It’s taken the worst fires in a decade for the world to finally realise the Amazon is in trouble. Visions of the forest ablaze, smoke plumes covering half of Brazil, are a searing emblem for what has otherwise been a largely invisible issue. It’s no longer possible to ignore what’s going on in the world’s…
Welcome to our brand new Spring Issue 43 – we’re so glad you’re here! This edition we’re exploring the current climate for change, with a focus on how the arts can be used as a vehicle for activism, education and changemaking. We spoke to three people working in the film, visual arts and music industries…
Sisters Sam and Karina Seljak founded Seljak Brand – a recycled wool blanket line produced in a resolutely circular manufacturing process. As guests at Al Gore’s recent Climate Reality Leadership Corps training in Brisbane (alongside Peppermint Founder and Editor-in-Chief Kelley), they’re using their platform to call for action at every level – here, they set…
Do you love op shopping as much as we love op shopping? That’s a rhetorical question obviously as surely no one could, but if you think you’re up there with us then please do enjoy this op shop upcycling gold from Maddy at The Essentials Club – a gorgeously minimalist website featuring beautiful DIY fashion…
Dr Rebecca Ray is an writer, speaker and happiness enthusiast who’s been a clinical psychologist for over a decade. The author of three books (including her most recent release The Art of Self-Kindness), Rebecca challenged our conventional ideas of happiness back in Issue 38 of Peppermint. I don’t blame you if the word happiness ignites…
As winter continues to do what winter does best, ie make us crave carbs 24/7, we’ve got the most perfect recipe we could ever imagine – a dish that combines potatoes with bread in the most gloriously tasty carb-fest. Fittingly taken from the ‘Winter’ volume of The Fruitful Kitchen (beautifully designed cookbooks printed in small…
Sustainable living advocate Rebecca Sullivan has made an art form of natural living, with books on everything from edible flowers to using herbs for health and wellbeing, as well as running a ‘Granny Skills’ program that brings communities of women together to preserve the culture, skills, knowledge and traditions of our elders. Here, just in time…
They’re part of the family and pretty cute to boot, but how does reducing your waste translate to the furriest members of your family? Taking your pets along for the zero-waste ride is just one of the areas covered in Erin Rhoads’ new book ‘Waste Not Everyday’ – a compendium of simple tips designed to…
We LOVE it when we stumble upon someone doing something awesome in the sustainable fashion and lifestyle space, which is why we had smiles a mile wide when we found The Essentials Club – a website crammed with beautiful DIY fashion projects and sustainability tips and tricks, all wrapped up in one gorgeous, minimalist space. …
If you’re looking for the perfect throw-on-and-look-awesome frock, you need to look no further – it’s right here, in the fabulous form of the #pepperminteverydaydress. This exclusive, highly wearable pattern was created for us by In The Folds and is brought to you in partnership with our good friends at The Fabric Store – head…
With Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF) just a few short weeks away, these photos give a taste of what’s to come at the fashion performance – showcasing as they do the outfits of the Djunngaal Yarrabah Elders Group. ‘Djungaal’ is a Gunggandji word that means the action and sound of hitting water, and it’s also…
In the second of our extracts from Lauren and Oberon Carter’s ‘A Family Guide to Waste-Free Living’ – a book jampacked with simple, practical tips to help you embark on your own zero-waste journey – we’re giving you a couple of ways to ditch the plastic whilst smelling fresh as a daisy, with two awesome…