Monthly Archives: October 2011

Going green with your skin care routine

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I was thrilled to be contacted recently by the gorgeous Sam Crosby, founder of Western Australian skin care company Ayana Organics. With a passion for amazing organic products and a healthy vegan lifestyle, Sam is a guru on all things green – and a perfect new contributor for www.oliveonblonde.com - Welcome! In her inaugural post, Sam shares her Top 5 tips on greening up your skincare. 
 

Have you made the decision to “green up” your life, including your skin care products? You may be finding the Continue reading →

Shark Culls in Western Australia Add Insult To Fatality

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At risk or at peace?

The recent call to cull sharks off the Western Australian coast, to me, represents all that is wrong with humanity. It is a rash decision that has been motivated by fear, insult and misunderstanding… all the underpinnings of Continue reading →

Chat with Friends, Change the World!

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With the world’s population expected to hit 7 billion by the end of October, what better time is there to talk about the broken food system that is failing a large percentage of that population? That is the primary objective of Continue reading →

Spring-Cleaning Spring!

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 “6,000 pieces of plastic are estimated to float in every square mile of the ocean”

Can you believe that? It feels like an insurmountable task to even visualise, let alone change. Luckily though, there are some fantastic organisations out there that are set on doing exactly that… Continue reading →

The BEST Green Curry Paste Ever

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vegan – vegetarian – gluten free

Takes approx 20 minutes
Makes 2 Cups of paste

There a couple of things wrong with the curry-in-a-can Thai pastes that you get in supermarkets nowadays; they are often full or nasty preservatives, it is extremely hard to find vegan or vegetarian products and, after all that, they never taste the same.

Solution? Make your own!

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Tips and Tricks to Avoid Palm Oil

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Palm Oil is a topic that is becoming more and more common. People want to know what it is, why they are hearing about it and why it’s such an urgent and important issue. How can oil that comes from a fruit be wiping out Sumatran Tigers and Orangutans?I’ve discussed, in detail, the effects of palm oil production and consumption in a previous article, but in summary: the production of Palm oil is leading to mass clearing of important South-East Asian rainforests (homes and habitats) and astronomical carbon emissions, all for a product that is unhealthy for humans anyway (it’s extremely high in saturated fat). I think it is safe to say that those are three damn ugly side-effects for a product that is a) easily produced sustainably and b) easily replaced if not.
Baby Orang

Image by Emily Ehlers