How to Make Hay for Pets
March 11, 2010 by Vesna
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Seeing the photo above, some might ask: what on earth are we doing here? Making hay. But why? In an inner city backyard? There are no big meadows or cows close by!
Well, we are using it as the chicken coop…
Soft Butter Spread Recipe
February 25, 2010 by Vesna
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In my previous post on butter, Butter vs. Margarine, I wrote about why butter is a better option. As I mentioned at the end, there is one thing about butter that isn’t so handy: it’s solid and hard to spread directly…
2010 Sustainable Living Festival Melbourne
February 9, 2010 by Vesna
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Sustainable Living Festival- Melbourne is in full swing. The 2010 Festival will include 2 programs: the Main Event at Federation Square (19-21 February 2010) and the Local Events Program (6-21 February 2010).
The Main Event at Federation Square in the heart…
Butter vs. Margarine
February 5, 2010 by Vesna
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Summer school holiday is over. The school started on Monday and kinder is back to full hours next week. For me it means back to lunchboxes, school -kinder-home triangle, but also back to writing in peace and quiet 
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Sandwiches are…
Christmas at Sustainable Echo
December 23, 2009 by Vesna
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It’s December the 23rd! Where did all 22 days disappear all so suddenly? It feels like yesterday when I filled the advent calendar for the kids and took the picture below to post on the 1st!
Nevertheless it was a VERY…
Our Community Vegetable Garden Plot
November 20, 2009 by Vesna
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Finally, after more than one year since applying for a plot in the local community garden, we’ve got one! Coincidentally, we received the news on the day Sustainable Echo was celebrating its first birthday. It felt like a real anniversary…
Simple Ideas for Reusing Coconut Shells
November 11, 2009 by Vesna
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9 – 15 November 2009 is National Recycling Week (Australia) founded by Planet Ark in 1996. This post is Sustainable Echo’s contribution to NRW. It’s about finding another use for something otherwise destined for the dump: the coconut shell.
Recently I…
Sustainable Eco Turns One!
November 6, 2009 by Vesna
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One year has passed since we had our first blog entry published! Time is flying by so quickly, but somehow we feel Sustainable Echo has been part of our family’s life for years. In a way it is true: we’ve…
Eco-Fun for Kids: Grow Your Veggies and Eat it Too!
Engaging kids in the organic gardening from an early age has many benefits: it teaches them about nature, sustainability, environment, patience, to appreciate food, etc. When they are older, gardening will become second nature to them. By doing it themselves…
How to Roast and Eat Pumpkin Seeds
October 19, 2009 by Vesna
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Pumpkin seeds are truly nature’s wonder food. They are full of vitamins and minerals including zinc, iron, magnesium, copper and potassium. Half a cup pumpkin seeds provides us with our daily requirements of magnesium. The health benefits of eating pumpkin…
