🌴 Castaway Island Resort Fiji is The Best Family Holiday
When we were on the ferry heading home from Mana Island last year we spotted Castaway Island Resort and put it on our bucket list. The waters around it, Hobie Cats sitting on the beach, and the pure joy and relaxation of the people on their way home was what we wanted for our next…
The Best Birthday Party Activities to Celebrate Turning 10
This March my youngest child had her 10th birthday, and in our house double digits are a big deal. I think we managed to tick all the boxes to give her a great birthday celebration. The 10th Birthday Bedroom Update First there was the growing up 10 year old bedroom update. The request was for…
Hyperfocus: What Activity Do You Get Lost In? It’s Gardening
Are you familiar with the term hyperfocus? Are there activities that you get lost in? There are very few activities that I hyperfocus on and lose myself in. But those few activities suck me in good. What activities do you lose yourself in? One of my favourite activities that I get lost in is gardening,…
Autumn Gardening-Success and Failures in a Temperate Zone, Australia
It’s time for a long overdue vegetable gardening tour! The video below shows you everything I’ve got growing at the moment, the successes, the failures, and my plans for autumn. If you’re wondering what you should plant in your New South Wales, temperate zone vegetable garden in the month of March then you’re in the…
The Beaches Farm Girl
Straight talking sustainability
This is how it all started…
My eco-warrior journey started out as a primary school child when the World Wildlife Fund visited my school. I became aware of people who were looking out for Mother Nature and her creatures, and realised that I was one of those people.
The journey of an eco-warrior is never ending, and when I moved out of home I was quick to start growing my own herbs. At the same time I figured I may as well grow my own tomatoes and strawberries too, and this attempt led to an unexpected friendship with my elderly neighbour who didn’t speak English and I who didn’t speak Italian. What my neighbour didn’t know in English she made up for with food growing knowledge and kidness which she passed on to me. It was her influence that has led me down the path of empowering others to grow their own food.
Nadene Dorling
Blogger, Eco-Warrior and Actor