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    Solar-powered coffee hits Sydney

    Surry Hills is renowned for its somewhat ‘trendy’ vibe so it is not surprising that you would find Single Origin Roasters, a café trend setter by it’s own right, in the heart of Surry Hills.
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    The Jack of Hearts and Jude: a café with a conscience

    For an establishment that seems to belong in the trendy streets of Melbourne, it’s hard to believe that The Jack of Hearts and Jude has made its way into the unassuming town of Engadine.
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    The Dirty Chef: From Big City Food Critic to Foodie Farmer

    What is it really like to take the plunge and leave a familiar world behind? This extract from 'The Dirty Chef' by former food critic Matthew Evans, is a behind-the-scenes taste of what it's like to leave the city in pursuit of food and farming.
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    Michael Mobbs talks sustainable food: part two

    Using his local neighbourhood of Chippendale as a testing site, Michael Mobbs explains why the community garden should be integral to eating sustainably and creating sustainable cities.
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    Demystifying fish – everything you’ve wanted to know about buying sustainably

    While global fish stocks are running into trouble, there are simple things we can do as consumers to ease the burden. Sustainable seafood guru's, GoodFishBadFish take us through the ropes.
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    Get down to your local…

    The Locavore Edition - perhaps the best dressed addition to the Australian sustainable food scene - is all about making it easier for Australians to know their local food producers. Here their very own Alexis Drevikovsky tells their story.
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    Paving our market gardens – choosing suburbs over food

    Once upon a time, most of Sydney's fresh produce was grown in the Sydney basin. With development impinging on remaining farmland, Johnathan Sobels explains how food security is an increasingly serious issue.
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