Articles
B&B Highway
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How City B&B Gardens Can Regenerate And Help Our Distressed Pollinators
We at PlantingSeeds by FoodFaith share the sense of loss and sadness generated by the heartbreaking images of distressed, hurt and thirsty koalas, kangaroos and other animals and scenes of devastation showing dead animals. Of course, the human loss from the bushfires is shocking but so too is the impact on our animal population. Ecologist […]
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Pollen Nation - The Buzz from the Australian Native Bee Conference
There was a real buzz in the air at the recent Australian Native Bee conference in Brisbane. Academics, farmers, educators, hobbyists and those purely and simply interested in bees were treated to presentations that showcased the latest research and developments relating to our pollinator friends. Radio station ABC Brisbane 612 featured our B & B […]
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As Bushfires Rage, We NEED To Talk About Climate Change
The eastern seaboard’s fires that are raging across New South Wales and Queensland this late Spring are definitely a ‘state of emergency’. Almost 600 schools closed on Tuesday, November 12th, So far, over 150 homes in NSW and at least 12 in Queensland have been destroyed, a growing number of people are missing or injured, […]
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Unlikely Pollinators and Where to Find Them
When we talk about pollinators, bees are probably the first thing that comes to mind. But there are so many others that play an important part in helping plants grow. In fact, at least 960 species of birds are pollinators, along with other insects, mammals, and even reptiles! Without pollinators, one third of our food […]
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The B & B Highway is coming to Ryde
We’re thrilled to announce that the B & B Highway is coming to Ryde! FoodFaith has won a My Community Grant Project, which will allow Ryde residents, young and old, to host the Sydney B & B Highway - an important airborne pollinator passageway that provides ‘bed and breakfasts for birds, bees and biodiversity’. We […]
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Marine Permaculture: Is it the Answer?
When picturing seaweed, days spent at the beach probably come to mind, swimming, only to feel something tickling your feet from the depths below. But seaweed and kelp are a lot more important for our oceans and may be more instrumental in saving our planet than they seem! Enter: Marine Permaculture, a wonderful way for […]