WIN Homeopathic Teas from Macro Wholefoods.
WIN WARMING MACRO HOMEOPATHIC TEAS FOR WINTER
We have three Macro Tea hampers to give away. Each hamper contains all five teas described below so tell us your best ideas for Conscientious Consumption to be in the running to win! Just post a comment on this BLOG letting us know your idea and which state you are from.
Who said winter was gloomy? Forget the dismal weather and frolic in your Ugg boots, knit a scarf or two and drink a soothing cup of one of Macro’s new teas!
Created exclusively for Macro by blender extraordinaire Lisa Hilbert, the recipes weave homeopathic super-herbs together with a quixotic array of native plants, flowers and green teas.
The result is an entirely unique range of five teas that will suit every mood and palate. The new range includes the following blends:
· Chamomile Fields – Chamomile and rose petals / 40g
· Fruit Punch – Fruit pieces, rose hips and hibiscus / 100g
· Liquorice Crush – Liquorice, aniseed, calendula / 100g
· Mint Madness – Peppermint, spearmint, cornflower blossom / 33g
· Oriental Lemon Twist – Green tea, ginger, lemongrass, lemon myrtle / 60g
The homeopathic properties of each blend are as follows:
· Chamomile Fields – Calming and soothing, caffeine-free, antioxidant
· Fruit Punch – Vitamin C potent/rich, caffeine-free, antioxidant
· Liquorice Crush – Adrenal tonic, caffeine-free, antioxidant, healing and soothing for sore throats, good for breast feeding
· Mint Madness – Digestive, relaxant, caffeine-free, antioxidant
· Oriental Lemon Twist – Immune boosting, antioxidant, warming, digestive
For more details on organic products visit www.macrowholefoods.com.au
So sit back with a cup of tea and tell us your favourite ways to be a conscientious consumer!
posted by Gina Cacho | 6:37 PM
6 Comments:
The great ideas below were emailed to us from CleanLife reader, Karen in NSW.
Hi,
I love your newsletters and have found them helpful - even though I have only received a few so far.
Its great to see that there are so many people and companies as passionate about the environment as I am.
One of my tips for Conscientious Consumption is for children's birthday gifts.
Once children start school they can get invited to many Birthday Parties during the year.
This can be quite expensive and impact on the environment if you purchase a gift from a store every time.
I have found that kid's enjoy and remember a gift that is hand made or "found" much more than a prepackaged plastic toy that ends up
at the bottom of the toy box.
And of course your little one will be proud to give something that they have helped to make. Adults love them too !
Here are some ideas that we have come up with that make beautiful gifts -
- A kid size hand bag or library bag made from plain and/or patterned materials that are left over from sewing projects - I have found some great retro prints in my mothers cupboard !
There are also some great finds at op shops. Get your little one to sew some beads or buttons on to decorate. You can use the bag instead of gift wrapping
- A sewing kit with thread, buttons, scraps of material and wool to make their own projects
- A simple beanie or scarf made out of finger knitting.
- Some small envelopes, decorated with stamps etc., with seeds in them - calendulas and sunflowers are great
- A treasure box - find an interesting container or box at an op shop, garage sale or back of the cupboard - start a treasure collection.
Foreign or old coins, crystals, stones or interesting finds from the bush.
- I never buy wrapping paper, I always use a cloth bag, recycled gift bag or wrap with the cartoon section from the paper. And of course a hand made card will be treasured for years to come
There are so many options for gifts that don't cost the Earth or destroy it.
Once you start you will never have to wander the aisles of a department store wondering what to buy at the last minute.
Keep up the good work.
Cheers
Karen Cornford
This fantastic idea was sent in by Geraldine Mardon of WA. Start it today!!
Great way to conserve energy
BLACKLE IT, DON'T GOOGLE IT!!!
For those worried with energy consumption and all its downsides. When your
screen is white, being it an empty word page, or the Google page, your
computer consumes 74 watts, and when its black it consumes only 59 watts.
Mark Ontkush wrote an article about the energy saving that would be achieved
if Google had a black screen, taking in account the huge number of page
views, according to his calculations, 750 mega watts/hour per year would be
saved.
In a response to this article Google created a black version of its search
engine, called Blackle, with the exact same functions as the white version,
but with a lower energy consumption, check it out.
Growing your own is the most conscientious form of consumerism I can think of - even if you have to buy the seeds to start with. Vegetables, herbs and fruit from your own garden can be consumed at an alarming rate, completely guilt free!
Annette Connor, QLD
Bit by bit I have changed the products we use in our office, as things run out I have replaced them with Organic or Fairtrade products or where possible both eg. tea, coffee, dishwashing powder, air fresheners and the biscuits we serve our clients.
The winners of the Macro Tea Hampers are Karen Cornford of NSW, Annette Connor of QLD and Jessica Fowler of WA. Annette please email the CleanLife team to provide us with your address! Karen and Jessica your goodies are on their way! Enjoy and thank you for your wonderful ideas!
I know the competition is over, but reading Karen's suggestions for gift-giving reminded me of a great way we can challenge the consumer-culture we live in, which is (sadly) at its most astronomical height at Christmas time.
As a Christian, who believes justice is at the very heart of God, I think it's a tragedy that what once was a celebration of the birth of Jesus - who cares so radically for the poor and downtrodden people in our world - has become possibly the single biggest opportunity for retailers to make bucks out of selling people things they don't need.
Anyway, enough ranting. To the point:
TEAR Australia, "a Christian development, relief and advocacy organisation responding to global poverty and injustice" (their mission statement) puts out something called "[ARGUABLY] THE WORLD'S MOST USEFUL GIFT CATALOGUE", a long title for a very simple concept.
Basically, instead of buying something for the person who has everything (or even the person who just has enough!) you buy a much needed (and often remarkably affordable) gift for a person or community in a developing nation on their behalf.
So, not only are you helping the one who receives the gift (be it a goat, education for a year, a sewing machine, mosquito net or whatever) you're also helping to spread awareness in our overly "stuffed" society about the needs of those in poorer parts of our world.
Of course there is a place for giving thoughtful gifts to those close to us as tokens of our love. But when it gets to the point where it's just a meaningless ritual, aren't we better off giving our friend a hug and some kind words, or maybe a handmade card, and giving the material gift to someone who really needs it?!
check out the catalogue at www.usefulgifts.org
Here's the blurb:
"Welcome to the World's Most Useful Gift Catalogue,
arguably the most practical response to global poverty and over-consumption.
Have you ever felt uncomfortable about having so much, when others have so little? Ever felt embarrassed about giving, or receiving a gift, when others go without?
The gifts in this catalogue show friends and family we care, and provide really useful things for people in need. They're gifts for the people with much and for the people with little.
You won't find lava lamps, fat-free chocolates or singing salmon inside this catalogue. Instead, you'll find the tree seedlings and toilets, goats and glasses that transform the lives of the world's poorest people."
You can find out more about TEAR at www.tear.org.au/whatis.
A snippet: "Inspired by Jesus' example, they care for those whom society often neglects or ignores. Priority is given to activities that are sustainable, and that strive to fully involve the poorest and most exploited people, regardless of their religious or political beliefs.
For thirteen years, TEAR Australia has produced 'Arguably, the World's Most Useful Gift Catalogue' as a way to support community development internationally, and counter consumerism locally.
TEAR Australia is fully accredited with AusAID, the Australian Government's international aid program. TEAR is also a signatory to the Australian Council for International Development Code of Conduct, representing our commitment to ethical standards in governance, financial management and public accountability."
Cheers,
Deb -WA
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