The Castlemaine Seed Library has been running for over five years with people ‘borrowing’ seeds to plant and grow food, and then ‘returning’ seeds once the plants have run their course. In this episode Seed Library founder Grace McCaughy and coordinator Eliza-Jane Gilchrist talk about the value of seeds and all that we can learn from them. WeContinue reading “S4 E14 A Library of Seeds”
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S4 E13 Futures with Alex Kelly and John Wiseman
I was lucky enough to have a wonderful conversation about possible climate futures, not through a lens of disaster and doom but gritty possibility, radical hope and extraordinary courage. Castlemaine local Alex Kelly and Melbourne academic John Wiseman joined me recently to talk about their futuring practices. John has just published a book called HopeContinue reading “S4 E13 Futures with Alex Kelly and John Wiseman”
S4 E12 Water with Steven Healy
Steve Healy is Executive General Manager of Climate and Population Adaptation at Coliban Water. Climate change predictions for our region point to hotter and drier weather patterns and when it rains it is going to be more extreme, big dump kind of events. So water is on a lot of people’s minds when they thinkContinue reading “S4 E12 Water with Steven Healy”
S4 E11 Getting to Know You with Kathryn Coff
Kathryn Coff is a committed community leader and she joins us to discuss race, privilege and power, which are themes that she lives with and grapples with every day of her life. She shares a beautiful way of getting to know people that opens us up to each other so much more than ‘and whatContinue reading “S4 E11 Getting to Know You with Kathryn Coff”
S4 E10 Mildura Part 2: The Eco Village
As mentioned in the recent episode The Mallee, the Murray and the Mayor, Mildura interests me on a several levels and the interview with the city officials you heard in that episode was a great overview of the region, the particular issues they face and what is being attempted from a policy and government perspective.Continue reading “S4 E10 Mildura Part 2: The Eco Village”
S4 E09 COP26 with Cam Walker
The climate related news media has been saturated over the last few weeks in reactions, reflections and commentary about COP26. For a show about grassroots climate action it has been hard to know what to say about it all. Enter Cam Walker, who you might remember from a past episode about Friends of the Earth,Continue reading “S4 E09 COP26 with Cam Walker”
S2E26 Dja Dja Wurrung Radio Part 2
The Meeting Place Episode Summary This episode is a collection of three interviews featuring children from the Meeting Place. This is part of a 2015-16 series called Dja Dja Wurrung Radio made by Uncle Rick Nelson and Alison Hanly. This series was made possible by a community grant from the Mount Alexander Shire Council andContinue reading “S2E26 Dja Dja Wurrung Radio Part 2”
S2E25 Dja Dja Wurrung Radio Part 1
Uncle Rick Episode Summary This episode is a collection of four interviews that are about Uncle Rick and his activities as elder and Dja Dja Wurrung representative. This is part 1 of a 2015 series called Dja Dja Wurrung Radio made by Uncle Rick Nelson and Alison Hanly. This series was made possible by aContinue reading “S2E25 Dja Dja Wurrung Radio Part 1”
S2E24 Regenerative Agriculture
In this episode we explore the emerging practice of regenerative agriculture, perhaps one of the best ways to drawdown carbon out of our atmosphere and help reduce the impacts of climate change. Under the leadership of Deane Belfield, the Mount Alexander Regenerative Agriculture Group has been running a program for local farmers to learn aboutContinue reading “S2E24 Regenerative Agriculture”
S2E23 Conscious Clothing
In this episode we speak with several clothing creators about how they do it ethically and with the planet in mind. Ellen Doyle joins regular host Alison Hanly to discuss issues around fast fashion and the textiles industries. We also have interviews with Linnet Good talks about upcycling, that is, how she makes beautiful clothingContinue reading “S2E23 Conscious Clothing”
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