Good News Roundup
Food is always a worthy subject, and this week we have plenty of good news to share about it. Are you an Oyster fan?
Bluff oysters are in season and research so far shows they’re healthy and abundant. How about
Maori potatoes? Check out this couple who collect them, they say they’re the most versatile vegetable and have even been recently exhibiting them. Rounding off this tribute to great kai, check out New Zealand’s new champion cheese maker at the
National Cheese Awards
Do you have a passion for
quilting? Check out
Melior’s blog. It takes hand-craft to a whole new plane.
WOMAD is almost upon us (13th to the 15th March).
The band Dengue Fever, reputed to be the ‘Jackson’s of Cambodia’ are coming to New Zealand for Womad this year, The LA Times suggested “if you can imagine a band where a Cambodian beauty queen shares the stage with Rasputin, Barry White, Allen Ginsberg, Michael Hutchence and Brian Wilson” that’s Dengue Fever –
check them out. This is the
2009 Womad line up
From one side of the planet to another –
Turkey wants to help out with the
Fiji Flood fund, so they’re donating US $50,000 to the Government’s Disaster Rehabilitation Fund.
On the
environmental front –
Wellington is New Zealand’s cleanest and greenest, with recycling, pollution, quality of life and open space being taken into consideration.
Aphids to the rescue! Did you know that
Aphids can help plants to heal themselves?
Great news about the precious
youth of our planet: here’s a story of a young man with a passion for sustainable, innovative home design. He’s
building amazing homes for the homeless, out of rubbish.
The grownups of America are making a positive difference too. The American Institute of Architects are walking-their-talk in offering a
great new online guide for greening-up buildings. This counts as steps towards their goals to halve fossil fuel usage by 2010 and become carbon nuetral by 2030.
One species who are experiencing some positive change in their home environment is the
Canada Lynx cat. This previously endangered animal is currently making a come-back because its habitat has expanded nearly twenty-fold under a Fish and Wildlife Service decision.
Yet another species are reclaiming their mojo: In the UK,
Cranes, which were hunted to extinction four centuries ago are being reintroduced in Gloucestershire.
Finally – Ankara, Turkey has an
inspiring waste reduction project underway. They’ve installed two 10,000 tonne composting tanks in their city. The green manure will be used around the city, meanwhile gas emitted by rubbish will be used to provide the city’s power.
Voices of our community