I haven’t done a LOVE LIST in forever. Actually it’s been nearly a year to the day since I did the last one! I had a bit of a break from posting this year while I was getting my health sorted out. Now that I am feeling a bit better, I am trying to…
Why I’m Breaking Up With GREEN BAGS
Why I’m Breaking up with Green Bags. Green bags came into being around 2002 and were immediately hailed as the solution to all those plastic bags we had been using. According to Clean Up Australia, Aussies use over 4 billion plastic bags every year!! Not just available in supermarkets, many businesses now offer some form…
Love List ~ March 2016
Well it has been a little while since I have done a love list! In between moving to Brisbane and settling my kids in at new schools and uni and working on my charity project and updating the website (do you like the new design and logo??), it’s all been a little crazy around here at NNAM….
Tips for using up food scraps that you may not have thought of!
Tips for using up food scraps (that you may not have thought of!) 7.6 million tonnes of food is wasted or lost in Australia every year! Those statistics are frightening. Not only is this tough on the household budget, it’s tough on the environment. Making use of everything we have and avoiding throwing things…
Smart swaps for single use plastic
Smart swaps for single use plastic Plastic really has crept into every area of our life. It can be quite overwhelming and hard to know to where to even start. My advice is to make small swaps and just do what you can. It’s not about being perfect – it’s about making an effort. Take a look…
Win 1 of 3 Notox Boxes!
“I found so many people wanted to make a change but just couldn’t because it was too overwhelming, it would take too much time, cost too much money, there were too many big words, and they didn’t have a health food store handy!” ~ Sharon, founder of Notox Box. I am really excited to be…
How to host an eco-friendly kids’ party!
How to host an eco-friendly kids’ party! Today I am bringing you my top tips for a very green kids’ party. Keep in mind that even the little things we do can all make a difference. ♥ Plan ahead. Many environmentally friendly products are sadly not widely available, so you may need to hunt around…
Freebilicious Friday with 4 My Earth!
What I am reviewing today? The Natural New Age Girl thought it was a shower cap! Wrong! Although, at a pinch, you could very well use them for shower caps! They are in fact, an ingenious solution to how to store food in the fridge without using plastic wrap. We are always trying to lessen…
Mesh bags = less plastic!
One of our goals, as a family, is to live in an environmentally friendly way. We find that we have to take baby steps – changing one little thing at a time. Otherwise, it’s just overwhelming! Our latest eco-friendly swap has been to use mesh bags instead of plastic for our fruit and veges that we buy at the supermarket. I have…