Sometimes it is easy to walk around with blinkers on, and I think that a lot of people do that when it comes to living sustainably. I have so many people comment that they did not think about some of the issues which I often bring up. There are a lot of options and alternatives to adopt to make your lives healthier and a lot more environmentally friendly. These changes don’t have to mean going out and spending a lot of money, but will often involve a shift in the way you think or do things. … [Read more...] about Choosing A More Sustainable Way – Making Smarter Choices About Plastics.
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Shampoo Bars and The Best Way to Use Them
I’ve had quite a few people ask about the shampoo bars and the best way to use them. Today I thought I would explain how I use them, and some of the other things you can do to keep your hair looking beautiful and your scalp healthy. The hair on our heads is primarily dead keratin cells and is called the hair shaft, much of this is exposed at the skins surface, the rest is rooted deep in the dermis layer of our skin. It is important that we take care of the skin on the scalp, keeping it clean and … [Read more...] about Shampoo Bars and The Best Way to Use Them
Living More Sustainably, Keeping Chickens and Bees In Your Backyard
Good Morning! It is a beautiful Autumn morning at our little home in Swansea Heads, I have just come in from the back yard. Every Saturday I clean out the two chicken hutches, feeders and water containers, we have 8 chickens that free range in our back yard and garden. If you have the opportunity to get chickens, then do it, you will not regret it. Our chickens are like part of the family, well almost, they all have names and definitely have their own personalities and quirks. There are a … [Read more...] about Living More Sustainably, Keeping Chickens and Bees In Your Backyard
Building a Sustainable Business
Hi, My name is Mell Magill, and I am the owner and face behind Honeybee House Skin Co. I am just an average person, I am a wife and I am a Mum. It took me a long time to get the courage to start this business, it was a dream for a long time, but I guess that I decided that I would just go for it! I did not start off with the idea that I would start a business to make lots of money. I wanted to make products that were totally natural, but most of all I wanted to make products and build a … [Read more...] about Building a Sustainable Business