Uraidla Sustainability Fair
This coming Saturday 21st February 2015 9am - 4pm
(followed by a Community Picnic and Music)
Uraidla Showgrounds (in the centre of the town)
Highlights: Talks, Demonstrations. Stalls to do with everything sustainable
For more info including programme: go to Uraidla Sustainability Fair
Enjoy a leisurely drive into the Adelaide hills to the country town of Uraidla for a sustainable day out!
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Help required handing our boxes of bicarb soda as prizes!
At 10.30am I'll be doing an 'Eco-session' demonstrating and talking about using environmentally friendly alternatives in the home (i.e. bicarb soda, vinegar, soap, euclyptus oil ,lemons, oatmeal, etc.). During my talk I'll be giving away boxes of bicarb soda with a recipe sheet. As it's a little hazardous to throw the boxes into the audience - I require helpers to transport the boxes safely to the happy recipients. It's a fun job - who doesn't like giving and receiving free prizes?
If you can help - reply email to me offering your help or just come up to my stall at the Fair and offer your services. I'd really appreciate your help in spreading the message about the importance of practicing sustainability in the home.
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Don't feel left out!
Here's some of the recipes I will be talking about and demonstrating at the event.....
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Vinegar-based Disinfectant (just like you buy in the supermarket!):
Half fill a recycled plastic bottle (an old vinegar bottle is ideal) with cheap (white) vinegar. Fill the remainder of the bottle with water. Add a few drops eucalyptus oil and 2 drops green food colouring. Apply lid and shake. (For Lavender disinfectant use lavender oil and pink/purple colouring). Looks and works just like commercial disinfectant!
(This is an absolute crowd pleaser - people are amazed at how easy it is to make simple home-based disinfectant)
More information e-Book No. 33 Versatile Vinegar - download information here
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Bicarb Soad-based Carpet & Room Deodoriser:
Three-quarter fill a clean medium-sized jar with bicarbonate soda. Add 6 drops eucalyptus or lavender oil. Apply lid. Shake well to blend. Leave 24 hours for the perfume to permeate the bicarbonate soda. Punch holes into the lid of the jar to form a sprinkle-top container. To Use: Sprinkle onto the carpet area, focusing specifically on areas that require extra deodorising. Leave 30 minutes - then vacuum or brush off. Deodorises the room as well as the carpet.
More Information e-Book No. 9 Amazing Bicarb! - download information here
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Soap:
Turn a bar of soap into 20 litres of Economical Soap Jelly to replace all your commercial detergents by grating one bar of soap. Put one half in one 9 litre bucket. Put the other half of grated soap in another bucket. Add ½ cup washing soda and 2 litres of boiling water to each bucket. Stir both buckets until mixture has dissolved. Top each bucket up to full with water. Leave to cool. Use approx. 1 cup of mix to full wash tub (for clothes) OR use to wash dishes OR as a liquid hand wash or hair shampoo.
More Information e-Book No. 50 Recycling Soap - download information here
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Eucalyptus Oil:
Make a very versatile and useful All-purpose Grime/Stain Remover and Surface Spray by mixing together 1/3 cup each of water, cloudy ammonia* and liquid soap-jelly**. Add 8-10 drops eucalyptus oil. Mix and pour into a recycled spray container. Cleans everything: Stains on clothing (apply before washing) or spray onto surfaces to rermove grime, grease and dirt from walls, vinyl, stove top, tiles, around light switches, etc.
* cloudy ammonia has a strong odour - replace with vinegar if preferred
** see recipe above or use bio-degradable dish-washing detergent if soap jelly is not available.
More information e-Book No. 23 - Green Cleaning - download information here
Fore more info about the uses for Eucalyptus Oil: down-load information here |
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Lemons:
: After squeezing juice from a lemon (for salad dressing or other culinary uses) save the half lemon skin for cleaning. Simply dip in bicarb soda or salt and use to clean sink surface or wall tiles. Alternatively place lemon halves into a bucket or bowl of water in a room overnight - it will absorb strong odours such as smoke, cigarette odour and fresh paint/chemical smell.
For more information: e-book No. 10 - The Humble Lemon. Download information here
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Oatmeal:
Make a deep skin cleanse Oatmeal-Honey Facial Scrub by blending together: 4 teaspoons oatmeal, 1 tablespoon clear honey and juice of one lemon or water (for sensitive skin). Apply to the face. Massage in gentle circular motions for approximately 3- 5 minutes. Rinse off. (Apply once weekly)
More information see e-Book No. 30 Natural Skin Care - down-load information here |
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Just change one small thing:
In your daily household activities - or
Buy one less commercial product - It's a mammoth step toward a more
sustainable lifestyle on Earth
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