Category Archives: Consumption
How Smokva Community Garden Cultivates Connection & Growth
This article is a summary only of the podcast conversation “Ep 4: How Smokva Community [...]
The Library of Things: Reducing Waste Through Sharing
This article is a summary only of the podcast conversation “Ep 3: The Library of [...]
Behind the Op Shop Donation Door
This article is a summary only of the podcast conversation “Ep 2: Behind the Op [...]
Belmont NSW Op Shop & Preloved Guide
Belmont NSW, is a busy town centre along the eastern shores of Lake Macquarie. It’s [...]
Maitland City Op Shop & Preloved Shop Guide
Set halfway between Newcastle and the vineyards of the Hunter Valley, Maitland is a town with [...]
Bateau Bay Op Shop Guide
Bateau Bay is known for its picturesque, unpatrolled swimming beach located within the Wyrrabalong National [...]
Positive & Genuine Truths about Living Sustainably
Expensive. Organic, fair trade, ethical, reusable. Vegan. Words that conjure up what sustainable living doesn’t [...]
DIY Christmas Bon Bons with Good Gifts
Christmas Bon Bons are a traditional Christmas favourite. But the little trinkets inside the commercial [...]
Using Discarded Waste as the Alternative Blank Canvas
Rubbish, waste, debris, litter, leftovers. All waste comes with a synonym of names. If you [...]
Embrace Curly Hair for a Good Hair Day Every Day
For too long, I’ve been seeking a positive curly hair experience. So it was an [...]
Toronto NSW Op Shop Guide
I discovered the Toronto op shops at the start of the new millennium when we [...]
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Hot Tips for Op Shopping Mindfully
It’s tempting to go to the op shop with the urge to buy everything just [...]
5 Unique Guiding Principles for Op Shopping
Shopping centres filled with chain stores that sell brand new items have become bland, conspicuous [...]
Visible Mending Books to Help Start Repairing your Clothes
Have you stopped wearing the clothes you love because of a pesky hole, slight tear [...]
Furoshiki for Stylish Reusable Gift Wrapping
Wrapping presents adds an element of surprise and delight. Still, it’s an avoidable waste when [...]
Locally Handcrafted Natural Soaps for a Plastic Free Bathroom
Natural soap making has been around for thousands of years. The rise of industrialisation, globalisation [...]
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Spark Imaginative Play by Choosing Alternatives to Single-Idea Plastic Toys
Photo Credit: Uniting Preschool Caves Beach This guest post story is written by Michelle Ryan [...]
How Our Local Crop Swap Helps Backyard Gardeners
Do you have an abundance of asparagus? A plethora of parsley? Loads of lemons or [...]
Ways to Use Surplus Homegrown Lemons
It’s early August, and our lemon tree is bursting with lemons! We have a whole [...]
Dean and Honey Love Hot Composting
This is a guest post article, written by local permaculture advocates Dean and Honey from [...]