So do you know? Well how safe is it? Have you googled some of the ingredients and found out what all those long words really mean? Do you know many scientists believe that Sodium Laureth Sulphate and it’s cousin Sodium Lauryl Sulphate are carcinogen, meaning it may very well cause cancer. They claim that the amounts used should [...]

Our Very Own Veggie Box!! After being Inspired by Jen (Thanks Jen!!!) we took a family trip down to Bunnings and picked ourselves up the supplies! The kids really loved it and got right to helping! Here is my little helping man and the empty box! (Box was about $100 and was super easy to [...]

ENVIROWEEK 12-18 SEPTEMBER 2010 http://www.enviroweek.org We are on the eve of ‘Enviroweek’ 2010 and if you haven’t already heard about it then it’s a fantastic concept! It all begun last year with 200 people taking the pledge. I have only recently stumbled accross it and plan to register and ‘do it properly’ next year. So [...]

British Petroleum have a lot to answer for. Every day I see new images of the devastation caused by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico …. I can’t say anymore than the pictures can and this video makes me so sad …. Shame on you BP! I will never ever support BP or [...]

In a few days our beautiful earth will be celebrated with its own day. Earth Day is commemorating its 40th year and I would love to share some ideas to make your Earth Day count! Over the past few days we have seen what a large impact grounding planes worldwide can do for our earth. [...]

Here are five easy things Mum’s can do at home to help the environment! 1. Recycle! It sounds simple, but most households are recycling less than 50% of what they should be. Make sure you have clear labels on your kitchen bins and a chart to show what can be recycled. Teach your kids how [...]

When my son was born I started being more aware of how my actions affected him, his health and his future. It started small with me changing our house to being chemical free. While washing up one night I was shocked to see our dishwashing liquid had a warning on it … “Do not eat” [...]

It’s that time of the year again …. EARTH HOUR! For those of you who don’t know about Earth Hour, here is the website Click Here We have been doing Earth Hour since the very first year and I really look forward to it. Why you might ask? I love having the excuse to turn [...]

Clean Up Australia Day is celebrating it’s 20th year this year! For those that don’t know what it is, firstly I have to ask where have you been hiding for the past 20 years!!??!! Clean Up Australia Day was founded by Ian Kiernan after he sailed around the world and was devistated by the polution [...]

In the early stages in our journey to being more eco friendly our first aim was to start small. We started by being more concious of our recycling efforts and put systems into place to make it easier. Step One The first step for us was to call our local council and order the largest [...]