I’m guessing you’ve heard of palm oil. And I’m guessing that you’ve heard that it’s bad, or at least, you heard it’s bad for the orangutans. But if it’s so bad, you’re probably also wondering why all the companies that use it think it’s so good, seeing as it’s in around half of all packaged… Continue Reading
This week I headed off on my six-monthly journey up to the Swan Valley, which is the other side of Perth, to stock up on some bulk products that I simply can’t get anywhere else. It made me think: there’s plenty of places I talk about often, because I use them often (such as my… Continue Reading
Ever since we first moved to our suburb 18 months ago, I had my eye on the rather sad looking patch of land at the corner of the street. Despite the weeds and bare nothingness (excluding the few surviving melaleuca trees around the edge), all I could see was the epic potential. Wouldn’t it be… Continue Reading
Nut milk. The name sounds kind of ridiculous. But it looks like milk, has a similar shelf life, can be used in similar ways, and in many cases the nuts do actually have to be “milked”, so it’s easy to see why the name took hold! When my husband and I started out on our… Continue Reading
I receive several requests a week from companies telling me how much they think my readers would love to hear about their fabulous (their words, not mine) products. Some even offer to pay me. I turn them all down. As someone with a passion for zero waste, plastic-free living and minimalism, I believe in practicing… Continue Reading
You know when you cook chickpeas (or other beans and pulses) from scratch? You boil them on the stove top for an hour or two, and then you drain off the cooking liquid? You gotta stop throwing that golden cooking liquid down the drain! I’m serious. Yes, I’m talking about that stinky, kinda slimy, smells-a-bit-like-old-trainers… Continue Reading
On Tuesday night I saw the documentary Dive! It’s a documentary about people living off America’s food waste. It’s one I’d recommend: short, to-the-point, educational and inspiring. Here’s how the documentary is described by the makers: “Inspired by a curiosity about our country’s careless habit of sending food straight to landfills, the multi award-winning documentary… Continue Reading