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 our climate, our…
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 eggs.
Here in…
How to Make Hay for Pets
March 11, 2010 by Vesna
Filed under How to ..., Recycling, Urban Garden
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
February 9, 2010 by Vesna
Filed under Sustainable Living
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…
Our Community Vegetable Garden Plot
November 20, 2009 by Vesna
Filed under Sustainable Living, Urban Garden
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
Filed under Recycling, Sustainable Living, Urban Garden
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
Filed under Sustainable Living
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!
October 31, 2009 by Vesna
Filed under Eco Kids, Urban Garden
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…
Welcome to our new look…
August 10, 2009 by Vesna
Filed under Sustainable Living
If you have visited Sustainable Eco before, you might notice our exciting new look. We’ll be testing, changing and tweaking our site in the coming days. Stay tuned: there is a queue of interesting posts waiting impatiently to be published…
2009 Organic Expo, Melbourne 24 – 26 July 2009
July 23, 2009 by Vesna
Filed under Shopping, Sustainable Living
Organic Expo featuring the Green Show is on in Melbourne this weekend, 25 – 26 July 2009. Friday, July 24th is trade only day. The event alternates between Sydney and Melbourne annually, so if you happen to be in Melbourne, don’t miss…
