Bring home the bacon
Five months pregnant and facing her 40th birthday, Francesca Price decides it’s time to go pig hunting
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The Italian stallion
Broccoli, the Italian stallion of health and taste
In grow + eat
In the winter kitchen
Leek and potato soup is a great winter warmer, but there’s much more you can do with this easy-to-grow veggie
In technologyOut with the old, in with the new
Award-winning Good columnist Rod Oram's new green tech series
In good question
Eco-fabrics for your home
Does your conscience match the drapes?
In good choice
Slow cookers vs pressure cookers
Pressure cookers and crockpots hold traumatic childhood memories for Sarah Heeringa—but now hungry kids of her own and a daily need for efficient meals has her facing her fears. But which way to jump: fast and furious, or slow and low?
In the green room
Is there such thing as green electricity?
You can buy power from an eco-company, but the electricity you actually use won't be squeaky green. Powershop's Ari Sargent explains why—and what you can do about it
In power of two
Entrepreneurs
Justin Lester and James Irvine, owners of the Kapai salad bar franchise
In good question
Good wood for a garden party
Where to buy the best outdoor furniture (for next summer, perhaps!). Plus: Why can’t I buy refills for eco-dishwashing liquid?
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Girl Guides embark on breast cancer awareness campaign, and world record attempt
By Hazel Murray • yesterday • 0 comments
The Dargaville Girl Guides are trying to break the world record for the longest chain of bras, and in doing so raise awareness of breast cancer. To top it off, all the high quality bras will be sent overseas to women in Africa, the Pacific Islands, and Haiti.
The Vegan Baker: Soft Cinnamon Cookies
By Miyuki McGuffie • 3 days ago • 0 comments
This week blogger-baker Miyuki McGuffie tries her hand at an American classic and ends up with something else altogether!
Are NZ-made beauty products up to the task of keeping Kiwis beautiful?
By Sarah Marquet • July 20, 2010 • 4 comments
Sarah reviews a range of NZ-made beauty products and decides which ones work best for her.
Floating wetlands to combat algal scum
By Lynda Brendish • July 20, 2010 • 0 comments
A Bay of Plenty Regional Council and Te Arawa Lakes Trust initiative is working with schools and the community to construct floating wetlands on Rotorua lakes. They hope to provide new habitat for fish and birds, and hopefully remove some harmful nutrients from the lakes' waters.
What does meaningful work involve?
By Nate Savill • July 9, 2010 • 0 comments
Blacksmithing apprentice and Good blogger Nate Savill tackles the question of what our jobs should bring to our lives—and the lives of those around us.
Visiting Grey Lynn farmers market could win you $5,000
By Lynda Brendish • July 9, 2010 • 0 comments
We might have trouble with sheds, but the slow food movement is alive and well in Central Auckland. This weekend's Grey Lynn farmers market has food, live music and bicycle repair—and the chance to win $5,000.
The end of the supermarket-free era
By Savenna Rutherford • July 9, 2010 • 5 comments
Will Tong, Rachel de Lacey and their three children have finished their challenge to live for six months without a supermarket, but they didn’t go rushing back to a supermarket when the challenge was done. Now begins the quest for the perfect balance between convenience and consciousness.
Cycle style
By Sarah Heeringa • July 7, 2010 • 6 comments
Frocks on bikes are hot … and in more ways than one! Sarah Heeringa squeezed in with the 400-plus crowd down at the Viaduct the other night to see what all the commotion is about.
