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Sharing stories that strengthen our commitment to nature, community, and a healthier planet.
Meet The Share Shop: A Newcastle Library of Things
I would love you to meet The Share Shop: A Newcastle Library of Things to borrow. The Share Shop is [...]
read more...Bring Your Own Sustainable Habits to Your Overseas Family Holidays – Part 1
If we could predict how our ingrained daily sustainable habits would work in another country, travelling would be a breeze. [...]
read more...Thumbs Up for FOGO Recycling our Food Waste
I’ve always wanted to do the right thing for recycling our food waste. However, we were repeatedly unsuccessful at home [...]
read more...Creativity is at the Heart of Sustainable Living
Tapping into our creative streak helps us cope with stress (aka develop resilience), appreciate beauty and approach life with a [...]
read more...Slow Skin Co. – All Natural Skin Care
Photo Credit: Keira Mason Photography Slow Skin Co. specialises in low tox beauty & skin care and is the forerunner [...]
read more...Books to Motivate You to Start Living a Plastic Free Lifestyle
Just thinking about going plastic-free can be overwhelming. But the more we know, the more confidently we can take action [...]
read more...My Low Tox Journey
After six months of honing in on what French for Tuesday offers to our community in terms of low tox [...]
read more...Starting a Simplified Co-op with Free Range Eggs
The more I knuckle down into living a more sustainable, low impact life the more I realise how large corporations [...]
read more...Creative Repurposing with Blankets and Jumpers
Have you ever wondered what to do with the old fashioned wool blankets or the used woollen jumper that’s beyond [...]
read more...Why I Created these Handmade Unique Christmas Bon Bons
Christmas Day for us is about sharing a baked meal with family and friends. Before we tuck into this delicious [...]
read more...Take 3 for The Sea Inaugural CEO Cleanup
Taking part in the Take 3 for the Sea inaugural CEO cleanup event on the Central Coast of NSW was [...]
read more...Why Local Businesses Love Being a Local Business
In the after-hours cosiness of Estabar – opposite Newcastle beach – a small bunch of our community listened to an [...]
read more...Maitland City Op Shop & Preloved Shop Guide
Set halfway between Newcastle and the vineyards of the Hunter Valley, Maitland is a town with rich architectural & social history. [...]
read more...Be Kind to Ourselves with Sustainable Gift Giving at Christmas
Cheap costs and neverending availability of stuff to buy at Christmas feels more like a sales and marketing pitch of [...]
read more...Microplastics are a Gigaproblem
Plastic doesn’t go away nor biodegrade. It just breaks up into irretrievable microscopic, teeny tiny pieces that pollute our water, [...]
read more...Discover People’s Eco-Strengths in our Community
This series of short stories and videos come from everyday people in our community. Each story gently encourages you to [...]
read more...Daily Habits for Low Impact Living: Use What You Have
Are you feeling overwhelmed on how and where to start your authentic, low impact living journey? Creating do-able daily habits [...]
read more...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 5 tips for loving your [...]
read more...How Our Local Crop Swap Helps Backyard Gardeners
Do you have an abundance of asparagus? A plethora of parsley? Loads of lemons or excess eggplant? This guest post [...]
read more...Socks are Miscellaneous Textile Waste
Instigated by an inbox message, I discovered that socks are miscellaneous textile waste that add to the little book of [...]
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