I don’t have a chapter on recycling in my book. This is why…

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There were a few reasons. First, it would take an entire book to explain helpfully how to navigate the convoluted recycling system across states, councils, countries. There is seriously no comprehensive information to impart, because it doesn’t exist. I looked and looked and asked and badgered. No one knows where, if it all, you can … Read more

Has wellness reached peak Goop?

Screen Shot 2018 08 29 at 3.11.45 PM Has wellness reached peak Goop?

Did you catch this profile on Gwyneth Paltrow and the cult of Goop recently? It’s worth a read. Although, I do find these kind of articles moments in low-hanging fruit piñata-ing. I mean Gywn provides sooo much easy ammunition. I’d love to see someone actually get to the hoary nub of what the woman is about … Read more

Good news: you can still buy I Quit Sugar Gelatin

Screen Shot 2018 09 11 at 2.10.03 pm Good news: you can still buy I Quit Sugar Gelatin

I decided to produce this stuff a few years back, because, well, it made sense to. The good quality gelatin – for making panacottas, gummies, etc and that comes with amazing gut healing and digestive-aiding properties – came from South America (via the USA). Why couldn’t we produce a version here using pasture-raised bones (that … Read more

Nike just made life a bit less boring and ugly.

Screen Shot 2018 09 05 at 2.33.55 PM Nike just made life a bit less boring and ugly.

You know how Nike just launched it’s new billboard campaign with Colin Kaepernick and the line “Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything”? Yes, as in Colin Kaepernick the American football quarterback who protested in support of Black Lives Matter and against racial injustice and police brutality by kneeling during the US national … Read more

The Larapinta Track hiking guide

IMG 4048 The Larapinta Track hiking guide

Some of you, after seeing my Instagram photos, were keen for me to share the details of the desert hike I just returned from along The Larapinta Trail in the West Macdonnell Ranges. The walk heads off West out of Alice Springs and is regarded as one of the most spectacular multi-day hikes in the … Read more