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Welcome to Bendigo EcoLiving's Blog. Updated weekly with your stories about how you are making changes in your life to be more sustainable. Please contact us if you have a story to share. We love hearing from you.
SolarVenti now on display at PepperGreen Farm
Builder Robert Dougall has been busy sussing out the workings of the SolaVenti he’s recently installed at the Ecoliving Centre at PepperGreen Farm on Thunder St.
Furoshiki - Waste Free Gift Wrapping
Nowadays with the focus on the environment the furoshiki technique is quickly spreading across the globe. A blog by Verity Lougoon.
Hints to help reduce waste during the festive season.
A list of waste free hints from our own wonderful Calder Waste Guru Kerrie Tomkins
Recent updates to the Bendigo EcoLiving Green Directory
Each week at the Bendigo EcoLiving Centre we update the Bendigo EcoLiving Green Directory to make it easy for you to find resources, and information to make changes in your home.
DIY Plantable Christmas Cards
Verity Lougoon is presenting Christmas without the waste Thursday the 17th of December - below is her recipe for DIY Plantable Christmas Cards
Waste Free Christmas
It’s that time of year again and whilst many retail stores are filling windows with decorations, Bendigo Eco Living Centres window is up for a different kind of treatment. Verity is presenting a workshop on Christmas without the Waste on Thursday the 17th of December at Allan's Walk EcoLiving Centre.
Find the time for making the change in between your errands down the street.
Allan's Walk EcoLiving Center is open Monday, Wednesdays and Thursdays between 10am and 3pm. Located right in the heart of town it is ideal to drop in between doing errands down the street or during lunch hour.
Late Spring Gardening at Pepper Green Farm
Our Tank Water Garden is now well underway – feel free to drop in and have a look at our progress.
Allan's Walk EcoLiving Centre Opens
Jacinta Allan MP, officially opened the Allan's Walk Centre, assisted by Mayor, Kevin Gibbins. Both enjoyed being presented opening of the Allan’s Walk location of the Bendigo EcoLiving Centre with gifts of PepperGreen Farm vegie bags
Inspiration for online women
I found a campaign to reduce global warming that I believe in - I thought it would interest you. It's called '1 Million Women' and is a campaign of daughters, mothers, sisters and grandmothers inspiring climate action.
PepperGreen Farm's Sustainable Home Demonstration Garden
Welcome to our new EcoLiving Sustainable Garden blog! At PepperGreen Farm we are currently putting in place a range of demonstration areas that can inspire you to grow food at home in your garden. This blog will be keeping you updated with these gardens’ progress as well as sharing planting and garden design tips. Text by Beck Lowe
SolarVenti in the Adelaide Hills
Bendigo's EcoLiving Centre has received generous support from Solar Venti,, soon to be installed at PepperGreen Farm for you to enjoy. This article first appeared in Green Power Today Volume Two, published by Earth Garden Books in 2009, Web: www.earthgarden.com.au
Natural paints
Can the paint I use really make a difference to my health and the environment? BY ANGELA PETRUZZI
Soap Nuts
Introducing Soapnuts! A washing detergent that grows on trees…literally - soapnuts are an environmentally friendly sustainably produced (naturally subdried), bio-degradable and compostable way of cleaning your laundry.
Sustainable Homes for Bendigo
Bendigo residents have recently completed a course that enables them to help residents develop more sustainable practices in their homes. Sometimes with relatively simple changes, a household can save energy costs and be warmer in winter and cooler in summer. The whole house can be assessed for energy, water, recycling and garden practices and then suggestions made where the household can save energy and also costs on their energy bills.
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