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The impact of cleaning products on our bodies & the environment  We all know the saying, 'Home is where the heart is'—the place where memories and family traditions are made. It is also where we nourish our loved ones from the inside out, and how we keep our home clean, fresh and healthy, impacts this.  5 common conventional cleaning products...

  A lot happened in 2021 – some good, some bad and others great. We wanted to spotlight the positive stories of incredible innovations, organisations, and individuals committed to making a positive impact.   12 bits of Good News in 2021    1. Good News for the Coral of Australia's Great Barrier Reef The Great Barrier Reef – the world's...

Zero Waste Week is taking place this week, the first full week in September.Zero Waste week was founded by Rachelle Strauss in 2008 and began as a national campaign in the UK. It is now recognised worldwide.You’ve no doubt heard of the three Rs: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. These terms were first popularised in the late 1970s.In 2013, Bea Johnson...

  Plastic Free July is a key initiative of the Plastic Free Foundation. It began in 2011 and now sees 326 million people from 117 countries get involved. Head to www.plasticfreejuly.org to sign up to the challenge through their website. You can try to cut down on your plastic use for 1 day, 1 week or for all of July....

Jessica O’Rourke from Mud Bugs has put together 3 simple activities for you and your kids to enjoy this Summer. Pressed Flowers This activity is great for preserving colour and flowers and introduces children to one method of preservation. This is a lesson of patience, science and beauty. Keep it simple and just talk through the activity and allow your...