Want to green your lifestyle but don’t know where to start? Heading down to the beautiful Royal Exhibition Centre in Carlton this weekend (October 19-20) is a great first step! There you’ll find the eclectic and energetic offerings of SUSTAIN: Australia’s premier natural and organic lifestyle expo. Previously known and loved as the Organic Expo & Green Show, SUSTAIN – now in its 9th year – is centred around the ethos ‘Choose The Way You Live’, with cooking demos, health talks, gardening advice and hundreds of exhibitors helping you do exactly that! Whether it’s health, beauty, food, wine, gardening, fashion or technology, SUSTAIN has you covered. Plus there’s plenty of fun for the kids too! And of course, yours truly won’t be missing out on the fun either! Find Peppermint at stall 154 over the weekend, where we’ll have a bumper prize pack up for grabs for anyone who comes and says hello and signs up to our MintMail newsletter. If you’re keen to join us, we’re making it even easier for you to get along with 10 double passes to give away! To win one for yourself, just comment below letting us know what guides you in choosing the way YOU live! {Competition closes Thu, Oct 17 at 10am. SUSTAIN runs Sat Oct 19 from 10am-6pm & Sun Oct 20 from 10am-5pm}.
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