Hi there! My name’s Mardi.

I’m the founder of French for Tuesday. 

Why the unique name? “Mardi” is a day of the week in the French language! Everything here is a 100% Australian eco-living experience – Welcome!

French for Tuesday is helping you live locally and sustainably everyday.  

Grounded in Newcastle Australia, French for Tuesday is your (im)perfect source of eco living connections, insight, and education – told clearly and authentically – strengthening our commitment to healthy people and planet.

Let’s share the sustainability journey together.

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Stories, News & Voices

Local stories to rethink your everyday so you can start living a more resourceful and eco-friendly lifestyle.

Microplastics are a Gigaproblem
Microplastics are a Gigaproblem

Plastic doesn’t go away nor biodegrade. It just breaks up into irretrievable microscopic, teeny tiny [...]

Books to Motivate You to Start Living a Plastic Free Lifestyle
Books to Motivate You to Start Living a Plastic Free Lifestyle

This is a review of six books to motivate you to start living a plastic-free [...]

Slow Skin Co. – All Natural Skin Care

Photo Credit: Keira Mason Photography Slow Skin Co. specialises in low tox beauty & skin [...]

Water is More Than A Daily Resource
Water is More than a Daily Resource

My lifelong relationship with water is more than just being a useful and valuable daily [...]

Socks are Miscellaneous Textile Waste
Socks are Miscellaneous Textile Waste

Instigated by an inbox message, I discovered that socks are miscellaneous textile waste that add [...]

DarNET! A Coloured Spectrum of Waste
DarNET! A Coloured Spectrum of Waste

Waste conjures up a motley mess of blacks, greys, and browns – a disarray of [...]

Shop Local. Support Local. Buy Local
Shop Local. Support Local. Buy Local

Shop Local. Support Local. Buy Local. These simple sentences have had greater prominence in our [...]

Handmade Unique Christmas Bon Bons handcrafted by sustainable living shop, French for Tuesday. Newcastle, Australia.
Why I Created these Handmade Unique Christmas Bon Bons

Christmas Day for us is about sharing a baked meal with family and friends. Before [...]

5 Tips for Loving Your Trusty Natural Deodorant Paste
5 Tips for Loving Your Trusty Natural Deodorant Paste

If you’ve recently ditched your traditional antiperspirant deodorant and switched to natural deodorant, here are [...]

Go Outside and Enjoy the Fresh Air
Go Outside and Enjoy the Fresh Air

Taking time to go outside and enjoy the fresh air is so valuable to our [...]

I Made this Practical & Affordable Reusable Shopping Bag
I Made this Practical & Affordable Reusable Shopping Bag

Captured by the design on this t-shirt, I made this practical & affordable reusable shopping [...]

Belongingness to People Makes a World of Difference
Belongingness to People Makes a World of Difference

Twenty years as an early childhood educator broadened my skill of being with and understanding [...]

Sewing Couture-Style Dresses From Waste
Sewing Couture-Style Dresses From Waste

In this video, Melinda shares her inspirationally creative Waste to Art story on sewing couture-style [...]

Creating Your Wonderfully Strong Sense of Community
Creating Your Wonderfully Strong Sense of Community

Creating your wonderfully strong sense of community, where everyone feels a strong sense of belonging [...]

My Low Tox Journey - Low Tox Life Certified Coach
My Low Tox Journey

After six months of honing in on what French for Tuesday offers to our community [...]

Myall Lakes: My Photo Story
Myall Lakes: My Photo Story

Myall Lakes National Park is one of our frequently visited outdoor and adventure holiday spots. [...]

Creating Art from Found and Foraged Waste
Creating Art from Found and Foraged Waste

The natural environment inspires every one of Diana’s art pieces. Sourced from the beaches near [...]

Blue Wrap Couture
Blue Wrap Couture

Here is Melinda’s story on her evolution of ideas and design which inspired her submission [...]

Sustainable Neighbourhoods Waste to Art Exhibition
The Lake Mac Waste to Art Exhibition

Lake Macquarie Sustainable Neighbourhoods are challenging the way we look at waste with the annual [...]

Tried and Tested Ways to Hang Your Clothes Well
Tried and Tested Ways to Hang Your Clothes Well

My best tips about hanging clothes on the outdoor clothesline come from the people I [...]

Join me as I share stories, ideas and understandings from my lived experiences and learned knowledge.

French for Tuesday connects you with people & places in our community – the grassroots of changemakers – who all help to make a collective difference.

Read the stories that have the most meaning for you. Start with:

Find out who is doing great things within our community and how connecting with others & nature is the key to workable circular communities

Explore how to tread lightly and live a more low tox, eco-friendly lifestyle in all areas of your home, food, garden, body and mind.

Workshops & Education

Speaking events & workshops help you take simple steps of change.

Ready to take the next step in your sustainability journey? Meeting you in person, be inspired to re-think your everyday and do achievable personal and community actions.

Discover a range of topics relevant to living an eco-friendly lifestyle. Each workshop helps you be more mindful and feel empowered to embrace living resourcefully.

Get in touch with me here to chat about how I can help you with workshops.

Discover Workshops Here

Online Shop

The shop you need for treading lightly on the planet

Green Hessian Shoulder BagGreen Hessian Shoulder Bag
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Play & Fun

Green Hessian Shoulder Bag

$10.00
Leon & BobLeon & Bob
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Books & Stationery

Leon and Bob

$6.00
Natural Loofah SpongeNatural Loofah Sponge
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Cleaning and Laundry

Natural Loofah Sponge

$3.50
Vintage Fowler Pottery Langley Ware BowlVintage Fowler Pottery Langley Ware Bowl
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Vintage Fowler Pottery “Langley Ware” Bowl

$12.00
Maisy's Amazing Big Book of WordsMaisy's Amazing Book of Words
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Books & Stationery

Maisy’s Amazing Big Book of Words

$10.00
Big NuisanceBig Nuisance Book
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Books & Stationery

Big Nuisance

$7.00
Staffordshire Potteries Brown and Black Small MugsStaffordshire Potteries Brown and Black Small Mugs
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Drinkware

Staffordshire Potteries Brown and Black Small Mugs

$15.00
Hessian BuntingHessian Bunting
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Hessian Bunting

$8.50

French for Tuesday helps you live locally and sustainably everyday with this unique online shop. The shop encourages you to:

  • Shop secondhand first with a diverse range of quality vintage, retro or lightly used second hand items.
  • Support and connect with local Newcastle businesses who in turn genuinely promote sustainable living with a range of upcycled, handcrafted and low tox products.
  • Purchase new, low waste, low tox and eco-friendly products with a conscious approach

Catch up with French for Tuesday here…

Start here by attending one of my workshops, reading stories on my blog or choosing to purchase from my online shop (with Australia wide delivery).