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 4/11/2008

Our Food footprint! 
And the choices we make, every day – about three times!
 
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Food represents an amazing 36% of the footprint of the average person in Adelaide.  Apparently, a vegetarian driving a Hummer, would have a lower carbon footprint than a meat eater who rides a bicycle.  The Communiversity presentation by Harry and Kate gave great insight into the just how much food can have an impact.  David Suzuki reckons that the average plate of food has travelled about 3,500 kilometre before it hits the table.  As Kate pointed this impact on footprint is something we can make a decision about every three or four hours. 

Not only energy, but waste and water too.  It would seem that home grown vegetables use less than 20% of the water that goes into shop vegies and of course, 50% of the average domestic waste to landfill is organic, including significant kitchen scraps – which as compost – would mean that the water used by backyard vegies become even more.

Huge thanks to Lynn, who did the most wonderful Southern Cross of Optimism Presentation.  Inspirational and positive!

Next Gathering – Chrissy Break Up.

Monday 1st December: 6pm – 8pm @Glandore Community Garden, Malwa Street, Glandore.

2009 ... Wednesday 4th of February  

Garden, Bathroom, Toilet, Laundry, Kitchen.  If we know, conceptually, that over 50% of water consumption derives from outdoor use and the bathroom, if provides behaviour-power which exceeds having to remember a thousand and one tips.  Conserving smarter rather than harder!

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The Sustainability Street Approach has been made possible in SA by the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resource Management Board.



 
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The DIY SSA Pioneered by Cities of Randwick, Waverly and Woolahara as well as The City of Whitehorse in Melbourne.  The DIY SSA mission statement ...

The biggest thing to get our heads around is that the social change, community making and eco-culture crafting aspects of the Systainability Street Approach are its deeper meaning and purpose.

The closer and richer people are together in their focus on the Earth, the deeper and wider will be the ecological sustainability achieved! 

  Sustainability Street is not about providing environmental information per se.   There are oceans of information out there these days.  More importantly, the SSA recognises that a groundswell of people want change and want to be part of a whole new relationship with the glorious natural systems of the Earth.  The enviro-information obsession can actually be a distraction for this awakening mainstream.  

  Our job ahead is to craft new ways, norms, taboos and values.  Believe it or not, getting together over a cuppa, is the best way to start designing this new culture for a better world, which we know is possible and which we can feel emerging.

   Anyhow, and even more empowering, is to recognise the two greatest traits we all have. They are imagination and common sense.  The way forward is just not rocket surgery.  We all know what waste and pollution look like. All the answers are out there and we all have the right and the power to imagine and shape the future we want.


  It all starts with a Sustainability Street Train the Mentor course open to council officers and community alike.  Below, the historic, first ever TTM introduced by Skype --- thanks to the Clovelly CCC Sustainability St Village --- & Cities of Randwick, Waverly and Woollahara in East Sydney.    The Clovelly Villagers at the other end of the "Cyber Workshop".  Wow!
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The 29th NSW Environmental Eduction Conference
Erika Van Shellenbeck is presenting the Willoughby SSA Case Study to this conference. Erik's an SSA pioneer and veteran whose early support with the City Of Willoughby was crucial to the introduction of the SSA to NSW.  Download the case study for a sneak preview ...

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Selection of media coverage:

Vic Health

Sunday Age
Sydney Morning Herald
Life Magazine
Green Magazine 

Bilfinger Berger Magazine 

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