food

Hello! This blog post is the last of a three part 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 sh…

I have made the move to eat only seasonal and locally grown food. It is one of the best decisions I have made. My wallet and health agree with me and you might too. Do you know where your food comes from? No not the loca…

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 fr…

Choosing how and where I spend my money is important to me. This rule also applies where I choose to eat my food.  Melbourne is known, unofficially , as the foodie capital of Australia. Being from NSW, I joke it's becau…

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-operat…

I usually wax lyrical, as do many other zero waste bloggers, on the virtues of zero waste food shopping. Those photos of us, filling up our jars or bags with bulk binned food, is one of the more popular visual associations peopl…

One hour from Melbournes bustling CBD tucked away in the rolling hills of the Yarra Valley is one acre of Edible Forest Garden . Louise Ward owner of Yarra Valley Estate where the food forest garden is located created the sp…

I have come to the conclusion that for zero-waste to become normal and mainstream, then we need to ask for help. Most of us who care deeply write to politicians and businesses (often) requesting them to propel this change throug…

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…