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Carving out time every day for mindfulness exercises has been shown to be beneficial. Shutterstock Dr Linda Kantor, University of Cape Town; Kurt April, University of Cape Town, and Warren Nilsson, University of Cape Town It seems farfetched to imagine…
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by Skye Mallac Are you looking for a way to participate in active change-making, hands-on project that can catalyse a shift in the natural environment around you? We invite you to dig deep, into the soil and discover the power…
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Do you suffer from the misery of pain, inflammation, anxiety, stress, or insomnia? Take a leaf out of Mother Nature’s book and turn to CBD as an alternative therapy to treat a range of conditions.¹ Throughout history, human beings have…
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By Skye Mallac When it comes to community upliftment through the lens of equipping people with the knowledge on how to provide for themselves, Soil For Life sits high on the list of organisations who are making a resounding impact….
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By Gwen Sparks In a fast-paced society, what we eat, how it was made and where it originated from doesn’t often cross our busy minds. Over the years farming has evolved so much to keep up with the demands of…
Continue readingAnd that’s not even the most interesting thing about them Gregory Moore, University of Melbourne With massive fronds creating a luxuriously green canopy in the understory of Australian forests, tree ferns are a familiar sight on many long drives or…
Continue readingBy Melissa Baird In the last issue of Green Home magazine I ran a review on the book that offers an 8 week programme to kick the sugar and carb habit. I never believed I would write about this issue…
Continue readingBy Amy-Lee Williams It is incomprehensible to imagine that there could be anything wrong with chocolate. Chocolate has perfection lovingly mixed into its ingredients; it is there to comfort all sorrows, inspire new love, mend broken hearts and bring the…
Continue readingOrganic food isn’t only pesticide and herbicide free; it’s non-GM, contains no hormones and antibiotics, preserves the ecosystem, sustains livelihoods and even improves your mood and sex life. You are what you eat. So said French lawyer and politician Anthelme Brillat-Savarin in…
Continue readingBy Paula Wilson Top tips on how to conveniently make your food and drink more nutritious You are probably aware that the foods you buy from your local supermarket – even the fresh ones – are likely to be laden with…
Continue readingGood nutrition is considered to be an important part of maintaining good health and leading a healthy lifestyle. Therefore, every day we have to make wise food choices for a balanced dietary regime. Even though it sounds like a piece of cake,…
Continue readingA couple of centuries ago Thomas Malthus argued that since population multiplies geometrically, and food production arithmetically, population will eventually outstrip the food supply. Fossil fuels and the ‘green revolution’ helped us dodge this bullet, but unless we come up…
Continue readingFor anyone who is an observer of current affairs, takes an interested in the wellbeing of South Africa or enjoys Zuma jokes, the latest stunt manoeuvred by ours truly has left many South Africans’ minds boggled and unsure whether they…
Continue readingThe festive season is notorious for being the most wasteful time of year. We buy too much, cook too much, eat too much and ultimately, discard way too much. But Dr Suzan Oelofse, President of the Institute of Waste Management…
Continue readingJapan will not be having a whale of a time anytime soon around the South African coast line. With the spark of activism led by our friends at Greenpeace, South Africans responded rapidly to their call to prevent a Japanese…
Continue readingThe drama that seems to follow the South African bread cartel is much like the story arc of Days of our Lives- a never ending saga. As soon as one maize storm has blown over, another begins. This time, it is…
Continue readingA couple of years ago I decided to try an experiment. Luckily, given my high school science marks, it required absolutely no scientific knowledge. The experiment? To see how much water is wasted between turning the tap on and when…
Continue readingUTZ Certified, a Holland based commodity crop certification company, is making investments in the South African Rooibos Tea industry. The organisation, which formed in 2002 and is active in 97 consumer countries and 31 producing countries is a private regulatory body…
Continue readingPart II of our guide to consumer labels focused on the Biodiversity and Wine Initiative, which champions the protection of our beautiful, flora rich winelands; as well as UTZ certification which is aimed at providing farmers with the skills and knowledge of how to…
Continue readingWould you like to know your UTZ from your SASSI and yourMSC from your FairTrade? Well read on to find out why these and other eco-certifications are going a long way to shifting consumer choice towards products that use resources that can be renewed and…
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