700 native trees in 3 days!

Not sure what that will do for someone's carbon footprint but my friend Ros at Yeranda near the Barrington Tops in NSW did just that .. planted 700 trees in 3 days - back breaking work, but the rewards in Native birdlife and restoring the environment. No wonder the Wallabies love it there! Might have to get out in the garden this weekend myself won't quite make the 700 but one or two will be good for the soul! Go on get out there!

Hey was sent this the other day and wanted to share it ... for when you're feeling a bit hopeless - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42E2fAWM6rA have a look and you will see that we are all responsible for the way we look at our world and how we act in it.

Help with creating an Eco Eden

Garden Deva is Go! A dear friend of mine Cherise Haslam started a sustainable Garden design consultancy in Perth in 2000. She specialises in creativng personalised gardens and is passionate about plant selection, water conservation and also is very involved in community gardens. it you are lucky enough to live in WA then you are able to recruit her services However if you don;t you can always visit her website www.gardendeva.com .au and can sign up to her brilliant e-newsletter which is full of handy, useful and interesting gardening tips. For more ideas on better choices visit www.solutionliving.com.au

Unbelievably I read the other day that only 20% of the eggs consumed in Australia are free range - frigging outrageous! Are the other 80% of people really so worried about a couple of bucks that they choose cage eggs to save money? Do they actually THINK at all about the poor chooks crammed in those uncomfortable wire boxes? There is a better way folks and it is worth every cent .. so just please have a think as you look at the options. Or even better still if you have a garden think about having your own chooks - I have Naomi and Claudia the supermodels who I love the death roaming in our garden in suburban Sydney. They eat all of the edible kitchen scraps (pretty much everything other than garlic and onion) eat garden pests, trim the lawn and fertilise the garden. two chooks provide plenty of eggs for our family. They lie down on the back doorstep and sunbake with the dog, and come when they are called. My children adore them. I'm happy to advise if you would like to consider having your own chooks and there are some great books out there too. The good karma will come back one day! Visit www.solutionliving.com.au for more good conscious choice alternatives for everyday living...