Smaller Waste for 2021

Today I am delighted to have on the show Carol O’Sullivan from Tullamore Farm. You may remember a couple of weeks back I had Bill O’Sullivan on and we talked about their farm tours and workshops they conduct at the farm. While I was there Bill showed me the amazing commercial fridges they had out the back which housed all of the produce that was harvested in little containers ready to use in cooking. I was in awe of all this preparation and asked if Carol would come on the show to share with us a bit about her waste free journey and the processes she uses to preserve their harvests.

Don Bourke once said no soil is as good as the soil you already have. Meaning don’t bother wasting you money on expensive organic potting mix when you can adjust, add to and boost the soil you already have.

So on todays podcast I would like to take you through one of the easiest methods to improve soil quality to get the most out of your garden, whether it be covered in flowers or natives or a food producing oasis.

How lucky we are to live in Queensland. Now that some of the restrictions have eased and we can travel freely within our State our little group of friends have loaded up their vans and headed off for some Aussie bush camping. Not only is it a great way for this nature lover to spend time relaxing but as we have found it is an inexpensive way of holidaying which also helps support regional townships and businesses that have been suffering from the effects of bushfires, droughts and COVID 19. Today I talk about how I set up our camper for maximum fun and minimum impact on the environment.

Leave me a voice message and tell me what your favourite camping sustainability hacks are!

Have you heard the quote “there is no such thing as away? I mean if you throw something away it goes somewhere doesn’t it, not away but to landfill or to recycling, or the compost or worm farm. With this in mind in our home we try to be conscious BEFORE throwing something away. It really just takes a moment, a breath, to stop and think before putting something in the bin. You see everything is of value, literally everything. If it cant be ingested by worms or decompose in the compost then its components may be of use to someone, or to make another product to to be melted and served for its component parts to make another widget.

Today I’m privileged to have on the show the founder of Love Thy Earth, Renee Hillier. Love Thy Earth is an Australian Company providing environmentally friendly solutions to our earths growing plastic waste problem. Providing ethically made Australian fashion and luxe reusables that are made to last has created a fan and customer base that is growing every day, all of whom are on the same page, leaving a lighter footprint on the Planet.

Renee and I chat about what prompted her passion business and how her products have made "being prepared" when you are on the go, easy and affordable.

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Today I am so excited to have on the podcast Bill O’Sullivan who is in my opinion living the dream! Bill and his wife Carol in several years ago now bought 306 acres in Kerry just outside of Beaudesert and have created a food growers oasis, which they open up for tours and hold workshops in bee keeping, veggie growing, and general farm tours so you can experience this paradise first hand. Bill has a wealth of practical knowledge which he freely shares and there is the opportunity to buy fresh produce when there is a surplus and timber products.  Bill shares his insight into growing food on your suburban patch, how to minimise your food waste and the benefits of eating locally and seasonally.

I’m excited to introduce Jacqui Dunn to the podcast today. Jacqui is the founder and owner of No More Plastic Beeswax Wraps a business she developed because she cares about the environment.  Today she shares with us how and why she started her business as well as giving us some tips about what you need to do if you have a sustainable product or idea that you want to take to market.

Also we are giving away another packet of four No More Plastic Beeswax Wraps on the instagram account, so pop over there are give us a like and tag a friend who could use some of these amazing plastic alternatives.

Today we talk to mum of two, Registered Nurse and Hypno-birthing practitioner Kate Martyn about the ways she uses to create waste free, organic, raw food meals that her kids love!  If you think that getting your kids to eat their veggies is a challenge and creating meals with less waste is near impossible check out the podcast of my little chat with Kate.

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Todays topic is all about the laundry and I have some simple suggestions for how to create an area of less waste whilst also considering swapping to products which are less harsh on your family and the environment.

From laundry liquid to the way we dry our clothes, clothes pegs to washing baskets we can all make simple swaps to reduce our family's waste, reliance on plastics and save money and the environment... if this peaks your interest then have a listen to this week's podcast.

660 thousand tonnes of plastic waste every year is created by Australians. Guess how long it takes Australian households to throw out 1 tonne of plastic waste? 1 month? 1 week? 1 day? 10 minutes? Nope! 1 minute! It takes only 1 minute for Australians to produce 1 tonne of plastic waste. In one day, we produce enough plastic waste to fill an entire beach. ARGH

The fact of the matter is plastic is designed to last forever. However, we’re often using single-use plastic items for only a couple of minutes. In bathrooms that might be the cotton bud you use to tidy your mascara or clean out your ear wax. Or plastic items like toothbrushes and shampoo bottles might stay in the house for weeks/months but then where do they end up? In the bin. It’s shameful to realise that only 20% of Australian household plastic waste is recycled. But remember the five r’s, Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rot. I want us to start with the first Refuse because their are alternatives my friends, ones that don’t have plastic involved, so lets have a look at those simple swaps you can do in the bathroom to reduce your plastic waste and other single use items that might not be plastic but do have alternatives.