The Greening of Gavin

TGoG 114 – Sustainable Living with Gürkan Yeniçeri

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This week we catch up with Gürkan Yeniçeri, a fellow sustainable living practitioner who lives in Canberra, ACT.  For those of you who listen to the Little Green Cheese podcast, you would have heard his cheese making story during episode LGC 04.

Gürkan Yeniçeri

Gürkan Yeniçeri

Gürkan and I talk about so many different sustainable living subjects during the show that I am going to timestamp them incase you want to skip ahead to a particular section;

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  • Bee Keeping [spp-timestamp time=”2:49″]
  • Mead and Cider [spp-timestamp time=”4:07″]
  • Making Chutney [spp-timestamp time=”8:40″]
  • Why Gürkan lives sustainably [spp-timestamp time=”9:31″]
  • Classes at Canberra Environment Centre [spp-timestamp time=”11:09″]
  • No-knead Bread Making [spp-timestamp time=”13:45″]
  • Backyard Aquaponics [spp-timestamp time=”17:09″]
  • Cheesemaking at home [spp-timestamp time=”30:43″]
  • Outro [spp-timestamp time=”32:40″]

He has done so much with the space he has at hand.

Please thank Gürkan for joining me on the show and sharing all his amazing achievements.

You can find him at;

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TGoG Podcast 080 – Reaction Podcast Interview with Voicemail Questions

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The main part of this episode is an interview that I gave when I appeared on Reaction Podcast as a guest of Matt and Beau. We talk about all things sustainable living, including a bit of analysis about this podcast.

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It is full of fun and laughs and the odd swear word.  What can I say, I was excited so my accent and banter was heavier than usual.

The Reaction Podcast is all about other podcasts where Matt and Beau (I believe they are brothers) review other podcasts.  You can find all their shows at reactionpodcast.com.  Previous episodes that I have listened to have been a laugh-riot, and their style of humor is infectious.  Thanks for having me on the show fellas!

Reaction Podcast

After the interview, I answer lots of listener questions that have been sent in via voicemail over the last month and a half.  From growing sweet corn, to where to get african horned melon seeds and everything in between!

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Until next time, stay green and keep keen!

Don’t Worry, Bees Happy

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Just like all gardeners, we love bees.  These little insects do us a fabulous service around our organic garden, pollinating all of the fruit and vegetables for us to eat.

Life without them would be unthinkable.  Colony Collapse Disorder really has me worried.

Native Australian Bee on a Male Pumpkin Flower

Native Australian Bee on a Pumpkin Flower

So, Kim and I decided to start capturing Bee moments in our garden to document what they are up to.   Over the next few weeks we are going to see how active the bee population really is around here, and try to capture them close up on film.  Within this post are the three moments we have captured to date.

European Honey Bee on Sedum

European Honey Bee on Sedum

We are not sure where the local bee hives are around here, but now that the heat of summer has past, they are out in droves.

Thankfully we have some sort of flowers in bloom most of the year round, so there is plenty of pollen and nectar for them to collect.

Two European Honey Bees on Sedum

Two European Honey Bees on Sedum

I really love watching them going about their work.  The old adage, Busy as a Bee, really rings true when you take the time to observe these fascinating insects.  They are poetry in motion.

Thankfully, modern digital cameras allow me to stand well back when taking these shots, due to my bee sting allergy.  I can take them at very high resolution, then zoom right in.  Just brilliant.

So what do you say? Have you ever taken the time to stop and just watch bees at work?  What are your thoughts on Colony Collapse Disorder and the fate of the humble bee?

How will we cope without them if the worst comes to pass?