Comments for Michael Green

Comment on A writing shed by Perry

Perry — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 00:17:22 +0000

Thanks Michael, and friends.
I hope it helps you to keep writing as you do – great work.

Comment on Billions and billions by roger

roger — Fri, 25 Aug 2017 04:24:40 +0000

hello Mike’s blog,

Jo C reminded my of this when i bumped into her on the high street (with her shopping cart and trackies ~ ).

– the link above to Carl Sagan’s “Who Speaks for Earth?” has been blocked by copyright stuff,

here’s a bodgyfied copyright-avoiding version of the whole episode:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1eUuqX4w9U

and a sample with a 1990 10 year update:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZv6CqEhRlU

Thanks Mike and Jo, I got extra moist-eyed re-watching some of this worldly-cosmosly testify-ing of Carl.

Comment on Kulin calendar by adgray

adgray — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 09:55:39 +0000

This only tells us 3 of the seasons
May we know the rest?
Will it ever become something we, Victorian Australians, will adhere to?

Comment on The power of social norms by Ian Wilson

Ian Wilson — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 19:52:57 +0000

Love your articles. This is the 4th one I read. I found it by searching for pocket neighbourhoods and got to Christie’s walk. Good job. This article was a great find.

Comment on Book review: The Value of Nothing, by Raj Patel by Nina Moreno

Nina Moreno — Sat, 12 Dec 2015 07:23:05 +0000

There is no silver bullet for this problem, but I thinks it starts with a political conception that our modern democracy created for the governments we are consumers rather than citizens and.

Comment on Straw bale construction by Stuart Andrews

Stuart Andrews — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 06:39:15 +0000

Great houses but unfortunately Mark is rude and unprofessional. I’d seek assistance on the matter elsewhere.

Comment on Soil preparation by mbg

mbg — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 04:41:55 +0000

In reply to adam.

Hi Adam,
The guys from Very Edible Gardens are great on soil. They run occasional workshops which might give you some of the information you need. Soil tests would be very interesting, but I think they might cost upwards of $100, depending on what you want to test for. Otherwise, there are some basic soil tests you can do simply, which you could find online with a little searching, and then do with your class. In one, using a glass jar and some water, you can determine the kind of soil you have – clay, loam, etc. And you can test the pH with a simple kit too. Good luck! It’s a great topic. It’s also the UN International Year of Soil, so there might be some information you can draw from the website they’ve put together…

Comment on Soil preparation by adam

adam — Sat, 18 Jul 2015 06:41:43 +0000

Hi
I am currently working with a group of students from the Melbourne Montessori School in Brighton (Vic) preparing garden beds to grow food. I try to continually emphasise the importance of healthy soil and thought it would be a great exercise to have our soil tested and explained prior to planting.
I want to explain to the students (year 7):
1. exactly what is soil?
2. what are the basic ingredients of soil
3. what level of ingredients is right for planting
4. what ingredients & levels do we have?
etc etc

Would you be able to offer any assistance?

kind regards

Adam Nissen
melbourne montessori school

Comment on Going north by michael

michael — Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

In reply to Chris Le Breton.

Thanks Chris. For anyone else who's reading this, I met Chris and co-rider Roland in Bello. They're on a two-and-a-half year bicycle odyssey – Bike the Earth –from Melbourne to Rio, arriving in time for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in December 2012. Good luck men!

Comment on Going north by Chris Le Breton

Chris Le Breton — Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Michael,

you have a woonderful, easy to read, colourful style. Beautiful to ingest. and Inspiring. I shall follow and learn from you.

Thank you

Chris