Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
Clean lines, neutral colours, comfy fits, affordable price tags – this could only mean one thing! Yes, trusty Peppermint faves SOSUME have just launched a new basics range. Made using 100% fair trade organic cotton and stitched locally in Melbourne, there are five cuts and three colours to choose from. As the cooler months creep up on us, so will more styles and shades to keep our wardrobes fresh year round.
Monday, February 6th, 2012
Sometimes your weekend just falls into place. Like when the lovely Hayley from Sticky Fingers Bakery, who you may have read about back in Issue 11, launches a new cupcake flavour range and invites you to come and sample them for free. It gets even better when you discover that things like ‘Choc-Chip’ and ‘Banana’ don’t exist in this world, and instead it’s Coffee & Doughnuts, Chocolate Cherry Cola and Raspberry Beret (as good as it sounds) – all made with local and organic ingredients. The new range will be available for all to try later this week, meanwhile there are still Hayley’s tasty, tasty classics to tide you over – as well as full-sized cakes, if you dare. A little birdy also told me that with Valentine’s Day coming up, Sticky Fingers will even do you a special, candy-hearted, loved-up half dozen, delivered to your sweetheart’s door for only $27 (*Melbourne only). We all knew Cupid had a sweet tooth.
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
The expression ‘trés chic’ and the words ‘let’s go do the groceries’ don’t often meet in the same sentence. That was until ink & stitch came along. Based in Bondi, this mother-daughter design duo wanted to create durable and beautiful eco-friendly bags after they became tired of seeing ‘scary looking tote bags that resemble saggy tits and Swiss cheese!’ Woah. With a trendy range of 100% organic cotton canvas totes featuring delicate ink designs, we think they might just revolutionise the grocery shopping experience. They are so delicious we want them all. Yes, all of them. (And that cupcake she’s eating too).
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
Amanda Niehaus is the brains behind Easy Peasy Organic, a website devoted to sharing recipes, projects and ideas about sustainable living (for a true taste of her work, see the delicious smoothie recipe we’ve shared in the post below). Talking to Amanda about the evolution of her blog, her family and her personal ethos, we learnt that the road to Easy Peasy hasn’t been all that straight-forward… (more…)
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
Some of you may have read – and consequently, been concerned by – the article on Food Miles that we published in our Spring ’11 issue a few months back…. Well, the good news is that we’ve found Sharing Abundance – a local food system that can get you directly involved in picking that orange for yourself without having to digest the horrifying round-the-world-trip equivalent of transport time. Co-ordinated locally, you can volunteer your time, your tree or both and join your neighbours in harvesting fruit that would otherwise be left to waste in the corner of a backyard. Check it out and get involved in your local community! {Image from here}
Monday, January 9th, 2012
While the girls on the site kind of look like they stepped straight out of an American Apparel ad (and then removed their pants), we’re nonetheless loving the range of raw, vegan and gluten-free dessert recipes in new, user-generated project The Lookbook Cookbook. Combining food and fashion in a, let’s just say, interesting way, the project is currently calling all models, photographers, fashionistas and foodies to creatively contribute yummy dessert recipes which will then be published on the site. We’re kind of getting the vibe that it’s not so much about what your recipe involves but instead how few items of clothing you can strip down to while simultaneously eating cake, but we’re not going to discriminate – after all, any site which offers raw Carob Truffles, organic Peanut Butter Brittle and gluten free Peppermint Pancakes AND Peppermint Fudge can’t help but get our tastebuds excited.
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
Nicole Golland, former chef and mother of three, found she was sending envelope after envelope to school filled with notes and money and wanted a more sustainable solution. So what’s an enterprising mum to do? Start her own business of course, making reusable envelopes from organic cotton produced through a fair trade organisation in India. After sending her children to school with the new product, the requests for more starting flooding in, and Lopees Envelopes took off. (more…)
Tuesday, July 26th, 2011
If you are keen to get to know the lovely lady fronting the latest issue of Peppermint mag, Beauty Chef Carla Oates, then Sydney’s Organic Expo is the place to do it. Proving why she’s earned her culinary cosmetic stripes, Carla will be showing visitors how to make their own nourishing skincare products at home using ingredients straight out of the fridge. Yum! But that’s not where the deliciousness ends… (more…)
Monday, May 30th, 2011
Sukin have gone that small step further in their efforts to keep us all looking beautiful naturally. In support of the Keep Australia Beautiful campaign, they are donating $1 of all sales of their specially marked, limited edition Sukin Hydrating Body Lotion. Enriched with an infusion of aloe vera, nettle, horsetail and burdock combined with rosehip, avocado and jojoba oils, it will be on sale in selected pharmacies and health food stores from mid-July until August (or until stocks last). So, Keep Australia Beautiful aims to remind people of the simple things they can do to reduce their impact on the environment; and Sukin aims to create beautiful products made from simple, natural ingredients. A perfect team, if you ask us!
Monday, April 11th, 2011
Don’t know about you, but we just love a good chef. But a chef who cooks up organic skincare? Well that’s just doubly special. The Beauty Chef, a.k.a. bestselling author and natural beauty expert Carla Oates, has just launched her line of commercial products – Carla Oates Beauty. Following 10 years of research and made from organic, fair-trade and sustainable food, the products let you feed your face in a whole new way. (more…)
