Don't dump it - 'Freecycle'
30/04/07 14:54 Filed in: Villager's
News
Hi everyone,
Do you all know about Freecycle - http://www.freecycle.org/ ? I have just tried it out here (UK) after a friend told me about it. It is for recycling for free any items you don't want any more to other people who do want them - items that might otherwise have to go to landfill and the rubbish tip. There seems to be an international network, of local groups. I looked up what groups are around Adelaide - the biggest is
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freecycle_adelaide/
I leave you to judge it for yourselves. So far my experience of it is good.
Deb Harding - Lot 112.
Do you all know about Freecycle - http://www.freecycle.org/ ? I have just tried it out here (UK) after a friend told me about it. It is for recycling for free any items you don't want any more to other people who do want them - items that might otherwise have to go to landfill and the rubbish tip. There seems to be an international network, of local groups. I looked up what groups are around Adelaide - the biggest is
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freecycle_adelaide/
I leave you to judge it for yourselves. So far my experience of it is good.
Deb Harding - Lot 112.
Village image shines in local press
16/04/07 15:11 Filed in: Villager's
News
Many of you will have seen the very positive
article in the Southern Times Messenger this past
week. Thanks to Trevor for facilitating the visit
by showing the press reps around and pointing out
village features. For those who haven't seen it
yet, Bridget has sent in the attached scanned
copy, with thanks to Carole at Sustainable
Property Developments!
070411 Welcome to village life on our doorstep Southern Times
070411 Welcome to village life on our doorstep Southern Times
Here's an idea for the really daring owner builder!
12/04/07 16:42 Filed in: Villager's
News
For anyone out there who is attracted to natural
and "organic" building techniques and definitely
doesn't want a boring house, Hans Banens of Lot
137 has sent in the following weblink describing
a new "tree house" concept:
News in Science - Architect plans living tree house - 23/01/2006
http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s1553264.htm
Growing a home from living trees instead of building a home from felled timber is the goal of an architect from the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology ... ...
News in Science - Architect plans living tree house - 23/01/2006
http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s1553264.htm
Growing a home from living trees instead of building a home from felled timber is the goal of an architect from the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology ... ...