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in conversation with
costa Georgiadis
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atching Costa(noneedforsurnameswiththis
fellow) for aninterviewisn’teasy.Heisabusyman,
with a full agendathatcaninvolveanythingfrom
sustainability festivalsandclimatechangediscussions,to
filming ABC GardeningAustralia,whichisintoits30thyear.
But there’s no pretence,noposturing:justamanwhowants
to give 100 per centtohiscommunity,whetherthat’sthe
many followers he’sgatheredonsocialmedia,talkingtokids
as they work in schoolgardensorhavingacuppawithamate.Q
:WhenyoufirsttookupthehostingroleonABC
GardeningAustraliain2012,youspokeofwanting
to“cleanthemirrorforpeopletoseemoreclearly
howtheiractionsimpactonthecommunity,the
country–andtheworld.”Whatdidyoumean?
: I suppose what I meant was that we can be dragged
along in the fog of the day-to-day and the “When I have
this I will be happy” and “When I have that I will be happy” and
“When I have the latest version of this” all will be in order.Leanne croker chats with ABC Gardening Australia’s host
about life, gardening and the future of the planet.