Green Connect News November 2020
Hi, It seems like the world has been a very serious place for the last few months. Worrying about the future and the people around us, watching news events unfold, [...]
An IrreSistABEL Journey
~Interview with our Fair Food Coordinator Isabel~ How did you get involved with Green Connect? I started volunteering at the farm in January 2018. I’d heard about their urban farm [...]
Use and value diversity: How permaculture can include people with disabilities
Danny Noonan is a musician living in Dapto, NSW. He’s a keen gardener and climate change activist with Extinction Rebellion. He spoke to Green Connect about how the permaculture community [...]
Getting to know Shay Reh
Trekking through the market garden of the Green Connect farm, we approach Shay Reh as he gracefully harvests leafy greens using only a kitchen knife. He welcomes us with a kind smile but explains [...]
A Better TOM-orrow
Content Warning: Domestic abuse, suicide mention ~ Despite his quiet nature and shy smile, anyone who spends more than 5 minutes with Tom will discover an extraordinarily bright young [...]
Eh Moo – A True Blue
Upon meeting Eh Moo for the first time, his smile is bright and inviting. His warm personality immediately creates an amicable vibe between us. We settle on a bench [...]
Green Connect News September 2020
In the two months since my last update, a lot has changed at Green Connect including staff coming and going, our new op shop opening, our office moving and lots [...]
Alyssamay’s Day in the Sun
Alyssamay, 19 years old, has been working at the Green Connect farm for six months on a contract through the Green Connect Youth Employment Program. As she shows me around [...]
This is when 3 Green Connect workers felt welcome in Wollongong
Wollongong City Council interviewed three of our staff members as part of Refugee Week 2020. They were all asked: “When did you feel welcome in Wollongong?” Pleh Meh Photo [...]
How Jaycob went from school student to senior farm hand at Green Connect
Jaycob Miller is a senior farm hand at Green Connect. Farm manager Cal Champagne writes about how they met through Warrawong high school's permaculture garden and how he became a [...]