No time not to use the regular plates / Farm seeks a farmer
No time not to use the regular plates On Friday I went with my sons and several thousand other Victorian children to the steps of the Treasury Museum for the Students Strike For Climate Change. From a respectful (non-embarrassing) distance it was thrilling to watch the crowd of young faces welcoming waves of […]
Diet for a new climate / New food host in Yarraville
Diet for a new climate Two years ago one of my oldest friends turned 50 and, like his dad before him, promptly had a massive heart-attack. His recovery included embracing a plant-based diet, about which he’s posted on his Facebook page with the fervour of a man literally born-again. I love butter; it makes most things in […]
A fuss, a bloody big fuss
A fuss, a bloody big fuss Last week CERES’ Chief Financial Officer, Nico Porter, gathered the CERES management team around a large round table to work through the coming 2019/20 budget. At the beginning of the meeting Nico handed out his budget; an enormous spreadsheet summarising the incomings and outgoings of forty different social enterprises, […]
Slower and deeper
Last week I wrote an impassioned call to action for the CERES Appeal; that in the face of our climate emergency we needed to quickly prepare ourselves, skill ourselves up and give, really give, to get something done. But that all came to a stop on Wednesday when one of our Fair Food workmates lost […]
From defenders of the fair go to…..
From defenders of the fair go to….. On Friday the Fair Food crew went for a Tamil Feast at CERES, that’s us above. We were there to share a meal and catch up with our old workmate and Tamil Feast superstar, Nirma (waving at the back). As we ate, talked and laughed I looked around our table […]
Between convenience and connection
Between convenience and connection Yesterday morning at a small café off Sydney Road I shared a plate of fried dumplings with my eight year old son. The café was empty apart from a solitary diner across the room sipping her wonton soup . As we ate our food we curiously watched a stream of […]
