It’s that time of year again, and tomorrow (Saturday October 24) is the Chippendale Food for the Future Fair 2009. While we don’t live in Chippo anymore, I still work there, and continue to feel a close attachment to the little suburb. This is a great day to visit, with plenty happening: launch of local [...]
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Chippendale Food for the Future Fair 2009
Posted in Local issues, tagged chippendale, fair on October 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Helping out back in Chippendale
Posted in Local issues, tagged chippendale, gardening, myrtle st, nature strip on July 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday I headed back to our old stomping ground to help out Michael Mobbs garden the nature strip along Myrtle St. A small but committed group turned up, and we cleaned up one side of the street, including planting a few more citrus trees. If you feel like you missed out, you can still help [...]
Picking up our first Petersham food box
Posted in Local issues, Useful resources, tagged chippendale, co-op, food box, jura books, organic, petersham on July 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Back when we were in Chippendale, we used to pickup a weekly food box containing locally-sourced fruit and vegetables, most organic. This worked very well for us, and the variation week-to-week spiced up our cooking. (See Food for the Future for details on the Chippendale food box.) Now that we’re in Lewisham, driving to Chippo [...]
Chippendale food fair urban farming
Posted in Saving the environment, tagged chippendale, michael mobbs, nature strip on April 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We recently moved from Chippendale, where I lived for over a decade. In recent times, there had been a big transformation, driven by Michael Mobbs, the owner of the well-known “Sustainable House”. Tree and veges appeared in the nature strip, and a weekly food box organised (which we get and love!). Michael is in part [...]
