by Eva van Strijp | Dec 4, 2023 | Gardening
Unpopular opinion: “Lazy gardening” often yields the best harvests. Actually it’s more like a time-proven strategy than an opinion… Let some of your plants go to seed. Let them die and fall from the plant and rot into the earth. Plant your winter crops, harvest and...
by Eva van Strijp | Nov 29, 2023 | Essential Oils, Intentional Business
“Every time you spend money, you’re casting a vote for the kind of world you want.” Anna Lappe Click To Tweet We watched a really enjoyable movie last night called AIR.* It’s set in 1984 and is the story of a then undiscovered Michael Jordan and Nike’s...
by Eva van Strijp | Nov 28, 2023 | Homeschooling, Intentional Business, Peaceful Parenting, Simple Living
Life is busy, crazy, full. But there are multiple 5 minutes available throughout our day and it’s by harnessing each of these that we allow ourselves time to relax at the end of a busy day. This isn’t about cramming something in to every spare second of...
by Eva van Strijp | Nov 18, 2023 | Low-tox DIYs, Simple Living, Wellness
I recently came across an antibacterial handwash brand that I hadn’t seen before. The company promoted it as Australian made, plant based, vegan friendly and paraben free. Sounds ok. Ah, but it’s active ingredient is triclosan. Goes to show we can’t trust the...
by Eva van Strijp | Nov 14, 2023 | Low-tox DIYs, Self-Sufficiency, Simple Living, Wellness
Fact 1: We are increasingly dependent on synthetic chemicals, with global chemical production doubling since 2000 and more than 140,000 varieties in circulation. Fact 2: Synthetic chemicals come with a significant burden of disease. Depending on the type and exposure,...
