Women, wildflowers and hope

July 23, 2011 by  
Filed under Eco Friendly Living

One of my favourite moments in the Biome store today was sharing with our customers an appreciation of these beautiful and intriguing cards and the women who made them.
Handmade by women whose homes in El Salvador’s highland cloud forest were destroyed by a devastating earthquake and mudslides, these greeting cards represent a woman’s hope for the future.

Look closely as you may not realise

Mr Harvey, can’t you use your media power for good?

July 15, 2011 by  
Filed under Eco Friendly Living

Photo from Greenpeace Australia Pacfic website
There is no doubt that Gerry Harvey is a very influential person in Australia due to the media air time that he commands – whether it be paid advertising, or as we saw when he spoke out against offshore online shopping, free editorial.

He recently gained so much free media time on the TV, radio and in print, trying to make the Government introduce

BPA Free news

July 6, 2011 by  
Filed under Eco Friendly Living

Pictured here: LifeFactory glass bottles with silicone covers

As reported on Channel 10 news tonight, 5 July 2011

Channel Ten news tonight aired an informative story on the dangers of BPA and how to avoid BPA.   Read more about our Biome store and the choices featured in the Channel 10 news story.  Founder of Biome Eco Stores, Tracey Bailey, spoke in the news piece.  Link to the Channel Ten