Root Chakra Roast Sweet Potatoes filled with kidney beans, pomegranate and Amaranth Beautiful, delicious and powerful recipe done by Amy van der Merwe of AnEarthenLife.com "April is Earth Month so I thought it appropriate to talk about foods that are good for grounding and I am in need...
Power of The Zen - 6 Ways to Simplify your Home Clean space clean mind; it’s declutter time. With the harrowing demands of our professional and social lives, creating a space for rest and relaxation should not be considered an indulgence but rather a necessary measure....
Put the spoonful of sugar down Mary Poppins. With a drastic rise in obesity, type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol and blood pressure, as well as other sugar-related illnesses like alzheimer's and fatty liver disease, we can no longer consume sugar at the rate we have...
WHY YOU SHOULD SUPPORT ORGANIC FARMS AND SMALL-SCALE FOOD PRODUCERS The subject of food can be a contentious one. Soccer moms will swoon over the latest superfood (be it kale, quinoa or cockroach milk) while sweating out their strawberry and spinach smoothie during spin class. Hipsters,...
Become a part of the guilt-free glitter revolution! Planning a little ones’ next birthday party? Or perhaps you’re piling tents, camping chairs and fairy lights into your hatchback and heading off to an offbeat music festival? Either way, you can do your bit to take the...
Reflections on the realities of Life on 50L of Water in Cape Town We were sitting at the kitchen table, the newspaper, splayed out in every direction. A story in the Toronto Star reads ‘Crisis in Cape Town: It’s about to run out of water’. I...
Avoiding Day Zero in Cape Town* Getting on board with the water crisis is no longer an option. It’s a must. Nobody wants to arrive at the prospective Day Zero and wish they had done more to avoid queuing for water. While there is still water...
I did something recently I’m not very proud of. I cheated. On my chickpeas. With a giant bowl of saucy chicken livers. It was late, I was clearly craving it and I might even try to blame it on one too many beers. This wasn’t my...
Feeling a little lacklustre after all the indulgent merriment has passed? A couple of weeks of rich foods likely higher in sugar and fat will do that to a body. As you edge your way towards a brand new year, it can be hard to...
Simply a plastic bottle stuffed with non-recyclable materials, the ecobrick has become a symbol of man’s relationship with nature in the last century. Candice from Waste-Ed tells us some more about the message in each of these unique bottles. ...