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The hive habits of bees.
Cappers - traditional American grit.
Interesting and helpful - UK Handmade.
The hive habits of bees.
A delightful blog at joy and comfort.
This is Ale's blog and it's written in Spanish. Just click the Google translate button at the top of the blog and it will translate it instantly for you.
Check out the crafts here on twiggynest. She has only been going for a few months but this is building into a very good nest of ideas.
EcoStore, one of my sponsors, let me know the Australian Lifestyle Awards were announced this week. Congratulations to EcoStore on winning the Home category. I'm doing a review of their new unscented range at the moment and will blog about it when I've finished testing the products. I was really pleased to see another of my sponsors among the winners - Biome. Congratulations to Tracey and her staff. Also, a shout out to Milkwood Permaculture who not only won the garden category, they have an excellent blog you should visit (link below).
I've lost the links on the list below and don't have the time to reinstate them. Please cut and paste to visit them.
WINNERS OF THE GREEN LIFESTYLE AWARDS 2012
FOOD:
Company
Winner – Food Connect, www.foodconnect.com.au
Highly Commended – CERES Community Environment Park, www.ceres.org.au
Product
Winner – Bills organic bread, www.billsorganic.com.au
Highly Commended – Honest to Goodness, www.goodness.com.au
Restaurant
Winner – Silo by Joost, www.byjoost.com/silo
Highly Commended – Bliss Organic Café, www.blissorganiccafe.com.au
Winery/Brewery
Winner – Temple Bruer, www.templebruer.com.au
Highly Commended – Mountain Goat Brewery, www.goatbeer.com.au and Burragumbilli Beer, www.burragumbilli.com.au
HOME:
Company
Winner – Ecostore, www.ecostoreaustralia.com.au
Highly Commended – Australian Living, www.australianliving.com.au
Product
Winner – Bio Paint, www.bioproducts.com.au
Highly Commended – Sindhiya Soapnuts, www.soapnutssindhiya.com.au
Energy Saving
Winner – Ecoswitch, www.ecoswitch.com.au
Highly Commended – Panasonic Econavi, www.panasonic.com.au
Water Saving
Winner – Every Drop Shower Saver, www.showersaver.com.au
Highly Commended – Caroma, www.caroma.com.au
GARDEN:
Company
Winner – Milkwood Permaculture, www.milkwoodpermaculture.com.au
Highly Commended – Landshare Australia, www.landshareaustralia.com.au
Product
Winner – Charlie Carp, www.charliecarp.com
Highly Commended – Bokashi buckets, www.bokashi.com.au
Community Group
Winner – Grow It Local, www.growitlocal.com.au
Highly Commended – Smart Garden Program, www.mysmartgarden.org.au
BEAUTY/FASHION:
Beauty Company
Winner – Miessence, www.mionegroup.com
Highly Commended – Pure and Green, www.pureandgreenorganics.com.au
Beauty Product
Winner – Ere Perez almond oil mascara, www.ereperez.com
Highly Commended – Trilogy organic rosehip oil, www.trilogyproducts.com
Fashion Company
Winner – Kowtow Clothing, www.kowtowclothing.com
Highly Commended – Bird Textiles, www.birdtextile.com.au
WELLBEING:
Company
Winner – Weleda, www.weleda.com.au
Highly Commended – Healthy Interiors, www.healthyinteriors.com.au
Product
Winner – TOM Organic, www.tomorganic.com.au
Highly Commended – The Environmental Toothbrush, www.environmentaltoothbrush.com.auFor further details and information please contact Liz ben-Arieh at ecostore Australia 03 9015 6873
TRAVEL:
Company
Winner – Intrepid Travel, www.intrepidtravel.com.au
Highly Commended – Earthwatch Institute, www.earthwatch.org
Hotel/Resort
Winner – Bombah Point Eco Cottages, www.bombah.com.au
Highly Commended – Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa, www.wolganvalley.com.au
KIDS:
Company
Winner – Gardening 4 Kids, www.gardening4 kids.com.au
Highly Commended – Whole Kids, www.wholekids.com.au
Product
Winner – Wishbone bike, www.wishbonedesign.com
Highly Commended – Jinta sports balls, www.jintasport.com.au
ONLINE:
Eco Info Site
Winner – Local Harvest, www.localharvest.org.au
Highly Commended – Sustainable Seafood Guide, www.sustainableseafood.org.au
Eco Shopping Site
Winner – Biome, www.biome.com.au
Highly Commended – Naturally Gifted, www.naturallygifted.com.au
CARS:
Company
Winner – Go Get, www.goget.com.au
Highly Commended – Green Tomato Cars, www.greentomatocars.com.au
New Car
Winner – Mitsubishi i-Miev, www.mitsubishi-motors.com.au
Highly Commended – Nissan Leaf, www.nissan.com.au, and Toyota Prius Hybrid, www.toyota.com.au
BUSINESS:
Large
Winner – Macquarie Universite, www.mq.edu.au/sustainability
Highly Commended – Bosch, www.bosch.com.au
Small
Winner – Open Shed, www.openshed.com.au
Highly Commended – Green Moves, www.greenmoves.com.au
Not-for-profit
Winner – Conservation volunteers Australia, www.conservationvolunteers.com.au
Highly Commended – Beyond Zero Emissions, www.beyondzeroemissions.org
Recycling
Winner – The Clothing Exchange, www.clothingexchange.com.au
Highly Commended – Buy Nothing New Month, www.buynothingnew.com.au
READER’S CHOICE:
Winner – Orange Power, www.orangepower.com.au
PEOPLE:
Hall of Fame
Winner – Bob Brown, www.bobbrown.org.au
Local Green Hero
Winner – Belinda Bean
Highly Commended – Krista Bernard (posthumous), www.ridehimalaya.com
Junior Green Hero
Winner – Thomas King, www.saynotopalmoil.com
Highly Commended – Parrys Raines, www.climategirl.com.au
