Bushfires are #notbusinessasusual
The ongoing bushfire crisis has made this summer an incredibly tough time for many of us. Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the 33 people who have [...]
Youth Engagement at the farm – Veg Box insert 30 January 2020
Youth Engagement at the Farm Growing food is an incredibly effective vehicle for achieving social change, especially among groups of people who can easily feel dis-empowered. When growing food, you [...]
What’s in season in Summer
What to expect from Green Connect in Summer Summer is a time on the farm where everything speeds up. If we can manage to keep on top of the irrigation, [...]
What’s in season in Winter
What to expect from Green Connect in Winter Despite what people think about winter, winter is a great time to be growing food in the Illawarra. Yes, without the heat [...]
What’s in season in Autumn
What to expect from Green Connect in Autumn This pleasant cool change symbolises the transition from Summer to Autumn. But even though the zucchini, cucumber, cherry tomatoes and eggplants will gradually begin to wind down, Autumn [...]
What’s in season in Spring
What to expect from Green Connect in Spring There's something about spring that makes people think about fresh veggies. We know this because we always have a spike in our customer [...]
Dry Tomatoes – 16 January 2020
Drought This summer, like no other, has seen weather and climate become front and centre of the public consciousness. It seems like every conversation I have had in the last [...]
Green Connect’s work towards UN Sustainable Development Goals
At Green Connect, we believe we can do the right thing by people and the planet, and create a more liveable future for everyone. In 2015, the United Nations proposed [...]
Tell Food Waste to ‘Get Forked’
For the last seven years, Green Connect has lead the Illawarra’s fight against waste through our Zero-Waste service. We employ former refugees and young people to manage waste streams for [...]
Free essentials for bushfire evacuees
We all know people and communities recently affected by fire. We can only imagine the panic of packing up people, pets and things and evacuating the area, and then not [...]