Pete Russell's Blog – December 2008 Archive (5)
The first Ooooby Store
8 Putiki Road, Ostend, Waiheke Island
New Zealand.
We are very excited about this development and look forward to connecting with and serving Ooooby members from all over the island.
Over the next few months we hope to be providing a good selection of food grower supplies, (seedlings, treatments, compost teas, tools, mulch etc.) as well as a good variety of food growing workshops and seminars.
We would also like to… Continue
Added by Pete Russell on December 28, 2008 at 5:30pm — 2 Comments
Ooooby T-Shirt Business
We are looking for someone who is good at fiddly things to make the Ooooby T-shirts.
This is the stencil style logo,
so all we need now is for someone to cut it into a stencil sheet and then get some ink and a roller and print T-Shirts with the Ooooby logo.
It could be a good little business for someone... who knows how many people would want an Ooooby T-shirt?
Let me know… Continue
Added by Pete Russell on December 21, 2008 at 1:00pm — No Comments
How are we spending our time?
What are we paying attention to? Who are we paying attention to?
Is your health in check? Are you eating well? When was the last time you had a nutrient rich fresh live meal?
Where do you get a nutrient rich meal from? Your back yards? What does that mean?
Spending more time in my backyard patch at home with my family? Spending more time at the… Continue
Added by Pete Russell on December 19, 2008 at 10:30am — No Comments
Ten Reasons to Eat Local
Brenton Johnson, an organic farmer and owner of Johnson’s Backyard Garden, came up with this list of top 10 reasons to buy local food, based on his philosophy to live in harmony with the land.
1. Locally grown food tastes better. Food grown in your own community is usually picked within the past day or two. It’s crisp, sweet, and loaded with flavor. Produce flown or… Continue
Added by Pete Russell on December 13, 2008 at 10:30am — 4 Comments
Peak Oil Task Force - Stagecoach Group, Virgin Group, Yahoo and more...
The risk
The food and drink manufacturing sector is the single largest manufacturing sector in the UK. Virtually all of the processes in the modern food system are dependent on cheap oil and therefore the price of our food is directly linked to the price of oil. Over 50% of fossil fuels used in agriculture are fed into the production of fertiliser, currently vital to maintaining domestic food supply.
The opportunity
Less intensive, local food production may… Continue
Added by Pete Russell on December 13, 2008 at 9:06am — No Comments
Latest Blog Posts
Most Popular Blog Posts
Blog Topics by Tags
- deloitte (1)
- permaculture (1)
- recipe (1)
Monthly Archives
2013
2012
2011
- November (2)
- October (1)
- September (6)
- August (5)
- July (1)
- May (2)
- April (3)
- March (2)
- February (6)
- January (9)
2010
- December (5)
- November (10)
- October (3)
- September (25)
- August (4)
- July (16)
- June (23)
- May (17)
- April (19)
- March (10)
- February (11)
- January (9)
2009
- December (11)
- November (13)
- October (17)
- September (15)
- August (30)
- July (51)
- June (28)
- May (42)
- April (60)
- March (27)
- February (6)
- January (4)
2008
- December (5)
Local Food to Your Door
What's Buzzing?
Interesting Member Searches
Photos
© 2013 Created by Pete Russell.
