Mushrooms are a hot topic at the moment with more and more research illuminating the essential role these organisms play in the health of the planet as well as the significant health and medicinal benefits they hold for humans. Belle Butler visited local mushroom grower, Alex Felix, at his farm in Lawson to talk about the mighty mushroom.
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Cool Mountains – Your Mid Mountains Guide for Escaping the Heat This Summer
With predictions of hotter seasons ahead, it’s handy to have some go-to options to escape the heat. Our Cool Mountains guide provides a list of air-conditioned and naturally cooler spaces open to the public.
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Keeping It Cool With a Green Roof
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Second-Hand Stories
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Mid Mountains Community Garden
Growing fruit and vegetables is immensely gratifying, but doing it consistently well is hard: and that’s where Community Gardens are an invaluable resource. Visit Mid Mountains Community Garden with Belle Butler to dig deeper.
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Magpie Markets – A Lawson Institution Working Towards Sustainability
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Lawson Resident Creates Ecological Funding Group To Take On The Biodiversity Crisis
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Kris Newton & Resilient Villages: Preparing to Reduce the Risk of Disaster
As we face predictions of increasing natural disasters due to climate change, past events show that community-led recovery and preparedness is key to building resilience. Belle Butler talked with Kris Newton of Mountains Community Resource Network about how she prepares to reduce her own risk of disaster, and about MCRN's pilot project Resilient Villages, which aims to equip communities with the skills and tools they need to take control of their own destiny.
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Nesting Needs
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Parenthood Prompts Climate Action
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The Fun Guy: EarthRising Mushroom Farm in Lawson
Mushrooms are a hot topic at the moment with more and more research illuminating the essential role these organisms play in the health of the planet as well as the significant health and medicinal benefits they hold for humans. Belle Butler visited local mushroom grower, Alex Felix, at his farm in Lawson to talk about the mighty mushroom.
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Hempcrete: The Building Material That’s Good for You and Good for the Planet
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RoseyRavelston: Little Bookshop, Big Impact
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Community Threads
Lyttleton functions as a deft weaver, drawing in large numbers of individuals via open days, workshops, and events such as this year’s Thread Fair. It succeeds in creating something greater – the stronger mesh of community.
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A Conversation at Christmas Swamp: Ecological restoration at the top of the catchment
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Blue Mountains achieves global standard in Ecotourism
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Who Let the Cat Out? Shifting Hearts & Minds about Responsible Cat Ownership in the Blue Mountains
While feral cats are considered one of the worst invasive species in Australia, free-roaming domestic cats are collectively responsible for the deaths of 323 million native animals each year. Learn about the impact of cats on our local wildlife and practical solutions and actions needed to keep cats and wildlife safe.
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Blue Mountains Crayfish Need Our Help
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Art as Therapy for Eco Anxiety – A Q&A with Mishy Rowan
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Finding the Grey
Sitting in half shade, half sun on the veranda of his Lawson home, Phil Somerville tells me that juxtaposition is an effective tool for cartoonists: “Putting two unlikely things together can spawn an almost original idea”.
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Reconnecting the Seven Sisters Songlines from Uluru to the East Coast of Australia
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P is for Permaculture – a Q&A with Sharon Baldwin
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Saving Power With Take-Home Kits From Local Libraries
Blue Mountains libraries now stock free-to-borrow ‘My Energy and Water Saver’ kits that Blue Mountains residents can use to assess their homes for energy and water efficiency. Belle Butler borrowed one of the kits and discovered some room for improvement in her Lawson home.
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Weeding, Walking and Talking
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Zipping Ahead in EVs