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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This Christmas, why not give something that was actually handmade instead of mass produced in a factory (yes, I know some things are actually hand assembled in factories, but that is not what we are talking about).  This year, we suggest you try to make your gifts have meaning and a lasting impact! So here are 10 reasons to buy handmade this Christmas! Read the full story

The countdown to Christmas is on, so here is my wrap up of  beautiful Christmas Wreaths. These are gorgeous and use many materials you have at home, so don’t be afraid to DIY this Christmas season! Read the full story

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. Read the full story

I have always loved cauliflower but didn’t realize until I was an adult that my mother had been sneaking it into any recipe that required creamy stock bases and silly us, we just lapped it up. Read the full story

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 – Summer Stuffed Tomatoes with Fennel. Read the full story

GARLIC is not just for repelling vampires but is the base of really effective insect repellent. Read the full story

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 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. Read the full story

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 – Vegetarian Vietnamese Summer Rolls. Read the full story

Greenpeace and True Food are defending our rights for GE free food with their new campaign called “Spliced Bread”. This is a must read for Australians to understand and be aware of the threat of genetically engineered wheat in Australia. Read the full story

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. Read the full story

Coles and Curtis Stone’s $10 meal deal has been roundly slammed by Choice Magazine, and rightly so. You can’t expect people to have a pantry load of spices, herbs and oil and it is silly not to cost in these ingredients PLUS the price of the pots and the heating to cook it all. Read the full story

When you hit the shops for your weekly shop how many plastic produce bags do you end up with? I am going to guess quite a few! You can make yourself feel better about them by using them in the crisper, but basically you toss them when you’re done! Well – no more, plus we also have a super discount for readers! Read the full story

Do you want to save loads of carbon on baked goods? Read the full story

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. Read the full story

I am sure many of you already know how to make your own muesli bars but this is new to me! I never normally buy muesli bars unless we are going out hiking but I had a box of cereal (some Aldi Brand muesli) that was just sitting uneaten! Read the full story

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. Read the full story