Saltgrass
Created on Djaara Country. Salt of the earth people. Grassroots change. Find out more at saltgrasspodcast.com
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Local stories, global issues.
Although the show is made in Castlemaine and features people from this region, this movement is truly global. What one community is doing in rural Australia is what many communities are doing all around the world. What is possible here is possible elsewhere. What we have learned from watching and listening to other communities, others may learn from us.
After all, a grass roots movement is just a bunch of people who decided to get together, discuss ideas and then do something.
Episodes
Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
What is saltgrass? This show was named after a real plant and we wanted to know more about it... but it actually isn't very well known. In this episode we chat with Karl Just, local ecologist, who is one of the few people we were able to find who knows about the plant. We discuss its properties, both biological and metaphorical.
We also discuss a rare species he has been involved in monitoring and protecting for some time now, the Eltham Copper Butterfly, as mention in our episode Caring for Country
Thursday Jun 03, 2021
Thursday Jun 03, 2021
The final episode for Season 3 has a plethora of voices all asking for the same thing: fund our future, not gas.
The Australian School Strike for Climate crew have struck again. Just before our state was locked down due to another covid outbreak thousands of students walked out of school and gathered in major cities and country towns. Allie went to the train station early in the morning to chat with some of those travelling into Melbourne for the strike and also recorded the support rally that happened in Castlemaine later that day.
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Tuesday May 18, 2021
Tuesday May 18, 2021
Alex Kelly interviews Scott Ludlam about his new book 'Full Circle - a search for the world that comes next'
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Thursday May 06, 2021
Thursday May 06, 2021
Hear Here is a sound art project that featured in the recent Castlemaine State Festival. In this episode we speak with the two artists who created Hear Here - Dan Koop and Daniele Constance.
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Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
This episode continues on the theme of bread! We hear from bakers from across Australia who have joined the GrAiNZ movement, a loose collection of sourdough bakers who want to create a new, more sustainable grains economy.
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Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
This episode takes a look at a local bakery and how it can be an example of everything we want to achieve in terms of community building, supporting local food systems and taking care of the planet.
Find out more at https://saltgrasspodcast.com/2021/04/06/s3-e19-redbeard-bakery-with-john-reid/
Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
Jessie Boylan is a PhD candidate at RMIT's School of Art. She has work in the upcoming Castlemaine State Festival called The Smallest Measure. Her thesis and upcoming art instillation has taken her out to the wilds of a remote outpost at the edge of Tasmania... to a place called Cape Grim where there is a science lab that tests the air coming in off the ocean there. Without land or human habitation for hundreds of kilometres, the air blowing in off the ocean to cape grim is considered the best air in the world to get base measurements of our atmosphere, including carbon and other green house gasses. This data is vital in our understanding of global warming. How does an artist depict the science of climate change? Listen to this episode to find out.
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Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
In this episode we re-visit Chris Hooper, who has been running the Castlemaine Repair Cafe for over four years. We also chat with Lucy Armstrong about the joy and meaning of repairing clothes.
https://saltgrasspodcast.com/2021/03/02/s3-e17-repair-with-chris-hooper-and-lucy-armstrong/
Monday Feb 15, 2021
Monday Feb 15, 2021
In this episode we explore the alternative economic concept of Degrowth with Anitra Nelson and Terry Leahy. It is a growing movement across the world and has at it's heart sustainability and ways we can live in balance with the planet.
Find out more and see the links and resources at saltgrasspodcast.com
Sunday Jan 31, 2021
Sunday Jan 31, 2021
In today’s episode we are talking with Anton Vikstrom co-founder of the Good Car Company. These guys are helping the electric car (or EV) transition happen in Australia by facilitating bulk buy purchases of second hand vehicles from Japan. Find out why getting a second hand EV makes good sense for the environment and for you!
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