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How to Make Your Own Sugar Wax at Home

By Luke GardnerOn 20 November 2023Homemade Natural Health and Beauty
Sugar Wax

It’s no secret, I hate shaving my legs! I switched to a metal safety razor about two years ago to avoid using all the plastic disposable options but it still required more effort than I was willing to put in. And then I discovered sugar waxing. This is the ultimate zero-waste, long-lasting way to remove […]

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How to Sew Your Own Face Mask

By Luke GardnerOn 20 November 2023Homemade Natural Health and Beauty
Face Mask

In New Zealand face masks have gone from a symbol of the Covid crisis overseas to a necessary personal item almost overnight. In our on-going mission to reduce waste and learn new skills I quickly looked up how to sew your own face mask at home and got to work on my trusty sewing machine […]

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10 Ways to Create a More Sustainable Wardrobe

By Luke GardnerOn 20 November 2023Zero Waste
Sustainable Wardrobe

Sustainable living can stretch to so many different areas of life and once you start thinking about it it’s difficult to stop! We made hundreds of small changes to our weekly shops, our eating habits and the products we used before we even considered our wardrobes! Luckily we already bought a lot of our clothing […]

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How to Make Lemon Curd and 5 Great Ways to Use it!

By Luke GardnerOn 20 November 2023Sustainable Food and Recipes
Lemon Curd

Last summer I found my parent’s lemon tree laden and in a desperate attempt not to waste any I started searching for recipes that make use of them. That’s when I came across lemon curd. At this stage, I only had a vague idea what it was let alone how to make lemon curd. I […]

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10 Simple Ways to Reduce Your Plastic Waste

By Luke GardnerOn 20 November 2023Zero Waste
Plastic Waste

Reducing our waste, in general, is a huge goal for us this year but nothing is worse than single-use plastic. Using the key principles of Life with Less (sustainable, practical affordable) we’ve come up with this list of ten quick switches that can reduce your plastic waste easily and affordably. Reusable Water Bottle I kind […]

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Five Simple Things to Make Yourself that will save you Money

By Luke GardnerOn 20 November 2023Sustainable Food and Recipes
Make Yourself

Growing up in a busy, suburban family, I never gave much thought to growing, producing or making food myself. Supermarket convenience was in full swing and my parents had little interest in cooking combined with minimal spare time after carting three kids around to various after school activities. But in our search for a more […]

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3 Super Easy Bread Recipes to Make in Under an Hour!

By Luke GardnerOn 20 November 2023Sustainable Food and Recipes
Bread Recipes

Nothing beats the smell of fresh-baked bread and we’ve recently got really into making our own sourdough and having bread on hand for lunches. But it often takes a good day or two of preparation to bake a good sourdough loaf. So to make sure we’re prepared for any bread eating occasion we’ve perfected a […]

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How to Make Your Own Yoghurt Without A Yoghurt Maker

By Luke GardnerOn 20 November 2023Sustainable Food and Recipes
Yoghurt

I had never considered making yoghurt at home but the lack of options in glass jars here in NZ sparked me to start researching exactly how it’s done. I was pleasantly surprised to find that it’s really easy to do and besides the simple preparation it really is just a matter of waiting. Making your […]

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15 Ways to Create a More Sustainable Bathroom

By Luke GardnerOn 20 November 2023Zero Waste, Homemade Natural Health and Beauty
Sustainable Bathroom

Choosing to make sustainable bathroom swaps is a really rewarding process. There are lots of simple changes you can make in the bathroom that can hugely reduce your environmental impact and don’t take much time or effort. Lots of these things you might already be doing or have tried once or twice. Choose a couple […]

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10 Simple Ways to Create a more Sustainable Kitchen

By Luke GardnerOn 20 November 2023Zero Waste, Sustainable Food and Recipes
Sustainable Kitchen

The kitchen is one of the most used parts of the house and also the place in a household that produces the most waste. There are many small things you can change in your daily routines to have a more sustainable kitchen. This article gives you inspiration and easy product swap ideas to head towards […]

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10 Simple Ways to Create a more Sustainable Kitchen

Posted: 20 November 2023

The kitchen is one of the most used parts of the house and also the place in a household that produces the most waste. There are many small things you can change in your daily routines to have a more sustainable kitchen. This article gives you inspiration and easy product swap ideas to head towards […]

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Solid Shampoo

How to Use Solid Shampoo and Other FAQs

Posted: 20 November 2023

Solid shampoo and other solid toiletries are becoming more and more mainstream these days. Lots of people are making the switch and shampoo bars are increasingly easy to get hold of. But many people are put off by the change to such a core part of their daily routine and the great unknown. We had […]

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Sustainable Travel Clothing

Sustainable Travel Clothing

Posted: 20 November 2023

Sustainable travel can be achieved in so many different ways but one easy and effective way is to rep some great sustainable travel clothing brands on your trips. It’s surprisingly easy these days to find brands that will claim to be ethically made, use sustainable materials or care about the earth but it pays to […]

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Shoe Brands

Ethical Shoe Brands to Support

Posted: 20 November 2023

What we wear can be a huge statement about our values, right down to our feet and luckily there are more and more sustainable and ethical shoe brands popping up. Not only are their shoes sustainably made they’re also comfortable and stylish so there’s something for everyone when you’re searching for the best sustainable and […]

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Alternative Milks

Make Your Own Alternative Milks: Best Sustainable and Affordable Options

Posted: 20 November 2023

We’re not vegan but we’re certainly conscious of the negative effects of dairy farming. We’re trying to find ways to reduce our dairy consumption while still enjoying lots of foods and drinks we love such as coffee and cereal. I recently decided to switch to non-dairy milk but found myself stuck in one of those […]

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