As a female it’s sometimes easy to fall in to the trap of temptation: to fill the bathroom cupboards with all those alluring bath, body and beauty care products that promise to bring about youth, glamour and beauty, and look oh-so-pretty on the bathroom shelf with their delightful packaging. But have you ever stopped and considered just how these products might really affect you and the environment?
Cate McQuillen and Hewey Eustace are life partners, business partners, permaculture farmers and co-creators of a new, green, kid’s TV series that is taking the world by storm: it’s called ‘dirtgirlworld’ and it truly is a milestone in regional Australian arts, film and TV.
These days we spend more and more time inside, surrounded by stale air, computers and televisions that are all sources of hazardous positive ions that can rob us of our good senses and disposition, leading to bad moods, weakness and sleeplessness.
A new year is starting; it is now time to reflect on the past and set new resolutions. And some of those resolutions have to be green! In our own way, we can all make 2010 a greener year…
Of all celebrations, Christmas is probably the least eco-friendly of all, as it is all based on consumerism. Businesses are getting their huge marketing campaigns out to motivate you to buy buy buy! And buy more. And for most, Christmas is like a race to buy as much as possible, and eat and drink as much as you can.