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We all need happy thoughts sometimes...
Saving this for when I need a pick-me-up. Feel free to use it for your own mood enhancement :) -
Art not Oil
The fight against BP's sponsorship of art galleries
Personally, I like this:
Meanwhile, despite the heavy security at the door, two Liberate Tate art-activists managed to infiltrate the party wearing large floral bouffant dresses underneath which were concealed large sacks filled with oily molasses. Calling themselves Toni Hayward and Bobbi Dudley ( Read more... ) -
Australian Cookie Swap
For those who had been following my blog but aren't aware, I've been maintaining an Australian cookie swap for the last couple of months. If you're interested in finding out about it or joining in the sugary goodness, go check out aus_cookie_swap and sign up for the July swap. It was a pretty awesome success last month with plenty of gluten free and vegan people ( Read more... ) -
Disappearing Bees and Now Queensland's Mutant Toads
Mutant toads found at GladstoneMonday, 03/05/2010 ( Read more... ) -
Monsanto Invents the Pig
I just came across this article.
I think that now really is the time that people need to get informed about who is controlling the world's food supplies. As they say in Food, Inc.
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Interested in making a difference?
daysofchange.org is having their official launch tomorrow (Friday, 30th April) on the Central Park lawn in the Perth CBD. Starting 1st May, daysofchange.org is encouraging all Western Australians to make small differences in their lives. It is being created as a social network where people can share their experiences and encourage each other along ( Read more... ) -
Food Inc. - Coming Soon to Perth, Western Australia
If you haven't heard of it yet, Academy Award nominated Food Inc. has been spouted as "the most important documentary you'll ever see". I managed to tag along to a media screening on the weekend with a film critic friend of mine and honestly, it was better than I ever imagined it could have been. I found so much important information in Food Inc. ( Read more... ) -
Down the drain...literally.
Just emptied my savings account to buy a toilet...yep, that's what I get for being a hippy and insisting on getting the 5-star water efficiency one with the hand basin that drains into the cistern. Well, glad I have a prepaid CSA box, those veggies are going to be mighty handy while I'm living off ramen for the next month.
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Carbon Reduction Through Consumption Reduction
ON A hot day, you can smell the Cadbury chocolate factory even before you step inside. Lying on the banks of the Derwent River, just north of Hobart, the factory is a popular destination for sweet-toothed tourists, who come to find out more about the process of combining three ingredients - cocoa, sugar and milk - to make Freddo Frogs and family ( Read more... ) -
Vegan Dad's Italian Meatballs
I've always been a fan of Vegan Dad's blog. I have a number of recipes bookmarked but I think this was the first thing I've actually made. I was trying to work out what to do with the packet of tempeh that I had taken out of the freezer to defrost so I raided his blog and came across this recipe for Italian Meatballs. Mixed with a rich basic pasta ( Read more... )
