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Love List ~ March 2016

March 31, 2016 · 6 Comments

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….

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Filed In: HOME / Tagged: cookbook, crystal singing bowl, eco-friendly, Erica Brooke, fermenting, healing, natural skincare, new age, plastic, reusable bags, skincare, sustainable, whole foods

Smart swaps for single use plastic

July 15, 2015 · 7 Comments

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…

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Filed In: HOME / Tagged: chemical free, eco-friendly, plastic, plastic free, plastic free July, plastic pollution, stainless steel, toxin free, toxins, waste

22 Things to Make out of Plastic Milk Bottles

August 5, 2014 · 15 Comments

22 Things to Make out of Plastic Milk Bottles

22 Things to Make out of Plastic Milk Bottles   Have you ever stopped to think how many plastic milk bottles get thrown into landfill each year? I know we can recycle them, but what about upcycling them into something useful or something beautiful? Be inspired by these amazing ideas from around the internet.  …

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Filed In: HOME / Tagged: eco friendly, milk bottles, plastic, recycle, upcycle

10 Ways to Reduce Plastic in your Life

July 16, 2014 · 121 Comments

10 Ways to Reduce Plastic in your Life

10 Ways to Reduce Plastic in your Life So why would you avoid single use plastic? Well, the main issues are: * plastic hangs around in landfills for a very long time * recycling plastic is inefficient and expensive * it affects the environment, particularly marine life * manufacturing of plastic makes a huge, negative impact on…

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Filed In: HOME / Tagged: low tox, plastic, plastic free, plastic free July, toxin free, zero-waste

Compost-A-Pak Review and Giveaway

August 9, 2013 · 160 Comments

Compost-A-Pak Review and Giveaway

  Environmentally-friendly living is one area that we are still trying to find our way with. We are far from perfect, but we do try. I want to be an eco-warrior but sometimes life just gets in the way! The recent Plastic Free July campaign made us look at our plastic useage and try to cut…

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Filed In: HOME / Tagged: compost, eco friendly, plastic, rubbish, waste

Six ways to reduce your plastic consumption

July 24, 2013 · 105 Comments

Six ways to reduce your plastic consumption

Six ways to reduce your plastic consumption It’s the single use disposable plastics that we can all try harder to refuse and replace with something else. We implement small steps at a time and get into the habit before taking on something else. This seems to be more sustainable for us than trying to change…

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Filed In: HOME / Tagged: 4 my earth, bamboo, Biome, ecococoon, plastic, plastic free July, smelly bag, stainless steel, U Konserve

My life without plastic wrap

June 17, 2013 · 77 Comments

My life without plastic wrap

My life without plastic wrap As a family trying to live a healthier and more eco-friendly life, one of our new years’s resolutions was to give up plastic wrap. Once the last roll was used up after Christmas, I made the decision not to purchase a new roll. We had to start getting creative and…

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Filed In: HOME / Tagged: plastic, plastic free, plastic wrap, zero-waste

Goodbye Plastic, Hello Glass!

May 26, 2012 · 33 Comments

Goodbye Plastic, Hello Glass!

Goodbye Plastic, Hello Glass! Over the last few years, I have been gradually culling all the plastic storage containers around our kitchen and replacing them with glass. Not just for health reasons, but for environmentally-friendly reasons. Did you know that plastic can contain small molecules that can tranfer into food it is in contact with? Some plastics are endocrine…

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Filed In: HOME / Tagged: glass, glass canisters, glass pyrex, plastic, plastic storage containers

Mesh bags = less plastic!

May 2, 2012 · 20 Comments

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…

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Filed In: HOME / Tagged: eco-friendly, fruit and vegetables, mesh bags, plastic, produce bags, shopping

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