This past weekend I decided to try my hand at making silverbeet and ricotta ravioli. The idea came when I had a bunch of silvertbeet left over. Rather than cook it up the usual two ways that I do, I decided to try something new. It was my first attempt at making ravioli of any kind. I won’t go through the process of what I did. …

As a teenager I used to be obsessed with Marie Claire. I would buy it each month without fail. I even completed my work experience with their publishing house during University. So when they contacted me in July about a feature, I could not say no. The story features myself, Lauren from TIFT and Bea of Zero Waste Home. While it'…

We eat a couple avocados a month. Lucky the avocados we buy are almost a year round indulgence, and come from a farm three hours from Melbourne. The same farm supplies all of our citrus fruit in winter, growing the best blood oranges EVER. I try my hardest to use up as much of the food I buy. Right now I have a pot on the stove full o…

My talented sister is sharing a step by step guide to making your own cutlery wraps. I am selling these in my Starter Kits for Plastic Free and Zero Waste Living   (sold out) , and it was my sister who made these and the bag for the kits. I know there are plenty of people who are handy with a sewing machine (or a needle and thread)…

My post on synthetic fibers was nothing more than me trying to nut out my thoughts. I try to live a plastic free life, and this blog is the records of my experiments. So after I hit publish on that post I received emails from some of you, letting me know that i can't save the world. This is true, I cannot save the world and believe…

Last weekend was the annual International Coastal Clean Up. Over 500,000 volunteers in 80 countries rolled up their sleeves and picked up rubbish from beaches. While I could not get out to a local beach to help, I did follow the many people on Instagram, who were taking photos of the waste collected. A photo by one clean up team showe…

When I started out on my plastic free journey I wished there had been a kit that would make my transition easier. So I decided to put together kits myself for those in the same boat.  Unlike reusable water bottles and reusable coffee cups which are plentiful, these are the other items that I wish I had early on.  Each kits contains:…

If you are an avid reader of this blog you would remember the promise I made with Promise or Pay for Plastic Free July. Well, I broke the promise. For those new, this is the backstory : I partnered with Promise or Pay for the Plastic Free July challenge. The goal of Promise or Pay is to help encourage people who want to achieve a…

My last visit to the US state of Arkansas was four years ago. I never imagined the next one would be part of a zero waste holiday. When people plan those epic road trips across the USA, Arkansas is not usually a destination travelers would think to visit. It's considered a drive through. But for me, it's never left off the …