One cloudy afternoon in January 2021, local Faulconbridge resident Dr Virginia Shepherd stumbled upon an amazing discovery, almost in her own backyard. A native bee which had not been recorded in Australia for over 50 years.
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In our `How to Build a Survival Garden in the Blue Mountains` workshop on Saturday 5 April, we`ll be starting an Upper Mountains Seed Saving group and sharing seeds, tubers, recipes for more unusual foods, and information about the many ways we can create more food system diversity and resilience. Learn about skirret, salsify, collards, cardoons, sea kale, Good King Henry, mangel wurzel, oca, yacon and more. Places are limited so bookings essential here (link in profile) : bit.ly/4kVAUA8
#foodsystems #foodsecurity #fooddiversity #foodresilience #biodiversity #planetaryhealth #healthydiet #plantbased #katoomba #bluemountains
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Was that a frog or cricket you heard? Check out our video matching the photos of the 20 frogs of the Blue Mountains Mountains with their calls so you can learn the difference. View our exhibition, learn how to use the FrogID app, and how to build a frog pond and frog hotel, at our workshop this Saturday 5 April at 9am. Bookings via via link in profile. You can view our full video on YouTube (link in profile). Subscribe for more great content. #frogs #bluemountainsfrogs #planetaryhealth #katoomba #frogcalls #exhibition #workshop
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A huge thank you to the Blue Mountains Interfaith Group for organising an inspiring afternoon that brought community together and renewed our sense of connection, hope, wonder, shared purpose and commitment to care for our extraordinary planet. We had a full house with the Frogs of the Blue Mountains looking over our shoulders! Next Saturday 5 April we`ll be launching Saturday morning T`ai-chi and Qigong which will continue on the first Saturday of every month. Bookings essential here (link in profile): bit.ly/3Rn9RzY #interfaith #hope #wonder #commitment #connection #community #planetaryhealth #katoomba #bluemountains #taichi #qigong
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Our Planetary Health Newsletter is out! Read it here https://bit.ly/4l7sC89 (link in profile) to find out how Planetary Health has been at the core of Blue Mountains City Council`s Sustainability Model and Map for Action for 25 years and what it means; watch our `We Are Nature` video and our latest video on the Frogs of the Blue Mountains and all their calls; read about how we`re focusing on what connects us, not what separates us, at the Interfaith Gathering this Sunday 30 March; learn how you can take action for Planetary Health on Saturday 5 April with T`ai-chi & Qigong, workshops on the Frogs of the Blue Mountains and building Survival Gardens; and participating in Planetary Health Bushcare. There`s also still time to apply for our Conference and Events Organiser position at the Planetary Health Centre. You can subscribe to receive the newsletter at any of our local news sites, like www.katoombalocalnews.com (link in profile)
@ph_alliance
#planetaryhealth #sustainability #jobs #taichi #qigong #survivalgardens #frogs #bluemountains #katoomba #mapforaction #sustainabilitymodel #wearenature #interfaith #bushcare #community #action
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Did you know that this is a Screaming Tree Frog, and that there are at least 20 different known frogs in the Blue Mountains? Join our workshop on Saturday 5 April to view all of them at the Planetary Health Centre, and learn how to use the FrogID app to record and identify their calls. We’ll also be demonstrating how to build a pond or frog hotel to increase habitat for them. Reserve your spot in the workshop here (link in profile):
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-frogs-of-the-blue-mountains-tickets-1281801285149
Photo: Alexander Dudley
@frogidaus
#frogs #bluemountainsfrogs #screamingtreefrog #planetaryhealth #skillshare #habitat #froghabitat #frogcalls #katoomba #bluemountains
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We are starting Saturday morning T`ai-chi and Qigong at 8am on Saturday 5 April at the Planetary Health Centre.
Places are limited so bookings essential here (link in profile): https://bit.ly/3Rn9RzY
T`ai-chi and Qigong routines can increase mobility and strength, improve immunity and help build an inner calm - a great way to start the weekend!
The monthly practice at the Planetary Health Centre is suitable for people with a little or lots of experience. Join us on the 1st Saturday of the month at 8 am, to nourish your body, mind and spirit or 3 treasures (in Chinese, Jing, Chi and Shen, or San Bao)
Virginia Field is an experienced trainer of T`ai-chi/Qigong, with more than 30 years experience.
This activity is the first in a full day of Skillshare activities at the Centre:
8am T`ai-chi and Qigong
9am-3pm Fashion Upcycling
9am Frogs of the Blue Mountains and how to help them
10am-1pm How to Build a Survival Garden in the Blue Mountains
1.30-4.30pm Planetary Health Bushcare
Contact Lis on 0407 437 553 for more information.
#taichi #qigong #innercalm #mobility #personalhealth #planetaryhealth #katoomba #bluemountains #planetaryhealthcentre
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Bookings are now open for our very popular Upcycled Fashion Program on Saturday 5 April. Learn how to use a machine, how to mend, sew, adjust and remodel clothes, and how to create your own patterns to use up all that fabric you`ve been collecting! If you`re interested in earning money, you can also be supported to become part of the Repair Network helping keep textiles out of landfill. Places are limited so get in early to book your place here (link in profile):
https://bit.ly/4c2Go85 #upcycling #upcycledfashion #skillsharesaturday #planetaryhealth #keepingtextilesoutoflandfill #skillshare #katoomba #bluemountains #sustainability #socialenterprise
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We are looking for a Professional Conference & Events Organiser to join our team at the Planetary Health Centre! If you`re keen to make a difference and demonstrate how events can be run sustainably and help inspire change, we`d love you to work with us! Applications close 30 March. Scroll down to learn more here (link in profile): https://www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/jobs and ring Lis on 0407 437 553 if you`d like to discuss. Please share if you know anyone who might be interested! #jobs #hiring #conferenceorganiser #eventsorganiser #planetaryhealth #careers #inspiringchange #sustainableevents #applynow
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Would you know what to prioritise if you needed to build a survival garden in the Blue Mountains? Do you know how families survived and stayed healthy during the Great Depression? What would you need to grow to provide all your nutritional needs on a plant based diet? How can you have fruit all year round in a cold climate? Have you grown salsify, skirret, yacon or American Ground Nut and would you know how to cook them? We’ll answer all these questions in our ‘How to Build a Survival Garden Workshop’ at the Planetary Health Centre from 10am to 1pm on Saturday 5 April. We’ll discuss how we can work together to make our local food system healthier and more resilient and we’ll have planting guides, recipes and some seeds, bulbs and tubers available to get you started. Places are limited so bookings essential here (link in profile): https://bit.ly/4kVAUA8
#growyourown #survivalgarden #salsify #skirret #yacon #oca #bluemountains #permaculture #planetaryhealth #seedsaving #foodsecurity #healthyfood #gardening #communityfarming
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It`s only just over a week until the Blue Mountains Interfaith Gathering at the Planetary Health Centre on Sunday 30 March. We`ll be sharing spirituality and care for the environment in these challenging times with music, ideas and ceremony ... starting with a smoking ceremony at 1.45pm. The event is free but please book here (link in profile): https://bit.ly/3Fw8RqB
#planetaryhealth #bluemountains #interfaith #katoomba #interfaithgathering #smokingceremony #ceremony
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Healthier Waterways, Happier People
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Magical Creatures: the Under-appreciated Role of Insects in Our Gardens
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