If you’re a beekeeper, those little yellow globs of sticky stuff that seem to appear out of nowhere on outdoor furniture, windows and driveway is good news, it means your bees are all behaving as they should; saving their poop for a cleansing flight away from the hive. If you’re not a beekeeper and you’re on a neighbouring property that’s …
DIY Coconut & Hemp Face Polish
This homemade face polish recipe is one of my all-time favourites. It leaves your skin feeling refreshed, moisturised and clean. Hemp seed oil, coconut oil, and essential oils work to kill bacteria while providing nutrients and hydration. Baking soda – which is a good alternative to environmentally disastrous plastic microbeads – gently sloughs off dead skin cells, and cocoa butter …
Quick Guide – Additives, Artificial Sweeteners & Colours To Avoid
In New Zealand, there is no official food code guide that explains where additives come from, what they do in food, and whether they are any good for you. With so many colours, preservatives, and additives causing an array of health issues – some of which have been banned in other countries – it’s vitally important to know what to …
Super Dog Veggie Cubes
Are you on the lookout for inventive new ways to rev up your furry friend’s diet? Try making these frozen veggie cubes … it’s not just humans that benefit from the nutrients and vitamins found in vegetables. These cubes are a good way to use up leftover vegetables and they’re a lot tastier for your dog than eating them as …
DIY Peppermint Toilet Bombs
I’ve had a few emails and comments regarding my previous recipe for toilet bombs not working out very well; some people had trouble getting them to stay in the tray and form a cube, while others had cubes that stuck together once in the jar. I’ve revised the recipe to make it easier and more reliable. Click the button below for the …
Nat’s 15 Minute Pesto Pasta
This week we have a delicious quick and easy pesto pasta recipe from the lovely Natalie Brady, our go-to Holistic Nutritionist. “This is the perfect meal to whip up after a long day. It’s plant-based, high in protein, healthy fats and loaded with leafy greens and fibre to support optimal gut health. You can keep it simple as per my recipe …
The Low Down On Breakfast Cereal
Wendyl Nissen’s book Supermarket Companion, how to bring home good food, is a wealth of knowledge for those looking to avoid foods laden with dangerous chemicals, there’s a comprehensive list of food colourings and additives so you can shop smarter and be more aware of what’s in processed supermarket food. This entertaining and enlightening exert looks at breakfast foods, in particular, …
Aromatherapy For Beginners
This week’s guest blogger is Soulistic aromatherapist Stacey who provides our beautiful essential oil scented soy candles and pulse points. If you’re heading north of Auckland and would like some hands-on advice or to try some of her gorgeous products pop into her shop at 2 Bruce MacGregor Lane, just along from the Puhoi Cottage Tea Room and before you …
Yellow Card, Whitefly
This is an interesting way to get rid of whitefly that I read about in one of mum’s gardening books. Flies, including whitefly, rather like the colour yellow, so much so that boards or weather proof yellow cards when placed in the garden will attract these airborne insects. All you need to do is get some board, paint it yellow …
Make Your Car Chrome Shine
Make Your Car Chrome Shine Did you know that you can get your car chrome gleaming by using Green Goddess Premium Baking Soda? All you need to do is get a damp cloth, dip it into the baking soda then rub over the chrome, rinse well and leave to dry. While you’re at it, for a sparkly clean windshield put …