As we head into 2012, many of us will be resolving to lose those few extra pounds, save more money, or spend a few more hours with our families and friends. But there are also some resolutions we can make to make our lives a little greener. Each of us, especially in the United States, can make a commitment to reducing our environmental impacts. Continue Reading

Kerosene, according to the fact sheet provided by the World Health Organisation (WHO), can effect the lungs, brain, skin, eyes, and cause other behavioural issues – burns from the fuel is a dangerous side effect also.  For students in the third world however, kerosene fuels their study time.  Providing a flickering, acrid light to do their sums by.  So what’s the solution? Continue Reading

Some Australians are taking their commitment to the environment to the grave, opting for eco-friendly burials where headstones are replaced by GPS coordinates. Elizabeth Pratt reports. Continue Reading

Back in the olden days, houses were constructed with hefty foundations and in areas where airflow was required, high stilts (eg. The Queenslander style) formed an airy, high and usable cavity where fresh breezes circulated. Old-fashioned idea, but now, it is being seen as a very practical design not just in Australia but all over the world. Continue Reading

I have often thought about the ways it would be possible to scrape off all that chewing gum from pavements  throughout the world (excepting Singapore which banned it) and recycle it somehow. When I have insomnia I try to solve world problems like that! Continue Reading

Barefoot College has an effective educational model for rural development—educate and empower those people who care about the local community most to be able to make a difference. Barefoot founder Sanjit “Bunker” Roy, he has found that the best candidates are women, and often they are grandmothers. Continue Reading

The Land O’ Lakes company is best known for its butter, but the company also has a nonprofit division—Land O’ Lakes International Development (IDD). Land O’ Lakes IDD is part of the U.S. Overseas Cooperative Development Council, a group of organizations that share the belief that “cooperative techniques, which have helped millions of American families, can be adapted to help poor and low-income people in developing countries achieve a better way of life.” Continue Reading

Buy organic clothing for the health of our planet; wear organic clothing for your health. The reality and perils of global warming have finally broken through the walls surrounding mainstream collective consciousness and have become hot news. Continue Reading

I know at times we get caught out without our reusable bottles, or you may be trying to cut back on buying bottled water altogether and just starting a plastic free journey but really we need to be more aware especially now that the Environment Working Group have released their findings about what’s in your bottled water – besides water? Continue Reading

At the fish market last week I had a bit of a food windfall. Asked the man for some bones and heads for stock and he gave me a heap. Plus I was standing next to a chef who just made the comment ‘When you make your stock, remember to scrape out the cheek meat. It is great for croquettes.’ Continue Reading

The Maqui berry is yet another South American wonder food, and has at last come to the Western market following in the footsteps of the açai and pomegranate for its high beneficial properties. Continue Reading

This edition of the MADGE Digest talks about Steve Marsh from WA and his contaminated organic farm, Wikileaks and making the world safe for US business interests, our pesticide driven agriculture which is killing birds, bees and crops and a mini choc mud cake recipe! Read on…

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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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The wolfberry is another name for the Goji berry and we used to know these as boxthorn bushes when we were kids.  Goji juice is another of those ‘fad’ drinks on sale at ridiculous prices at health food stores or through party plans but it shouldn’t be as expensive as it is. Continue Reading

Annie Leonard and the team at Free Range Studios have released their latest video The Story of Electronics. Yep, you guessed it, it is about our electronics and the trail of waste they create. Continue Reading

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

What does the Australian Certified Organic Label really mean?

Organic produce is grown and processed without the use of synthetic chemicals, fertilisers, or GMOs with a focus on environmentally sustainable practices.

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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