Y’all know I’m into making my own stuff. Well, I think to myself, if it exists on the marketing shelves, I can make it myself. I have...

We love tea. So does our garden. I make compost tea in a great big repurposed plastic garbage bin. I use an old onion net bag as a...

We have just had a shower dome installed ! Beaut! Always wanted one. It is a Perspex dome installed above the shower, so when inside,...

We have a great big firewood basket, but once it is filled with wood, it is a heavy bugger to carry from the wood store outside to the...

I wanted to share my go-to origami seed envelopes, since I have already shared a post on saving seeds. This is a really quick little...

I’ve been meaning to write this blog for ever so long! I think I was in such awe since visiting Raglan’s Xtreme Waste Works three years...

‘Tis the Season. The Festive Season. Some people love it, while others dread it. I love what Christmas stands for….Family. Love....

The bees are loving the lavender! I love Spring! Real Spring, not the crazy beginnings of false Spring courtesy Climate Change. The last...

Imagine how many old socks end up in landfill? Thousands upon thousands. That’s because socks have a limited lifespan, and there’s...

If you’ve read my blog before, you’ll know I looove coffee. So, to pay penance for my addiction which creates all these tough coffee...

1. Grow Green Do it! Just buy a packet of vegetable seeds. Read instructions to sow them and JUST DO IT!! Then sit back and watch...

We have grown up in an age where we impulse-buy what we want, not only what we truly NEED. Our technology knowledge is growing and...

Ohinemuri River, Waikino, Karangahake Gorge There is much beauty and inspiration all around us. We just have to awaken the senses and...

Backyard GreeNZ Smoothie I married Green (Mike Green, that is), I live Green (as sustainably as possible) and eat Green (growing much of...

Tetra Pak Recycled into Seed Tray We live in the beautiful Western Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. A quiet, peaceful little village hugging...