In a recently published report, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations stated that tea prices have reached an “unprecedented high.”  Traditional import markets in developed countries are almost at full capacity, but markets in tea producing countries, including Kenya and United Republic of Tanzania, are largely untapped. Read the full story

The World Cup is on at the moment (go Socceroos!) so what better opportunity to try some organic beers! I know that most matches are shown very early in the morning in Australia, so maybe wait for the evening recaps! Read the full story

Need a quick warm treat to help you deal with those chilly days and nights? Well the lovely Julie from Towards Sustainability has this FANTASTIC home made Chai Syrup! mmmm! Read the full story

Here’s a new idea – a coffee filter straw and a tea filter straw to save using teabags and bought coffee.  It is called ‘Wisdom Wand’. Read the full story

Industrial design student Andrew Kim created this very cool concept of  some square Coke Bottles. Not a stupid idea for the iconic bottle, since you gain in space for the shipping and for the recycling. Let see if Coke will like it… Read the full story

HOOKturn have released a very cool reusable coffee cup. This isn’t the normal coffee cup that people have, the thermos style mug, this look like those lovely little paper coffee cups you get. Read the full story

Tea as we know it was apparently discovered in around 2737 B.C. when the Chinese Emperor Shennung, drank the result of some tea leaves – unfermented and green – blowing into his cup of hot water. Read the full story

Some interesting drinks you can make at home very cheaply. Read the full story

I am posting this in the interests of ‘waste not want not’ as my orchids do NOT need any more ripe bananas and I am sick of banana cake. Read the full story

Have you thought about making your own beer and other fizzy beverages?  I had massive success with making ginger beer and my father in law made beer for a short time (but didn’t have the space to store the stuff when he downsized).  The carbon savings in making your own beverages are enormous.  Drinks cartage and bottle wastage are the two greatest scandals of the food industry.  But you can avoid this with care. Read the full story

Basically every Australian garden will have a lemon tree – or you will live near someone who has one.
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