Making fresh butter is not as hard as it sounds and it is so yummy! No preservatives and you know exactly what’s in it! Ingredients Fresh Double Thick Pouring Cream – Organic if you can (Room Temperature) Salt Jug of iced water 1. Place cream in a food processer or a mixing bowl. Using the [...]

We have all seen them and I am pretty sure we all have them! The reusable bags the supermarkets promote as being “green” not just in colour but in function. I however am here is shed light on this myth. Call me the “Green Bag Myth Buster” if you will. Lets get this out in [...]

I really love Sunday, it’s the one day of the week I really look forward to getting up early! Our little one wakes up at 6am and we have a bottle, get dressed and walk out the door! Armed with our reusable bags and ready for a morning stroll around our local organic farmers market! [...]

Being environmentally friendly is not just about caring for the environment. It’s also about caring for every living creature within it. Living a cruelty free life is something I am very passionate about and have been since I was a teenager. Cruelty free does not mean you need to become a vegan or give up [...]

Just a short post today, I was in the supermarket the other day and I discovered that Sistema Klip It containers are now BPA free. I stocked up on a few of these and will slowly replace my containers over the next month or so with the new BPA free one. It is great to [...]

Most of you would have seen or heard about the segment on channel 9′s Today show about BPA. I thought I would do another extension of my article from last week to include some of the information shared on the show. Products to avoid – * All products with the numbers 3, 6 and 7 [...]

I am sure you have seen the words “BPA Free” on many of your plastic items including containers, baby bottles and water bottles. I am sure some of you have wondered what BPA is and why companies are starting to remove it from their products. BPA stands for Bisphenol-A. This is a chemical compound used [...]

When I had my son and he started crawling around, I noticed the large number of things that went into his mouth. Everything from toys to remote controls, anything he could get his hands on really. When cleaning my house with chemicals I am always coughing and my hands end up itchy and sore afterwards. [...]

When I was younger my parents would buy preloved goods from the local charity shops. Mostly furniture – beds, chairs etc. Dad would fix them up and they would look as good as new. My family were not low income earners, they just knew how to save money and the value of buying preloved items. [...]

We are all so used to grabbing snap lock bags or other forms of plastic bags to carry snacks and food in for our children, no matter their age. In our house we have a “rubbish free” rule. We do not use plastic bags unless there is not other possible option. While doing my weekly [...]