This article was originally published here and is part of the January 2009 round up. How many times have you heard that we need to eat more vegetarian fare to curb Climate Change? Greepeace and even David Suzuki put it in their top ten actions we can take. ... MORE...
'GREEN LIVING' Articles
How many times have you heard that we need to eat more vegetarian fare to curb Climate Change? Greepeace and even David Suzuki put it in their top ten actions we can take. It seems every green magazine I pick up, every green blog I read, I'm shamed for living ... MORE...
"284,000 children in West Africa [are] working in hazardous conditions, many under forced labour, .. handling pesticides and chemicals without any protective equipment" - Stephen Knapp, Fair Trade Association of Australia. Not many people would know these very disturbing facts about Chocolate: 70% of the worlds cocoa comes from the Ivory Coast ... MORE...
There’s nothing like snuggling up in a warm bed to make us feel relaxed warm and safe. But the very place we go when we feel unwell could actually be making us ill. It’s all down to Geopathic Stress. Geopathic stress - or harmful earth rays - - is natural ... MORE...
TEXTILES imported from China may be exposing people to toxic levels of carcinogenic chemicals. Yet the importations are going unchecked because Australia is one of the few developed countries with no mandated upper limit for substances such as formaldehyde. In a report obtained by the Herald, one brand of blanket imported ... MORE...
Here are ten easy steps you can take towards greener parenting. They are based on ethical and sustainable choices that help to reduce both the amount of resources we use and the amount of waste that we generate. 1. Breastfeeding Breastmilk provides the best nutrition for your baby, it protects baby from ... MORE...
With the debate still current as to whether disposable, eco-disposable or cloth nappies are best, there is another alternative that many people are unaware of. It’s the cleanest, greenest and probably the oldest way of dealing with babies’ elimination. Elimination Communication (EC), also referred to as Infant Potty ... MORE...
I don’t drive a biodiesel car and I definitely don’t own anything that could be converted to run on biodiesel as far as I know. But it’s looking more and more like I should start, because my wallet is getting distressed and it seems like the planet is, too. As a ... MORE...
In 1984, we, Ellen and Harvey Ussery, moved to our modest two and a half acre homestead in the village of Hume. Since our move to “Boxwood” (for the extensive plantings of fine old boxwoods here when we arrived), we have increased every year the proportion of our food produced ... MORE...