Amazing Unbreakable Sunglasses For Your Kids
The best sunglasses for kids that they can’t break, and they’re Australian made. So fashionable and sustainable that you may as well buy your kid two pairs.
Practical Books for Parents Who Need Mum School
Recommended parenting books if you have strong willed children, don’t want to change them, but need help finding your old parenting perspective,
How to Make Waste Free Lunch Boxes
How do you make a waste free lunch? Kids love exciting new treats like pretzels or dried mango bought from your local bulk food store.
Great Fun Sustainable Gifts For The Whole Family
I hope this list helps you rethink your gift giving, and makes things a little easier. Let me know if you’ve stumbled upon a great item that needs to be added here.
Is There a Food Revolution About to Happen Soon?
We need to get back to the love of food, the love of flavour and texture, and start reaping all the healthy nutrients that the land provides us when we farm sustainably.
5 easy ways to save water at home
Simple every day tips to help you save water in your home.
7 easy ways to reduce plastic pollution at home
How are you going with your Plastic Free July efforts? If you are new to this effort, give yourself a pat on the back every time you remember your coffee keep cup, reusable drink bottle and reusable shopping bags. It takes time to change habits, so start now.
My First Chicken Rooster Harvest Challenge
The real life highs and lows of keeping chickens as back yard pets.
7 Fun Things to Practice More Sustainable Living
Sustainable living does not have to be difficult. The key is to make it a fun part of your every day. Because if it isn’t fun, the lazy lady part of me won’t bother doing it (what is ironing?). I’m always looking for small, practical changes we can make to reduce our negative impact on our environment…..yes,…
How to Install a Raised Garden and Grow Vegetables
There are many things to consider when making a new garden bed, particularly when the intention is to grow food. The most important thing is the amount of sun that the spot in the garden gets. To grow vegetables you need a minimum of six hours of sunshine a day. When deciding to start growing…
Langkawi cable car
Whilst on our honeymoon, Mark and I went up the mountain at Langkawi on the cable car. The view from up there was amazing! From the top of the mountain you could see all the islands that surround Langkawi. It was a great comparison after we had island hopped on a boat days earlier. The…
Society Shame, Please Slow Down and Look After One Another
What is happening to society? I must confess to being shocked by the total lack of chivalry in society when I rejoined the world of public transport this year. Mostly because my husband who is allergic to bus travel wouldn’t dream of comfortably sitting on his ass whilst a lady stood. But today took the cake. Whilst I was…
Langkawi the Perfect Honeymoon Destination
It is fast approaching a month since we returned from our honeymoon in Langkawi and I am a long way behind on my creative outlets. My blog has hardly been touched, the wedding thank you cards haven’t made it beyond a thought, and I’m worried that the lid to my piano is frozen shut. And…
Casa del Mar Langkawi Resort Treated Like Royals
‘Welcome to Casa del Mar‘ was the loud and very warm welcome we received as our taxi pulled up in front of the large timber doors that mark the entrance to a magical resort. Unlike checking in at all other hotels we were seated in a large comfortable leather lounge whilst Chicka sat with us…
Why don’t we tell people we love them?
Have you ever wondered why we don’t regularly tell the people that are special to us that we love them? This post could be about so many things. Why do people of sound mind get dealt with shit bodies that they can’t live in, whilst people who have lost their marbles and want to check…
Sun Run, take two
This morning Kylie and I completed our second Sun Run in two years. At first it didn’t look like the sun was even going to make an appearance, and we were both flabbergasted by the extremes in weather from last year where the temperature had already reached 25 degrees at 6:30am. We were grateful for…
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