Articles by Marty Marsh
E-waste recycling program for 1500 apartment blocks in Sydney

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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
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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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