Sustainable Living Wise

Organic Vegetable Garden 2011

admin — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:49:20 +0000

I took myself off to the Northey Street City Farm a short while back and raided their Organic Nursery for seedlings for my Vegetable Garden. I bought: 2 types of lettuce (don’t ask which – just know they are sweet!) baby spinach spinach leeks spring onions onions tatsoi mustard pak choy coriander oregano lemon balm I looooooooove Northey Street – but I’ll tell you about my adventures there at [...]

Sustainable House Day in Australia

admin — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:59:55 +0000

Woo Hoo! LTSH (Long Term Suffering Husband) is out of town and I'm going to hit this town! I'm going to check out a Sustainable House... Yes, I know, I'm such a party animal...

Organics Battling Agricultural Chemical Companies

admin — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:41:55 +0000

You may have heard recent reports in the media about a new report claiming that organic food offers no nutritional benefits over non-organic food. Well, Shane Heaton, founder of Farm Fresh Organics ...

Sustainable Fish Shopping

admin — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 06:10:08 +0000

You're no doubt aware of the concern of over-fishing, illegal fishing, and pollution further endangering fish numbers. As always, you and I can both do our part to help by shopping responsibly ...

Palm Oil Killing Our World

admin — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:36:55 +0000

Since the average consumer discovered the link between diet and heart disease, more and more are paying closer attention to the labels on food products. Organisations such as ...

Vegetarian BBQ: Tofu Marsala Cutlets

admin — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:11:13 +0000

Tofu Marsala is not only delicious, it smells absolutely amazing... I'm salivating now just thinking about it! When you're next planning a BBQ with vegetarian fare add this to the menu ...

Oil Spill and Red Tape Puts Our Wildlife at Risk

admin — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:08:35 +0000

The Sunshine Coast (Queensland) is still reeling from one of the worst environmental disasters in Australian history - and definitely one of the worst ever in Queensland. It is in the form of a ...

Event: Greenfest

admin — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:49:06 +0000

[ June 5, 2009 10:00 am to June 7, 2009 8:00 pm. ] Join other Sustainability Nuts and Fans at the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens for Greenfest. It’s a free festival that runs for 3 days ...

Event: Earth Hour

admin — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:33:53 +0000

[ March 28, 2009; 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ] Join the rest of the world in making a statement against global warming by switching off ...

Greenfest 2009

admin — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:05:00 +0000

The next Greenfest to take place in Brisbane runs from the 5th to the 7th of June at the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens. Ve-ery nice. The festival is free and there will be exhibits covering ...