane city, United States https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1615504987613-JVL04HZ211QX7YK5BOPO/Screen+Shot+2021-03-12+at+10.22.23+am.png Michael's Blog - How is 'waste' managed in Spokane city, United States? • Left flag marks Spokane, Washington Right flag marks Burlington, Vermont https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1615505467475-2AVSH20UK41QRM8AB1JE/Screen+Shot+2021-03-12+at+10.29.45+am.png Michael's Blog - How is 'waste' managed in Spokane city, United States? • Date found here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1615507432612-G8OMVHMX53UNW1QGO7QV/Screen+Shot+2021-03-12+at+11.03.16+am.png Michael's Blog - How is 'waste' managed in Spokane city, United States? • Food Recovery Hierarchy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1615508350373-6AG1928BA07XUJM9Q9FJ/Screen+Shot+2021-03-12+at+10.15.38+am.png Michael's Blog - How is 'waste' managed in Spokane city, United States? • Recycling and compost bins on side of road in Spokane snow for collection - Photo Kelly Hansen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1615508611900-KSQKUZFIVIQQYUYRO13W/Screen+Shot+2021-03-12+at+11.21.16+am.png Michael's Blog - How is 'waste' managed in Spokane city, United States? • Data for Spokane from Here. Data from Vermont from Here and Here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1615509032937-ZE5UO27SJ0KWBERGFIBY/Screen+Shot+2021-03-12+at+11.29.39+am.png Michael's Blog - How is 'waste' managed in Spokane city, United States? • Spokane Barr-Tech Composting Facility Aerial View https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1615509675623-JKTLY1285DW6GSQEU4FA/Screen+Shot+2021-03-12+at+11.40.56+am.png Michael's Blog - How is 'waste' managed in Spokane city, United States? • UN Climate solutions report in numbers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1615510232716-RIIEA0HRII9QOQC22L2Y/Screen+Shot+2021-03-12+at+11.43.57+am.png Michael's Blog - How is 'waste' managed in Spokane city, United States? • Data collected from 2019 Spokane route hauling information https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1615510371981-U2YOZS417GNRO10XYFR6/Screen+Shot+2021-03-12+at+11.52.22+am.png Michael's Blog - How is 'waste' managed in Spokane city, United States? • Vermont 2018 waste characterization study; DSM environmental 2018. C&D- Construction and Demolition Debris HHW- Household Hazardous Waste https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1615510588276-4ET1WCUEE1H58P9U5M92/Screen+Shot+2021-03-12+at+11.55.48+am.png Michael's Blog - How is 'waste' managed in Spokane city, United States? • Hennepin County waste composition studies at Hennepin Energy Recovery Center and Brooklyn Park Transfer Station https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2021/2/4/sydney-city-council-garbage-contract monthly 0.5 2021-02-05 https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2021/1/26/on-my-knees- monthly 0.5 2021-01-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1611642421061-47406JOCTJ9CKTJNY75B/IMG_3397.jpg Michael's Blog - On my knees . . . • Food ‘waste’ mixed with shredded newspaper about to go into one of Chippendale’s bench seat compost gardens. https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2021/1/5/further-thoughts-on-ending-waste-in-one-united-states-state monthly 0.5 2021-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1609824501410-X6WI29LT5N5P6SI3SNJU/Image1.png Michael's Blog - Further thoughts about ending waste in Minneapolis in one United States state • The portion of each type of waste received by the HERC, by weight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1609824569646-JWWRKAZCFT52XGB7I0US/Image2.png Michael's Blog - Further thoughts about ending waste in Minneapolis in one United States state • The disappointing rate of recycling and composting in Hennepin County since 2014 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1609824657843-VH1VIEOEPOOB7NRRI7LK/Image3.png Michael's Blog - Further thoughts about ending waste in Minneapolis in one United States state • The even more troubling rate of waste sent to landfills from Hennepin County since 2014 https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2021/1/5/how-were-ending-cafe-house-food-waste-bills-nbspcooling-our-streets monthly 0.5 2021-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1609809558205-BXPOHGIA05FDDD1IF7OM/Screen+Shot+2021-01-05+at+12.09.59+pm.png Michael's Blog - Join our conversation from home and share your views, your actions • Community meeting for anyone anywhere to join - how to end food waste, cool our streets and why https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2020/12/27/how-growing-urban-food-is-ending-waste monthly 0.5 2021-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1609025889013-90EJMOOO1ZZ8RIGNHSHM/0_Title+image.jpg Michael's Blog - How growing urban food is ending waste • Here I am putting shredded paper into a public compost bin in Myrtle street, Chippendale, an inner city suburb in Sydney, Australia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1609026077812-DY64DY87U20KZNTWQOZY/image-asset.png Michael's Blog - How growing urban food is ending waste • Life Box – Is that all we need? 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This statue has remained at the site, still standing today https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1605651909379-ZUZZ37RHORCTZ6QM2NXA/2_blog.JPG Michael's Blog - Waste not, want not in one part of the United States • One of many works of art at the site done by a grieving community, surrounded by flowers, gifts, and messages of love and despair https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1605663939653-EKWG9Q654R6WZSJMMR9B/IMG_0784.JPG Michael's Blog - Waste not, want not in one part of the United States • “Brrrrr. It gets cold here in Minneapolis”. Savannah Kjaer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1605654128166-DWFGG1BM5581AGEKSMG9/3_blog.png Michael's Blog - Waste not, want not in one part of the United States • Map of the United States showing in red the state of Minnesota https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1605654817815-77EO9N3NA9M0S72S93P5/5_blog.JPG Michael's Blog - Waste not, want not in one part of the United States • A microcosm of our larger trash problem, the overflowing dumpster and recycling for my apartment building https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1605659120995-XV4B2X9W3XRMBAAVBVTG/6_blog.png Michael's Blog - Waste not, want not in one part of the United States • The mountain of garbage to be burned, some clearly recyclable, piling up within the HERC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1605663114049-XQYOXXDFEX9ZMDRWBSOP/7_blog.png Michael's Blog - Waste not, want not in one part of the United States • The percent minority of each neighborhood within the county, from 3.3% to 92.4%, with the red dot showing where the HERC is. Looking at the data, the city is clearly segregated, with people of color concentrated in the inner city, along with the majority of pollution https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1605663501220-ZRHB7R882RZUOXCW2Y2T/new_map.png Michael's Blog - Waste not, want not in one part of the United States https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1605663296599-L1W7BDYTFX8A5ASGVK7N/8_blog.png Michael's Blog - Waste not, want not in one part of the United States • On the right, the linear economy we use now, vs the possible circular economy we could have. Rather than constantly producing and accumulating food waste, we could produce only what we need, and repurpose our scraps https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2020/11/17/no-legislation-ever-rises-above-the-level-of-its-administration monthly 0.5 2020-11-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1605576472159-0NI98T2UNW8BA3HA7DKM/IMG_5475.jpeg Michael's Blog - No legislation ever rises above the level of its administration • “Was it worth it?” I planted that tree in its central location decades ago and it delights me to sit in its company https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2020/10/9/3-billion-internet-users-2-billion-play-games-there-an-opportunity-for-climate-action monthly 0.5 2020-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1602216291645-J4FLDPN5K0A8ETW226PW/Screen+Shot+2020-10-09+at+3.03.49+pm.png Michael's Blog - 3 billion internet users, 2 billion play games there - an opportunity for climate action ● Finding nature outside the city, in Minnesota https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1602216606371-OA1YXXEV7KA5RMHEBZBJ/Screen+Shot+2020-10-09+at+3.08.50+pm.png Michael's Blog - 3 billion internet users, 2 billion play games there - an opportunity for climate action ● Beautiful greenery, but green messaging? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1602216749315-68OZJXTUR9K4LBM8U8P4/Screen+Shot+2020-10-09+at+3.11.50+pm.png Michael's Blog - 3 billion internet users, 2 billion play games there - an opportunity for climate action ● The “ecologically-themed” character the company promised https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1602217346234-C0KBF0F09AUG41815ZXO/Screen+Shot+2020-10-09+at+3.21.18+pm.png Michael's Blog - 3 billion internet users, 2 billion play games there - an opportunity for climate action ● One of the first panels players see upon opening the game https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1602217520706-KGLA58992G3PHPI0Z4L3/Screen+Shot+2020-10-09+at+3.23.57+pm.png Michael's Blog - 3 billion internet users, 2 billion play games there - an opportunity for climate action ● Couldn’t be more clear! https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2020/10/8/food-from-local-farmers-to-local-buyers monthly 0.5 2020-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1602103163111-O88PM5ZSTAA04IHNQ0K2/Screen+Shot+2020-10-08+at+7.36.19+am.png Michael's Blog - Food from local farmers to local buyers • Lauren Branson & Cara Cooper - Founders, Your Food Collective Here, they’re checking out a local community garden in Newcastle, NSW https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1602103917148-RDEXDNTVKMCTCKB0HS48/Screen+Shot+2020-10-08+at+7.50.50+am.png Michael's Blog - Food from local farmers to local buyers • We love this low cost vertical garden solution for herbs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1602104340752-JY75WNOCXV4UM65K85GF/Screen+Shot+2020-10-08+at+7.57.57+am.png Michael's Blog - Food from local farmers to local buyers • Leo, Lauren’s oldest, learning about harvesting on a recent farm visit https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2020/9/17/five-minute-video-of-my-house monthly 0.5 2020-11-18 https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2020/8/31/chippo-composts-over-300-kg-a-week-in-our-road-gardens monthly 0.5 2020-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1598857407943-VNMY39NLIT2IUMBQO533/Chippo+road+gardeners.png Michael's Blog - We compost over 300 kg a week in our road gardens • There are thousands of stories in our streets, and these are some of them https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1598857563206-64DUDKFNIHN28R1BN52U/Blue+compost+bin+IMG_9602.jpg Michael's Blog - We compost over 300 kg a week in our road gardens • One of the many different composting options in Chippendale’s road gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1599023427857-XAEXSJXWJE90E157X1NO/IMG_5107.jpeg Michael's Blog - We compost over 300 kg a week in our road gardens • Vicki Tennant with her compost seat made by John Fry to her left https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1598857887755-W2ARQHJS1D5TA6W3NVH5/Espaliered+IMG_7305.jpg Michael's Blog - We compost over 300 kg a week in our road gardens • Compost driven fruit trees https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1598858290141-6XK4UZ66YF1B61S2KXI1/Espaliered+fruit+tree+IMG_4021.jpg Michael's Blog - We compost over 300 kg a week in our road gardens • Compost boosts our espaliered fruit tree. Yum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1599023253883-H1QYBJRWEMBHAJICF4LO/IMG_5004.jpeg Michael's Blog - We compost over 300 kg a week in our road gardens • The 120 litre rotating compost bin in the background is filled at least twice a week, and the contents are transferred to a 400 litres compost bin which has a high worm population and high breakdown rate. The worm farms in the foreground are continually at capacity. https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2020/8/31/plastic-unfantastic-x-3 monthly 0.5 2020-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1598845923929-VUYVEJSGDYUC6JXIO644/IMG_2883.jpg Michael's Blog - Plastic unfantastic x 3 • Early days in July . . . - in Sydney https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1598846394195-YQJ9O9VBHRNCWHNI3Z4I/Ailis+trader+joe.png Michael's Blog - Plastic unfantastic x 3 • Ailis’s month of plastic in a bag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1598846539444-P2UOIGILEW4BWUAWUW12/When+too+much+.+.+.png Michael's Blog - Plastic unfantastic x 3 • When too much plastic is barely enough https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1598847050757-TUC7XIOMKSHWTW9Q51G8/Justify.png Michael's Blog - Plastic unfantastic x 3 • Does ‘carbon neutral’ count? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1598847165501-HXL69CN70UFNQ6CATCF0/Carbon+neutral.png Michael's Blog - Plastic unfantastic x 3 • . . . hmmm, probably not https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1598847287911-CMHRWI12911CNV9P893D/Plastic+is+plastic.png Michael's Blog - Plastic unfantastic x 3 • Plastic is plastic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1598847410333-M0W82RO3IN87GMTG699P/More+plastic.png Michael's Blog - Plastic unfantastic x 3 • Did I mention plastic? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1598848196402-OB0LZD09WU0HOMTN9Y3S/More+more.png Michael's Blog - Plastic unfantastic x 3 • Where does it all come from? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1598848749229-78BAZI1VA8N647QCU7JK/20200814_124921.jpg Michael's Blog - Plastic unfantastic x 3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1598848814226-91PVVS7ZVNEIZSZ2XTBP/Brianne%27s+bag.png Michael's Blog - Plastic unfantastic x 3 • Brianne’s bag of plastic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1598849013936-V92SDMBOPPZW3PB3C36Z/Plastic+to+cloth.png Michael's Blog - Plastic unfantastic x 3 • From plastic to cloth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1598849156202-NZ74LGJN7VCO2FD48XJA/Plastic+to+bags.png Michael's Blog - Plastic unfantastic x 3 • From veggies in plastic to veggies in bags https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1598849234835-2IIB5ZOWE4RCJ7R4JZ03/From+single+use+to+re-use.png Michael's Blog - Plastic unfantastic x 3 • From single use to re-use https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1598849343235-AKMFYB902ABO7UDZXKZU/Container+solutions.png Michael's Blog - Plastic unfantastic x 3 • Container solutions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1598849970194-WDZU8TSR9RVT0M6YJU77/myplasticbox.jpg Michael's Blog - Plastic unfantastic x 3 • My box of plastics about mid July - the Who Gives a Crap toilet paper has no plastic packaging. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1598850484193-3YNKIX9UEVH4HKUSX6ZH/IMG_6713.jpg Michael's Blog - Plastic unfantastic x 3 • All of this food grade package is compostable; it takes about 6 weeks to break down in my compost https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1598850656305-C0P6YYCVI3Y5RHULD569/Floss+IMG_1965.jpg Michael's Blog - Plastic unfantastic x 3 https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2020/8/22/burning-food-is-a-tragic-mistake monthly 0.5 2020-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1598070818121-NNMN18SAFU2S5MRUDUGF/Diagram%2C+food+waste+to+electricity%2C+trade+waste%2C+fertilizer+copy.png Michael's Blog - Solutions to burning food • When food is burnt about a third of it is lost as waste energy, trade waste, and the transport involved increases our climate emergency https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1598071367777-BJYKEGZB6E6JJ1FCOZ8U/IMG_2923.jpg Michael's Blog - Solutions to burning food • If you want to know why burning food waste is a terminal action, and enjoy terrific writing about soil and how our lives depend on it, read Dirt, the erosion of civilisations by David R Montgomery - 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It's easy being kind to Earth, join me • Calculations for different pollution targets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1596071391471-T4ZBTGE3NBKZZPFYZ9W0/Chippendale+emission+cuts+-+different+participation+rates.png Michael's Blog - It's easy being kind to Earth, join me • Chippendale air pollution - different participation rates https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1596071838971-C7XJ05FLNWS3I705YZGI/Some+Chippendale+compost+options.png Michael's Blog - It's easy being kind to Earth, join me • Some Chippendale compost options https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2020/5/19/uni-lecturers-teach-sustainability-but-put-their-super-into-gas-oil-coal monthly 0.5 2020-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1594457455810-HZGA59D7H8YBT4VP5XIA/Screen+Shot+2020-07-11+at+6.50.17+pm.png Michael's Blog - Uni lecturers invest in gas, oil, coal • UniSuper invests superannuation payments from university lecturers and staff into coal, gas, oil and other Earth-killing polluting industries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1594456722917-VN3F391E8UVKWTF1QR92/Screen+Shot+2020-07-11+at+6.38.24+pm.png Michael's Blog - Uni lecturers invest in gas, oil, coal • UniSuper puts Australian uni lecturer super into oil, coal, gas - including lecturers teaching sustainability - unless a lecturer otherwise directs https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2020/7/11/sustainability-fact-sheet-for-students monthly 0.5 2020-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1594450555477-OVP3SQ4FGG7U40M0GDKT/Screen+Shot+2020-07-10+at+6.58.42+PM.png Michael's Blog - Sustainability fact sheet for students • Our human poo and wee stays where we live in a sustainable house, doesn’t go into oceans where whales and fish live https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1594453067542-ZFX8YFH22W0JM6ML6BL5/Screen+Shot+2020-07-11+at+5.34.12+pm.png Michael's Blog - Sustainability fact sheet for students • An Australian Thorny Devil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1594453134628-QHTVUPVYQOI2SXED0979/Screen+Shot+2020-07-11+at+5.36.38+pm.png Michael's Blog - 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Sustainability fact sheet for students • How the ‘wasted’ water is re-used to flush the toilet, wash clothes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1594454831397-N23FMKY5GO8L160HILC9/Screen+Shot+2020-07-11+at+6.06.48+pm.png Michael's Blog - Sustainability fact sheet for students • The two solar hot water panels and the several (blue) solar electricity panels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1594454996147-GK7VC07MW44C1ASAWYT3/Screen+Shot+2020-07-11+at+6.09.29+pm.png Michael's Blog - Sustainability fact sheet for students • Solar battery stores the sun’s energy for the household https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1594455141424-KAEYBG3DTWX5R6M4JETJ/Screen+Shot+2020-07-11+at+6.11.09+pm.png Michael's Blog - Sustainability fact sheet for students • How the sun’s energy becomes electricity https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2020/7/2/cafe-goes-solar monthly 0.5 2020-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1593641858242-9NTT43BQRDVK0FYKHGCC/Screen+Shot+2020-07-02+at+8.16.59+am.png Michael's Blog - Cafe goes solar • The Bogey Hole Cafe, Bronte beach - named after the rock pool at the beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1593655904306-LUJS5YO24I0T1P1VKENR/IMG_8863.PNG Michael's Blog - Cafe goes solar • Electricity use before 3 phase https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1593642120993-Q13GW2YYWCJDIZ4DDAG8/IMG_3646.jpeg Michael's Blog - Cafe goes solar • Bronte Beach from the cafe with the rock pool around to the right of the image https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1593655992049-NQXZOEY3VHU20F0VYFSJ/IMG_8861.PNG Michael's Blog - Cafe goes solar • Electricity use after 3 phase https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2020/6/25/free-healthy-food-from-our-chippendale-road-gardens monthly 0.5 2020-06-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1593079320891-KZ8KQSHFDESUSGDTBIBZ/IMG_2963.jpeg Michael's Blog - Free, healthy food from our Chippendale road gardens • Four Pillars Shiraz gin + Chippendale rosemary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1593046467158-OHWCSMENCS5MLTVO0VCI/IMG_4904.jpg Michael's Blog - Free, healthy food from our Chippendale road gardens • Green paw paws ready for harvesting from a paw paw tree in one of our Chippendale road gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1593047286509-VDS9BWHUIXBES6EYRL1E/IMG_5339.jpg Michael's Blog - Free, healthy food from our Chippendale road gardens • Two green paw paws on the ground after harvesting them with a stick https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1593046652357-THSGKIDGJEI0DHT1G061/Green+paw+paw+salad+IMG_2947.jpg Michael's Blog - Free, healthy food from our Chippendale road gardens • Green paw paw salad recipe from Sustainable House https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2020/6/23/how-to-prevent-footpath-pavement-heave monthly 0.5 2020-06-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1592888300660-VR7F77B2LLSDDFM152X6/IMG_3354.jpg Michael's Blog - How to get safer cheaper footpaths - prevent trip hazards • Work underway to repair a trip hazard. Badly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1592888660641-NJOBQJTDJ4ASFUSE8T41/IMG_0923.jpg Michael's Blog - How to get safer cheaper footpaths - prevent trip hazards • Incomplete work after day 1. Notice naughty tree in the background whose rising tree roots caused the pavement to rise up and to crack; the solution is to answer the question: why do tree roots rise up? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1592888857502-YWJY2BH4H6PSVH1Y6OAH/IMG_7889.jpg Michael's Blog - How to get safer cheaper footpaths - prevent trip hazards • Work after day 2, new pavement. Notice green down pipes which go under the new pavement to waste rain water to the street through the drain holes in the kerb, then drain and carry pollution to harbours, rivers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1592889934339-4XXRGHT694Q6HK5DBD6V/IMG_5845.jpg Michael's Blog - How to get safer cheaper footpaths - prevent trip hazards • Notice the partly exposed white drain pipe to take rainwater from the roof and under the yet-to-be-poured bitumen to discharge in the outlet in the kerb then to the gutter then to the harbour and ocean. The workers will have to come back one day to redo the pavement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1592890803491-BVTTVQJX0K8XH50259TA/shepherd+st+planting+map_2+copy.jpg Michael's Blog - How to get safer cheaper footpaths - prevent trip hazards • See the little girl laying agricultural drainage pipe? It’s that easy to install. We citizens worked with council to design, plant and build this self-watering nature strip in Chippendale. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1592891868478-HD28ZVJU69DL114D0AQV/IMG_5233.jpg Michael's Blog - How to get safer cheaper footpaths - prevent trip hazards • Luxuriant tree and verge growth driven by keeping rainwater where it falls to irrigate the plants from below ground level https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1592891993452-HZ6JUE1OSR8FB4E2OZM3/IMG_9479.jpg Michael's Blog - How to get safer cheaper footpaths - prevent trip hazards • Hearty tree and plant growth, stable footpath due to rainwater being kept where it falls with ag pipe to irrigate below ground https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2020/5/21/a-garden-in-your-window monthly 0.5 2020-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1591826528634-42Z0PYG5XLLNP8U3JCLM/Screen+Shot+2020-06-11+at+8.01.39+am.png Michael's Blog - A garden in your window? • A kitchen window garden I designed in Sydney https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1591826736981-4KM7YSIMN22M0O44XBYH/Screen+Shot+2020-06-11+at+8.05.06+am.png Michael's Blog - A garden in your window? • A lounge room window with its window garden designed to obscure a very near neighbour’s fence and their window that provided an unobscured view into our room https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1591826956605-I3U28N3UW5QU8DACL7ZG/Screen+Shot+2020-06-11+at+8.08.41+am.png Michael's Blog - A garden in your window? • Third photo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1591827050653-ZXYCXOJNO7OTOFWTC1XS/Screen+Shot+2020-06-11+at+8.10.22+am.png Michael's Blog - A garden in your window? • Fourth photo https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2020/6/10/the-earthwalkers-house monthly 0.5 2020-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1591761379576-7NLB7NDUEOS31NET7MNP/house+warmth+plan+english+done.jpg Michael's Blog - The Earthwalker's house, Patagonia • Drawing of the house designed and built by Paul Coleman and Konomi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1591779485551-61TDA1W7HU936IU7Q1JE/Screen+Shot+2020-06-10+at+6.56.20+pm.png Michael's Blog - The Earthwalker's house, Patagonia • Paul Coleman and his wife, Konomi https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2020/6/7/how-to-show-love-in-the-kitchen-sink-to-fish-in-the-ocean monthly 0.5 2020-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1591505872262-MOOIH5F1IPGTSVRT9MEI/IMG_2037.jpg Michael's Blog - How to show love in the kitchen sink for fish in the ocean • Some dish washing water in a 6 litre bucket on my kitchen bench https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1591506758100-9LD3XMJIW97V48P3NCZV/IMG_6465.jpg Michael's Blog - How to show love in the kitchen sink for fish in the ocean • Keep a container in your sink for dish, pot rinsing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1591507085745-0X4B2FBTD0CGWS2447YH/IMG_4433.jpg Michael's Blog - How to show love in the kitchen sink for fish in the ocean • Fresh, used lemons provide acid, perfume for 2 - 4 machine cycles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1591507328075-QNS9QNP0XPK6BHYXOKKR/IMG_9856.jpg Michael's Blog - How to show love in the kitchen sink for fish in the ocean • Pouring dish washing water onto plants - here, a Feijoa tree https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1591507509927-QGQLKP2JQUVGFK75AZJL/IMG_3183.jpg Michael's Blog - How to show love in the kitchen sink for fish in the ocean • Left over veggies, lemons greyish after the dishwasher + this n that https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1591507718631-8KKQ0RPO7LB5LBRRMKFM/IMG_7972.jpg Michael's Blog - How to show love in the kitchen sink for fish in the ocean • Into the compost it goes, “Yum”, say the worms and little critters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1591507940048-5QQUJOFNOJRHVAPI9U9V/IMG_2144.jpg Michael's Blog - How to show love in the kitchen sink for fish in the ocean ª “Yum”, and, “Ahhh” - the joy of connecting with Earth, here in the street where I live https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2020/5/14/to-burn-food-is-to-burn-soil monthly 0.5 2020-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1589415339072-FPW4NP7BC4QJWTOMHXSH/Screen+Shot+2020-05-14+at+10.14.04+am.png Michael's Blog - To burn food is to burn soil • Soil is made from vegetation, rocks and . . . food - these all decay to become soil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1590184900557-ON2KE393M3WC1UCX77IO/Earthpower+2020-05-21+at+5.35.06+pm.png Michael's Blog - To burn food is to burn soil • Food waste burnt to make electricity: Stage 1 Food waste trucked to site . . . Stage 4 Food waste turned into biogas . . . Stage 5 Biogas burnt to make electricity for the main electricity grid Note the greenwash of “Green Power”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1590185160205-MROTTJ12EE1QCCZ41W3D/New+Hampshire.png Michael's Blog - To burn food is to burn soil • New Hampshire in the US turns food waste into compost and prevents it becoming part of the waste stream. This example is given in the NSW government’s issues paper for ending waste https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2020/4/22/h093ui054s0mx2hgvahpm6kx3czvy6 monthly 0.5 2020-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1587606116666-3IC8XFLD24V5KQSHU3ZS/DSC01306.jpeg Michael's Blog - The solar and battery system at Phil Lloyd’s house, Sydney • We are on a battle axe block with a steep driveway down from the main road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1587606247952-6RJ6Y1G5Y2OB97LLDOZJ/DSC01310.jpeg Michael's Blog - The solar and battery system at Phil Lloyd’s house, Sydney • Roof, You can see the panels are in shade. There is one large tree that blocked the panels, however, when this shot was taken 0.5 kw was being generated. The battery had been charged for about 30 minutes prior to the shade of that tree. So we weren't using the grid. As I am writing this blog we have 1 to 5.2kw from the solar and 3.3.kw to the battery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1587606473845-1LD0VWI01WPX0SYV0Z5B/DSC01317.jpeg Michael's Blog - The solar and battery system at Phil Lloyd’s house, Sydney • Inverter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1587606525454-7203ZSIIQKHNE0AH6FKE/DSC01324.jpeg Michael's Blog - The solar and battery system at Phil Lloyd’s house, Sydney • Tesla Battery https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2020/3/31/speed-up-your-compost monthly 0.5 2020-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1585616493862-ISQK6RBRQ496H7SSCT0L/Shredder+IMG_8737.jpg Michael's Blog - Speed up your compost • Paper shredder with paper in it being shredded - tip - watch out for staples as they can damage the shredder https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1585616932964-NPGTTBTZ1IZ4TOVJ11R4/Shredded+IMG_3523.jpg Michael's Blog - Speed up your compost • Shredded paper https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2020/3/29/we-can-all-grow-our-food-heres-how monthly 0.5 2020-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1585468622175-EOEN3P92W5NO19YMU2X1/IMG_1060.jpeg Michael's Blog - We can grow our food - details for how to • Some rosemary sprigs from Chippendale road gardens in Four Pillars Shiraz Gin add a touch of the local https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1585708092243-DKQEBKKU8UGRQVDX0EHY/Screen+Shot+2020-04-01+at+1.25.24+pm.png Michael's Blog - We can grow our food - details for how to • This is how I regrow plants by cutting the roots off before cooking them https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1585469852657-YLMU7251N6C5XAK3UAMM/Screen+Shot+2020-03-29+at+6.24.11+pm.png Michael's Blog - We can grow our food - details for how to • Sustainable Food book aims to help any of us grow our own food https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2020/3/25/how-to-go-off-grid-videos monthly 0.5 2020-03-30 https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2020/3/24/zoom-with-michael monthly 0.5 2020-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1585008537405-WUPBY3E2VTDDT6960PWQ/IMG_4054.jpeg Michael's Blog - Zoom your project with Michael • At my table made of camphor laurel from the family farm https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2020/3/19/k08u3sogakbw9l3fo7bd8tffb6qqs7 monthly 0.5 2020-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1584595062113-BJQFNI0YOU51C90PTSQ2/IMG_9251.jpg Michael's Blog - Intern(s) invited to analyse data • Greening beginning on burnt Australian landscape https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2020/3/11/three-interns-compare-their-australian-and-usa-experiences monthly 0.5 2020-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1583892623436-FBFJQ45QD7K7K5UWEX52/Denial+is+not+a+policy.png Michael's Blog - Three interns compare their Australian and USA experiences • Sharing my love for Earth on Sydney’s streets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1583892428923-62OI5Z77CP67WKPUTGMU/Screen+Shot+2020-03-11+at+12.19.35+pm.png Michael's Blog - Three interns compare their Australian and USA experiences • Model of Sydney’s Sustainable House in the Ecologic exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo, NSW https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1583892803427-E2X8Y0VQ6MI55DLOHFPN/image-asset.png Michael's Blog - Three interns compare their Australian and USA experiences • Chooks at Sustainable House know there is no such things as ‘waste’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1583960003114-MM4SZHZU4K9R6TN9ASP1/IMG_4304.jpg Michael's Blog - Three interns compare their Australian and USA experiences • In the Blue Mountains, about 2 hours west of Sydney https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1583893034464-7A0HLB7KG8VT38ESDZK6/Emissions+info+ecologic.png Michael's Blog - Three interns compare their Australian and USA experiences • Pollution comparisons from our daily living at the Ecologic exhibition were useful - and surprising https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1583920496709-2JJFH2QN5CSKBZY7M6I7/IMG_0936.jpeg Michael's Blog - Three interns compare their Australian and USA experiences • An American in Sydney https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1583920783849-N52M3LU3Z4FZ38J7VNPW/IMG_0706.jpeg Michael's Blog - Three interns compare their Australian and USA experiences • Hmmm, what have we here? An American, I think https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1583920975588-B3XAYVGAPDQBZQO3S1CZ/IMG_9858.jpeg Michael's Blog - Three interns compare their Australian and USA experiences • Hmm. It wants me to look at a little thing it’s holding up for me to see. Let’s go with that. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1583921251740-SMJGR0AFIAXAU7T3T1I9/IMG_0031+2.jpeg Michael's Blog - Three interns compare their Australian and USA experiences • Central Park, beside the central business district of Sydney https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1583921689878-HM87RCR7XO8V77JA4CS5/IMG_0215+2.jpeg Michael's Blog - Three interns compare their Australian and USA experiences • The Botanic Gardens beside the Sydney Opera House https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2020/3/11/wonderful-success-story-village-homes-california monthly 0.5 2020-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1583893397568-XB7S4L8703Z2WSGUIL1P/39.+Font+yards+and+pathways+copy.jpg Michael's Blog - Wonderful success story - Village Homes, California • Footpaths wind beside swales where water is directed to keep rainwater where it falls to grow plants and trees, including fruit trees, grapes and more https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1583893551895-TWS4149GNR1SGFICAV1P/3_9_20+SA+-+Draft+for+explaining+temperature+project+%28Word+Version%29.jpg Michael's Blog - Wonderful success story - Village Homes, California • Diverse home design https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2020/3/7/how-little-i-know monthly 0.5 2020-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1583557619804-9NMQDIB5XECAJN4W8REN/IMG_0088.jpg Michael's Blog - How little I know • Stingless bee hive in Chippendale paddock - look close at it - little black dot is a b zooming in to land at the tiny ‘front door’. (Thank you, lovely, generous Earth.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1583558896339-PINRRONPKNMLCJACUR8J/IMG_3119.jpg Michael's Blog - How little I know • One of the boundaries on the Chippendale paddock, looking toward the hive https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1583557904010-F1LI2LYSTECW8G9EZAM9/IMG_6417.jpg Michael's Blog - How little I know • “Through a glass darkly” https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2020/2/25/what-am-i-proud-of-and-what-can-i-do-better monthly 0.5 2020-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1582598747089-PQFSCI21PXV0DG38KNZ8/Sunny+Portal.png Michael's Blog - What am I proud of . . . and what can I do better? • July to December 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1582598973791-KQZ7LE6SPOBKUNXHZ03S/December+2019.png Michael's Blog - What am I proud of . . . and what can I do better? • December 2019 https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2020/2/13/express-interest-in-my-off-grid-prefabs monthly 0.5 2020-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1581545287298-MQ3OZEW4CJ7PGVQDW33V/Resized_20200128_140332.jpeg Michael's Blog - Express interest in my off grid prefabs * Little fig tree growing from a cutting from the one at my place - from little things big things grow https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2020/2/2/how-to-make-a-leaky-drain monthly 0.5 2023-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1580633216919-X44T77LG3BSJTCEKMIH6/How+to+make+a+leaky+drain+.png Michael's Blog - How to make a leaky drain • Short 2 min 20 sec video on how you can make your own hands-free, cheap irrigation https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2020/1/30/rain-is-our-lifeblood- monthly 0.5 2020-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1580352309489-PR6MLKGPRVLWFO16T3EC/Birds+drinking+from+footpath.png Michael's Blog - Rain is our lifeblood . . . • Birds drinking from rainwater running down footpath to be wasted to the ocean https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2020/1/30/farm-fencing-revolution monthly 0.5 2020-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1580349527219-IIV37Z8T46919B7VW2GS/eShepherd.png Michael's Blog - Farm fencing revolution • The eShepherd fence may revolutionise farm fencing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1580349804968-A1MZJPT9GLDZH0GQOV91/eShepherd+video.png Michael's Blog - Farm fencing revolution • eShepherd video https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2019/12/23/food-scraps-friday-at-camdenville-primary-school-nsw monthly 0.5 2019-12-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1577243153631-GLMQV4Q42DAF5XJXWTK8/IMG_1508.jpg Michael's Blog - Food scraps Friday at Camdenville Primary School, NSW • School children and parents turn left over food into soil then plants then education https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1577243227438-AIN5Q4J5C1ZNZKL76XPE/Food+Scrap+Friday+Data+2016+-+2019.png Michael's Blog - Food scraps Friday at Camdenville Primary School, NSW • Impressive data https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1577243419198-PL9L7RZX13QEBH7N6M3W/IMG_1628.jpg Michael's Blog - Food scraps Friday at Camdenville Primary School, NSW • Kids getting on board to turn left over food into soil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1577243631819-00AK2JV0UGW24C8U6KTP/IMG_2223.JPG Michael's Blog - Food scraps Friday at Camdenville Primary School, NSW • Showtime! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1577243742607-EXDEPVBEZAHNDJXRTIHZ/IMG_2744.jpg Michael's Blog - Food scraps Friday at Camdenville Primary School, NSW • This is what left over food turned into compost turns into - plants - more food https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2019/12/11/creating-a-space-to-hang-out monthly 0.5 2019-12-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1576037775904-HP6KURM2VZGL3M2Y2BRD/The+inspiration.JPG Michael's Blog - Creating a space to hang out • The inspiration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1576038544852-LP96NIRFRMFCOZANMD4C/Original+courtyard.jpg Michael's Blog - Creating a space to hang out • The original courtyard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1576039905760-LUE2SDTHC0EXEIJ46CN9/ecologist.JPG Michael's Blog - Creating a space to hang out • “I take care of everywhere I go” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1576040031276-GPAVXICYYUQTPDOTSVJE/The+Pond.JPG Michael's Blog - Creating a space to hang out • I discovered a pond underneath fishbone plants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1576040395506-14GKDWBS91JNKMUIKFHE/Patio+Before.jpg Michael's Blog - Creating a space to hang out • Impermeable before . . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1576040443429-O4R5C4YXTEDLOXPX06E8/Patio+After.jpg Michael's Blog - Creating a space to hang out • Permeable after . . . https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2019/12/2/a-bushfire-evening-australia-2019 monthly 0.5 2019-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1575263429860-9X8DS5HYOQXHFSTMW7PU/IMG_4540.jpg Michael's Blog - A bushfire evening, Australia, 2019 • He looks skyward, mouth wide open, eyes fixed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1575263578961-COFN2HU5UWYUYK0BACAD/IMG_1577.jpg Michael's Blog - A bushfire evening, Australia, 2019 • Morning comes again to Newnes, Wolgan Valley, NSW, Australia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1576732030356-6EPT2MQC3DXQF2LGA7MG/Newnes+bushfire.png Michael's Blog - A bushfire evening, Australia, 2019 • The 418,000 hectare Wolgan or Gospers Mountain bushfire came to the Wolgan valley last evening, 18 December 2019 https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2019/11/26/the-power-of-waterups-wicking-beds-to-grow-plants monthly 0.5 2019-11-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1574725394368-N49RLFFGZUMUVARN14M4/WaterUps+trial+results.png Michael's Blog - The power of WaterUps wicking beds to grow plants • Graphs compare water saved with Waterups and other approaches to harvesting water https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2019/11/22/rain-tank-water-is-safe-to-drink monthly 0.5 2019-11-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1574386399096-DRAASCU1QVG6QX4LVWO1/IMG_3942.JPG Michael's Blog - Rain tank water is safe to drink • Sometimes, we just need to look up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1574387104601-VF59YC7QIPHST25AYTS4/Domestic+use+of+rain+tanks.png Michael's Blog - Rain tank water is safe to drink • Domestic use of rain tanks in Australian states and territories https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2019/11/10/examples-of-financial-incentives-to-sustain-earths-climate monthly 0.5 2019-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1573365473937-1HCMOEIKS55BD93U0NCS/Incentives+1.png Michael's Blog - Examples of financial incentives to sustain Earth's climate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1573365627844-VBAF50LU58OFX72QPXUO/Incentives+2.png Michael's Blog - Examples of financial incentives to sustain Earth's climate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1573365825478-56D65ZXG117FO8E3LEQI/Incentives+3.png Michael's Blog - Examples of financial incentives to sustain Earth's climate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1573365906674-BK0U3ZI3LN9WEAOXKOCP/Incentives+4.png Michael's Blog - Examples of financial incentives to sustain Earth's climate https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2019/11/5/23-years-water-data-for-off-grid-city-house monthly 0.5 2019-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1572914625104-ZAUEKF2OVMTJ4UVM563Q/20191104_100158.jpg Michael's Blog - 23 years water data for off-grid city house • Water meter showing the amount of rain water used since October 1996 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1572914804056-YF3UM51BSEBMGZM0KFBN/20191104_093951.jpg Michael's Blog - 23 years water data for off-grid city house • Recycled water meter showing the amount of recycled water used since October 1996 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1572915087358-2V1CJTA6FUYS8FMQJRQ1/Table+of+water+and+recycled+water+use.png Michael's Blog - 23 years water data for off-grid city house • Data on the daily average amount of water used in Sydney’s Sustainable House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1572915467381-XPNDDHVSLOVXPVUU0KLL/Screen+Shot+2019-11-05+at+11.57.17+am.png Michael's Blog - 23 years water data for off-grid city house • Comparison of daily average water use for a typical country NSW house and Sydney’s Sustainable House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1572915641527-ZC9SM0EM25FCC8MWYVL3/Screen+Shot+2019-11-05+at+12.00.14+pm.png Michael's Blog - 23 years water data for off-grid city house • Comparison of daily average water use for typical country city house and Sydney’s Sustainable House https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2019/11/5/feed-the-soil-feed-the-world monthly 0.5 2019-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1572897531866-WDK2ZH1RRD08XEXVRNTZ/Subpod+on+concrete.png Michael's Blog - Feed the soil, feed the world • Two Subpods on concrete. Each of the two women is sitting on a Subpod. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1572897968023-VZ0JG5N8OE5FWFQ6Z4OM/IMG_1758.jpg Michael's Blog - Feed the soil, feed the world • Five Subpods at the Habitat residential and commercial estate in Byron Bay, NSW. https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2019/10/20/i-call-bullshit-on-sydney-councils-climate-emergency monthly 0.5 2023-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1571530811982-E021C9ISAFZDJUXNDO7M/Emily+Pankhurst+in+her+trial+.png Michael's Blog - I call garbage on Sydney Council's 'climate emergency" • Emily Pankhurst - ‘deeds not words’ - in court facing trial for seeking to get women the vote. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1571531054363-68455ZT8SGWXKPKRSBM9/IMG_0271.jpeg Michael's Blog - I call garbage on Sydney Council's 'climate emergency" • Bloke with an 80 litre bin (on the left) and a 50 litre bin (on the right) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1571531449536-QHUFNBYVFHXD7HJ59D1F/Sydney+Councll+bin+charges.png Michael's Blog - I call garbage on Sydney Council's 'climate emergency" • Sydney Council bin charges in red ink in 2018 and 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1571532336921-VLBCO8R3DSSXJQA9FME1/UN+climete+solutions.png Michael's Blog - I call garbage on Sydney Council's 'climate emergency" • Garbage in, garbage out, whether its a ‘climate emergency’ declaration, or food waste https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2019/10/13/i-get-the-news-i-need-on-the-weather-report- monthly 0.5 2019-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1570949570317-XNCCBTW8OM0SGQXBLCTM/IMG_0064.jpeg Michael's Blog - "I get the news I need on the weather report . . . " • What’s a farm without a couple of pigs and a human? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1570949680633-KUGOEB2NFURVDK344SLX/IMG_3203.jpeg Michael's Blog - "I get the news I need on the weather report . . . " • “Let’s have a look down yonder . . . “ https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2019/10/12/food-glorious-food- monthly 0.5 2019-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1570834794133-5K4ZMS4GQ59CUCWIE3PI/Resized_20190829_100510_3661.jpeg Michael's Blog - Food, glorious food . . . • Photo of my parents’ farm during the four month 1956 flood of our farm, and taken from a Gypsy Moth biplane as the pilot dropped a sugar bag of food over to keep us going https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2019/9/25/the-seat-that-is-a-compost-outside-my-house monthly 0.5 2019-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1569364952351-1LIKY4L2MPPRZ3J3DB2Z/IMG_3284.JPG Michael's Blog - The seat that is a compost outside my house • The seat inside the raised bed garden outside my house https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1569365409986-82BA7CHZRGU60CDGQYTT/IMG_3191.JPG Michael's Blog - The seat that is a compost outside my house • Another Chippendale road garden character around the corner in Shepherd Street - Charlie the lordly cat. https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2019/9/24/new-app-for-monitoring-rain-tanks- monthly 0.5 2019-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1569316541075-APJJKTCHNRLZOT6H8ZPD/IMG_3247.jpeg Michael's Blog - New phone app for monitoring rain tanks • The sensor arrived in parts, and it looked like this before being assembled https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1569316674279-097HX0U556WFVP9SVNXQ/sensor.jpg Michael's Blog - New phone app for monitoring rain tanks • Sensor after it was assembled https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1569317494262-7P771SGGNV9PO83XDDXK/The+hole+in+the+top+of+the+concrete+rain+tank.png Michael's Blog - New phone app for monitoring rain tanks • 60 cm hole into which the sensor was inserted https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1569317699218-DW6V9UEJF5891U0S6IL9/First+windwo.png Michael's Blog - New phone app for monitoring rain tanks • First window on the phone app https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1569317913643-BXNPPATROFX50RTYH1PY/Second+window.png Michael's Blog - New phone app for monitoring rain tanks • Screenshot 2: Second window (Last Month graph) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1569318094682-2CZ3536ZTPETB3MNILXO/Third+screenshot.png Michael's Blog - New phone app for monitoring rain tanks • Screenshot 3: Third window (Three Months Graph) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1569318228274-45JEPA1AT021SXSNHL8Z/Fourth+graph.png Michael's Blog - New phone app for monitoring rain tanks • Screenshot 4: Fourth window (Twelve Months Graph) https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2019/9/24/data-on-solar-and-batteries-at-sydneys-sustainable-house monthly 0.5 2019-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1569304314523-91OAWUR1CODEY3VWGVP9/How+does+solar%2C+battery+system+work.png Michael's Blog - Data on solar and batteries at Sydney's Sustainable House • How does the solar and battery system work? 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The pipe is full of holes. The pipe rests on gravel. When the rain falls on the roof and footpath the water leaks out into the gravel and soil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1564488881290-NE1WZ0DHTNYWUOO2RBPA/shepher+st+planting+map_1.jpg Michael's Blog - Sydney Council and Chippendale community keep rain water where it falls • In 2017 Sydney City Council and the Chippendale community built a road verge and made it self-irrigating using ‘leaky’ agricultural drainage pipe that directs rain from footpaths below the soil to the roots of the plants and trees https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1564489047887-8U8DQ2K2D6UMLP16F5NJ/shepher+st+planting+map_2.jpg Michael's Blog - Sydney Council and Chippendale community keep rain water where it falls • Look at the child helping to lay out the leaky agricultural drain pipe. It’s that easy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1564489212130-WDZOP7IFR6ORGTDWPAMS/IMG_6076.JPG Michael's Blog - Sydney Council and Chippendale community keep rain water where it falls • Here, the rain that becomes water from the adjoining site and from the footpath is being kept below ground by the leaky pipe. The next step is to put soil over then plant the plants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1564489372482-IDA0N8FFCF0WQEDR3SK9/IMG_6075.JPG Michael's Blog - Sydney Council and Chippendale community keep rain water where it falls • In Chippendale we love and respect and harvest and keep our rainwater; once built the pipes continue underground watering when it rains for the next 30 or more years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1564489835350-OVJSDUEVRH1P02CQAJXR/IMG_6078.JPG Michael's Blog - Sydney Council and Chippendale community keep rain water where it falls • Soil being placed over the leaky pipe. Good work being done quietly out of sight and producing healthy, well-irrigated plants and trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1565127718271-XTGATRFO7F054ZLSI0JD/IMG_2942.JPG Michael's Blog - Sydney Council and Chippendale community keep rain water where it falls • Paw paw tree roots crossing back over tree trunk to find water in the verge garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1565128087823-9A6ZCTYDDXKRG4E2V2PE/IMG_2943.JPG Michael's Blog - Sydney Council and Chippendale community keep rain water where it falls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1565128442825-L59AZBQJF7R8CVKB17RR/IMG_2944.JPG Michael's Blog - Sydney Council and Chippendale community keep rain water where it falls • Very determined tree roots and nearby Kaffir Lime which is being out-competed by the paw paw tree https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2019/7/22/how-to-cut-plastic-and-ocean-pollution-oh-and-local-council-and-other-water-bills monthly 0.5 2019-07-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1563760806529-VRVX9T3T6T8P1UW13HG7/IMG_2491.jpeg Michael's Blog - How to cut plastic and ocean pollution - oh, and your local council and water bills • Sydney Water sucker trucks sucking up plastic and other road pollution beside Bondi Beach, Australia. Regular removal of the pollution from the huge underground sump is an avoidable cost to ratepayers and Sydney Water customers - and, of course, our lovely beach and ocean https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1563761186651-4AKLPWQFSSN5Z0H5TXDA/IMG_2486.jpeg Michael's Blog - How to cut plastic and ocean pollution - oh, and your local council and water bills • The Sydney Water sign says “Improving the local stormwater system”. No. Sydney Water is keeping water pollution as it is, and the costs they charge customers as they are, year after year - that’s the truth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1563772888974-XG79IR2O0HPLT529T0KK/Ag+pipe.png Michael's Blog - How to cut plastic and ocean pollution - oh, and your local council and water bills • Ag pipe for holding and dispersing water below ground https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1563773267986-C1GV493DEN4CSF2SR1GY/IMG_2680.jpeg Michael's Blog - How to cut plastic and ocean pollution - oh, and your local council and water bills • By draining water from buildings to footpaths, to bicycle paths to roads and then, finally, to cuttings in kerbs we can direct rain water direct to the trees and vegetation which needs that water to grow. This abundant and healthy road garden shows what can be done even during two years of drought in inner Sydney, NSW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1563774500955-ZKIO1KI7UFZVDA4CT0N0/IMG_8217+%281%29.jpg Michael's Blog - How to cut plastic and ocean pollution - oh, and your local council and water bills • Sludge and mud that was hidden from sight when covered by surface lake waters and which was carried to the lake by rain which was not held where it fell on footpaths, grass and verges at Victoria Park, Sydney, near Sydney University. The avoidable cost of removing it by works being carried out and shown in this photo are also in most city rivers, lakes, oceans but rarely seen so rawly as here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1563776586849-XWFLKW0I0OJ23IRCRIYG/shepher+st+planting+map_2.jpg Michael's Blog - How to cut plastic and ocean pollution - oh, and your local council and water bills • In Shepherd Street, Chippendale, NSW, we locals with Sydney City Council designed, built and planted road gardens and made them self-irrigating. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1563776915551-7OFMHXP9PSYD8Z6G6QSB/shepher+st+planting+map_1.jpg Michael's Blog - How to cut plastic and ocean pollution - oh, and your local council and water bills • What we planted - and enjoy to this day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1564004373035-QM3DEPEGWYMWP0Q45PTB/IMG_2743.JPG Michael's Blog - How to cut plastic and ocean pollution - oh, and your local council and water bills • Sydney City Council is installing leaky drains this week in Pine Street, Chippendale - see the leaky pipe in the photo? Later today concrete will put placed over the top of the pipe to keep the garden soil there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1564005434183-MF52TO3LT5TQ74VPKVFI/IMG_2744.JPG Michael's Blog - How to cut plastic and ocean pollution - oh, and your local council and water bills • In this part of Sydney we get about 1200 litres of rain water each square metre of roof, path, road . . . these buildings in the photo have over 200 square metres of roof and catch about 240,000 litres of rain a year. Now, with these leaky drains perhaps 100,000 litres of rain will stay to feed the trees and plants. Roughly half to two thirds of rain in Sydney falls gently and its this soft and slow-flowing rain which leaky drains absorb to the soil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1563840884364-MCNU1MHVJQ03JVZ6UI1L/IMG_2720.JPG Michael's Blog - How to cut plastic and ocean pollution - oh, and your local council and water bills • This yellow capped pipe is buried about 350 cm in the ground. Slots are cut into the pipe where it is buried below ground level and the end of the pipe is open to the soil. Householders nearby or cafes unscrew the yellow cap and pop in left over food. The food decays and directly feeds its nutrients into the soil down below. Notice how healthy the plants are? The subsurface nutrients and the subsurface ag pipe that feed rainwater from the footpath make a powerful food in the soil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1563837500070-RW057VJ6B8OED9IIAQJA/IMG_2290.jpeg Michael's Blog - How to cut plastic and ocean pollution - oh, and your local council and water bills • Look at this tree root running down into the gutter and then into the gully where rainwater drains to - trees drink too! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1564001030288-PI3LCAPSKBBBJ1ZQ2V5J/%3A%3Awaverket+development+control+plan+Part+C2+-+Stormwater+2012.png Michael's Blog - How to cut plastic and ocean pollution - oh, and your local council and water bills • Waverley Council standard condition directs all developers to treat rain as a waste product and send it to the street where it runs downhill to the rivers, gullies, beaches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1564268672282-3CE011VYSQJZF0W5C6NX/Screen+Shot+2019-07-16+at+10.10.40+am.png Michael's Blog - How to cut plastic and ocean pollution - oh, and your local council and water bills • The largely ignored “Water Sensitive Urban Design Guideline of Waverley Council with terrific but mostly ignored goals. Each development approval with the standard condition quoted above that ignores the policy continues to send plastic and other pollution down the gutters and hills to Bondi Beach, Coogee Beach and the ocean we swim in. Oh - and this Guidelines plan (called, Public Domain Technical Manual) is . . . 256 Pages!!! https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2018/6/2/ku-ring-gai-council-making-a-splash-changing-pools-to-ponds monthly 0.5 2019-07-14 https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2019/7/10/plastic-problems-and-solutions monthly 0.5 2019-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1562741991532-6XZHNHQA4I3X55OWYEB2/Ed.png Michael's Blog - Plastic problems and solutions • United States intern, Ed Weschler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1562799028425-ZAGK5I72B3UH31PIJIZD/Plastics_1.jpg Michael's Blog - Plastic problems and solutions • Urk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1562799161758-J0G0CJU1X52EIQWR4MYH/Plastics_2.jpg Michael's Blog - Plastic problems and solutions • Amazingly awful plastic from us, we humans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1562799226777-6EWY1INK4KSGXX7QB505/Plastics_3.jpg Michael's Blog - Plastic problems and solutions • Hard to imagine swimming in this, or this being your home https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2019/6/21/make-a-more-natural-nature-strip monthly 0.5 2022-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1561097310045-ZQ2V91IT45XGVEDPFHUY/BEST+Garden+flyer+Rev+6.jpg Michael's Blog - Make a more natural nature strip • Summary of how to make a more natural, self-watering nature strip https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2019/4/19/i-want-to-be-off-grid-but-im-not-sure-where-to-start-in-the-planning-nbspany-ideas monthly 0.5 2019-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1555642590927-RU9NJPNMMO2RIN1FOLG6/kitchen.jpg Michael's Blog - “I want to be off-grid but I’m not sure where to start in the planning.  Any ideas?" • The kitchen in Sydney’s Sustainable House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1555642886247-YCYXNKMYXDLAXEC6BXV6/Model+of+Sydney%27s+Sustainable+House.jpg Michael's Blog - “I want to be off-grid but I’m not sure where to start in the planning.  Any ideas?" • Model of Sydney’s Sustainable House in Powerhouse Museum, Sydney https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2019/4/19/how-to-cool-your-house-street-city-and-earth monthly 0.5 2019-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1555639538252-Y9CAIX4YFFIW4Y7RF6L4/IMG_1096.JPG Michael's Blog - How to cool your house, street, city - and Earth • Trees like this one in Perth’s Kings Park and Botanic Gardens, Western Australia, is an air cooling gift to those who sit beneath it https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1555639678105-K33V4ESLA72XL07QLZKS/6ca88c6f-2be5-45b0-8c80-00a333bab5e9.JPG Michael's Blog - How to cool your house, street, city - and Earth • Leaves, when hot, reduce the water vapour they release by drooping their leaves and by closing their stomata - the little ‘holes’ through which they exude water vapour https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2019/4/17/wow-the-wonder-beauty-and-cost-savings-of-turning-food-into-soil-into-plants-trees monthly 0.5 2019-04-17 https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2019/4/2/five-people-one-house-one-sun-that-can-be-enough monthly 0.5 2019-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1554252257231-J431KOW8KFYV6VN7QH58/energy+1.png Michael's Blog - Five people, one house, one sun - that can be enough • Solar energy production and use https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1554252483593-9URJBK8UZQD7RP7BOCCJ/energy+2.png Michael's Blog - Five people, one house, one sun - that can be enough • Daily average energy use: typical five person household v Sydney’s Sustainable House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1554253370207-CDJB2YUCRT2KRHL9RB20/energy+3.png Michael's Blog - Five people, one house, one sun - that can be enough https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1554253473562-TRD8KABVYE9KEIIE6CQW/energy+4.png Michael's Blog - Five people, one house, one sun - that can be enough https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1554253499521-DQDZAXPYWADD8UNKC05Q/energy+5.png Michael's Blog - Five people, one house, one sun - that can be enough https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1554253527054-14ILZIB8UD8QS1IWL3L2/energy+6.png Michael's Blog - Five people, one house, one sun - that can be enough https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1554253556966-J1J4QN92KWYTZB30O7MH/energy+7.png Michael's Blog - Five people, one house, one sun - that can be enough https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1554253610885-N6D31X28CGDIDKFJDCQ6/energy+8.png Michael's Blog - Five people, one house, one sun - that can be enough https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1554253639205-QF9XVX2W1MSCYA0KADBR/energy+9.png Michael's Blog - Five people, one house, one sun - that can be enough https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2019/4/2/23-years-off-grid-for-water-in-the-centre-of-sydney-what-the-data-says monthly 0.5 2019-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1554190445766-V6A8CAWKIEPQK85A9LZF/WATER+1.png Michael's Blog - 23 years off grid for water in the centre of Sydney - what the data says • Per person water use: Sustainable House v Typical Sydney House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1554190554993-MO7YEU526CFBW0ECEH34/WATER+2.png Michael's Blog - 23 years off grid for water in the centre of Sydney - what the data says • Total water use per day: sustainable v typical https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1554190678313-6PZMX0WIV0OQF7WKAQBG/WATER+3.png Michael's Blog - 23 years off grid for water in the centre of Sydney - what the data says • How is town water (rainwater sold as mains water) used in a typical household? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1554190933788-U0BP9NJJG3CNE0CJT3CV/WATER+4.png Michael's Blog - 23 years off grid for water in the centre of Sydney - what the data says • How is rainwater and recycled water used in a sustainable house? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1554191425178-7LVP5DTN6LFUMZO13GRL/WATER+5.png Michael's Blog - 23 years off grid for water in the centre of Sydney - what the data says https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1554191674110-VB6RRF906V45M3GQUUBX/WATER+8.png Michael's Blog - 23 years off grid for water in the centre of Sydney - what the data says https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1554191768603-CLQXPL66ABKCDNBEREVF/WATER+7.png Michael's Blog - 23 years off grid for water in the centre of Sydney - what the data says https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1554192183825-37YA8JUUTEFFNOG9RZQ0/WATER+9.png Michael's Blog - 23 years off grid for water in the centre of Sydney - what the data says https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1554192205671-P77JA2I0TCHWMQKHP7RU/WATER+10.png Michael's Blog - 23 years off grid for water in the centre of Sydney - what the data says https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1554192227133-WHMIGASB3UPYP9MEF3O8/WATER+11.png Michael's Blog - 23 years off grid for water in the centre of Sydney - what the data says https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1554192263686-A3E1PH75OBS87Q4IUIPX/WATER+12.png Michael's Blog - 23 years off grid for water in the centre of Sydney - what the data says https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1554192306096-RLSZTB2GKYFOJJ1CB2EQ/WATER+13.png Michael's Blog - 23 years off grid for water in the centre of Sydney - what the data says https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1554195686815-CCKAT76VAKFLBKSB819G/WATER+14.png Michael's Blog - 23 years off grid for water in the centre of Sydney - what the data says • Two prices are charged for Sydney’s town water - fixed charges, and usage charges; this graph shows the break up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1554247712940-6RFQPR3OR60U0ATPKM11/WATER+18.png Michael's Blog - 23 years off grid for water in the centre of Sydney - what the data says • Fatballs in our oceans come from our kitchen sinks https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2019/4/1/the-stylish-seat-that-turns-food-waste-into-soil monthly 0.5 2019-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1554088950046-TPRTQBFFJ0TBW7PG4DZK/Subpod+seat+and+compost.png Michael's Blog - The stylish seat that turns food waste into soil • The seat that is a composter - here we see two seats which are composting food waste into the soil below. https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2019/3/10/how-to-irrigate-your-garden-hands-free-straight-from-your-roof monthly 0.5 2019-03-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1552187537202-UJF8V0HMLC1RVXHW3ZL5/IMG_0758.jpg Michael's Blog - How to irrigate your garden hands free straight from your roof • Here is an example of a rainwater diverter about to be inserted into a down pipe to direct rainwater to a garden. There are several such products readily available. https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2019/3/5/the-gellaty-family-goes-off-grid-step-by-step monthly 0.5 2019-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1551919287660-W7Q4M49H526IT94LJNUW/photo+1.jpg Michael's Blog - The Gallaty family goes off-grid step-by-step in Sydney, Australia Part of the productive garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1551919714056-WILG9KRLUEOKOLJXYYA7/photo+2.jpg Michael's Blog - The Gallaty family goes off-grid step-by-step in Sydney, Australia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1551919774336-8MHMFPT6JIWFT7HR9656/photo+3.jpg Michael's Blog - The Gallaty family goes off-grid step-by-step in Sydney, Australia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1551919874692-EC8P7V9KWABFICHIC68H/photo+4.jpg Michael's Blog - The Gallaty family goes off-grid step-by-step in Sydney, Australia 8 panels on each side of our house to maximise the sun throughout the day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1551919992480-ZPMEUHPUEN25YXA2EK5C/photo+5.jpg Michael's Blog - The Gallaty family goes off-grid step-by-step in Sydney, Australia Introducing our son to the chooks and the garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1551920103422-2XH69GKWYXIU8EYSKZTS/photo+6.jpg Michael's Blog - The Gallaty family goes off-grid step-by-step in Sydney, Australia Cluck! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1551920209630-DNQIWYK4697GJVQHZJHE/photo+7.jpg Michael's Blog - The Gallaty family goes off-grid step-by-step in Sydney, Australia Success in the gardens - figs, tomatoes, pumpkin, leafy greens and passionfruit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1551920319341-1PLL7C6UOL73LXTFX5A1/photo+8.jpg Michael's Blog - The Gallaty family goes off-grid step-by-step in Sydney, Australia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1551920456535-TVUPJQXT4E0UNE7X4KQV/photo+9.jpg Michael's Blog - The Gallaty family goes off-grid step-by-step in Sydney, Australia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1552185218745-AP2WCV0SQBKM7P967WWH/Picture+10.jpg Michael's Blog - The Gallaty family goes off-grid step-by-step in Sydney, Australia • Life goes on in our step by step off-grid journey https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2019/3/6/sydneys-sustainable-house-for-sale monthly 0.5 2019-03-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1551858291934-NV1M8I1NQ68Q7L8TU0K7/IMG_0716.JPG Michael's Blog - Sydney's Sustainable House for sale • I’m selling it - there is no agent. Contact me: michael@sustainablehouse.com.au or 0424 460 525 https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2019/2/19/all-the-way-from-minnesota-usa-to-chippendale- monthly 0.5 2019-02-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1550560139709-3QL0PHX27HRN3N379FQJ/blog+picture+3.JPG Michael's Blog - All the way from Minnesota, USA to Chippendale . . . • Intern Jillian Meehan and Sydney Harbour bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1550559710403-09T996JGOLX4RHK3RKGA/Screen+Shot+2019-02-19+at+5.59.15+pm.jpg Michael's Blog - All the way from Minnesota, USA to Chippendale . . . • Screenshot of select.live data https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1550560060283-IAY54NCI3FHYSSXUUCZJ/Screen+Shot+2019-02-19+at+6.06.29+pm.png Michael's Blog - All the way from Minnesota, USA to Chippendale . . . • Solar panels - average hourly energy production and use https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2019/2/6/beauty-or-earth-i-say-we-can-have-buildings-and-cities-which-offer-both monthly 0.5 2019-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1549411172064-R54Y5ZX7D2C1J5I3DSDF/IMG_1476.jpeg Michael's Blog - Beauty or Earth? We can have buildings and cities which offer both Trees carry out their own engineering design, develop their own winter and summer-proof design at no fee to us. Haven’t been to uni . . . but look at what they do. https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2019/2/3/air-con-for-off-grid monthly 0.5 2019-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1549405069604-86PRRPVF3GVN74PG6VSI/Batcave+1.png Michael's Blog - Aircon for on and off-grid houses Solar panels on Mike Haydon’s house, Lismore, NSW https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1549405123718-8TIPJTKSLU58WXRQ1HUV/Batcave+2.jpg Michael's Blog - Aircon for on and off-grid houses Double glazed doors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1549405204623-6PFBF1PM531GRJ1GOZB4/Batcave+3.jpg Michael's Blog - Aircon for on and off-grid houses Double glazing and magnesium oxide panels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1549221383518-GBL5BW3Q3IKMAN3QG5KM/Screenshot_20190203-151935.png Michael's Blog - Aircon for on and off-grid houses This image shows the base load of the house most days - 250 watts. This is with 3 DC ceiling fans operating and 2 fridges and some lights. The inside temperature will be 24-27 depending on the heat outside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1549404541360-D0ULCSH8I1EUIX2B28W2/Screenshot_20190203-152137.png Michael's Blog - Aircon for on and off-grid houses This is with the Air-condition in dehumidify mode. The temperature of the house will sit at 25 degrees all day in this mode and it can use 250-400 watts per hour. The room feels the most comfortable in this setting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1549404793267-2FZBFFP18JI4G79OPDJF/Screenshot_20190203-152511.png Michael's Blog - Aircon for on and off-grid houses This is the aircon on Auto at 23 degrees on the remote. This keeps the room at about 25 degrees on the monitor and you can see is using about 600 watts more than the dehumidify mode. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1549404868659-SW9QEJTLBCY1RYCFF0ID/Screenshot_20190203-153244.png Michael's Blog - Aircon for on and off-grid houses This is the aircon on maximum cooling at 18 degrees, This will get the house down to 21 on the monitor in about half an hour and then it will use about 1600 watts of energy per hour to maintain that. https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2018/7/22/whats-a-cradle-to-cradle-carpet monthly 0.5 2018-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1532473908123-0E2YLUQL1JDYSPA3CXX6/DSCN0582.jpg Michael's Blog - I put a 'cradle to cradle' carpet in my house • The new 'cradle to cradle' tile carpet in my house - by EcoWorx https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1532474195140-YJQ8K8RVOY7UTJ6MMWPZ/IMG_1287.jpg Michael's Blog - I put a 'cradle to cradle' carpet in my house • Left to right: my son Julian and Gaspare laying the carpet tiles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1532474351380-MRPGQURCAFAHWNXD89ZP/IMG_1205.jpg Michael's Blog - I put a 'cradle to cradle' carpet in my house • A carpet tile https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1532474509302-U6Y0ZLZK03QMPK893UWE/IMG_1286.jpg Michael's Blog - I put a 'cradle to cradle' carpet in my house • Gluey-like dots on the back of the tile - called, LokDots https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1532474710619-0J3CA28MREXCDGKFQTH4/DSCN0574.jpg Michael's Blog - I put a 'cradle to cradle' carpet in my house • Applying the LokDots to the back of the tile https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1532475213391-EJZDRM5RK8QYSZBM9BS9/Broadloom+carpet+waste.jpeg Michael's Blog - I put a 'cradle to cradle' carpet in my house • Broadloom carpet waste: nailed timber strips; glued underlay; underlay pile; nail strips pile https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2018/7/24/new-off-grid-solar-for-sydneys-sustainable-house monthly 0.5 2019-07-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1532391024287-X42JOORKAP0T80NXR9JL/IMG_1232.jpg Michael's Blog - New off-grid solar for Sydney's Sustainable House - Part 2 • New off-grid solar system installed by MV Solar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1532391243139-VQ95VQIFLX4U6QKKSGQ7/IMG_1378.JPG Michael's Blog - New off-grid solar for Sydney's Sustainable House - Part 2 • On the right: melted, failed connector prevented power going into the batteries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1532392502851-ZYI7OKIEQZHXV4FW9IUE/DSCN0561.jpg Michael's Blog - New off-grid solar for Sydney's Sustainable House - Part 2 • Left: Neighbour's roof with new panels going on to it; Right: my roof and panels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1532392933884-B3IQPMRXUNA8FGHBU7EN/IMG_1227.jpg Michael's Blog - New off-grid solar for Sydney's Sustainable House - Part 2 • Gel batteries on dining room floor with MV Solar workers lowering batteries to Michael in the cellar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1532393065558-3GZ90QMPZL0SJ4JUDCLB/IMG_1218.jpg Michael's Blog - New off-grid solar for Sydney's Sustainable House - Part 2 • The batteries were stacked lying down, side by side on insulation put down on the concrete floor https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2018/6/3/tips-for-what-can-go-wrong-and-fixes-for-solar monthly 0.5 2018-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1528005269586-C1UX0MPOERD5XQ454U2K/image.png Michael's Blog - Tips for what can go wrong, and fixes, for solar • A 2.6 kW solar system with data showing energy produced and matching expectations. Note incorrect capacity data of "3kW" entered by installer https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2018/6/2/food-waste-feeding-soil-in-erskineville-community-garden monthly 0.5 2018-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1527930033040-F27PNZ8XTZPEYCT8Q6DA/IMG_9579.JPG Michael's Blog - Food 'waste' growing soil in Erskineville community garden • Food waste from local Erskineville fruit n veggie store https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1527930241592-VIB7N65BIF0GZIO16S6N/IMG_9580.JPG Michael's Blog - Food 'waste' growing soil in Erskineville community garden • Three boxes of food waste to be trolleyed to the Erskineville community garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1527932275631-59AKTXLPU02PZ786HCD4/IMG_8278.JPG Michael's Blog - Food 'waste' growing soil in Erskineville community garden • Chooks love compost https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1527932348803-3X7ESX6V3U359HHKTDQU/IMG_9584.JPG Michael's Blog - Food 'waste' growing soil in Erskineville community garden • Composting food waste and cardboard https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2018/5/25/how-to-solve-australias-waste-crisis monthly 0.5 2018-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1527231107199-TQ7VK3U1U2HSO69TRR28/IMG_0832.JPG Michael's Blog - How to solve Australia's waste crisis L to R: small container used to obtain cafe scraps; scraps on ground; Feisty, Blanche d'Alpuget, Nellie, all in the chook run outside the kitchen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1527231258543-IFI2HQ4LAQC4FAOX34B9/IMG_0925.JPG Michael's Blog - How to solve Australia's waste crisis • My chook eggs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1527231622188-PL5G7P40RE9VAHG4YFJ3/IMG_0641.JPG Michael's Blog - How to solve Australia's waste crisis • A Chippendale road garden under construction with a mix of compost and imported soil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1527232227154-N20V0G6Q52W7WKPZUPFE/IMG_0934.JPG Michael's Blog - How to solve Australia's waste crisis • Small, 50 Litre bins on a Chippendale street https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1527232419889-7FROMEXHGAJ55GJXLMPI/IMG_0935.JPG Michael's Blog - How to solve Australia's waste crisis • Larger, 120 litre bins and, in the distance, an over-flowing bin in Chippendale street https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2018/5/16/a-great-shower-head monthly 0.5 2018-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1526428931731-4HEOCZ8ZK9L0GG55NFJ8/IMG_0882.jpg Michael's Blog - A great shower head • The Ecoshower in my house https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1526429174477-EMS52A04YOD6VNP8HLTH/IMG_0881.jpg Michael's Blog - A great shower head Ecoshower comes in a small film canister and this is it on my desk when I unpacked it yesterday https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2018/5/8/low-bills-living-course-23-june- monthly 0.5 2018-05-07 https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2018/5/1/melbourne-citys-water-supply-is-collapsing monthly 0.5 2018-05-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1525133719204-V6EA6KTWA24DWXM8EVBA/Dave+Blair+tree+measure.jpg Michael's Blog - Melbourne city's water supply is collapsing • Researcher David Blaire measuring a tree in the Melbourne city water supply forest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1525301872405-ZVKVQZAOPJV3RXWUSBLQ/Tabitha+Boyer+Toolangi+logging+coupe.JPG Michael's Blog - Melbourne city's water supply is collapsing • Logging in the city's water supply catchment forest: Tabitha Boyer Toolangi logging coupe https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2018/4/16/three-things-we-do-to-use-less-energy-in-our-sydney-house monthly 0.5 2019-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1523855336090-NUJ1GNZQ1TLIV4FY0J79/%E2%80%A2+Distant+view+of+north-facing%2C+roof-mounted+evacuated+glass+solar+hot-water+collector+-+left+of+skylight+-+with+10+removable+and+replaceable+tubes Michael's Blog - Three things we do to use less energy in our Sydney house • Distant view of north-facing, roof-mounted evacuated glass solar hot-water collector (left of skylight) with 10 removable and replaceable tubes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1523855540372-SGPXSD92CUNAG26KPX15/lojhboangnpklfii.png Michael's Blog - Three things we do to use less energy in our Sydney house • Close up of north-facing, roof-mounted evacuated glass solar hot-water collector https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1523855715591-5VBKOIJC82PWAPD04VGY/eeekjhldaacnokaf.png Michael's Blog - Three things we do to use less energy in our Sydney house • Explanatory sheet for roof-mounted evacuated glass solar hot water collector https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1523855820069-R9RTHPDJ81Q84CY4N9BA/dpllnafjlcecpadp.png Michael's Blog - Three things we do to use less energy in our Sydney house • Induction cooktop with handle that allows non-steel pots to be used https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1523855913084-BIBXJ6D5RDAT22IZ5JU0/cnajlhfebjhdglpg.png Michael's Blog - Three things we do to use less energy in our Sydney house • Solar chimney, ventilating staircase https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2018/4/10/how-much-energy-does-my-fridge-use monthly 0.5 2018-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1523318257730-7AL8T4CC8EUW9WIYPU3N/Fridge+energy+use+Sydney%27s+Sustainable+House+10.4.18.jpeg Michael's Blog - How much energy does my fridge use? • Screenshot showing energy use at Sydney's Sustainable House, 10 April 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1525736704716-AQSLX7PL7AXCUU7KF60Y/My+fridge+turns+on+every+25+minutes.jpeg Michael's Blog - How much energy does my fridge use? • The data on my energy use - notice the energy use 'bumps" up when the fridge turns on https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2018/4/5/famous-inner-sydney-terrace-to-rent-for-off-grid-living monthly 0.5 2018-04-04 https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2018/3/27/my-suggestions-for-more-efficient-household-appliances monthly 0.5 2018-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1522117819439-INGNVVTQRH9AU0V781ES/A+view+of+the+city.jpeg Michael's Blog - My suggestions for more efficient household appliances https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2018/3/10/learn-how-to-live-with-low-bills monthly 0.5 2018-12-09 https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2018/3/2/submissions-invited-on-changes-to-household-appliance-efficiency-standards monthly 0.5 2019-12-04 https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2018/2/19/10-cents-refund-now-for-recycled-cans-bottles-in-nsw-the-where-and-how monthly 0.5 2019-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1519016717398-Q7GAVUSXU9Z1GN0WSRO9/98%2C495%2C946.jpeg Michael's Blog - 10 cents refund now for recycled cans, bottles in NSW - the where and how The website tracks the number of containers recycled https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2018/2/14/nsw-councils-have-limited-discretion-to-refuse-approval-for-on-site-sewage monthly 0.5 2018-02-14 https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2018/1/23/review-of-australias-national-energy-standards-for-appliances monthly 0.5 2019-12-04 https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2017/9/24/a-plan-to-sustain-chippendale monthly 0.5 2018-12-09 https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2018/1/8/low-bills-course-24-feb monthly 0.5 2018-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1515377816152-5IWFMISUZPRLG93OP936/IMG_8414.jpg Michael's Blog - Low bills course 24 Feb • We will see urban farming in Chippendale's road gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1515377991201-7OMYJIR0OG4X6DCUHGRM/IMG_8502.jpg Michael's Blog - Low bills course 24 Feb • Fresh eggs from Feisty, Blanche d'Alpuget and Nellie will be served https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2018/1/8/useful-recent-article-about-going-off-grid-in-the-city monthly 0.5 2018-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1515360565816-CALWXMJ5GX3PP0OKCLSZ/IMG_0212.jpg Michael's Blog - Useful recent article about going off-grid in the city • Public compost bin in Chippendale, Sydney, outside Sydney's Sustainable House for anyone to put their food waste to be composted for the local road gardens and householders' gardens https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2017/12/15/brother-and-sister-sell-surfing-gear-made-from-plastic-waste monthly 0.5 2017-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1513300190734-9RC728CYDRWYZFNHB8QD/FireIsland6-25-2-of-51.jpeg Michael's Blog - Brother and sister sell surfing gear made from plastic 'waste' • Jake and Carolin Danehy at Fair Harbor, US https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1513300351535-JWUVVM34VYEJ0OE8MXM5/FireIslandzachgerrybert6-4+%2844+of+55%29.jpeg Michael's Blog - Brother and sister sell surfing gear made from plastic 'waste' • Fair Harbour surfing clothing made from recycled plastics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1513300581621-TKSBKD08UQ8LGL7I7D3L/FireIslandsunset6-4+%2814+of+8%29.jpeg Michael's Blog - Brother and sister sell surfing gear made from plastic 'waste' Fire Island, US - keeping plastic out of the ocean there https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2017/12/2/how-to-cool-a-school-the-video monthly 0.5 2017-12-02 https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2017/9/7/how-to-cool-a-school monthly 0.5 2018-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1504766812720-MGCM8QFEAG6TUBBW8FZY/IMG_9083.jpg Michael's Blog - How to cool a school • Seizing things up: Zarah Copeland, Project Manager from Street Coolers, who put the project together, put on boots and gloves and made things happen - thanks, Zarah https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1504767332292-SWFRITR51TWIYGS9Q397/IMG_9122.jpg Michael's Blog - How to cool a school • Black bitumen being removed from the playground as tree roots had buckled it looking for air and water, and water ponded in it during rain, and the black material was heating up the school https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1504766049980-19MHEKTBRW1OKRIKBEZP/IMG_9091.jpg Michael's Blog - How to cool a school • A Jacaranda tree root that's grown between bricks, searching for water and nutrients; the tree's trunk is about 15 metres away; the bricks were replaced by permeable paving to reduce drainage problems, help cool the school and reduce the 'aggression' of the roots - with water available to them roots can do their job without pushing up pavement searching for water and air https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1504766131040-XWJJZVVSXW666SXOYCEG/IMG_9366.jpg Michael's Blog - How to cool a school • Permeable paving may allow disconnection from existing, or avoid the need for, drains - reducing cost and maintenance; this drain discharges rain water onto the permeable paving allowing rainwater to be kept where it falls to feed the life in the soil below and the trees and tree roots which now have access to the water and air being delivered to them through the porous paving. https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2017/9/10/sydneys-sustainable-house-open-on-national-sustainable-house-day monthly 0.5 2017-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1505011683826-FTC2K96MMTTKXKZGMOH0/IMG_9395.JPG Michael's Blog - Sydney's Sustainable House open on National Sustainable House day • Salvia, finger lime, mulch and espaliered dwarf fruit trees in Chippendale road gardens https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2017/8/7/one-low-bills-course-ends-next-one-opens-for-september monthly 0.5 2017-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1502074299821-PCXOC0P1SD49ANUIKSY2/image-asset.jpeg Michael's Blog - One Low Bills Course ends, next one opens for September • Working table for Low Bills Living Course https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1502076614850-TTMDN80Z2U3QCO2GG490/pics+from+day+4.jpeg Michael's Blog - One Low Bills Course ends, next one opens for September • We mixed food, conversation, detailed descriptions of products, materials, costs with laughter, ideas and shared information https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1502059590624-7F9TWJLZ1H9N8H7R3Z4B/image-asset.jpeg Michael's Blog - One Low Bills Course ends, next one opens for September • During the course Fiona's local council arranged and paid for a street artist to paint her wall - do the Low Bills Course and magic happens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1502059936626-FXFYB4OXCCTTGC817QH7/image-asset.jpeg Michael's Blog - One Low Bills Course ends, next one opens for September • Laura, Fiona, Tony, Michael with desert harvested from local streets and community gardens by Alfie's Kitchen. It was tough. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1502060219720-IO7YNP3VEKQP8H8RDQON/IMG_9234.JPG Michael's Blog - One Low Bills Course ends, next one opens for September • Gum leaves burnt to provide perfume, outer leaves of leeks burnt and all placed in the bowl while inner leeks stewed then placed on top of the burnt leek with finger-lime garnish on top. Local food at its best. https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2017/7/20/how-to-choose-and-buy-solar-and-battery-power-low-bills-living monthly 0.5 2019-12-04 https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2017/7/9/two-scholarships-awarded-for-low-bills-course monthly 0.5 2018-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1499746804845-6CDOZFONZCBRJVR51KID/image-asset.jpeg Michael's Blog - Two scholarships awarded for Low Bills Living Course Donna Russo, from near Oberon is joining the Low Bills Living Course as a distance participant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1499574428191-GUYVSLAIERBUSG5SOHAJ/image-asset.jpeg Michael's Blog - Two scholarships awarded for Low Bills Living Course • Tarakuanna farm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1499574563526-8560K9G4BEU7T8XV1DB5/image-asset.jpeg Michael's Blog - Two scholarships awarded for Low Bills Living Course https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1499574608928-TVG1XG1X4PWDOELFTOY1/image-asset.jpeg Michael's Blog - Two scholarships awarded for Low Bills Living Course https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1499574656053-6VRB5W1LHEZ20D0E8E4V/image-asset.jpeg Michael's Blog - Two scholarships awarded for Low Bills Living Course https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1499574692607-MXZNWW7LBVSZW94M4JZR/image-asset.jpeg Michael's Blog - Two scholarships awarded for Low Bills Living Course https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1499575393297-55NSV6DTEUXFQHQH6MHI/image-asset.png Michael's Blog - Two scholarships awarded for Low Bills Living Course • Maree Wright and family https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2017/6/21/excellent-guest-presenters-at-low-bills-living-course monthly 0.5 2017-06-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1498015539692-LH6FJ48B5PJIUYSDPD4P/image-asset.png Michael's Blog - Meet the Head of Sustainability, IKEA Australia and other experts at my Low Bills Living Course • Dr Kate Ringvall, Country Manager for Sustainability, IKEA, Australia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1498371081834-RQYZ59ET15SB8M0JAXN0/image-asset.jpeg Michael's Blog - 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How I’m installing solar power to 3 units https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1498560556857-LPJFJBA55RZJN96Q1UWV/image-asset.jpeg Michael's Blog - How I’m installing solar power to 3 units https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1498560675780-370T7RS9YPM5TFG54OTS/image-asset.jpeg Michael's Blog - How I’m installing solar power to 3 units https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1498560450968-ME6AF815ACYNTKCTVVUO/image-asset.jpeg Michael's Blog - How I’m installing solar power to 3 units https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2017/6/8/cost-to-build-and-own-gundaroo-off-grid-house monthly 0.5 2019-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1496870132553-6TATFBBQRIDJMR5HO5WI/image-asset.jpeg Michael's Blog - Cost to build and own Gundaroo off-grid house The batteries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1496869173669-8G9YHJ700WOEXXZVJP8R/image-asset.jpeg Michael's Blog - Cost to build and own Gundaroo off-grid house Figure 1 – full tilt data collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1496869255111-LX5XK3U8R5E0Z2FLN82J/image-asset.jpeg Michael's Blog - Cost to build and own Gundaroo off-grid house Figure 2 - Sept 2016 - Feb 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1496869379100-CR4GSV0W1WOQYC44LYBI/image-asset.jpeg Michael's Blog - Cost to build and own Gundaroo off-grid house Figure 3 - winter performance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1496870283281-3VC0GHC7Y41XAEM68GUJ/image-asset.jpeg Michael's Blog - Cost to build and own Gundaroo off-grid house Ice on Gundaroo fencing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1496869522864-GSA8OLJGC6E1UR1S2WOU/image-asset.jpeg Michael's Blog - Cost to build and own Gundaroo off-grid house Figure 4 - cold of winter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1496869600775-SU5ES9NGU63CM9A3DY54/image-asset.jpeg Michael's Blog - Cost to build and own Gundaroo off-grid house Figure 5 - closing the house up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1496869707767-WT5AV3I4MVUPBIGV0XZP/image-asset.jpeg Michael's Blog - Cost to build and own Gundaroo off-grid house Figure 6 - summer - and the aircon https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2017/6/5/low-household-bills-course-offered-by-michael-mobbs-the-off-grid-guy-apz4c monthly 0.5 2019-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1496723919472-8E1BKPWFC9LWJ7YDBQ5T/The+kitchen+in+Sydney%27s+Sustainable+House Michael's Blog - Low household bills course offered by Michael Mobbs, the Off-grid Guy The kitchen in Sydney's Sustainable House https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2017/4/9/growing-maize-in-the-mekong-perceptions-from-an-australian-agricultural-researcher monthly 0.5 2017-04-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1491711247061-FLRAWOD50AXXLJXB8HP3/image-asset.jpeg Michael's Blog - 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Growing maize in the Mekong: Perceptions from an Australian agricultural researcher • Phnom Penh market place https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2017/4/9/some-tips-for-recycling-soft-and-difficult-plastic-in-australia monthly 0.5 2017-04-09 https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2017/3/29/invitation-to-install-supply-off-grid-solar-system monthly 0.5 2018-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1490766119413-2ARJ3FYSWCIJZO0TLDI2/image-asset.jpeg Michael's Blog - Invitation to install & supply off-grid solar system Roof fixture which once held main grid wires to my house is now a sculpture on my wall; an off-grid action figure. https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2016/12/29/what-is-the-future-of-sustainable-housing-in-australia monthly 0.5 2016-12-28 https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/michaels-blog/2016/9/26/un-forum-to-celebrate-world-habitat-day monthly 0.5 2018-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1474867541753-7G0IV3GJZ0565K3H0KK4/image-asset.jpeg Michael's Blog - 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tree cover. This makes our cities 6-8°C hotter than they need be. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1444176487297-DU0BSD6EBPMLGROYTBQ8/image-asset.jpeg My journey https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/media daily 0.75 2015-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1440766931746-2RF9ZFZZOMR4YVA5037R/media+banner.png Media https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/water daily 0.75 2018-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1440581616653-UMO109YWE6DECNLO4VKJ/The+House_water.png Water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1440724888073-XO2TV7AUZF9XLDTE7Z99/image-asset.png Water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1440724947801-O805Q4893USYWS6M6ME3/image-asset.png Water My son Julian and the first-flush diverter; the polystyrene ball is easily removed for cleaning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1440725318615-YY4211NFGRHV10BLIJTI/image-asset.png Water It's lawful for anyone to undo the tap and pipe and disconnect from mains water. The locked metal shroud for which Sydney Water holds the key prevents anyone using water except by fraud. https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/talks daily 0.75 2016-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1440768334425-TNXRLRO7ENBL2KXF54FW/book+a+talk+banner.png Book a talk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1440769939877-NVGTPNJPMQ0HXS7230MQ/image-asset.jpeg Book a talk Costa Georgiadis, host of ABC TV’s Gardening Australia, Michael Mobbs and Lucienne Joy, on-air radio personality, talk about food, ecological footprints, and how living more sustainably in the city is only a few decisions away. https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/general-tours daily 0.75 2026-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1440579476554-4XVSDEO023UFTFSDUYI7/General+tour+banner.png General Public Tours https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/23bb5fc8-c462-44f5-94a5-9d06e7714fdc/IMG_0964.JPG General Public Tours - Make it stand out • Solar panels on my house (top) and, as I need more power, also on the neighbour’s adjoining house (below) https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/sewage daily 0.75 2016-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1440725844947-OF506118VVAQR1IEPBG4/sewage+banner2.png Wastewater https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1440727585641-FGERNYSQFYKEJERVGU1B/image-asset.png Wastewater https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1440726849206-538SJE6UJ5CVVQ0KSMZY/image-asset.png Wastewater https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/model-of-my-house-in-the-powerhouse-museum daily 0.75 2021-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1440586314134-GXQ6R3Z7FYJSZJ5HPWWC/The+house_model.png Model of my house at the Powerhouse Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1440722150794-65NN0RG715HMTM0LWRT0/image-asset.png Model of my house at the Powerhouse Museum https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/food-1 daily 0.75 2022-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1440585773575-Q5BF8EJJLMZCRRVGT0T5/Food.png Food https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1440683724306-31JSRU2U1FS5I9YN9UGI/image-asset.jpeg Food https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1440684143149-PFXVNSO2UCJPYQ0ZF6TR/image-asset.jpeg Food https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1440684853211-3E4SZZ95VD3KNXFSCKO8/image-asset.png Food https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/insulataion daily 0.75 2016-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1440583302620-Z0YL5V7O9PHH0AQFOF43/the+house_insulation.png The Kitchen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1440587792682-O4T364SQJJB5G05LWOJV/image-asset.png The Kitchen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1440728634027-1GQE8RHNU5TJCLKTNCVW/image-asset.png The Kitchen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1440728478303-8ZS9CFTD6MV33MO3R9DN/image-asset.png The Kitchen https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/contact daily 0.75 2022-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1440769719745-QD01WVOGUA2HQKFJNP30/contact+me+banner.png Contact me https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/projects daily 0.75 2024-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1440723182886-4YG2HYCG2SQAAL54JH5N/projects+banner2.png Services https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/off-grid-projects daily 0.75 2017-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1445470641004-X7WWTR8K5Z3H48UUDXXQ/off-grid+projects+banner.png Off-grid projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1445475434318-DMMQ2ZS7COWF4894XR9X/image-asset.png Off-grid projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1445469618733-OPSA9Z8LL56V94WFMEZS/image-asset.jpeg Off-grid projects https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/off-grid-fact-sheets daily 0.75 2022-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1446587033632-MCXBTOMWFF8EJZH6YT6D/off-grid+fact+sheets2.png Off-grid fact sheets https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/products daily 0.75 2019-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1440732568438-597GJ0AW778QYORDPCZY/product+banner.png Products & Services https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/products/coolseats monthly 0.5 2025-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/4eff5bf9-b804-49f9-8ca4-72f3ca018ed7/IMG_6354++facing++yarra.jpg Products & Services - Coolseats - IMG_6354 facing yarra.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/961b611e-4016-4dbb-b9cf-c80b87b9a058/IMG_6355.jpeg Products & Services - Coolseats - IMG_6355.jpeg https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/products/public-tour-of-the-sustainable-house monthly 0.5 2026-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1562655734362-M3SS1T4SAJFAEIHPXMEO/Mobbs+lays+the+pipe.JPG Products & Services - Public tour of the Sustainable House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1563571319741-FUJPGXNEW1HDHT2PG1D9/Original+MMobbs+-portrait.jpg Products & Services - Public tour of the Sustainable House https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/products/project-management monthly 0.5 2021-11-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1502318496711-GO4F3GAZUPHZLUH9KPTE/IMG_8889.jpg Products & Services - Gardening, composting https://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/products/classroomtour monthly 0.5 2019-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/1499494347353-FNNX7NCHAGXN774WK4HS/kids+gardening.jpg Products & Services - 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