Feel like doing a little shopping in Melbo0urne? Well, the innovative ‘Eco Innovators Showcase Shop’ is back for another season starting September 1, 2010! Continue Reading

She is back! Our favourite straight talking activist Annie Leonard is back talking about cosmetics and personal care products. Everyone uses a lot of these products from toothpaste, face soap, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, moisturisers, lipstick to baby shampoo and we should be more aware of what goes into them! Continue Reading

Old is the New New this October, with Salvos Stores’ first ever Buy Nothing New Month. Get on board for more money in your pockets, time on your hands and a lighter carbon footprint. Continue Reading

We have just planted a large, clumping bamboo in a huge replica of the common or garden terra cotta pot by our neighbour’s fence.  Continue Reading

It’s hard to look at tie-dyed clothes without taking a trip back in time – But fear not! There are other ways to dye and be fabulous too! Continue Reading

Back in the 1970s one of our friends told us that Jojoba Oil was the next big thing. He was interested because he is involved in movements to save whales and stop their oil being harvested Continue Reading

We have a family wedding coming up towards the end of the year and the suit I had made is way too big as I have lost weight (in a good way).  Too bad for that lovely silk suit I had hand tailored for me in Kuala Lumpur! Continue Reading

One of the good things about traveling is that it alerts you to the ways of life of  others. Continue Reading

I think that, given the nature of nail polish, it may be impossible to track down a completely green one. After all, it is enamel paint containing a raft of chemicals, some, like formaldehyde, having been banned in Australia as carcinogenic. Continue Reading

I just watched an hour David Suzuki programme (‘The Nature of Things’ ep. ‘American Savannah’  available to Aussie TV on SBS) on the world’s lawn obsession and it was an eye-opener. Continue Reading

Just because you are green doesn’t mean you have to look like a hairy hippie from the 1970s!  Hair removal actually can help eliminate bacteria from your skin and stops B.O.. Continue Reading

MAKE YOUR OWN COMFY HAMMOCK Continue Reading

I have been watching The Uniform Project as it shows the world that wearing the same thing day in and day out doesn’t have to be boring! Continue Reading

Upcycling left over wetsuit material to make a laptop sleeve? Tell me more! Continue Reading