GIVEAWAY! If you’re in Canberra on Saturday 11th November, do we have a treat for you! As part of the Design Canberra Arts Festival, sustainable clothing label Pure Pod has put together Fashionably Numb – an ethical fashion event that includes the perfect pre-Christmas twilight markets from 2pm (with food, drink and fabulous sustainable makers…
‘Telling the stories of people doing good in the world’ is our motto here at Peppermint, so it’s only fitting that we wholeheartedly support the Banksia Sustainability Awards. Created 29 years ago, the Sydney awards seek out, recognise and celebrate leadership along with innovation across all sectors of sustainability. This year many Peppermint favourites are up…
Illawarra-based group Hidden Harvest is on a mission to tackle food waste, one tasty plate at a time. Formed in 2015, the team holds pop-up events that spark lively conversation – transforming food that would have gone to waste into delicious feasts, and literally bringing the topic of discarded food to the table. Their new…
More than 2000 years ago, Hippocrates – father of modern medicine and all-round smart cookie – declared “all disease starts in the gut”. A couple of millenia later, we’re starting to realise he had a point – with everything from mental health to a multitude of illnesses now being linked to the flora in our…
For writer Freya Latona, garage sales are about more than scoring a bargain – they’re a precious link to the past and a way of connecting meaningfully with her clothes. As Australia gears up for this year’s Garage Sale Trail, she’s sharing her own, very personal tale of treasure-hunting. I grew up garage sale-ing around…
Small footprint advocates The New Joneses boast the totally charming mission statement of “taking green from mung bean to mainstream” – and that’s a cause we fully get behind. As the committed collective gear up for their appearance at the City of Stonnington’s delightful sustainability and gardening festival ‘Spring into Gardening’, the group’s Tamara DiMattina filled…
We love art that stops you in your tracks and makes you really think, and lucky Melburnians can do just that at Plastic Fish – an exhibition that juxtaposes the wonder of the natural world with the decidedly un-wonderful impact of man-made waste. For her third solo exhibition, Australian photographer Lilli Waters has created artwork that…
Today is R U OK Day – the national suicide prevention day that urges us all to ask the people around us that one little question: how are you feeling? By reaching out to others you can help make a difference and even save a life. That’s a message Lee Crockford – a non-profit founder…
We love linen. No really, we love it – it’s a bit of an obsession around Peppermint HQ. It’s entirely possible that, if linen were a person, it’d be taking out a restraining order right now. Being based in humid Brisbane we know the benefits of a breathable natural fibre, and we love the crumply,…
Elise Dunstan has a passion for social justice that she attributes to her parents and her upbringing, and which was further ignited by her years of working in the education sector. As winner of our Melbourne PepTalks events, Elise’s vision for a project with purpose is one that sees Indigenous elders and youth join together…
There’s nothing quite like the joy that comes from making something with your own two hands. And this personal act can often have an impact on the wider world, too. In our Spring Issue 35 (the ‘Making for Good’ issue) we speak to a few makers from around the country – including a crafter, a…
Despite living in drought-prone Australia, it’s hard to imagine experiencing life-threatening water scarcity. How it feels to travel a day for water. To be unable to quench the thirst of your children. Or be forced to give them a drink that could prove fatal. These scenarios feel far removed from our lives, but new research…