I come from a beautiful archipelagic country in the Pacific called the Philippines. As of this writing, my homeland is inhabited by 100 million people who belong to a brave, hardworking and strong-willed race that has survived over 300 years of colonization. I am a Filipino, and I say this with immense pride in my...
Plastic-Free July is finally over and I can now breathe a sigh of relief because THAT my friends was a pretty tough month. My partner Ben and I had many successes such as finding glass bottled milk, a wonderful butcher who welcomed our reusable containers and saying no to plastic at the shops. We also...
We live in an age where daily destruction of our planet is occurring all around the world, from the annihilation of the rainforest to soil degradation. Thankfully, it’s become a hot topic, with environmentalists, activists, scientists and conservationists looking to educate the masses and find ways to make our world a more sustainable and greener place....
A week after World Oceans Day, two weeks since seeing the zero-waste Tedx Talk by Lauren Singer and about 3 years almost to the date since Queensland proposed (unsuccessfully) the banning of disposable bags, the subject of waste (and in particular plastic) has been consuming my thoughts. According to a study published in Sciencemag.org, more than 8 million...
When I began my journey into sustainable living many years ago, there weren’t many resources available to help guide me. It was slim pickings back then so I relied heavily on websites such as TreeHugger.com and Ecouterre and read magazines such as Peppermint Magazine. Today this is no longer the case. “There’s an app for...
When I tell people that my partner and I live off-the-grid the first thing they ask is: what does that mean? My usual response is this: “Living off-the-grid means that our home isn’t connected to the main electrical power grid run by a utilities company. Our home is run purely on solar power – we...
Why I love Melbourne!
Common sense is just not common practice
Photo by McKay Savage When I was in high-school I learned the very basics of economics and one of the things I recall learning was the theory of Supply and Demand. In very basic terms, the Law of Demand states that when the price of a good increases, the demand for the good falls....
Photo courtesy of Brett Jordan I was raised as a Christian and consider myself a Christian because I am a firm believer and try to follow the teachings of Jesus Christ and his message of love, forgiveness and compassion. So imagine my surprise when I get this email about the upcoming Australian federal election...