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Our news is so full of environmental disasters that it was refreshing to find this piece about the success stories of 2015. There is some progress being made such as...

I’ve been so inactive the past few months that I have a lot of aches and pains which I know could be stretched out by a decent long walk, which...

Laundry Clay/Powder 1 cup Green Goddess Premium Soda Ash 1 cup Green Goddess Premium Baking Soda 60ml liquid Green Goddess Hemp & Coconut Unscented Liquid Castile 2ml lavender essential oil...

This summer SAFE is hoping to raise some money to continue their fight against cruelty to animals. To find out the work they do visit their site at www.safe.org.nz. You...

Daniel found an interesting article about the move by Luxury brands towards more environmentally-friendly manufacturing methods and materials. The strange part is that they aren’t mentioning any of these efforts...

I read a great article at the weekend about a growing trend in Britain to let churchyards and cemeteries return to natural flowers and weeds to encourage insects and wildlife....

I was driving along up north yesterday and popped in to see a local guy who grows heaps of veggies and sells them. I was delighted to see that he...

One of the questions I get asked most often is what goes into baby formula. In the old days it was basically just cow’s milk and sugar but these days...

As you know I’m a big fan of using butter and lard because I would rather use an unprocessed fat than something which has chemicals, colourings and flavourings added such...

Does your shampoo bottle list the ingredient Cocamide DEA in its ingredient list? If it does you might want to tip the contents down the sink as it is a...

Now I know you probably think you’ve got the task of folding a fitted sheet mastered, as I have. But then I came across this wonderful video with an even...

The furniture polish recipe below is an old one I’ve found in dozens of books. My favourite is called the Merry Wives of Windsor Balm. I’m not sure what the...

I never managed to master crochet but I know a lot of you will have. Which is why I’m sharing this lovely pattern for a great old-fashioned sunburst pillow. I...

I’ve said for many years now that it is so hard to get true, unbiased information about chemicals in our food and household products because Big Food and Big Pharma...

Can you knit, crochet or quilt a peggy square? Well here’s a wonderful new initiative to help families with new babies. Little Sprouts is a volunteer-run charity that give away...

My biggest problem cleaning is that I get easily distracted. I’ll be half way through filling the dishwasher and find myself on the floor playing with the dogs. Or I’ll...

I’ve been loving the sunshine we’ve been having lately because it means I can open up all the doors and windows and give the house a thorough airing. We are...

I know I should wash my car more because with all our driving up north it gets covered in dust and dead insects. But I don’t do it very often...

September is Bee Aware month and the main message to get out there is that we need to plant more bee friendly plants. Bees pollinate one third of the food...

Eggs make terrific face masks because they are full of wonderful nutrients and they will even temporarily tighten the skin which is great for a night out. Here are two...

My youngest daughter Pearl and I cleaned out the pantry this week and we were both shocked at how much food we had in there that was either way past...