Sustainability
Tips on Creating a Sustainable Spring Garden
Amanda Stewart and her husband Paul, are the proprietors of Barrow and Bench Mitre10, a delightful hardware store and garden centre, located in Adelaide’s inner Southern suburbs. Amanda has long had a connection to the land and the natural environment. Her childhood was spent on a broad acre farm in rural South Australia, where local…
Read MoreThe War on Waste: Simple Changes You Can Make to Reduce Your Waste
We are literally drowning in waste….and we all have to take personal responsibility to make as many changes as we can. By 2050 there will be more plastic in the oceans than fish…that is an incredible statistic. We are filling our earth with unnecessary rubbish, polluting our air, soil and waterways, and wreaking havoc on…
Read MoreHouse Tour: Emma’s Upcycled Cottage
Peeking into people’s homes is something many of you share a love of! It is such fun to get ideas and admire what other people are doing – even if it is not totally your style. The thing is we all have our own personal style, and in particular when you use unique items. Emma’s…
Read MoreReasons Why Your Brain is the Biggest Part of Going Green
Reasons why your brain is the biggest part of going green: 1. Changing your habits requires changing your thinking, behaviour and attitudes. 🐝 2. This takes time and it isn’t easy. For example, going to an op shop for an item you need instead of a mall, taking your own bags, refusing to shop. 🐸 3. It…
Read MoreThree of the Best Collectibles For Children
Do you collect things? I have been collecting since I was a little girl and I fell in love with green glass. Mum and Dad would take me to secondhand shops and let me have a small amount of money to spend. I could not resist the way the light fell across old green glass…
Read MorePlastic Free July: There’s No Such Thing as Perfect
Plastic Free July is a campaign led by the Plastic Free Foundation. Each year, millions of people around the globe take the challenge and choose to refuse single-use plastics. Their vision is for us to live in a world without plastic waste. This is such an important movement. The idea of Plastic Free July is…
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