World Environment Day 2010

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 our climate, our…

Mother’s Day 2010

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 mother-in-law passed away…

How to Colour Easter Eggs Naturally

Make your Easter a bit greener and more sustainable by colouring the eggs naturally.  Brown Easter eggs are my favourite for two reasons:

1. the colour is natural and so simple to make,
2. brown is strong enough for our chickens’ brown eggs.

Here in…

Earth Hour 2010

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 care too.

Earth Hour History

Earth…

Simple Easter Floral Centrepiece

Seeing all the chocolate Easter bunnies and eggs immediately after Christmas made me instinctively block anything to do with Easter till recently. Now that there are less than three weeks left, I can put my guard down.

My first post on Easter theme is this simple floral centrepiece.

How to Make Hay for Pets

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…

2010 Sustainable Living Festival Melbourne

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…

Christmas at Sustainable Echo

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…

Make Your Own Bread – Inspirational Video

Bread making is one of the simplest ways to make your life more sustainable.  It is not a coincidence that we say bread is staff of life.  Do you make your own bread?

This inspirational video was created by Make Bread.

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Our Community Vegetable Garden Plot

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…

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