Sustainable Living

  • My favourite ice cream maker for gelato, sorbet and smoothies

    My favourite ice cream maker for gelato, sorbet and smoothies

    Summers in Australia are hot hot hot and it’s a dry heat. Sorbet, ice cream and gelato are faves during the sweltering months and it’s easy with an ice cream maker. Especially in February after heading back to work and trying to fit in the beach time and summer activities. For the people in the northern…

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  • How to make seaweed tea or fertiliser for the garden

    How to make seaweed tea or fertiliser for the garden

    Seaweed tea is an amazing fertiliser for your garden and has benefits also as a foliar spray, fertilising and protecting. The materials you need are readily available if you’re near the ocean and it’s quick to prepare.  If you’d like to research the benefits yourself, check some of the seaweed fertiliser products on amazon or jump on…

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  • My favourite coffee – Vittoria coffee beans, latte

    My favourite coffee – Vittoria coffee beans, latte

    You might be the same with coffee, you try a heap of different flavours and brands to find the one you like. Eventually you get it down to a short list and then eventually, down to two or even find THE ONE!  That brand or flavour that you just keep coming back to, you might…

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  • How to keep mint alive forever

    How to keep mint alive forever

    Here’s an easy way to keep mint alive so you always have some on hand, even through summer. Mint looooves water, and it’s best if it has access to it daily. It sends runners under the soil and is a hardy herb.  Who doesn’t love a bit of mint in a spritz or a salad.…

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