Climate Change is Not a Spectator Sport.
My aunt has been growing food and feeding the family for decades and my grandmother's garden was entirely given over to food crops. As a child we had token ‘hobby gardens' and as adults, we do not own our home, so we do not have a vegetable garden, as ... keep reading
Written by Christina Newnham in May 2009, about Agriculture & Food, Alternative, Cohousing, & Off-Grid Living, Children and Families, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Finance & Money, Health, Lifestyle & Behavior, Organic, Permaculture, Politics & Government, Poverty & Development, Transition Towns (1 comment)
New Zealand has a love affair with BIG windows and why not when the reward is so great. Rugged mountains, deep lakes, crashing surf and lush forests, it is all there to enjoy from the comfort of your living room, so long as you have BIG windows. What however, is ... keep reading
Written by Christina Newnham in April 2008, about Architecture
Editor's Note: Today we welcome Christina Newnham to the writing team. As the post indicates, Christina writes out of Queenstown, New Zealand, and will be covering topics related to energy and buildings. Welcome Christina! I live in Queenstown, New Zealand… the ‘shaky isles’, but in a town where the ... keep reading
Written by Christina Newnham in February 2008, about Philosophy & Religion
