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Local Environment HeroesSeason 3, Episode 3: Philippa Lawrence- Kitchen Garden Specialist
Philippa Lawrence surrounded by thousands of plants grown by a dedicated team of volunteers ready for the school’s annual plant sale. Photo: Julie Boulton
Philippa is the Garden Specialist with the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program at Majura Primary School. She is a trained horticulturist and supports students to grow, eat and enjoy fresh food.Fiona and Julie recorded this episode on site and were lucky enough to be taken on a tour of the garden and meet the chickens! This conversation was an amazing opportunity to hear (and see) firsthand how the Stephanie Al...2024-11-1800 min
Local Environment HeroesAmy Blaine Talks Community Food
Amy Blaine. Photo: Julie Boulton
Amy Blaine is a co-founder and volunteer for the Ainslie Community Pantry. She’s passionate about meeting the needs of the local community through building social networks that share and distribute food, seeing food as an integral part of our social fabric.In this episode, Fiona and Julie are blown away by Amy’s endless enthusiasm for the work she does. Listen to Amy talk about increased demand for the services of the street pantries and the incredible volunteers who are working with her to deliver a service that really show...2024-11-1400 min
Local Environment HeroesAaron Chatfield Talks Indigenous Foods
Fiona and Aaron outside Gungaderra Homestead. Photo: Julie Boulton
Aaron Chatfield is the owner operator of Dreamtime Connections a business he has built to share Indigenous Culture and native foods with the community especially schools. Aaron’s vision is for every school to have a bush tucker garden. Fiona and Julie chat to Aaron about the role of native plants within the local foodscape, and here all about his incredible education initiative in local school connecting students with native foods.“Telling the kids that, yeah, these are native plants from around Canberra that have...2024-11-1400 min
Local Environment HeroesSam Vincent Talks Regenerative Farming
Sam, Sophie and Fiona at Gollion. Photo: Julie Boulton
Sam Vincent is a regenerative farmer and writer, living at Gollion, his family’s property in the Yass Valley, north of Canberra. His most recent (award winning) book, “My Father and other animals. How I Took on the Family Farm”, is a must read. Julie and Fiona managed to sneak in a quick visit to Sam’s farm for this recording. This meant they met the magical fig tree which you will hear Sam speak about so fondly in this episode. “One unexpected part of farming t...2024-11-1400 min
Local Environment HeroesLocal Environment Heroes S2: E1Canberra Environment Centre (CEC) welcomes you to a whole new season of the Local Environment Heroes Podcast with Julie Boulton and new host for Season 2 Fiona Veikkanen. With guest Dr Holly Trueman- insect scientist and Executive Director of CEC.2023-06-1431 min
Local Environment HeroesEnvironmental HeroesCentre Director Ryan Lungu and sustainability professional Julie Boulton have both some microphones and are on a mission to interview their local environmental heroes. Get to know your hosts in episode 1 and watch this space for future interviews with Canberrans who are getting things done in the filed of sustainability.2021-07-1200 min
Local Environment HeroesSeason 1, Episode 1: IntroductionCentre Director Ryan Lungu and sustainability professional Julie Boulton have both some microphones and are on a mission to interview their local environmental heroes. Get to know your hosts in episode 1 and watch this space for future interviews with Canberrans who are getting things done in the filed of sustainability.2021-07-1230 min