Posts by Grey Lynn 2030
Bill McKibben Do the Maths Tour of Aotearoa 2013
Get your ticket to hear Bill McKibben live! A Climate Change maths lesson that might just change the world Definitely not your typical climate change lecture… Bill is one of the world’s most respected and high-profile climate change speakers and activists – cofounder of the global climate change movement 350.org, and a leader of the…
Read MorePlastic bag free Grey Lynn
Local resident Barbara Grace, a member of Grey Lynn 2030 Waste Away group, would like to see Grey Lynn plastic bag free as a step towards NZ dramatically reducing the amount of waste that ends up in the ocean causing environmental harm. To encourage her neighbours to take reusable shopping bags with them she has…
Read MoreGrey Lynn 2030 – Ponsonby News May 2013
Every month Grey Lynn 2030 has a column in Ponsonby News. Here is the column from the May edition Grey Lynn 2030 is our local response to the Transition Towns movement that started in the UK. Our group has kicked off and run a number of local initiatives including the Grey Lynn Farmers Market, the…
Read MoreFairtrade at the Grey Lynn Farmers Market
Fairtrade Fortnight is from May 4-19 and there will be a range of events around New Zealand to raise awareness of Fairtrade products. From Fairtrade ANZ: “Every product carrying the Fairtrade Label has been independently checked against international standards, all the way from the field to the shelf, so you can trust that the products…
Read MoreGrey Lynn 2030 April 2013
Grey Lynn 2030 column – April edition of Ponsonby News The inorganic collection is currently underway in the central suburbs of Auckland. The collection appears to be an effective way to encourage the re-use of unwanted junk. Unfortunately, even though some useful scavenging does occur, the majority of what goes out on the kerb ends up in…
Read MoreEmpowering Food Resilience: Seed-Saving Workshop
2013 On Sunday May 5th, local food and permaculture expert Robina McCurdy of Institute of Earthcare Education Aotearoa will be running a great seed-saving workshop from 11:00am to 12:30pm in the oval room of the Grey Lynn Community Centre in conjunction with the Grey Lynn Farmers Market. Workshop includes free heirloom seeds to take home,…
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