Time to talk hair, people!

With Christmas coming up it means parties and BBQs galore so you will want to have your hair looking it’s best and really there are so many simple and cheap ways to make your hair care treatments at home!

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Christmas decorations are already in the shops and are occupying miles of shelf space and are mostly imported from China, so already, they are a bit of a blot on the environment. Continue Reading

GARLIC is not just for repelling vampires but is the base of really effective insect repellent. Continue Reading

The 7.30 Report covered the story of Smartstax, a GM corn with 8 new genes.

Six allow the plant to produce toxins that kill certain insects, two genes allow the plant to be sprayed with herbicides that would kill other plants. Continue Reading

The New York Times carried an article recently about a new habit known as soap-dodging. A while back, there was a discussion about stopping washing hair so often and how beneficial this was for the scalp as well as the environment, but now it is being taken even further. Continue Reading

We know that raising kids is a tough but a rewarding endeavor. We love them so much we want to give them the best of everything but how do we raise our eco-kids happily and healthy? Well, we have the know how and some great tips and tricks to help you guys out!
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National Recycling Week starts today! Planet Ark has set up National Recycling Week that runs from 8 – 14 November. Started back in November 1996, the program is in it’s 15th year and is a highly regarded annual education and behaviour change campaign.

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We are all doing our bit for the environment & cutting meat out of our diet makes a huge impact. So we bring you Meat Free Mid Week Recipes – Simply Marvelous Mushroom Marinara Sauce. Continue Reading

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Channel 7 broke the news that Pfizer/Wyeth’s S26 soy formula tested positive for GM soy and corn. (Scroll down to ‘video archive’, then select ‘Baby Formula Test’.) Greenpeace had found the contamination and asked MADGE to help as the formula has tested positive 10 times over the past few years. Continue Reading

The health impacts of the use of chemicals in our lives is alarming. And even more concerning is that this pollution to our bodies begins even before birth. Continue Reading

We all know the dangers of plastic in our world – from BPA (Bisphenol A) which at low levels potentially can cause a variety of ailments, including birth defects, infertility and breast cancer. Then there is the damage that is magnified once it enters the environment. Continue Reading

Up till now, I thought that the only green mattresses were those lumpy old kapok ones or the coconut fibre ones. But I just heard about this one and because the press release was so informative, I have copied it below.  I am sure we will be hearing a lot about this! Continue Reading

We are all doing our bit for the environment & cutting meat out of our diet makes a huge impact. So we bring you Meat Free Mid Week Recipes – this week Whole Wheat Lasagna with Italian “Sausage” and Peppers

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All too often these days kids’ birthday parties are stressful exercises in one-upmanship, self indulgence and the spreading of bad food and junk amongst a group of kids put together for political reasons rather than friendship.  There!  I’ve said it.  I don’t actually like normal birthday parties for kids.  Continue Reading

Ginger and limes are dirt cheap in tropical areas so why not make your own ginger beer?  You can make a ginger beer plant or you can do it the easy way as per the recipe below.  Continue Reading

Last year thousands of food products containing peanut butter produced by one company, the Peanut Corporation of America, were pulled from store shelves due to salmonella contamination. The company was responsible for supplying over 200 companies with peanut butter for these food products, many of which were ultimately marketed to children. Suddenly our favorite snacks—from sandwiches to cookies to candies— were potentially dangerous. Continue Reading

8 Low tech ways to solve household problems:

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