Oh no… put Mike and Peter in the same studio and Viarnne just gives up! Check out this hilarious pod with some very sound (and sometimes silly) seasonal savvy.
A recipe for pigeon and fern pie… and what the heck is an Equisolstinox? Listen and see if you can work it out… and if so please let Viarnne know!
Wayne and Viarnne discuss low water gardens and Wayne shares his ‘show and tell’ on radio… clever Wayne! Horticulturalist extraordinaire Wayne Williams shares his observations of some interesting species from his own garden. Pics to follow soon…
Melbourne song bird Cindy V (Cindy van der Ree) debuts some beatiful tracks from her new album ‘Some Kind of Beautiful’…. now this is a voice that the angels would envy!
Vasili chats with Wayne Williams and Viarnne about the launch of Good Gardening Magazine – from garden to table Good Gardening is packed full of down to earth gardening tips and delicious seasonal recipes…it’s unashamedly organic!
There is also a great section for children with fun and educational ideas in each issue, plus celebrity gardens, seasonal planting guides for every Australian climate and so much more.
WWMN is delighted to welcome Vasili to the regular line up on both The Good Earth and What’s New in Review, where he will join us for each edition of Good Gardening.
Yai sou!
In part 2 Wayne and Viarnne extrapolate and discuss veggie beds and spring sowing. Enjoy the delightful music track ‘Beautiful’ from Cindy van der Ree’s CD ‘Some kind of beautiful’ and check out her vodcast on the Monday Live page. You can see and hear more of Cindy V at http://cindyv.com/
Dr Anna Straton is a researcher with the CSIRO’s Sustainable Eco-Systems division who specializes in valuing tropical river systems. I wanted to talk to Anna because I believe we need more people working in this field to take up the challenge that Anna has embraced… Listen to the podcast to gain an insight into what an ecological economist actually does and how important this work is if we are ever going to achieve a sustainable economy.
Professor Philip Adams is director of the ‘Centre for Policy Research’ at Monash University and an expert in the emissions trading scheme being introduced into law later this year. For those of you were unsure of the nature of the carbon pollution reduction scheme (CPRS), then this podcast will hopefully clear things up a little.
When ‘The Limits to Growth’ was published by the Club of Rome in the 1970′s – the public was stunned. Finally somoeone was facing up to the reality that finite resources are just that – finite…
However, even more stunning was the speed with which our modern and complex economy would collapse without easy access to the materials we take for free – and for granted…
Using a computer model – The Limits to Growth predicted collapse sometime in the 21st century based on a businness as usual scenario. The book went on to sell 30 million copies worldwide and was published in many different languages.
Despite its popularity, humanity has not diverted from the business as usual attitude to consuming the Earth’s resources. 30 years on from publication, Graham Trurner of the Sustainable Eco-Systems division at the CSIRO has completed a comprehensive report – comparing reality, to what was predicted in the book.
Follow the Money joins Graham for a candid chat about the findings of the report below…