Just a quick reminder: zoom talk this wednesday at 6pm
Our guest speaker on Wednesday is Dr Jennifer Bonham from UniSA, talking about Transport and city design.
Zoom details:
Topic: FoE meeting
Wednesday June 29, 2022 6:00pm Adelaide / 6:30 Melbourne
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83397402251?pwd=VzdNdU1PMVAzS3BvR1NaRzIwSkRzdz09
Meeting ID: 833 9740 2251
Passcode: FoE
The original Green Cities Handbook was first published at the end of May, 1991 by FoE Nouveau.
It as meant to be a discussion starter on how we might change cities to be better for people and the environment.
It was published a year before the Ecocity 2 conference held in Adelaide, and was inspired by ideas from Peter Berg (Planet Drum Foundation), Richard Register (from Urban Ecology in the US, convenor of the first ecocity conference), and Peter Newman, who identified the benefits of a low energy, car-free city.
Paul Downton, architect of Christie Walk, a fragment of eco-city, was involved with the Green Cities Project team, comprised of students from the Mawson Graduate Centre of Environmental Studies at the Uni of Adelaide.
The Handbook has been out of print for the last two decades, and the only copies available were photocopies of photocopies. Adelaide Friends of the Earth decided they would reprint the original, as a start to revising and updating the handbook for the new millenium. We scanned the original copies, OCRed the scans, then edited and corrected the resultant text. We’ve tried to format it similar to the original, as close to the 1991 version as possible. Some things have changed since it was published, but a lot of the information in the Handbook is still relevant.
We invite you to peruse the original, and share your thoughts on how we might improve and update it. Adelaide FoE will be holding a number of workshops to discuss the update: let us know if you’re interested in getting involved.
View the reprint here: GreenCities Adelaide draft
The national Students of Sustainability conference is on again and this time in Adelaide at Flinders University 8-12 July! Friends of the Earth just might have a surprise….
Students of Sustainability (SoS) is the largest and longest running environmental & social justice conference in Australia and this year the conference will be in South Australia at Flinders University on Kaurna Country.
SoS is organised by students from the Australian Student Environment Network (ASEN) and brings together environmentalists, social justice advocates and activists from all over the country to share ideas and action.
The five day conference will explore how we can act on environment and social justice issues and find solutions for change. A variety of workshops, forums, plenaries, excursions and plenty of entertainment will fill the program, plus all of your meals and on-campus camping are covered in the ticket price.
The broad spectrum of experiences, diverse people and activities involved, makes SoS a crucible for sharing ideas, visions, designs and goals on how to make positive change. If this sounds like your kind of scene, come and join academics, entrepreneurs, Aboriginal elders & delegates, change-makers, campaigners and students who are working together for people and planet.
REGISTER NOW at www.studentsofsustainabili
If you have any questions you can also ask them in the Facebook event page.
See you there! Robyn Wood robyn.wood@foe.org.au
Please join in Earth Day celebrations by planting a seed, seedling or tree on Earth Day Wed April 22. robyn.wood@foe.org.au
An international Facebook event page has been set up.
“PLEDGE TO PLANT – EARTH DAY, APRIL 22, 2015”
Be a part of the biggest grass-root effort in history by planting a seed/tree as a “give back” to Earth.
It’s an old Native American tradition that when you take something from the Earth, you must put something back. Earth Day 2015 will be a global “give back to Earth” event, as an “offering” for all the planet gives us. Our goal is to plant one billion seeds/trees. Please plant something that is organic, perennial and suitable to the growing conditions in your area. If the temperature is not conducive to planting on April 22nd, please start growing a plant indoors or commit to planting your tree once the outdoor temperature is warm enough. If you live in an apartment, please plant something in a container or donate a tree to a garden in your area. Please nurture your plantings, like children, until they can sustain themselves on their own.
It is important to keep a certain portion of the planet covered with forests as it is essential for regulating the distribution of rain and snow over the surface, thus, controlling the climate. Every tree planted will assist in stabilizing the climate and provide habitat for various species.
PLEDGE TO PLANT: Link: http://forestnation.com/earth-day-tree-planting/
We need your assistance in contacting local organizations, business establishments, schools/universities in your area to get them involved. There is a group page on Facebook for the planning of the event. Feel free to join and offer whatever assistance you can. Everyone is welcome…All ideas are welcome. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1039631319395983/
We can no longer wait for something outside of us to create change.… Read more >>
FARMING THE CITY
An exploration into building sustainable food production in Adelaide with visionary farmer Michael Ableman
BEYOND ORGANIC: FILM SCREENING AND DISCUSSION WITH MICHAEL ABLEMAN
The award-winning ‘Beyond Organic: The Vision of Fairview Gardens’ tells the story of an urban farm in the middle of some of the most expensive real estate in the US. Managed by Michael Ableman for 20 years, this 12-acre organic farm has become a model of sustainable food production and community involvement. Free entry.
7.00-9.00pm, Tuesday 17 April 2012
Woodville Town Hall, 74 Woodville Road, Woodville
URBAN AGRICULTURE: A WORKSHOP ON GROWING FOR MARKET AND COMMUNITY
Drawing on his experiences as both a rural and urban farmer, Michael Ableman will lead a free, full-day workshop and discussion on the challenges, myths, strategies, structures, and methods for creating vibrant food production enterprises in and around our cities.
9.00am-5.00pm, Wednesday 18 April 2012
Henley Town Hall, 378 Seaview Road, Henley Beach
This event now has only a few seats remaining. To book your place, please email adelaide.office@foe.org.au, with a contact number, and indicate whether you’d like to pay for a catered lunch and snacks ($20).
MICHAEL ABLEMAN is a farmer, author, and photographer. He is the founder and executive director emeritus of The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens, one of the oldest and most diverse organic farms in southern California. Ableman is currently directing SOLEfood, an urban agriculture enterprise established in Vancouver, British Columbia, to provide employment to individuals experiencing poverty and addiction. He is the author and photographer of numerous books. He lives and farms at the historic 120 acre Foxglove Farm, where he also directs the Center For Arts, Ecology, and Agriculture.
Presented by Friends of the Earth Adelaide, the City of Charles Sturt, Slow Food Adelaide & Barossa, the Permaculture Association of SA, Grange Organic & Sustainable Market and Transition Adelaide West