How to furnish your home cheaply without help from Ikea by Kirsten Dirksen on June 1, 2009 When Katrina Ellis set out to furnish her and her partner Tyson’s green remodel in Melbourne, Australia, in keeping with …
Aboriginal Chef Mark Olive on cooking with indigenous foods by Kirsten Dirksen on June 1, 2009 Muntrie berries and Tanami apples, Kutjera and Wattleseed: “this is the true cuisine of this country. It’s not a meat …
Plastic bag-free Coles Bay, Tasmania by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 We use most plastic bags for just minutes, but they take 15 to 1000 years to break down. Besides landfill …
How to make your own yogurt… and avoid all those containers by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 One of the largest sources of plastic waste are food containers. If you eat a lot of dairy, you’re sure …
To market, to market in Melbourne, Australia by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 One of the easiest ways to shop locally and seasonally- and avoid all that well-traveled food- are farmers markets. The …
Shampoo in a yogurt container & buying in bulk in Melbourne by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 A trip to the supermarket normally implies a new load of plastic containers and packaging, but there is an alternative: …
Why I tried kangaroo meat: a faircompanies video blog by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 Given the UN’s warning that rearing cattle produces more greenhouse gases than driving cars, the most balanced diet for the …
A landfill that only buries 25% of its waste by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 Sending all of our garbage- from construction to garden waste- to landfills may be a thing of the past. In …
A wine merchant who will refill your bottle over and over by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 If you follow the 3 R’s, you know that it’s better to reuse than simply recycle. This is no longer …
The Wormer, his Can-O-Worms and worm pee by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 faircompanies user “wormer” has waxed on about vermicomposting’s power to transform not only his apple cores, but also his life. …
