Sustainable Success – Earth Hour 2011
Without a doubt, Earth Hour 2011 continues as a great success,
with groundbreaking new meaning as more world cities take part.
Energy suppliers in Sydney Australia reported a 12 per cent reduction
in power usage during Earth Hour 2011.
Here are some great links which show the extent to which places
have been inspired to take part in this global iniative, started in
Sydney Australia 2007:
and many more.
(Copyright Monika Roleff 2011.)
Earth Hour 2011 – Beyond the Hour
Earth Hour happens Saturday 26th March 8.30 pm,
for this year, 2011. A wonderful initiative to create
awareness of energy use and the invitation this year
is to go beyond the hour. All contributions to this
event are making a difference. Here’s to another successful
Earth Hour event for 2011. More updates to follow…
(copyright Monika Roleff 2011.)
(image copyright – Cornflowers and Gold in the Sun – as above.)
Kale Recipe – Twice Baked Irish Potatoes
Seeing the post on Kale was so popular, here is a simple
Irish recipe using Kale from Ivy Manning, Food Writer,
showing how her decendants made it into
a dish for the whole family. Ivy adds Stout to the onions
while they are cooking, which adds a rich,
sweet flavour to the ingredients. It is probably worth
the time it takes to make, as just watching it makes
you hungry. If anyone makes it, let me know!! Enjoy.
Another wonderful film from
Executive Producer, Rebecca Gerendasy, from
CookingUpAStory fame.
P.S. Lori Gloyd felt so inspired by the post and comments
that she created her own variation to the above recipe
Kale Leaves Growing
(copyright Monika Roleff 2010. Copyright rests with respective authors, used with permission.)
Incredibly Tasty Kale
Great short film on incredible Kale, an amazingly
tasty leaf vegetable related to the brassica family. Kale
is full of vitamins, and tastes fantastic in winter dishes, and
as seen in the video, tastes great raw, especially the
stalk, so don’t throw it in the compost!
Ivy Manning, “Farm to Table Cookbook” author, goes into the field
for Cooking Up a Story and talks to
Shari Sirkin of Dancing Roots Farm who gives
lots of valuable clues on the benefits and uses of
this versatile leafy vegetable. Another
great story from Rebecca Gerendasy, Executive Producer
of the brilliant Cooking Up A Story, Portland, Oregon.
Leafy Kale
(copyright Monika Roleff 2010.)
(copyright video Cooking Up a Story, 2010. Used with permission.)
Backyard Activity – Chicken Coop Tours!
Great short video on some really amazing people in Portland, Oregon
who love chickens so much they organize tours of the neighbourhood
chicken coops! Jeffry Crinklaw is so into his own coop project that he
inspires other people to try their own. He also says it’s important to
get a partner involved, as it’s a fun thing to do together. There
are some great tips and visuals here to ponder on, and proves
chickens are back in the neighbourhood. Many thanks for this
inspiring story to Cooking Up A Story, where Executive Producer,
Rebecca Gerendasy, brings all the best food news to the world.
(copyright Monika Roleff 2010.)
(copyright Cooking Up a Story, 201o. Used with permission.)
Preserving Heritage Works
The matter of the right ways of preserving heritage in a
sustainable way often poses problems that seem impossible
to surmount. Rebecca Gerendasy from the brilliant
Cooking up a Story filmed this piece about the Imperial Stock
Ranch in Oregon, where Dan and Jeanne Carver tell of
their own story in preserving the ranch, and how they did it.
(copyright Monika Roleff 2010.)
(copyright CookingUpAStory, 2010.)
Earth Hour Results 2010
Earth Hour 2010 is up and running, and many places have put on stunning displays during the lights out hour. Here is a selection of links,
showing who is doing what globally during Earth Hour 2010:
Earth Hour 2010 – Update Stats and Results from WWF
Earth Hour 2010 – Associated Press
Earth Hour 2010 – Sydney Morning Herald
This event takes place each year, and
involves 120 different countries.
(copyright Monika Roleff, 2010)
(Image – Night Lilacs, as above.)
(Link copyrights rest with their creators.)
Earth Hour 2010 – Official Video
Great new links from Earth Hour 2010!
Lights out 8.30 pm, Saturday 27th March, 2010.
Enjoy!
(copyright Monika Roleff 2010.)
(image – full moon, as above.)
Earth Hour 2010
Earth Hour comes around again, for 2010, with
a host of new participants around the globe.
Join the world as it turns off the lights on
Saturday 27th March (Southern Hemisphere)
at 8.30 pm for one hour.
(copyright Monika Roleff 2010.)
(image “Summer Geraniums”, as above.)
Urban Fruit Abundance – Gleaning
Expanding on the theme of leftovers, it is interesting to see the
practice of gleaning becoming popular in urban areas. Many local
councils spend time and money removing wasted fruits from street
trees and public areas, and it really seems wasteful this vitamin
packed food just ends up in the bin.
Now, with new solutions, old apple trees are used and also intentionally
planted in urban places like railway stations, where they can be
eaten on the way to work. Waste only seems to cost money in the long
run and when the value of a long awaited fruit harvest is known, people
are more prepared to savour it and use it, rather than let it go waste
in urban places. Ceres has some great ideas on urban fruit supply in
inner Melbourne, where a haven has been created minutes from the city.
This interesting and common sense video, “Urban Fruit Gleaning” is
produced by Rebecca Gerendasy from the brilliant CookingUpAStory.
(Please wait a moment for the correct video to auto upload.)
(copyright Monika Roleff 2009.)
(copyright CookingUpAStory, 2009.)
(Image – Gleaned lemons via a very kind friend.)
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