The Hope Issue

Choose hope • Five awesome art prints • Indigenous beauty • Zero-waste kitchen tips • Glennon Doyle • Sustainable floristry • Turia Pitt • Full-circle farming • Veggies from scraps • Courtney Adamo • Button-up dress pattern •

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Anchor Foods Kangaroo Burgers

SIX SEASONS: Yongar Burgers

The calendar of the South West’s Nyoongar people includes six annual seasons – Birak, Bunuru, Djeran, Makuru, Djilba and Kambarang –...

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Avenue Boutique online vintage shopping

7 AMAZING ONLINE VINTAGE STORES

While it’s hard to beat the familiar smell of an op-shop or the joy that comes with unearthing a gem...

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THE DAILY RHYTHM // EGG OF THE UNIVERSE

Harry Lancaster is owner of Egg Of The Universe  – a yoga studio and wholefoods cafe in Sydney’s Rozelle. Along...

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online sustainable fashion courses

SUSTAINABLE FASHION AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

Whether you want to create your own business, shake up the status quo or just become a more conscious consumer,...

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FROM THE ARCHIVES // Jane Goodall

Jane Goodall’s favourite toy as a child was a plush chimpanzee given to her by her father after a baby...

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THE DAILY RHYTHM // KEPOS STREET KITCHEN

Michael Rantissi is chef and owner of Kepos Street Kitchen, Kepos & Co and Kepos Catering – thriving Sydney-based Middle...

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Peppermint Issue 39 cover: Leah Musch

THE TENTH BIRTHDAY ISSUE: OUT NOW!

Hip hip hooray, it’s our 10th birthdaaaaay, and boy do we have an issue for you! This not-to-be-missed bumper edition...

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David Attenborough Peppermint Magazine Population Growth

FROM THE ARCHIVES: David Attenborough

With our tenth birthday celebrations now in full swing (woo!), we’re rifling through the Peppermint archives and bringing back some...

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Kangan Institute Rags to Runway

Fashion focus: Rags to Runway

We all know the damage fast fashion does to both people and planet – someone, somewhere is always paying the...

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Oxfam Fairtrade Fortnight

FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT: why it matters

Oxfam worker Kate Bensen recently spent time in Nepal, meeting women who make some of the fair trade products sold...

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Low Tow Life and Peppermint magazine: Buy nothing new curry

RECIPE: Buy-nothing-new curry

We’re rounding out Plastic Free July with a recipe that embraces no-waste living with gusto – imploring you to use...

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Plastic Free July Bin Audit

Bin your plastic habit

We all need a little help when it comes to cutting down our waste, and this Plastic Free July we’re...

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Every heartbeat is proof that you’ve got another try. There is no running out of tries. Life is forever tries.

- GLENNON DOYLE, ISSUE 39

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  • Brisbanites! We’d love you to come join us on Weds 10th October for a very special screening of Food Fighter – the movie that follows OzHarvest founder Ronni Kahn's crusade against the global food waste scandal, taking in the United Nations in Bangkok, rubbing shoulders with British royalty (and Jamie Oliver), and holding government and big business to account here in Aus. It’s a movie that’s won awards left, right and centre - grab your tickets from the link in our bio! 🏃🏻‍♀️🏃‍♂️🏃🏻‍♀️🏃‍♂️
  • We’re sad to see one of our fave brands - @thejeanbag - closing their doors. Jeanbag created gorgeous bean bag covers and homewares from recycled denim jeans. “We work with great charity organisations with recycling operations like The Endeavour Foundation and the RSPCA to source our recycled denim jeans. We buy their denim jeans, which helps them out... They sell us jeans with marks and holes, which they can’t sell, but we can use because we cut those parts out and create something wonderful from what’s left.” They still have some lovely cushions and aprons at half price if you’re quick. We 💙 you @thejeanbag. #notsponsored #genuinelove #recycledhome #sustainablehome #peppermintmagazine
  • Love this shot of our tenth birthday issue, taken by @commesew_commeca - don’t forget, each and every issue of Peppermint has an awesome free sewing pattern by @inthefolds, brought to you by the lovely folk at @wearethefabricstore! Don’t forget to tag us when you’re done - we love seeing what you clever people create! 💚
  • Happy Tuesday! Over on the website we’re continuing our partnership with our friends at Fremantle's Lighthouse Baking, which sees us publishing recipes that fit with the six seasons – Birak, Bunuru, Djeran, Makuru, Djilba and Kambarang – recognised by the South West’s Nyoongar people. Each season reflects the changes in the natural world that come at that time of year, and second in our series is Djilba – the ‘grassy season’ or season of conception – which hits in August and September. This is a transitional time, with cold, fresh days combining with warmer, rainy and windy days. Flowers start to explode across the horizon at this time of year, and traditionally the main food sources include land-based grazing animals such as the Yongar (kangaroo), the Waitj (emu) and the Koomal (possum). With kangaroo meat forming a staple, sustainable part of the Indigenous diet, head to the website to find a recipe that reflects that – kangaroo burgers in a simple, DIY homemade bun – enjoy! . . . . . #peppermintbettertogether #indigenousfood #seasonaleating #peppermintmagazine #lighthousebaking
  • Words for Monday (or life) via eco pet bedding company @indiebohopets ・・・ 🔹 These wise words from @peppermintmagazine certainly strike a chord with us. ✔️ Dream Big Work Hard Never Give Up - ✔️ Do what you can with what you have - ✔️ Swap don’t shop - ✔️ Nurture your neighbourhood - ✔️ Waste not want not - ✔️ Embrace equality - ✔️ Local is lovely
  • “We always only use organic milks, eggs, and meat, and by following strict wholefoods principles we ensure that all the animal products we use have been pasture-raised – helping to develop the land and ensure the food is nutrient dense. Overall I think it’s madness not to think sustainably! We’re at a pivotal moment in human history and we all either need to face the reality of the situation we’ve created. In the cafe we only use bio containers for our takeaway food, we encourage people to buy reusable cups and we have a cup bank so that customers can borrow a mug rather than use a disposable. We also run workshops to help build community knowledge around sustainability – we held a composting workshop and we co-hosted a workshop with Plastic Free Mermaid on how to go plastic-free.” . . Read more from Harry Lancaster, owner of @eggoftheuniverse in our web series The Daily Rhythm ☕️ (on our website) #peppermintbettertogether #sustainablefood #ethicalbusiness #peppermintmagazine #thedailyrhythm @allpressespresso 📷 @lauramarii