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The end of the supermarket-free era

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. More …

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Supermarket-free challenge in its last month

The deLacey-Tong family heads into the last month of their six month supermarket-free challenge. With winter looming, and a less-than-hoped-for harvest, how are the family faring, and will they be lining up at the checkout as soon as the time-limit is up?

Plus: Rachel and Will's bottling tips to help you stock up for winter. More …

 

Simple living from the 50s, supermarket-free

Four months into their supermarket-free challenge, Rachel de Lacey and Will Tong are taking inspiration from life in the 1950s. Click through for great beauty treatments, cleaning products and home remedies that have stood the test of time. More …

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Surviving summer without the supermarket

Savenna catches up with Will Tong and Rachel de Lacey, who have now been living without the supermarket for twelve weeks. Find out how they survived the summer holidays, where they buy all their essentials—and a few favourite recipes. More …

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Six months without a supermarket

My friends and neighbours Rachel and Will have made the intrepid decision to avoid shopping at the supermarket for six months, and I am watching. This blog will follow the progress of the Hawke's Bay family as they embark on this challenge. I will ask them to share tips, recipes and other goodies along the way—and who knows, by the end of the six months, I (and you?) may be inspired to do the same thing. More …

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