On Tuesday 9th October, we celebrated the journey to become all-electric in our energy efficiency demonstration home: the CERES Zero Emissions EcoHouse. The EcoHouse was transported to CERES in 1982 and was retrofitted to demonstrate energy efficient design and early solar technology. In its time at [...]
As we know September and Spring is a time of plenty and promise so while the magpies, living in the Manna Gums above the learning centre at CERES, were busy laying the foundations of this years nest, the site team at CERES were busy creating their own fluid and resilient structural foundation for the [...]
By now you are probably thinking about how to support your rapidly growing tomato plants. The determinate or ‘bush’ types will stay a bit smaller but still might need a short take to lean on. If you have chosen indeterminate varieties these will keep growing and growing until you think they can grow [...]
We’ve had a bit of a cool start to spring so it’s not too late to start your tomatoes from seed if you haven’t already, and this is definitely the way to get more bang for your buck! When choosing which seeds to buy try to stick to ‘heirloom’ or ‘open-pollinated’ varieties rather than [...]
As Permaculturalist Prof. Stuart Hill says, “We’re not going to be saved by nuclear power, not even by solar power; nor by any religious or political doctrine. The only thing that can save us is to become perfectly connected with our innermost feelings. This is our fundamental responsibility as human beings.” In the face of [...]