New video by Annie Leonard of "Story of Stuff" acclaim, this time tackling the story behind bottled water.

This week's resource roundup is very DIY on the gardening front.  Gardening has been experiencing a huge resurgence in popularity, both from an economic point of view as a response to the financial crisis, as well as amongst people looking to reconnect with what they eat.  Two really great resources have come across that are easy to pursue when space and resources are at a premium:

1) Balcony Gardening, courtesy of Callum Saunders-- some good pointers and references here. 

2) How to make a Low-Tech Vertical Farm-- step by step instructions with illustrations from Kris De Decker.

In other random oil related news (as we don't seem to be having enough about oil on here lately), check out the inside story of how a 22 year-old student caught out the IEA for fudging their energy numbers.  Pretty gobsmacking article. 

COMING NEXT WEEK:  Join us for Forward Thinking Thursdays, March 25th from 5:30 at Mezze Bar.  Hosted in the heart of Auckland's CBD on Durham Lane, the event is a great chance to kick back with a glass of wine and connect with a small group of switched on professionals about what you're up to.  It's a small crowd, laid back, and informal-- not your high pressure cattle car networking event.  RSVP's appreciated.  We hope to see you there!

posted @ Thursday, 18 March 2010 1:25 p.m. by Chris Tobias