Organisations
Australian City Farms & Community Gardens Network
The Australian Community Gardens Network is an informal, community-based organisation linking people interested in community gardening across Australia.
Web: www.communitygarden.org.au/
CERES
CERES (the Centre for Education and Research in Environmental Strategies) is a community environment project located in Melbourne. CERES aims to foster awareness and action on environmental and social issues affecting urban areas. The site has information on a range of environmental issues illustrating what can be achieved at household, community and global levels.
Web: www.ceres.org.au/
Books
Sustainable Insight
Sustainable Insight is an Australian online bookstore specialising in sustainability and environmental books, DVDs and educational resources. Range covers topics including gardening, agriculture, environmental management, organics and sustainability. Fifty cents from every book sold is donated to sustainability initiatives.
Web: www.sustainableinsight.com.au/
Sustainable Living
Living Smart Homes
Living Smart Homes is a FREE program offered by Moreton Bay Regional Council. Features information, activities, games and calculators, designed to help you to complete the four living smart modules which are designed to help you reduce your household’s green house gas emissions and save money at the same time.
Web: www.livingsmarthomes.net.au/
Sustainable Illawarra
Sustainable Illawarra is an excellent example of a localised initiative taking definitive actions in a region wide approach to promoting sustainable living.
Web: www.sustainableillawarra.com.au/Sustainable-Food.html
Permaculture
Permaculture Research Institute of Australia
Site categories allow exploration on a wide range of permaculture related topics and current projects and also features an online book store and links to courses and workshops.
Web: www.permaculture.org.au/
Permaculture Principles
This site explores the 'essence of permaculture' in a simple and clear way, expanding on the work of co-originator of the permaculture concept, David Holmgren.
Web: www.permacultureprinciples.com/index.php
Growing Food
City Food Growers
An informative website aimed at helping city dwellers grow food and connect to locally grown food. Provides information about localised planting, cultivating, harvesting and garden management knowledge, with connection to experienced gardeners for exchange of ideas and support for a small annual fee.
Web: www.cityfoodgrowers.com.au/
Explore City Farms
Northey Street, Brisbane
Founded in 1994 based on the principles of permaculture, Northey Street has developed into a successful model for other city farms and community gardens. The site currently features more than 1500 exotic and native fruit trees, bushtucker plants, shrubs and ground covers on the four hectare property and hosts organic markets, celebrations, courses and workshops.
Web: www.northeystreetcityfarm.org.au/
Sydney City Farm
Only just getting started, Sydney City Farm is being developed as a green sanctuary to showcase an eco-friendly future in the heart of our nation’s capital city.
Web: www.sydneycityfarm.org/
Explore Community Gardens
Veggie Village
Veggie Village is a community garden located at Peregian Beach on the Sunshine Coast. Veggie Villagers use permaculture techniques to teach people how to grow their own food in individual and communal allotments and run a number of workshops including a “perma-kids” program which has been a huge success.
Web: www.veggievillage.com.au
Global Issues
The Crash Course
These free online presentations provide an overview of the interconnected issues surrounding the economy, energy and the environment to provide you with a basic understanding with which to better appreciate the risks that we all face.
Web: www.chrismartenson.com/crashcourse
Local Solutions to Global Problems
Transition Towns
Home to ‘Transition Initiatives’ and the ‘Transition Network’ this site is a collaborative community website for use by all the communities that have adopted the Transition Model for responding positively and creatively to the twin challenges of Peak Oil and Climate Change.
Web: www.transitiontowns.org/
Sunshine Coast Energy Action Centre
SEAC is the localised “Transition Towns” initiative for the Sunshine Coast region leading the way towards positive solutions to climate change and natural resource depletion.
Web: www.seac.net.au
News and Information Services
Eco Voice
Subscribe to receive free environmental news and articles on climate change, sustainability & conservation issues.
Web: www.ecovoice.com.au/
Local Food
Australian Community Foods
A non-profit community service supporting organisations who work to increase our access to healthy, local food. The main feature of this site is a geographic search and matching service enabling you to locate locally produced food near you.
Web: www.communityfoods.org.au/
Seed Saving
Seed Savers
The Seed Savers' Network, based at Byron Bay was founded in 1986 to preserve the diversity of our cultural plants. Seed Savers produce a range of resources providing information on techniques for seed saving.
Web: www.seedsavers.net/
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