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Help, my lemon tree is overflowing! What should I do?

Help, my lemon tree is overflowing! What should I do?

Lemons are in season and trees are overflowing! So what should you do with them? Well we have lots of tips and recipes for your lemons, so read on! Read the full story

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Anti-humidity crystals – home made, extenders and some useful tips.

Anti-humidity crystals – home made, extenders and some useful tips.

Damp Rid and Dry Home are just a couple of brands of these crystals that suck moisture from the air. They are essential in the tropics especially in wardrobes and remove the musty smell. Read the full story

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Dust: it’s worth giving it more than a surface look.

Dust: it’s worth giving it more than a surface look.

It seems that Russia, by far the world’s biggest producer of chrysotile (white) asbestos, is also by far the biggest producers of white lies as far as the dangers in that material are concerned. Canada, India, Brazil, China and Zimbabwe still export this poison despite the dangers. It is a fine dust and just one fibre can kill. Read the full story

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30 ways to Green your holiday road trip.

30 ways to Green your holiday road trip.

Can a road trip involving a car and just two people be a green experience given that a few tanks of petrol and some rubber from the tyres and a bit of wear and tear on the car will be expended? As kids, we went from Victoria to Queensland every year to visit my grandparents. The car had neither radio nor heater. We slept by the side of the road! Couldn’t do that these days! Read the full story

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Some really old-fashioned objects that help save the environment

Some really old-fashioned objects that help save the environment

Over the years I have learnt that there are some things you will use over and over again! Many of them are just every day objects but these items are a “must-have” in my household! Read the full story

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Competition for Fire Awareness stimulates thinking about bushfire prevention.

Competition for Fire Awareness stimulates thinking about bushfire prevention.

I just thought this needed to be posted!  We should all be thinking about fires now while it is still cool.  Get out with the scythe, tractor, mower, whipper snipper etc. etc. and clean up the areas around buildings.  The results of this competition may save lives! Read the full story

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How to run a “green” office when you work from home

How to run a “green” office when you work from home

Being green when you are working from home can be a much easier task than when you work in an office, but what steps should you take to start? Read the full story

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Take a Green Leaf from the Obama Kitchen Garden (and eat it).

Take a Green Leaf from the Obama Kitchen Garden (and eat it).

Among the photo ops at the White House when the Obamas moved in, there was one with Michelle starting a kitchen garden. Read the full story

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Dyeing to renovate your wardrobe.

Dyeing to renovate your wardrobe.

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! Read the full story

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15 Ways to Break Bad Habits

15 Ways to Break Bad Habits

It seems to me that the horrors man has wreaked on the environment are, largely, rooted in ‘bad habits’.  Read the full story

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Making Creamy Icecream from just one ingredient.

Making Creamy Icecream from just one ingredient.

Here’s a great tip from a site I love. You can make creamy non-dairy ice-cream from frozen bananas. Read the full story

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15 House Plants You Can Use As Air Purifiers

15 House Plants You Can Use As Air Purifiers

Amy Leigh has some great ideas for using house plants for natural air purifiers! Read the full story

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Pick-your-own fruit and vege farms in Australia

Pick-your-own fruit and vege farms in Australia

One of the best ways of saving money and carbon is to make the ‘family drive’ or weekend holiday pay for itself by passing by a few farms where they sell produce for low cost in season. Read the full story

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Need a bed? Make a Hammock.

Need a bed? Make a Hammock.

MAKE YOUR OWN COMFY HAMMOCK Read the full story

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