Transition Darebin: Sustaining Ourselves
Sustaining Ourselves Workshop 2013
Sunday 19th May
9:45-4:00
Darebin Creek Environment Centre
Darebin Parklands
End of Separation St, Alphington
What is it:
A workshop using Joanna Macey’s ‘Work that Reconnects’ as well as elements of meditation and yoga. Our aim is to refresh, renew and re-inspire transitioners, permaculturalists, greenies, climate activists, environmentalists, upskillers, community developers, occupiers or diy-ers that are troubled by the state of the world, overworked, overstressed, disillusioned, despairing, burnt out, or on that path.Children are warmly welcome. There will be children’s activities and childminding through the day.
Why:
In the midst of all the work we do for our community and our world, sometimes we forget to nurture ourselves.
Logistics:
The cost of the workshop is $20 full or $10 concession – vegetarian lunch provided. If you would like to bring some snacks to share for morning and afternoon tea that would be lovely – some will be provided.
Registration: $20 full | $10 concession | children free
ONLINE BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL
http://www.trybooking.com/CSCB
RSVP to Regan Bleechmore bleecr01@gmail.com 0432 875 413 (preferred by 12th of May). Places are limited so please get in early.
Fruit Squad Update!
The Fruit Squad is ready for summer fruit harvest in Northcote.
Fruit Squad is a project that involves volunteers picking backyard fruit and giving it to SecondBite, an organisation that redistributes fresh, nutritious food to those in need via hostels, rooming houses and community services, many located in Darebin.
With the summer seasons fruit ripening fast, the Fruit Squad is currently looking for back yard trees to pick. If you live in Northcote, Thornbury or Preston, in the area bounded by Bell Street, St Georges Road, Grange Road and Heidelberg Road, and would like to register your fruit trees for harvesting, or want to pick your own which we can collect, please call Jika Jika Community Centre on (03) 9482 5100 or e-mail liz@jikajika.org.au.
Fruit Squad is an initiative of Transition Darebin in partnership with Jika Jika Community Centre, with support from Darebin City Council.
Sustainable Living Festival – Bike Tour of Darebin Community Gardens
Sorry!
The SLF Edible Inner North Bike Tour – BOOKED OUT!
Unfortunately the Edible Inner North Bike tour is booked out.
However, these amazing public and community gardens in Darebin will be open to the public on Sunday 24th February from 9am – 12pm.
Feel free to drop in and check them out.
Fairfield Community Gardens
1 Hamilton St
Fairfield
Northcote Uniting Church
Herb garden and Orchard
251 High Street
Northcote
(Join in their fruit and vegie swap)
Northcote Library Food Garden
32 Separation Street
Northcote
Span Community Garden
64 Clyde Street
Thornbury
In addition Northcote Community Garden, Hartington Street, Northcote will be open from 1:30 – 5:00pm on Sunday 24th February (BUT NOT in the morning)
TD coord meeting on monday
Hi everyone,
tour darebin’s edible gardens by bike! 24th Feb
Fruit Squad
Fruit Squad ready for summer fruit harvest in Northcote
Fruit Squad is a project that involves volunteers picking backyard fruit and giving it to SecondBite, an organisation that redistributes fresh, nutritious food to those in need via hostels, rooming houses and community services, many located in Darebin.
With the summer seasons fruit ripening fast, the Fruit Squad is currently looking for back yard trees to pick. If you live in Northcote, in the area bounded by Separation Street, St Georges Road, Grange Road and Heidelberg Road, and would like to register your fruit trees for harvesting, or want to pick your own which we can collect, please call Jika Jika Community Centre on (03) 9482 5100 or e-mail liz@jikajika.org.au.
Fruit Squad is an initiative of Transition Darebin in partnership with Jika Jika Community Centre, with support from Darebin City Council.
A year of treading lightly
Check out this awesome blog by Thornbury locals and TD members Paul and Nikki:
www.treadinglightlyblog.wordpress.com
After pondering about “why we hear about the fluctuations of the FTSE, the Yen and Tapis crude a dozen times a day but don’t know the names of our next door neighbours” Paul and Nikki decided to take on a year of experimentation with their two toddlers and four chickens…
“A year to find out whether we can live more sustainably and have more fun doing it, because we know things are going to change, but I refuse to believe that the end of cheap oil and living within the means of our planet needs to be a bad thing.
So after a couple of long conversations spanning many an evening and several good bottles of (locally produced) wine we have come up with four areas that we plan to try and focus on over the next 12 months.”
See what they came up with!
www.treadinglightlyblog.wordpress.com
