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 …
Hawthorn Community Garden Open Weekend
September 14, 2010 by Vesna
Filed under Sustainable Living, Urban Garden
This year the Hawthorn Community Garden at Riversdale Road will be part of the Australia’s Open Garden Scheme - Special Events. This is very exciting as our veggie patch is there!
The winter crop is slowly finishing and time is …
Homemade Natural Glue
During their childhood, kids use a large amount of glue. Most of them are chemical mixtures with no ingredients listed on the packaging. You can only imagine what’s in there.
Preschoolers love pasting and collage, as well as tasting anything …
Semolina Soup Dumplings
July 23, 2010 by Vesna
Filed under Food & Drink
It’s the middle of the winter here down-under and what better way to warm up than with a hot soup. Our all time favourite is this veggie soup with semolina dumplings. Very popular throughout Europe, semolina dumplings (Griessnockerln, Griesskloesschen, griz …
World Environment Day 2010
June 4, 2010 by Vesna
Filed under Sustainable Living
World Environment Day (WED) 2010 is tomorrow, June 5th. Every year I mark it with a symbolic activity or deed.
This year I’ve joined 1 Million Women – A campaign of daughters, mothers, sisters and grandmothers – Committed to protecting …
Pumpkin and Fennel Salad
May 31, 2010 by Vesna
Filed under Food & Drink
At the market last weekend, fennel bulbs and pumpkins were everywhere. That means cold weather is upon us. June 1st is the official start of winter in Melbourne, although the temperature is still in the pleasant range.
Pumpkins are so …
Mother’s Day 2010
May 7, 2010 by Vesna
Filed under Sustainable Living
It’s Mother’s Day this Sunday, May the 9th. If you are looking for thoughtful and eco friendly present ideas, you might find some in my last year’s post. This post is about our recent loss.
On Easter Sunday my …
How to Colour Easter Eggs Naturally
March 28, 2010 by Vesna
Filed under How to ..., Sustainable Living
Make your Easter a bit greener and more sustainable by colouring the eggs naturally. Brown Easter eggs are my favourite for two reasons:
- the colour is natural and so simple to make,
- brown is strong enough for our chickens’ brown
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Earth Hour 2010
March 20, 2010 by Vesna
Filed under Energy, Sustainable Living
In a week time on Saturday 27 March 2010 at 8.30pm, millions of people from around the world will join together for Earth Hour™.
Turning off the lights says we care about planet Earth and we want others to …
