Just beginning your sustainable lifestyle journey and looking for plastic-free products or zero waste lifestyle kits to help you reduce your waste and minimise your environmental footprint? Here are some wonderful online green stores and e-commerce marketplaces in Australia devoted to helping you live a plastic-free, minimal impact and zero waste lifestyle: 1. Flora & Fauna...
With pollution rates on the rise and climate change drastically altering our world, it’s vitally important right now for kids to learn about nature and ways to protect and save it – before it’s too late. Those who care about the future of our environment need to promote the education of climate change in schools...
The ultimate self-care routine should include buying yourself eco-luxe bed sheets that seem to cuddle you right back. Nothing rejuvenates the mind and body better than a restful night’s sleep on soft, comfy, sustainable sheets. If you’ve had trouble falling asleep, invest in organic cotton or bamboo sheets and you’ll be on cloud nine quicker than...
A couple of years ago I published an article about the lack of affordability in the ethical fashion industry which received spirited responses from the community. Price is a factor for many shoppers, I concluded in the article, to pretend it’s not is doing a disservice to the ethical movement. The price issue has been an ongoing...
Green cars. Eco-conscious consumers are loving thee, but how much do thy really cost? Let us count thy ways… This piece started as a look into the purchase costs of green cars. As eco-conscious consumers, we are looking at our gas-guzzling old cars and considering replacing them with spanking new electric-powered vehicles (EVs) that are...
One of the questions we frequently get asked is, “Where can I buy zero waste products?”. After years of fielding this question, we’ve finally curated this list of Australian online zero waste shops and e-commerce marketplaces to help readers shop more efficiently. These online stores are devoted to plastic-free, zero-waste and sustainable living. Here they...
It’s that time of the year again – the time to show your father just how much you love him. While there are plenty of ways to show your father that you care, buying a Father’s Day gift from a social enterprise is ideal, particularly if your dad is of the “you don’t need to...
When you wake up in the morning, what’s the first thing you do? Check your phone for social media updates, emails, and more? What about all throughout the day? Do you notice yourself constantly checking out your smartphone? And before you sleep, have you noticed yourself still checking your phone? For many people, phone addiction...
When I saw the post “Organic, Grass Fed and Hormone-Free: Does This Make Red Meat Any Healthier?” on Eco Warrior Princess, and after reading the article, the second thought that crossed my mind was “enlightening piece”. The first was, ‘Are there even cows that feed on anything else but grass?’. Seeking an answer to this...
Writer’s note: This is an opinion piece based on experience and research, I am not a medical professional nor a naturopath. I’ve always been a natural pessimist, maybe because I’m British, but probably because I question everything. When I first moved to Australia a few years ago, I didn’t even understand the word naturopath, until...
Fat Llama is an innovative peer-to-peer rental marketplace which connects people who want to rent stuff, with people who will pay to borrow the stuff. Touted as the “Airbnb of stuff”, this company is helping people get the most out of the items they own by giving them the opportunity to lend it out and make some money in...
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Authors: Leah Dowling, Lecturer in Dietetics, Swinburne University of Technology and Louise Dunn, Swinburne University of Technology Red meat is an excellent source of protein and essential nutrients such as iron, zinc, vitamin B12 and omega-3 fats, which are linked to heart and brain health. But while...