gardens make me smile

Our cuddling carrots.  Seems we planted the seedlings too close together, but we loved them all the same…  Do you have a photo of something in your garden, or someone else’s, that makes you smile?

The clever Linky list below allows you to upload a photo and include a link back to your own blog, Twitter, Facebook, or link to where you got the image from.  (Just upload a smallish image for speed

Talking rubbish with like-minded friends

Photo credit: winning poster in the World Industrial Design Day competition

During our recent visit to Melbourne for the retail trade fairs, I had a hurried and animated chat with Wasteman.  What fun to gabble with a like-minded soul about rubbish — rubbish of the wasteful kind that is.  Wasteman devotes a blog to problems with waste and loves to take photos of rubbish bins and odd rubbishy

Cooloola Great Walk opens: 5 day trek from Noosa to Rainbow Beach

The new Cooloola Great Walk is set to become one of Australia’s iconic long distance walking tracks attracting international and local bush walkers to Queensland.

The 102km Cooloola Great Walk links the Noosa North Shore to Rainbow Beach via the eastern high dunes, the upper Noosa River, Poona Lake and Carlo Sand Blow, with an optional route via Double Island Point.

Showcasing the outstanding

Kids Konserve raises the safe lunch bar

Like many of our customers, we’re always on the search for reusable, waste-free lunch packaging that is free from toxins too.  Our team are “wrapped” with Kids Konserve for both adults and children. 

Ainsley says: “Kids Konserve is a brand I am so excited about. It’s an aesthetically pleasing eco friendly product that is fantastic quality and free of all the yucky stuff.”

“It’s not only a

Win $500 ‘mind, body & sole’ shopping day in Brissie

We’ve joined forces with our friends at the exceptional shoe store Children of the Revolution and mind-expanding The American Bookstore to give one lucky Biome customer a fabulous day out in Brisbane.

To enter ~ simply visit Biome Eco Store at 215 Adelaide Street, City and fill out an entry form. Customers who are already on our e-newsletter list automatically receive an entry ++ plus you can

Waste update: Foodbank will be in every Australian State

As reported on Australian Food News

Foodbank has received its license to commence operations in Tasmania, meaning that Foodbank Australia will be providing food assistance in every State of Australia.

The Australian Food News article says:

“More than two million Australians, including one million children, rely on food relief each year.  The Foodbank Tasmanian office is set to open at the

Baby bottles by Dr Weil offer excellent features

Just launched in Australia, the Dr Weil Baby range of glass and safe, BPA free baby bottles is now available at Biome.

For a limited time introductory offer, the Weil Baby range is 15% off instore & online.

The Dr Weil range includes glass baby bottles, safe plastic BPA free baby bottles, bottle brushes and covers.

What makes these bottles special:
a unique one piece venting system that works

Travel advice

if you do not change direction,you will end upwhere you are going. – Lao Tzu
Thank you to Kate Knapp of Twigseeds who features this quote on her inspirational cards.
I have been reflecting on this quote today, wondering whether I am interpreting it the correct way.  It seems to me that it is reassuring one that either choice will be fine, so relax — either you change direction and perhaps end up

Palm oil labelling Bill needs your support

So far removed and yet so connected.  There may be some encouraging news for the orangutans and endangered species of SE Asia’s rainforests if the machinery of our Government continues to grind in the right direction.

In November 2009, Senators Xenophon, Bob Brown and Joyce introduced to the Sentate, the Food Standards Amendment (Truth in Labelling – Palm Oil) Bill 2009. The Bill is under

Bottled water two to four times cost of fresh milk

One of my favourite newspaper columns is Value Hunter with Jane Hansen in The Sunday Mail.   Jane always gives well-researched, practical advice on how to save money.  The column features a Taste Test and value analysis of a particular product.  This week it is WATER – the bottled variety!
I love her tongue in check assessment when comparing the Taste Test quality – they all “taste just like

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