Mind expanding New Year resolutions

We all need the injection of energy that the start of a fresh year brings.  It’s hard to avoid the reminder to stop the wheel of life, re-group, tweak priorities and chart a course for exciting new destinations.  There’s something about opening a fresh diary, that same feeling of writing for the first time in a crisp new exercise book back in school days. How about pencilling in those blank pages

Mind expanding New Year resolutions

We all need the injection of energy that the start of a fresh year brings.  It’s hard to avoid the reminder to stop the wheel of life, re-group, tweak priorities and chart a course for exciting new destinations.  There’s something about opening a fresh diary, that same feeling of writing for the first time in a crisp new exercise book back in school days. How about pencilling in those blank pages

Spending for positive change

For all of us concerned about the earth’s precious and limited resources, Christmas time really stretches and strains our conscience.  We think carefully about the purchases we are making, about whether they are necessary and whether they are responsbile.

At Biome Eco Stores, we agonise every year over finding the balance between participation in the consumerism of Christmas and operating a

Essential oils for Christmas

Tea light candle holders made from Australian Banksia seed pods

Diffusing essentials oils in your home at Christmas will not only help with creating a lovely festive aroma, but they can encourage a calm and relaxed state of being – a special gift at this busy time of year!

Although we have a hot Christmas in Australia, we still love the warming and woody oils traditionally associated with

Teenage skin care

We’re thrilled to introduce Harmoni’s Kiss Certified Organic*, Australian-made skin care for teenagers.

Melissa Lowe developed Harmoni’s Kiss teenage skin care out of
concern for the chemicals her three daughters were exposed to.  She wanted personal care choices that were gentle yet effective, without compromising
on fashion or fun.

Harmoni’s Kiss has carefully selected
ingredients to

Recycling, the art of re-invention

 
A gorgeous new product we have in store at Biome has inspired this post for Planet Ark’s National Recycling Week being celebrated right now.

Made from reclaimed cotton shirts, this little recycle yourself doll on a key fob is accompanied by a booklet that tells its story from cotton on the bush transforming to a smart business shirt, then to a discarded shirt, before its re-invention

Six reasons we love Goodbyn lunch boxes

Six new colours, six reasons we love Goodbyn…

(1) In our house, Goodbyn are the only lunch boxes we have bought for two years, which I feel makes them great value. The children have used theirs every day for school for two years and they are still going strong.  The plastic is sturdy but flexible, and there are no hinges to break.

There is no need to buy a new lunch box each year. The

What is a super food?

What is a super food? And why are we interested?

At Biome, we have a little belief statement that guides all we do and offer to our customers.

We believe in…
the power of simple choicesrespect for all who share our planetplants, not petrochemicalssun-grown, not synthetichand made with hearthonesty in labelling 
a 2nd useful life for everything, and
nature having the answers … if

Non stick cookware – a cautionary tale

* INTRODUCTORY OFFER * 25% OFF NEOFLAM NON STICK COOKWARE *

You must use the Voucher code NEOFLAM25 at checkout, or, mention this offer in-store.

Offer ends midnight Monday, 3October 2011

A cautionary tale

So far this story has followed a plot-line similar to that of so many human-created chemicals.  Invented by accident, its benefits are found to make life easier or more enjoyable for

Water filter bottle – no more excuses!

Confession! I do sometimes still grab water in a disposable bottle because it generally tastes so much better than what comes out of my tap at home or a public fountain. Some places may have better tasting tap water, but Brisbane seems to be heavy on the chlorine (although see the addedum below on LifeStraw and why we shouldn’t complain!).

Usually, I do fill up my reusable water bottle from our

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