‘Organic’ is the latest buzzword, ‘natural’ the newest trend. Health and wellness has been extolled as the fastest growing industry in the world, and it’s only getting bigger. We’re finally overturning the Baby Boomers’ infatuation with chemicals, pharmaceuticals, synthesised everything and enough preservatives to make… Read More »Love Your Little Ones, Naturally
Just before Christmas 2015, I was approached by the producer of a popular British television program, which documents the lives of ex-pat Brits living abroad in wild places, to search the backblocks of the Northern Rivers to find folk from ‘Ol Blighty’ now living amongst… Read More »Living Abroad in Wild Places
While it’s almost impossible to talk about North Byron Parklands and the profusion of festivals in Byron Shire without getting into a heated discussion, one North Coast couple decided it was the perfect backdrop to celebrate their wedding anniversary. As thousands were preparing to ring… Read More »THE PARKLANDS PLEDGE
As I write this, I am surrounded by palm fronds and broad, green banana leaves. I sit at a rough hewn timber table, a thatched roof sheltering me from the tropical sun, my love sitting across the table from me, a raw coconut, decapitated to… Read More »BALI: THE TROPICAL PARADOX
I heard a quote recently that has buried its way deep inside my mind and heart and, like some wonderful and beneficial parasite, has been steadily growing within me, overcoming me and permeating every aspect of my existence. It comprises just four concise words: “Live… Read More »UNVIRONMENTAL: A QUEST FOR SUSTAINABILITY
I heard a quote recently that has buried its way deep inside my mind and heart and, like some wonderful and beneficial parasite, has been steadily growing within me, overcoming me and permeating every aspect of my existence. It comprises just four concise words: “Live… Read More »UNVIRONMENTAL: A QUEST FOR SUSTAINABILITY
It’s hard, in this world of hidden agendas, sweatshop labour and high street fashion, to be ethical in our choices. We are lucky here in Byron Bay to have access to wonderfully natural and organic foods and a host of locally manufactured craftwares and apparel,… Read More »GLEN CASEY: THE RIGHT KIND OF BUSINESS
We all love food. It’s through our taste-buds we find joy, new experiences and travel to far off exotic places… without the airfare. Wizards of food are called Chefs. The Rock Stars of the culinary world. Their stage is the kitchen, welding knives like performing… Read More »Shannon Smerdon – Chef
Planning for Mullumbimby Community Garden’s second Mullum Living Soil and Local Food Festival is now well underway with the date for the event now set at Saturday 27th October 2012. The inaugural event last year received phenomenal responses from the 2,000 or so participants with… Read More »Mullum Local Food Festival
It is quite fitting that it is this time of year that we get to update you as to the activities of the CG Community Support Fund… Yes, it has taken quite a time for funds to be dispersed, however as was the nature of… Read More »CG Support Fund Wrap Up
