Making strings with Brown Kurrajong
it’s time to build a boat
a canoe actually. Setting off early tomorrow morning for a mini-residency at Bundanon, about 3 hours south of Sydney, on an historic property now managed as a trust. This is going to be yet another chapter for Siteworks, “[…] an ongoing series of interactive projects focusing on the unique Bundanon properties: 1100 hectares of pristine […]
It’s SPRING, apparently..
So, the reason why Spring in Australia starts on the first of September is due to an army rule dating back to the start of the Australian colony, early 1800’s. At the time there were two uniform’s standards, the winter and the summer one. The change over, for all troops, was on the first day […]
a couple of links about weeds
The Last Stand of the Wild Flowers, as it appeared on the Independent a few years back. A poetic ode to weeds: To judge by the scores of visitors to the farm this year, weed-seeking is becoming a new country sport. So far Helen has taken 25 parties out among the weeds, and the demand […]
on when you got asked to speak
This post will be convoluted, introversive and overall ranting away while feeling the need of barking, loud. You have been invited by the Weeds Society of Victoria to present a paper at their annual symposium. This year focus and general threat amongst the various invited speakers was Contentious views on weeds, hence the invitation. By […]
The mushroom’s harvest moon
delivering a basket of Saffron Milk Caps in exchange for a gift voucher. Amity from Alfalfa food cooperative eagerly accept the booty for a no-cash exchange deal It’s that time of the year, the temperature drops and the autumn rains bring out the seasonal bounty: mushrooms. As there are plenty of better and lesser known […]
Last moon of summer, and wild olives
It’s nearly Autumn, or like, what you would call Autumn. Sure enough the olives are turning green, juicy and readying themselves. You’re talking about the wild ones, the ones no one collect or brag about. Still, they are aplenty, and the wildlife enjoys them too. If anyone would want to wait that the fruits got […]
humor! yes please
indeed, you laughed. While looking around in your connections you seldom come about new things/people/corners in the wide web.. little windows into someone else’s media adventure. This time you found an urban forager, or rather an urban scout as Peter Bauer introduce himself. A cheeky and light-hearted messenger, who likes to pose bare chested, mud […]
Food designing and the possibilities of collaborations
You have being lucky lately, lucky enough to collaborate with one of the most interesting up n coming chefs of Sydney, and a creative Food Designer. This happened as part of a series of workshops organised by Anna Lise, of &Company. As part of an exhibition at Object Gallery, the young curator put together a […]
Day 2, making strings, and learning about corkwood
we went to collect a young Brown Kurrajong, Commersonia fraseri, also known as Black-fellow’s Hemp, as it was extensively used as a source of fibre. The branch is pounded with a rounded stone to facilitate the separation of the inner bark. You need to pay attention to not break the fibre in the process. The […]
