Soft Gingerbread Cookies Recipe
December 18, 2011 by Vesna
Filed under Food & Drink
It’s one week till Christmas and I have just started to bake cookies. Mostly to give away as presents. Our family is in Europe and the US so it’s only four of us to cook and bake for at Christmas. …
Update on Our Pet Chickens
December 5, 2011 by Vesna
Filed under Sustainable Living
I didn’t really write a lot about our pet chickens in the past three years. They’ve deserved more space on this blog, however. There has been a major change, and thus the update.
We got three chickens in October 2008…
Easy Homemade Applesauce Recipe
November 16, 2011 by Vesna
Filed under Food & Drink, Homemade, How to ...
The other day I spotted a jar of applesauce on the shop shelf. I can’t remember ever buying one, as it is so easy to make homemade applesauce. The first time I ate applesauce was in Germany (Apfelmus) where it’s …
Reusable Cloth Pads and Sustainablility
October 25, 2011 by Vesna
Filed under Sustainable Living
Sustainability is not limited to only big topics related to pollution, energy, carbon etc. but can be applied to any issue, big or small, to every aspect of our lives. When it comes to more delicate themes, well, that’s …
How to Remove Coffee/Tea Stains from Cups
June 15, 2011 by Vesna
Filed under How to ..., Sustainable Living
Is there anything less appetizing then drinking from a coffee or tea stained cup? Have you ever come to an organisation, school etc, wanting to make a cuppa, but couldn’t find one reasonably clean cup? In such situations I …
How to Grow Garlic
May 24, 2011 by Vesna
Filed under Sustainable Living, Urban Garden
Late autumn, early winter is the perfect time to plant garlic in Melbourne (Australia). These photos are from our container garden last year’s crop. I also planted some garlic in our community veggie patch, a bit later, so if one …
Don’t Forget Earth Hour 2011
March 25, 2011 by Vesna
Filed under Energy, Sustainable Living
At 8:30 PM on Saturday 26th March 2011, lights will switch off around the globe for Earth Hour and people will commit to actions that go beyond the hour.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon leads a host of world …
Homemade Natural Pink Food Colour
March 15, 2011 by Vesna
Filed under Eco Kids, Food & Drink
By now it is very well known that artificial food colourings are linked to kids behaviour problems. So why not give our kids the best start in life and avoid artificial additives as much as possible. It’s not only food …
Sustainable Living Festival 2011- Melbourne
February 11, 2011 by Vesna
Filed under Sustainable Living
Hi there,
Summer holidays are over, school is back and so is Melbourne’s annual Sustainable Living Festival. Traditionally held mid February and in its 12th year now it’s Australia’s largest and oldest sustainability festival.
The festival program spreads over …
Healthy Vegetarian Salad “Sustainable Echo”
November 15, 2010 by Vesna
Filed under Food & Drink
This November Sustainable Echo is turning two! To celebrate its second birthday, I decided to make a healthy vegetarian raw salad we named after our blog, instead of a birthday cake. If only our kids would trade their birthday cake …
