I recently had a conversation with someone where they commented that I shouldn’t be using a plastic loofah in the shower because there were more natural and sustainable options now. It’s so great that people are becoming aware of the presence of plastic in our day to day lives and Read more…
New Zealand has made the awesome move to get rid of single use plastic bags as of 1 July 2019. The only problem is that a lot of people are dependent on them for all sorts of things and are going to be left scratching their heads and wondering what Read more…
This year I’ve been trying to make more of an effort to eat seasonal and locally grown food. I’m focusing on produce (fruit and veggies) for now but I’m definitely developing a greater awareness of where my other food comes from – like my black beans that are sent all Read more…
As a kid of the 90’s, disposable razors are what I learned to shave with. Then came along the marketing of companies like Schick selling me pretty razors with replaceable heads, and I moved away from disposable razors to razors with replaceable cartridges. Of course that was still a win Read more…
Since Plastic Free July in 2018 I’ve become so much more aware of the waste that we create on a daily basis, as well as on a “special occasion” basis. We’ve just had a 3 day hiking trip and it seemed only natural that I take on the challenge of Read more…
Since starting this blog and surrounding myself with an online community of inspiring and like-minded people, I stumbled on Use Your Own Cup (UYOC) www.uyoc.co.nz – a mobile friendly webpage that lets you search for cafes under a variety of criteria. This is a great tool not only for those Read more…
With a growing awareness of our single use plastic issues, plastic bags have recently come under fire, and rightly so really. They’re typically used once, maybe twice and then sent on their way to landfill. Most often they are used to collect the rubbish that gets sent to landfill – Read more…
I am hugely passionate about proper recycling practices, and it’s something that I’m still learning about all the time. I’ve always been a recycler – I remember growing up where there wasn’t recycling collected (we are VERY spoiled in most of New Zealand) and my family would collect our recycling Read more…
I got some broccoli from the farmers market at La Cigale a few weeks ago. They’re awesome because they come with the stems and leaves that are often chopped off before you buy the broccoli – what a waste! The stems provide slightly more calcium, iron and vitamin c than Read more…
I recently went on a trip up north to Tutukaka and Ngunguru with one of my wonderful friends to enjoy a day out diving with Yukon Dive Charters. It was important to me to be aware of what waste I was creating when travelling. I was in a hurry when Read more…