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Seeds of revolution

Seeds: they are amazing. That these tiny things hold within themselves the complete potential for an enormous tree, beautiful flower or delicious vegetable is a wonder of nature and evolution. That...

Category: Farming & food systems, Industry & agriculture, Politics & society, Rants & raves, Science, Technology Tags: ag science, agri-business, agricultural science, agriculture, Bayer, crop diversity, EU plant reproductive materials act, genetic engineering, genetically modified seeds, GM, GMO, human rights, Monsanto, occupy Monsanto, plant genetics, pseudo-food, science, seed legislation

Hooked into the machine

I’ve been working on a serious post on seed legislation, GM crops and sustainability, but it’s going to take me a little longer to finish. I’m struggling to find time to...

Category: Anecdotes, Ethics, Health & medicine, Health & wellbeing, Industry & agriculture, Lifestyle, Technology Tags: Grave's disease, health, health services, industrial medicine, inequality, medical dependency, medications, modern medicine, pharmaceuticals, privilege, sustainability

Build it (sustainably) and they will come

Last week I was lucky enough to score an invitation to tour the new Sustainability Learning Centre, under construction here in Hobart (thank you, day job!) Developed as a partnership between...

Category: Energy efficiency, Industry & agriculture, Science, Sustainable design, Technology Tags: building, construction, energy efficiency, green building, Green Star, Hobart, Hobart college, passive solar, recycling, six-star, Sustainability Learning Centre, sustainable design

The shape of things to come

A brighter future for people and planet

The shape of things to come

A brighter future for people and planet

Seeds of revolution

Hooked into the machine

Build it (sustainably) and they will come

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