Articles

11 Oct 2018

Looking at the latest controversy with the Sydney Opera House I’m remined that if we are going to achieve anything great, it is certainly going to be up to us. Don’t expect it from your elected representatives. You already knew that of course but this is another reminder of how un-representative...

04 Oct 2018

Fair Food Week 2018 is an Australia wide event promoting community food activities and healthy eating social enterprise in support fair food. Let’s celebrate the achievements of community, endeavouring to promote ethical and sustainable food practice. The occasion empowers communities to have a...

27 Sep 2018

It sounds a little strange I know, but hear me out, its not exactly the same, but kind of is. Sitting in a café the other day a friend revealed that the previous day she had felt guilt after forgetting her reusable coffee cup when she saw I was inside.  Keep in mind, I have never said anything to...

20 Sep 2018

On September 15th, members of the Wollongong community and Illawarra region came together to participate in the biggest civic action in human history … World Cleanup Day! The Fair Food Forager team proudly joined over 200 registered volunteers to remove debris from North Wollongong’s main beach,...

13 Sep 2018

Today is RUOK day, a reminder for all of us that its ok to ask for help, to speak to others about what’s bothering you and to be aware that someone around you might not be OK. A reminder to slow down and take notice of the people you know. Conversations keep the world going around and that simple...

This Plastic Free July, we're on the Peloton Against Plastic, a bike ride from Hanoi to Bangkok meeting people and groups trying to change the situation on plastic pollution in this part of the world. While we travel using as little single-use plastic as possible. This article is very comprehensive...

350 million plastic water bottles are used globally each day ...that's right! ..... THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY...MILLION! ... A DAY!  That's a lot of plastic! And at a decomposition rate of 700 years or so per bottle, that's not good for our planet, to put it mildly.  What can you do about it? Well,...

On a recent trip to North America, I decided to drop an email to one of my favourite organisations, The Plastic Pollution Coalition (PPC). To my delight there was a quick response . Within days their CEO and inspiring co-founder, Dianna Cohen graciously set up a meeting with me . We met a few...

He is arguably the most popular and enthusiastic of all hosts of ABC's Gardening Australia program. You will see him around in a number of aliases, having a good time. Regardless, the one thing that always comes with a Costa Georgiadis appearance is a contagious positivity and your sudden...

This one is for me, its for my best mate Moose and I! I haven’t seen him yet, I’m in the air, somewhere over NSW, but I know he isn’t there anymore. The big black, laid back, super calm shadow of me, for twelve years is no longer there. For twelve years he has followed me absolutely everywhere. If...