The next Earth Hour is Saturday the 28th of March 2009 at 8.30pm (EST in Australia).
Earth Hour first took place 2007 in Sydney, Australian when 2.2 million homes and businesses switched off …
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Mega Nutrient Face Mask
If your little organic garden has been sprouting fruit and vegetables like a mad production line – congratulations! and why not give yourself a little treat for the work you put in to getting …
Fair Trade Leading to Sustainability
When I was doing some research on Fair Trade I asked LTSH (Long Term Suffering Husband) what he thought it was. His response: “Trading fairly” was the perfect definition! It’s times like …
The No-Dig Garden
Why didn’t the 7 dwarves have any time for girlfriends? Because they spent all day digging!
And spending days digging a home garden can be just as detrimental to your social life!
And your back …
Vegetarian Recipes for Basil
Abundant Basil!
LTSH (Long Term Suffering Husband) rushed into my office the other day, eager with news.
“How long since you’ve checked your tomatoes?”
I stood up surprised – I didn’t even know LTSH …
Organic Revolution
A Sustainability Nut Friend just sent me a link to a brilliant video of the Organic Revolution Vs. the Dark Side in Grocery Store Wars. If you loved Star Wars – you’ll love this all the more …
Natural Pest Control for Ants
You probably remember me raving on about how we controlled ants in our house with a daily floor mop of Grapefruit Oil. (It has to be daily because as I’m a Wildlife Carer we almost …
Attracting Small Birds to Your Garden
A woman complained to me the other day that she never sees small birds in her garden, and that the only birds that ever visit were, I quote, “A magpie with his young one, and those horrible …
Permaculture Focus on Saving Your Soil
When you’ve designed your permaculture garden, sustainable produce garden, vegetable patch – or whatever you want to call it – and rattled through your tool shed, digging out your …
Attracting Wildlife to Your Garden – Koalas
Wouldn’t we all dream of having a Koala pay us a visit!
Obviously, if you live in an area where Koalas don’t exist – then no matter what Koala-friendly strategies you put in place… sorry …