When anyone asks what steps they should take to reduce waste, composting is one of my top answers. This blog post covers ten composting systems for the person with a large backyard to the apartment dweller.  Composting became a non negotiable when I began the journey to reduce my rubbish. It was the quickest way to reduce what went i…

Hello! This blog post is part of a series on bulk co-ops located in regional and rural areas. If you are keen to reduce plastic and don’t have an accessible bulk food store this series is for you. The aim is to showcase co-operatives as an option for rural and regional communities wanting to buy food items and other products with less pl…

If you are from a rural or regional area and are interested in reducing plastic packaging and waste but don’t have a bulk food store near you, this post is for you. This week I am going to share with you different bulk co-ops from around Victoria. They will explain how they did it, while sharing issues and insights. Interviewing these g…

There is something I don't do enough of, and that's travel around the state of Victoria. Each time the Builder and myself, return from a jaunt away to some town, we always remark how much fun we have. This past weekend we escaped to Warrnambool on the South-West Coast of Victoria. Australia is a large country, so when I …

Summer is coming to an end - not that Melbourne had much of a summer. It was cooler than past summers. There were long days of cloud filled skies and more rain than usual. I think my vegetables were a little confused. While my harvest was not as robust compared to past summers, I did grow a fair few zucchini, tomatoes and capsicum.  …

Shopping is never going to cease. As much as some of us would like to see less wasteful things being bartered and sold, the general desire for trade will never relent. And until the internet stops working, shopping online is not going to vanish. According to PWC, 60% of Australians participate in shopping over the internet . That is a c…