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Time Goes Too Fast When You’re Having Fun
My last post was on Thursday 19th September, for a very valid reason, I went in to labour at the lovely time of 2am on Friday 20th September. I was lucky enough to be holding my gorgeous baby girl in my arms by 8:22am. Since then I have seriously lost all concept of time. It…
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Growing Zucchini From Seed
The clouds are threatening rain this morning, so I quickly ducked outside to do a garden inspection and got excited by the progress of the zucchini seedlings. Sadly there is no sunshine to make the photo look great, but Mark got out there with his good camera (which I haven’t picked up for months) and…
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Coffee Brothers Mona Vale Keeping Mortals Alive
Coffee Brothers very quickly became my favourite cafe in the Northern Beaches; I started singing their praises from the very first time I walked in and the smell of perfect coffee hit my nostrils. The best part is, they are in Mona Vale!You see, I have been known to walk in to a cafe, desperate…
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My Caffeine Free Detox, The Hard Truths
About a month ago I decided it was time for me to reduce my caffeine intake, and I decided to go cold turkey. There were a few motivators for this. I realised that I was drinking 5 cups of tea a day and still feeling tired. Also, I was waking up at 3am every morning…
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