Slow Fashion Menswear: Vegan Coats Made in England
If you’re looking for a men’s vegan winter coat, which is made to last, we found some fabulous options which are all made in England.
Tortillas with Crispy Parsley Potatoes, Black Bean & Cauliflower and Peanut Slaw
Dinner on the table in 30 minutes? Sure, with this easy recipe you can whip up quickly. Full of flavour and bursting with fresh veggies, the fillings are also delicious as leftovers the next day.
How to plant a Bee Friendly Garden
A quick guide on the best plants to attract and feed bees.
Must have items for winter: what we learned this year.
If you are heading into Autumn in your part of the world, we thought it might be helpful if we shared our finds of what we found useful to stay toasty warm in winter this year. Melbourne is now heading into spring, but we discovered some awesome products which totally changed our comfort - and each is fairly made, with minimal waste and cruelty free.
Organic Cotton Yoga & Activewear Brands For a Sustainable Sweat
Here are our picks for ethically-made and eco-friendly yoga & activewear brands, made from certified organic cotton.
Sustainable Street Style // Winter Blues
Rosemary, pecan & Olive Oil Soda Bread
A simple recipe for the most delicious, moist olive-oil soda bread which is flavoured with fresh rosemary and crunchy pecans.
Zero Waste Shampoo: Beauty Kubes
A new approach to plastic free packaging for shampoo, Beauty Kubes are a fresh new alternative which are zero waste.
Plastic Free living: 5 linen bags that are worth their weight in golden flax
5 gorgeous shopping bags made from eco friendly linen, a charming alternative to plastic shopping bags.
Compostable sneakers are now a thing, thanks to this Canadian shoe brand.
Very exciting innovations are happening in the way of sustainable, animal-friendly fashion at the moment. Native Shoes has just released a plant-based, vegan sneaker that is zero-waste, biodegradable and compostable.
Linen hankies versus disposable tissues? It's a simple step towards sustainable living.
In an era where it’s (slowly) dawning on us all that single-use items are not sustainable, let’s consider the more environmentally friendly alternative to the everyday disposable tissue. Enter exhibit A: a delicately embroidered handkerchief made from Oeko Tex accredited pure linen.
Hot Cross Buns: fluffy, wholemeal, spiced & vegan recipe
A recipe for fluffy, tasty Hot X Buns made with wholemeal flour and olive oil. Dairy and egg free, these vegan treats are light and delicately spiced.
A Melbourne Yoga, Barre & Pilates Teacher's Guide To Healthy Plant-Based Meals in Melbourne
Being a vegan in Melbourne is gloriously easy. Far from being served a salad with all the fun flavours removed, Melbourne offers a gourmet selection of super nutritious, delicious plant based meals. Whether it’s a 100% vegan or vegetarian venue or whether it’s just got a great variety of meals for both vegans and meat/fish eaters, these are the places I go to and totally recommend.
Spiced Pumpkin Streusel Muffins
Crispily-crunchy oat streusel, made extra-delicious with new-season pecans, is held loftily high upon a richly-orange-coloured moist spiced muffin, with all the golden flavour of freshly roasted pumpkin, in these vegan refined-sugar-free muffins.
Get To Know Emma Håkansson — Model, Activist and Founder of Conscious Creative Agency Willow
Emma Håkansson is a model on a mission to help shape the fashion industry for the better.
She uses her profile to inspire positive action, now works exclusively with ethical and sustainable brands, and has just launched a production and consulting agency for do-good businesses.
Get to know Emma in our recent interview.
This Do-Good Brand Wants You To Own A Part Of Them: Bhumi Equity Crowdfunding
There really are some wonderful brands out there working to clean up the fashion industry, and to have a positive impact on the world.
Melbourne-based Bhumi certainly fit this bill. After witnessing firsthand the enormous amount of harm done to workers and the environment in fast fashion and textile supply chains, the founders were inspired to create a brand that does things better.
Now, they want you be a part of their story.
Sustainable Fashion Events at VAMFF 2019
Our roundup of the best sustainable fashion events to attend at VAMFF 2019
Weekend breakfast recipe: Roasted Nectarine, Plum & Rawnola Parfait
Layers of roasted summer stone fruits, chocolately rawnola and creamy yogurt make the most delicious (and fast!) weekend breakfast.
The plastic-free beauty products I use everyday
Fab 4: Peach Lipstick (vegan)
4 fab shades of peach lipstick, all vegan, all cruelty-free.