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Where does soap come from? #livelocal

This morning as we were washing the dogs I started to wonder where soap and the other cleaning supplies come from. Again, this is not a topic I've ever pondered before. But it is not just food that we consume. We consume many other products - almost unthinkingly - every

Live local challenge day 4 #livelocal

One of the things I've been wanting to do is catch up with the neighbours about the challenge, but some are away on a long trip and everyone else is holed up inside waiting for the incessant rain to stop. Normally this is a pretty social suburb and

Live local challenge day 3 #livelocal

Since today was a big work from home day I had the opportunity to take a break and explore the origins of some of the foods already in my cupboards. For example, during afternoon tea breaks I'm partial to a particular 99% fat free chocolate drink that comes

Live local challenge day 3 #livelocal

Since today was a big work from home day I had the opportunity to take a break and explore the origins of some of the foods already in my cupboards. For example, during afternoon tea breaks I'm partial to a particular 99% fat free chocolate drink that comes

Live local challenge day 2 #livelocal

Well a lot more planning went into today after yesterday's experiences. Due to my schedule there's been some interesting decisions to make about transport too. Wins * finally made it to the shops (a 30 km round trip) by car and combined the trip with taking a

Live local challenge day 1

Well today has included a bit of win and a bit of fail for the challenge ... Wins * caught the train to the city & back for meetings * walked between meetings (even though it was raining) * had a good chat with the blokes at the takeway shop about where their produce

Future and the Summit

Future and the Summit

I was really lucky to be able to attend the Australian Davos Connection's Future Summit 2009 in Melbourne earlier this week. When I walked into the venue it was a bit intimidating, so many serious looking people in suits. And from the attendee list I knew that many

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