The Urban Ecolife » EcoLiving Sustainable Lifestyle Design Wed, 19 Aug 2015 07:09:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.3.1 6 Foods That Are Best To Eat Organic/6-foods-that-are-best-to-eat-organic/ /6-foods-that-are-best-to-eat-organic/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2015 06:57:11 +0000 /?p=5707 It seems like all this talk of organic foods began only a few years back. Some may even consider it a passing trend like Pogo-sticks, The Spice Girls and Pokemon cards. But we know better don’t we? Step back in time a few decades ago, and everyone ate organic produce as compared to non-organic (conventional) foods now. There was only one way to grow and care for fruit and vegetables – the natural way. We didn’t care for economies of scale, maximizing profits and scaling operations to unmanageable … →

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]]> /6-foods-that-are-best-to-eat-organic/feed/ 0 Healthy Cheap Meals and Shopping Tips For Broke College Students (& the budget-inclined)/healthy-cheap-meals-and-shopping-tips/ /healthy-cheap-meals-and-shopping-tips/#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2015 06:52:31 +0000 /?p=5638 So I was posed with the question – what are some healthy cheap meals a college student can enjoy that doesn’t involve cheese sandwiches and 2-minute noodles? (not that they count as healthy OR environmentally friendly by any means).   I am the perfect person to answer this question. After all, I’ve been there and walked in your shoes. Both as a cash-strapped university student and a budget-inclined, poorly paid employee looking for healthy cheap meals that made me feel as good inside as they … →

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]]> /healthy-cheap-meals-and-shopping-tips/feed/ 0 Is It Time To Put Your Lifestyle On A Diet?/is-it-time-to-put-your-lifestyle-on-a-diet/ /is-it-time-to-put-your-lifestyle-on-a-diet/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2015 20:24:08 +0000 /?p=5415 We have a modern obsession with dieting. From Jenny Craig, to Weight Watchers, Lean Cuisine, Diet Shakes, Bikini Boot Camps and Detox Teas.   It’s a $580 BILLION industry.    There’s no denying that DIETING SELLS. Here’s the thing. We know dieting doesn’t work. Well, certainly not in the way these pills, potions and programs promise you it will.   And yet we hold onto these false promises that they hold the answer to improving our quality of life.   We are … →

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]]> /is-it-time-to-put-your-lifestyle-on-a-diet/feed/ 0 Permaculture Biofilter Duck Pond (Update) One Year Later/permaculture-biofilter-duck-pond-update-one-year-later/ /permaculture-biofilter-duck-pond-update-one-year-later/#comments Sun, 07 Jun 2015 10:22:14 +0000 /?p=5571 This is one post I am so excited to share with you! If you remember, last year I had the privilege of helping one of my dear friends and her husband build a Biofilter Duck Pond. You can read more about those adventures in building the Biofilter Duck Pond in this blog post. It was a big learning experience for all of us and one I was thrilled to be part of. I recently had the pleasure of visiting them a whole year later and gees, … →

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]]> /permaculture-biofilter-duck-pond-update-one-year-later/feed/ 3 My Latest Love List For The Month Of May/my-latest-love-list-for-the-month-of-may/ /my-latest-love-list-for-the-month-of-may/#comments Sat, 30 May 2015 14:45:41 +0000 /?p=5550 It was about high time I shared with you a few things that I have fallen in love with of late. So I thought I’d bundle them all up into a love list. I enjoy reading these sort of posts from other bloggers because let’s face it, who doesn’t like to snoop into what other people are really digging, doing and totally gushing over? In a non-creepy way of course.   Considering we are nearing the end of May, (wait … →

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]]> /my-latest-love-list-for-the-month-of-may/feed/ 0 Are You Ignoring The Benefits of Solar Energy? (and What To Consider Before You Get A Solar Installation)/benefits-of-solar-energy/ /benefits-of-solar-energy/#comments Sun, 17 May 2015 20:00:52 +0000 /?p=5462 Australia is officially the worst-performing industrial country in the world on climate change policy and action. One word. Ouch! It’s embarrassing. As an Aussie, I’m ashamed that this is how we are presenting to the world stage. Sun-loving beach bums aside, I believe we need to get a few things straightened… for our own sake more than anyone else’s.   International negotiations in Peru late last year announced the best and worst performers on climate change (source). Denmark stole the show as the … →

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]]> /benefits-of-solar-energy/feed/ 0 9 Common Leafy Greens You Didn’t Know You Could Eat/leafy-greens-you-didnt-know-eat/ /leafy-greens-you-didnt-know-eat/#comments Sun, 10 May 2015 20:07:44 +0000 /?p=4818 One thing that really bugs me these days (and yer, this may make you think I have no life but I’ll let that one slip), is when I walk by groceries stores and see all the vegetables with their leaves or tops chopped off. Dude, are you trying to rip me off! From this experience, my love for the farmers’ market only deepens where more often than not, they give you the WHOLE plant. Stepping it up a notch and better yet, growing my own … →

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]]> /leafy-greens-you-didnt-know-eat/feed/ 0 When I Stopped Consuming and Started Creating… My Life Changed./when-i-stopped-consuming-and-started-creating-my-life-changed/ /when-i-stopped-consuming-and-started-creating-my-life-changed/#comments Mon, 04 May 2015 14:49:37 +0000 /?p=5417 When was the last time you read a book (or blog post – hey look, you’re doing that now!)?   What about watching a live sports game or Youtube video? Or maybe you visited an art gallery or watched a live band? Maybe it was a simple as seeing someone’s flourishing garden and desiring to grow your own food one day.   Through this process, did you stop to admire someone else’s talent, workmanship or skill? You probably felt a pang … →

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]]> /when-i-stopped-consuming-and-started-creating-my-life-changed/feed/ 0 The Truth About the Fashion Industry Stripped Down and Laid Out Bare-Naked/the-truth-about-the-fashion-industry/ /the-truth-about-the-fashion-industry/#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2015 17:26:59 +0000 /?p=5363 This is one topic I’ve been hesitant to talk about much.   Geeeez… can you imagine why?   I myself am guilty to the rotten core about having drooling envy for the latest threads being splashed across my Instagram feed. So what does one lass say to another about her ethical fashion faux pas? Keep silent? Pretend that it’s not happening? Hypocritically criticize all the celebs and fashion haulers while you go about your day sneakily shopping online so no one … →

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]]> /the-truth-about-the-fashion-industry/feed/ 2 It’s HERE! The Sustainable Lifestyle Design Ebook is ready for Pre-Order!/its-here-the-sustainable-lifestyle-design-ebook-is-ready-for-pre-order/ /its-here-the-sustainable-lifestyle-design-ebook-is-ready-for-pre-order/#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2015 05:32:57 +0000 /?p=5190 May I present to you my little baby! The brand spanking new ebook that’s now available for pre-order at a discounted price (only until April 1). Grab your copy on Amazon. (I’ll have other e-reading versions available later this week, so sign up to my mailing list to get notified if you aren’t already).   I am more excited than a little kid opening a new pack of Pokemon cards. Writing a book has been a dream I’ve held so close to my heart since … →

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