Thanks to everyone who stopped to chat with the volunteers from Sustainable Homes Action Group and Go Renewable Energy Group at the Woodend Community Farmers’ Market on Saturday 7th October.
We were exploring the level of interest in electrifying home heating and hot water and the obstacles to electrification.
Read MoreNot sure what “net zero emissions” means? Want to know how you can impact climate change?
Project Drawdown has produced an excellent series of 6 videos, ranging from 10-25 minutes, explaining where we can have the most impact on climate.
This is a thought-provoking series, highly recommended for anyone starting out on the road to sustainability.
Read MoreA few weeks ago, the IPCC released a report titled, “Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability“. Even though the report focuses on impacts, vulnerabilities and adaptive practices on a global scale, I have tried to derive some adaptation principles that could be applied to the Macedon Ranges.
Read MoreWe all love to celebrate Easter and indulge our loved ones with gifts of chocolate and other Easter treats. It’s a wonderful time for family and friends but it can get expensive and wasteful. You can create your own Easter gifts and treats for a fraction of the cost, and by making considered choices about the consumables that we do buy, we can reduce the impact on our wallets and the Earth.
Read MoreAccording to an Australian study, the road transportation of a typical food basket in Victoria is a staggering 21 ,073 kilometres, almost the same distance to travel around Australia’s coastline (25,760)!
Read MoreLooking for a Christmas meal that is light, inclusive, delicious and more sustainable? Here are a few ideas to get you started.
Read MoreThe Covid19 pandemic has seen a resurgence in people growing vegetables, rearing chickens and making sourdough bread among other home maker pursuits. We’ve begun to realise that properly made; home-grown food just tastes better and so we’re eating better quality, more sustainable food. We all win.
Read MoreVeg Action and Cobaw Health, with the help of Tara Murphy, a student on placement from Deakin University, are developing a directory to connect consumers with their local fruit, veg, nut and legume growers. You can help by nominating your favourite grower and go in the draw to win!
Read MoreLast month, Veg Action hosted the Range’s first ever Master Chef style recipe competition: The Winter Veg Recipe Competition. Since the competition ended, we have been beating back requests for the recipes. So here, good reader, are the top 3. You’re Welcome.
Read MoreVeg Action’s entertaining and very “real” cook-off, styled on Master Chef, was the final instalment of Macedon Ranges Winter Veg Recipe Challenge. Streamed live on facebook to over 2k viewers, the show involved three “celebrity” judges appraising three dishes and selecting a winner.
Read MorePlanning your meals (including at least 3-4 vegetarian meals a week) and eating seasonally is a great way to reduce your food waste, and ensure that you are improving both the population’s health and planetary health. Here we list all the veg box suppliers in the Ranges that can help you eat more seasonal veg and get started in your meal planning journey.
Read MoreLet's take this stressful situation and turn into an opportunity to reset, get back to the basics and create some lasting healthy eating habits that are good for us, other animals and the earth. How do we get started, you ask? Well….
Read MoreSowing seed for the vegetable garden in April chiefly is limited to Broad Beans, Smooth Coated Shelling Peas, Summer Leeks, Greens for the Greenhouse and Bulbing Onions.
Read MoreI don’t need to tell you, Novel Coronavirus is changing the way we live and plan. There are no food shortages in Australia but we have endured distribution failures due to fear and panic which has led to food and other staples being bought up in greater than usual quantities. This has made us face the question of our food security seriously as individuals and a country for what for many of us is the first time.
Read MoreIn the November and December the VEG Action team were at Macedon Farmer’s Market and Woodend Farmer’s Market speaking to punters about their diets. We chatted to over 50 people in Macedon and a whopping 82 people in Woodend.
Read MoreIncreasing Active Transport in the Macedon Ranges
We will be asking the Community to list their priorities so we can pursue funding in the next budget.
Read MoreWant to know more about taking your event waste-free? Or interested in how you can make a waste-free choice next time you are at a festival? Read on:
Read MoreDear Macedon Ranges Shire Councillors,
I call on you to declare a Climate Emergency as a first step towards meaningful nationwide action on Climate Change.
Read MoreNeed some inspiration to help you eat more veg more often?
In this blog post, Sue Barker, leader of MRSG Sustainable Homes Action Group shares one of her staples: Brussels sprouts, breadcrumbs and parmesan on pasta.
Read MoreNeed some inspiration to help you eat more veg more often?
In this blog post, Katherine Bishop, Market manager of the Woodend Farmer’s market shares one of her staples: Sweet potato brownies.
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