End of the decade musings
What a year... It is the end of the year and the decade. In amongst the craziness that is a social enterprise, we’re taking a moment to reflect. Every year [...]
Sustainable goals for 2020
Around this time of year, many of us are reflecting on the past and making plans for the future. If you're thinking about sustainability when it comes to your New [...]
Debranding project
Personal protective equipment, uniforms and other work clothes are often branded and when brands change or projects end, it needs to be securely destroyed. Rather than shredding it and/or sending [...]
How to go ‘Zero Waste’
We know a thing or two about reducing waste. We manage the waste at big music festivals, and also help businesses and schools to be more sustainable (see our Zero [...]
Working bee at the op shop
End the year with a good deed. We need 12 volunteers to help us to paint and tidy a few things up at the Green Connect op shop. Friday 27 [...]
A Christmas letter to veg box customers
Veg box insert 19 December 2019 When we all work so hard, one thing we rarely do it reflect on all we are achieving for our community and our environment. [...]
The “secret sauce” – how Green Connect improves lives
The Centre for Social Impact at Swinburne University has been studying Green Connect over the last 12 months to investigate how social enterprises like ours improve health equity for young [...]
Zucchini recipes
Zucchinis are one of my favourite vegetables because they can be used in just about anything. Fry them, bake them, grate them into fritters or fried rice or pasta bakes, [...]
What to expect from Green Connect this Summer
Veg box insert 12 December 2019 Summer is a time on the farm where everything speeds up. If we can manage to keep on top of the irrigation, the weeds, [...]
Water saving tips
On 10 December 2019, new water restrictions come in for the Illawarra, Sydney and Blue Mountains. We have been talking about ways to save water within the Green Connect team [...]