• Archive for October, 2011

    Bokashi makes kitchen composting easy

    by  • October 29, 2011 • green thumb • 0 Comments

    urban-composter

    The family behind the Urban Composter recognised the need for an easy to use indoor compost bin.  They required an alternative to an unsightly plastic bin on the kitchen bench and didn’t want to put their kitchen scraps through a disposal unit and into the drain.  Lynette and son Luke were immediately attracted to...

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    A thank you card for the Earth

    by  • October 29, 2011 • green Christmas, people behind the products • 0 Comments

    Christmas-gift-tags

    The delightful Earth Greetings green Christmas range is in store again this year. Who is the creative person behind this continually evolving brand? Earth Greetings was born in Adelaide, South Australia in 2003, when Heide Hackworth decided to try out a creative business idea publishing her nature-inspired designs on to greeting cards. As she has always been...

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    Poetry, ceramics and keepsakes

    by  • October 9, 2011 • eco home style, green Christmas, people behind the products • 0 Comments

    kylie-johnson-decoration

    This Christmas, you’ll find hanging from the branches of trees all around Australia and the world, thousands of little white ceramic keepsake stars stamped lovingly with the name of someone precious in that home. Each personalised star began its ceramic transformation in the tranquil open-air studio of Brisbane artist Kylie Johnson.  In this creative...

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