As little as two percent of the price of clothing sold in Australia goes back into the pockets of garment workers, according to new research released this month by Oxfam Australia. The first report of its kind in this country, ‘What She Makes’ uses data collected by Deloitte Access Economics to make a compelling case…
When you’re a one-person show, the days can be long and the nights even longer. We took a peek into the daily routine of Evie Willsteed – designer extraordinaire at non-binary streetwear label Genkstasy – and talked all things sewing, cereal and why it’s so important to keep talking about gender fluidity. What’s your morning routine? …
If there’s a better comfort food than pizza, we’re yet to chow it down. It’s why we partnered with our friends at Lighthouse to bring you this simple make-it-yourself pizza dough recipe – so you can whip up your own creation whenever the craving strikes. And let’s face it, when doesn’t it strike? Ingredients 3…
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,…