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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In food
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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The Vegan Baker: Coffee Cake
By Miyuki McGuffie • yesterday • 0 comments
This week a little reminiscing inspires blogger-baker Miyuki McGuffie to recreate a delicious old favourite.
Walking the talk
By Sarah Heeringa • 2 days ago • 0 comments
Oxfam Trailwalker is the most life-changing, team-building, foot-slogging, friendship-forming, group-hugging experience ever ... oh, and it's just won New Zealand's top sustainability event award for third straight year.
Cosmetic deceptions
By Lynda Brendish • 2 days ago • 5 comments
As savvy consumers with eco-friendly, health-conscious outlooks, it probably comes as no surprise that most of the cosmetics we lather on each day in efforts to stay blemish- or wrinkle-free, are full of dubious chemicals and preservatives. What may come as a surprise, though, is that many of the alternatives we rely on—products labelled 'natural' or 'organic'—according to a new Consumer NZ report often contain those same dubious chemicals.
Have your say on NZ's energy future
By Lynda Brendish • 3 days ago • 2 comments
Greenpeace and the WWF are calling for urgent submissions on the Government's proposed draft energy strategy. Submissions close at 5pm on Thursday 2 September (this week!).
At the forge
By Nate Saville • 4 days ago • 0 comments
Here on the coast when the weather’s a bit gloomy, the pubs aren’t really happening and the blacksmithing fix hasn’t quite left for the day, then there’s always the ‘home forge’
Plastic waste converted to oil? We're not talking rubbish
By Sarah Heeringa • August 23, 2010 • 1 comments
A Japanese company has come up with a clever invention that provides a small reprise from the seemingly growing sea of plastic waste in the world. It's a small, safe machine that can convert one kilo of plastic into almost one litre of oil.
Eco-cruising
By Holly Jean Brooker • August 23, 2010 • 0 comments
Holly Jean Brooker considers which transport options are the best, and most environmentally friendly, on a trip to Australia with her husband.
Spirituality and the earth: why should we care?
By Sarah Heeringa • August 20, 2010 • 0 comments
Energy, carbon and water: why do they matter? Global crises and some local solutions ... find out the answer to these questions and more at a fascinating workshop this weekend.
