 Between the sunshiney days you may have been tempted to get working on some DIY!
A fresh coat of paint can transform the place! As always though the end of the job means there is always paint leftover and the paint tins end up in the garage until I get to a civic amenity site. It is great to know that the leftovers can be reused!! Zero waste ideas though have seen a rising tide of innovation on reusing paint that is perfectly fine to use and much cheaper! Next time you need a pain job done check them out. http://taithouse.ie/relove-paint/ Anne Maher
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Co-operation does suggest images of cheerful teamwork but there are reminders throughout the book that while it has been our superpower to co-operate as a species, all is not a level playing field. Our social networks extend far beyond our kin and we have learned to co-operate in newer ways every day especially with technology. Free loaders, cheats, bribery, nepotism all feature as also forms of co-operation and I can only acknowledge that this is a reality that many people are familiar with. Trust plays an enormous role in successful co-operation and there are many ongoing examples to remind us that it is a rare reality to have full trust in place. How many times have we been asked to trust the experts yet find out later there is a cover up?
She suggests our aim in society is to achieve “material security”. Our main concerns are threats, sustenance and disease. If we can avoid being harmed, we can get the food we need and stay healthy, how bad! My social instinct tells me that how we co-operate in the future will be based on hard earned trust. There is much to digest in this book and ponder on and I did enjoy it. Not quite the book I expected though and often those are the best! Anne Maher  The 30 day local food challenge has now become a familiar theme to us here at The Urban Co-op. Can we sustain ourselves on foods that are locally produced? A global world market has flooded us with foods that we once thought were exotic but now have become the “normal” part of the diet. No I won’t go down the avocado rabbit hole because I assume you are well familiar. But I have wondered and pondered what would happen if we couldn’t have access to the exotic foods due to supply line problems could we enjoy a sustainable local supply? Lisa Fingleton is the sterling champion for this September based initiative which challenges us to give it a go for 30 days. Let’s face it, it’s a great time to do so! The glut of produce giving the choice at least. Let’s leave aside tea and coffee for one moment… (although there are options for herbals and dandelion root coffee substitutes)…. We’d love to see your food ideas so send us a picture and let’s keep the conversation going. We may be glad we did! Anne Maher
There was kale growing in the garden, a little Cavolo Nero, so I thought, why not? Passing the parsley, I snipped off a handful … all greens. Now here’s my secret, when I experiment, I tell no one 😉. If others know I going to make pesto with kale they may object. Of course, there is a risk that they may not like what I do, but risk is cooking and living! INGREDIENTS
METHOD:Remove the stems from the kale and roughly chop it up.
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