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Biodiversity
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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 […]
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Making A Big Deal About Microplastics
Whether it’s banning plastic straws or bringing a keep cup on next your coffee run, we’re becoming more aware of how much plastic we use and its impact on the environment around us. More recently, microplastics have become the next environmental issue, with research suggesting that these tiny pieces of plastic are now present in […]
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Composting 101: A simple guide to composting at home
Composting is a cheap and clever way to use your organic food waste for something good, while doing your bit for the environment. And even though it is known as ‘black gold’ for to gardeners, you don’t need to be a gardening pro to start composting your waste. Compost can be given away to neighbours/friends, […]
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What happens in an insect hotel?
The word “insect” conjures up a whole range of images. Kids will talk about lady bugs, butterflies, and bees, cute creatures that dot the landscape with beauty, just like flowers in the garden, fuzzy animals and sunshine. By the time they are adults they might think of flies, stinging wasps, termites, mosquitoes and those annoying critters […]
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B&Bs for bees in the Sydney Morning Herald
It seems everyone is buzzing about our new B&B Highway initiative… including the Sydney Morning Herald who this week shared a story titled “B&Bs for bees: the bid to save Sydney's pollinators”. Thank you for sharing our story and we can’t wait to bring the project to life! …… An airborne highway with rest stops […]