How to select, prepare, store and preserve Sage [Infographic] — ecogreenlove

Sage is a prevalent herb used worldwide in cooking and herbal medicine. Whether you opt for the fresh or dried form, sage adds a warm, pine-like flavor with hints of rosemary and citrus to any dish. Here are some tips on how to select, prepare, store and preserve this useful herb. via How to select, prepare, store and preserve Sage [Infographic] — ecogreenlove Continue reading How to select, prepare, store and preserve Sage [Infographic] — ecogreenlove

Life & Soul MagazineFebruary 17, 2019February 16, 2019Leave a comment

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Barnraiser: Crowdfunding platform connecting sustainable food producers with conscious consumers

Crowdfunding platform Barnraiser is connecting food producers, farmers, chefs, and tastemakers in healthy and sustainable food with consumers who want better health for themselves and the planet. Barnraiser makes it easy to discover, share, and fund online the people changing how the world farms, eats and lives – giving farmers and food entrepreneurs a chance to raise funds and find new customers. The crowdfunding site, which … Continue reading Barnraiser: Crowdfunding platform connecting sustainable food producers with conscious consumers

Life & Soul MagazineFebruary 13, 2019February 12, 2019Leave a comment

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Recipe: Valentine’s Day Red Rose Cocktail

Red roses, symbolic of love, are the most common Valentine’s gift exchanged. There are numerous ways that you can channel the love magick of red roses and bring it into yours and your significant other’s Valentine’s Day – whether it’s via a bouquet of fresh roses, dried rose petals in a pot pourri mix, rose eau de toilette, or a cocktail made using rose syrup. … Continue reading Recipe: Valentine’s Day Red Rose Cocktail

Life & Soul MagazineFebruary 9, 2019February 9, 2019Leave a comment

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Everybody Eats: New Zealand’s first permanent pay-as-you-feel, rescue food dining experience

Everybody Eats, a pay-as-you-feel, rescue food dining experience in New Zealand, has become a permanent fixture in Auckland following the success of its weekly pop-up. Volunteers take food that would otherwise go to waste, and turn it into a three course meal for diners at Avondale’s Woodworks cafe. Meals are served to customers from all walks of life – including homeless people, elderly and persons suffering … Continue reading Everybody Eats: New Zealand’s first permanent pay-as-you-feel, rescue food dining experience

Life & Soul MagazineFebruary 9, 2019February 8, 20192 Comments

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DingsDums Dumplings: Berlin-based eatery making dim sum-inspired dumplings from surplus food

Getting creative with food waste is fortunately becoming a norm worldwide. Inspired by Chinese dim sum, a Berlin-based trio have invented DingsDums Dumplings by packing surplus fruit, vegetables and organic meat into pasta dough. The DingsDums Dumplings team – brother and sister duo Mauritz and Jilianne Schröder and their friend Ann-Kathrin Wohlrab – serve unusual fillings such as green asparagus, guinea fowl, curry lentils or Nuremberg … Continue reading DingsDums Dumplings: Berlin-based eatery making dim sum-inspired dumplings from surplus food

Life & Soul MagazineFebruary 8, 2019February 7, 2019Leave a comment

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Nibs Etc.: Fighting food waste and creating healthy foods with juice pulp

The amount of waste from creating healthy, nutritious juices from scratch is huge. And for that reason, food waste champion Chloë Stewart set about finding a simple solution to dealing with the pulp leftover from juicing. Chloë Stewart’s solution came in the form of setting up a new food company, Nibs Etc., which makes granolas, crackers, loaf cakes and brownies handmade with ingredients that would otherwise be … Continue reading Nibs Etc.: Fighting food waste and creating healthy foods with juice pulp

Life & Soul MagazineJanuary 16, 2019January 16, 2019Leave a comment

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Netherlands brewery Lowlander recycles Christmas Trees into beer

Netherlands-based brewery Lowlander Beer has launched an innovative zero waste campaign collecting leftover Christmas trees and recycling the needles to brew their 2019 Winter IPA. At least six hundred kilos of needles are needed to produce the 2019 batch of Winter IPA. Since 2 January, Lowlander brewery has been collecting unwanted Christmas trees from consumers, bars and restaurants in The Netherlands with the aim to … Continue reading Netherlands brewery Lowlander recycles Christmas Trees into beer

Life & Soul MagazineJanuary 8, 2019January 8, 20191 Comment

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Sombra Mezcal: Zero waste distillers creating drinks and bricks in its sustainable production of mezcal

Producing the Mexican agave spirit mezcal produces a lot of waste, which is why drinks brand Sombra Mezcal has developed a process for making green building material, adobe bricks, used in the construction of houses in Mexico. For every bottle of mezcal made there are 10 bottles of liquid waste and 12 kilograms of the solid waste (bagazo) created. In Matatlán, the heartland of mescal-making in … Continue reading Sombra Mezcal: Zero waste distillers creating drinks and bricks in its sustainable production of mezcal

Life & Soul MagazineJanuary 6, 2019January 5, 2019Leave a comment

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Recipe: New Year’s Eve Pimm’s Party Punch

Ok so Pimm’s is traditionally a summer drink, but what the heck, New Year is on its way, so raid your drink’s cabinet and pack some punch with this winter-themed Pimm’s tonight. What’s great about this is you can pretty much experiment with seasonal fruits and herbs. Ingredients: Pimm’s No. 1 Lemonade Mint leaves 3 Clementines 1/2 Pomegranate, seeds Ice Fill a jug halfway with … Continue reading Recipe: New Year’s Eve Pimm’s Party Punch

Life & Soul MagazineDecember 31, 2018December 30, 2018Leave a comment

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Trolley’d: Australia’s portable bars serving up sustainable cocktails from repurposed airline trolleys

Australia’s first portable bar Trolley’d is serving up cocktails, with a focus on sustainability, from repurposed airline cart bar trolleys. All cocktails use ingredients use ingredients sourced from local farms, and native ingredients foraged by Trolley’d’s team. The portable bar hire business was founded by “hospitality aficionados” Christopher Thomas and Byron Woolfrey in Sydney. The pair met while working together at Bronte-based cafe, Three Blue Ducks, where … Continue reading Trolley’d: Australia’s portable bars serving up sustainable cocktails from repurposed airline trolleys

Life & Soul MagazineDecember 31, 2018December 30, 2018Leave a comment