It might be the change in the weather; April started with cool mornings but quickly climbing to a sunny 32°C for about a week and just when I got used to the ‘melting moments’, it changed to a cool & all day rain again. Followed by days with a mixture of hot sunny weather and rain. Read more...
Vision
Creating a legacy of a healthier world for our people and our planet.
Mission
Greening our world through education and demonstration.
Purpose
Taking 3 significant steps towards a smaller footprint.
Bucket Gardens
Anybody can afford to make a bucket garden from a 99c bucket, some potting mix and a few plants purchased from your local garden centre all for less that $10.00.
Meat Free Monday
The Berrysmith Foundation is in the process of setting up a Meat Free Monday programme for New Zealand. Meat Free Monday was started in the UK by Sir Paul, Mary and Stella in 2009.
Auckland Council Curbside Composting
Summary of Submission
The Berrysmith Foundation strongly supports the adoption of a food waste collection system but considers that the proposed weekly collection has an unnecessarily high environmental footprint.
Elma's Blog
Integrated Living Systems
Aquaponics - Beyond Organics
Aquaponics is chemical-free food production, but it also looks at food production systems from a holistic sustainability viewpoint. It is a complete biological system. Aquaponics presents a solution to some key environmental issues including the declining amount of arable land per capita, the dwindling supply of fresh water and the over fishing of the seas.
