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E-waste recycling program for 1500 apartment blocks in Sydney

May 5, 2015 – 6:00 am |

The City of Sydney has delivered a trailblazing e-waste program to apartment blocks, with special recycling bins in six large apartment buildings serving 1,500 apartments as part of an ongoing trial.
Residents in the six apartment …

Sports field painting design contains info from stats and ideas collected from local community

May 5, 2015 – 6:00 am |

Siv B Fjærestad has worked with Letting Space and in partnership with Wellington City Council to create an enormous artwork on the fields of Macalister and Liardet Street Parks, Berhampore: a dynamic colourful backdrop for …

Eat Local Challenge round up – Sarah the Gardener

May 4, 2015 – 2:43 pm |

By Sarah O’Neil of team ‘Sarah the Gardener and her Reluctant Diggers’ – based in Waikato.

Kiwis eating food grown and produced within a 200 km radius for 30 days of April in the Happyzine Eat Local …

The last day – local eating Christine signs off with a great choko recipe

May 4, 2015 – 2:41 pm |

Christine Paris is eating food grown and produced within a 200 km radius for 30 days of April in the Happyzine Eat Local Challenge.
         
My last day on the challenge.  I bought bananas …

The Green Team’s last days of eating local

May 4, 2015 – 2:30 pm |

By Jizzy Green, Katikati, Bay of Plenty
Kiwis eating food grown and produced within a 200 km radius for 30 days of April in the Happyzine Eat Local Challenge.

Day 29
A significant day.  Our daughter’s 20th birthday celebration.  Also, …

Mel makes Natacha’s Local Ratatouille

April 30, 2015 – 8:04 pm |

By Melanie Walker, Tukurua
Kiwis eating food grown and produced within a 200 km radius for 30 days of April in the Happyzine Eat Local Challenge.

I found a rogue zucchini in the garden and had a very …

Melanie’s local and homemade pizza saves the day

April 30, 2015 – 7:57 pm |

By Melanie Walker, Tukurua
Kiwis eating food grown and produced within a 200 km radius for 30 days of April in the Happyzine Eat Local Challenge.
      
We spent 4 delightful calm blue and sunny hours out …

Local home food: pasta

April 30, 2015 – 7:55 pm |

By Natacha Lee, Gisborne 
Kiwis eating food grown and produced within a 200 km radius for 30 days of April in the Happyzine Eat Local Challenge.

Yes, still eating local. Not always, I’m not perfect, but definitely working …

Are we there yet? End of the local food challenge

April 30, 2015 – 7:30 pm |

By Jizzy Green, Katikati, Bay of Plenty
Kiwis eating food grown and produced within a 200 km radius for 30 days of April in the Happyzine Eat Local Challenge.
Day 27
I have felt like the kid in the back …

Local Food Challenge- the end is in sight!

April 30, 2015 – 6:02 pm | One Comment

Hayley and her partner Steve are Kiwis eating food grown and produced within a 200 km radius for 30 days of April in the Happyzine Eat Local Challenge.

by Hayley Gale

My reason for choosing to take part …

Green Team: Artichoke goodness

April 27, 2015 – 8:32 pm |

By Jizzy Green, Katikati, Bay of Plenty
Kiwis eating food grown and produced within a 200 km radius for 30 days of April in the Happyzine Eat Local Challenge.
Day 25
Breakfast:
Smoothie, consisting of  feijoa, apple, frozen peach and blackberry …

Natacha Lee’s Locavore Omlette

April 27, 2015 – 8:29 pm |

By Natacha Lee, Gisborne 
Kiwis eating food grown and produced within a 200 km radius for 30 days of April in the Happyzine Eat Local Challenge.

Omelet (serves 4):
– 5 eggs
– dash of milk or cream
– 3-4 mushrooms …

Eating local brings Christine’s community in closer

April 27, 2015 – 8:27 pm |

Christine Paris is eating food grown and produced within a 200 km radius for 30 days of April in the Happyzine Eat Local Challenge.
I really miss crackers and corn chips.  I have been making quite a …

Green team: Local diet a great way to loose weight!

April 27, 2015 – 8:23 pm |

By Jizzy Green, Katikati, Bay of Plenty
Kiwis eating food grown and produced within a 200 km radius for 30 days of April in the Happyzine Eat Local Challenge.

Day 23

Boy, getting a tad tired of logging and blogging …

Home food: ratatouille by Natacha Lee, Gisborne

April 22, 2015 – 6:00 am | One Comment

By Natacha Lee, Gisborne 
Kiwis eating food grown and produced within a 200 km radius for 30 days of April in the Happyzine Eat Local Challenge.
Home food: ratatouille
It is quite well known that the french love their food. …

Autumn is beautiful and damn being a locavore is hard! By Natacha Lee

April 22, 2015 – 6:00 am |

By Natacha Lee, Gisborne 
Kiwis eating food grown and produced within a 200 km radius for 30 days of April in the Happyzine Eat Local Challenge.

The evenings and mornings have been getting cooler, the change of season …

When the rosy glow of local eating wears off, Hayley discovers what’s left

April 22, 2015 – 6:00 am | 2 Comments

Hayley and her partner Steve are Kiwis eating food grown and produced within a 200 km radius for 30 days of April in the Happyzine Eat Local Challenge.

April 19th- The Eat Local Challenge, by Hayley Gale
More …

Green team – keep’n it local to the end (sort of) in Fiji

April 21, 2015 – 6:00 am |

By Jizzy Green, Katikati, Bay of Plenty
Kiwis eating food grown and produced within a 200 km radius for 30 days of April in the Happyzine Eat Local Challenge.
Note: Jizzy and her partner Mike will be eating local …

Permaculture Design Course challenges Christine on her Eat Local mission – ironically

April 21, 2015 – 4:00 am | 3 Comments

Christine Paris is eating food grown and produced within a 200 km radius for 30 days of April in the Happyzine Eat Local Challenge.
Week 3
I had another challenging week – which is mostly as others have …

Banqueting Local Style – with Sarah the Gardener and Her Reluctant Diggers

April 20, 2015 – 3:49 pm |

By Sarah O’Neil of team ‘Sarah the Gardener and her Reluctant Diggers’ – based in Waikato.

Kiwis eating food grown and produced within a 200 km radius for 30 days of April in the Happyzine Eat Local …

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