by Alice | Aug 22, 2017 | Ecology, New Zealand culture
Watershed – two definitions: an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas. an event or period marking a turning point in a situation. I’ve written this post to get my head around the multiple, complex issues surrounding...
by Alice | May 13, 2017 | Alternative economics, Ecology, Food, social wellbeing, textiles, Wellbeing
This weekend my ukulele group The Strumbles played at our local Trade Aid shop for World Fair Trade Day. Trade Aid is one of my favourite shops in Hamilton. It’s full of beautiful things and delicious fair trade food. It’s also a successful not-for-profit...
by Alice | Mar 14, 2017 | Ecology, Food, Wellbeing
Not all salt is created equal. In this post I investigate the myriad kinds of salt and what makes them different. I started researching because I wanted to know what salt is best – both from a “foodie” point of view, and also from a health point of view. I also wanted...
by Alice | Dec 9, 2016 | Becoming Alice, Ecology, Family skeletons, Life and death
This is a post about my father, Ralph Bulmer, a man literally larger than life. Ralph died more than a quarter of a century ago, at the age of 60. My half-brother Richard, who was only four, has no memories of our father. So, Rich, this is for you. And for the...
by Alice | Oct 23, 2016 | Becoming Alice, Ecology, Family skeletons, Life and death, New Zealand culture
Susan Evelyn Bulmer (nee Hirsh); February 17, 1933 – October 6, 2016; Archaeologist I’ve written about my mother, Sue, elsewhere on this website: Songs to Remember and The Family Bat. Last week my beautiful, brave, creative, energetic, passionate, wonderful, crazy,...
by Alice | Oct 4, 2016 | Ecology, Food, Wellbeing
It’s important that those of us who care about food quality get our heads clear about why we need organic certification. Recently I’ve been hearing a lot of people dissing organics. Some say, “Organic certification is just too hard and expensive.” Others say,...
