Consciousness
Re-visiting Locavore Restaurant Ubud
Locavore Restaurant Ubud Re-visiting this award-winning gem on the island of Bali. Locavore is always at the top of my list whenever someone asks me for a restaurant recommendation in Bali. I first visited the Ubud based restaurant in 2015 and I haven’t stopped talking about it since. In 2016, the restaurant was ranked number...
4 Ways to Reduce Your Environmental Impact Today
4 Ways to Reduce Your Environmental Impact Today There are countless efforts and initiatives in place to remind us about reducing our environmental impact. Think Earth Day (April 22), Meatless Monday, World Environment Day (June 5) – the list goes on. But apart from an occasional day each year, what can we do to...
Reground Melbourne
(Left) – Ninna Larsen, Founder Reground and (Right) Kaitlin Reid, Co-director Reground – image by Matthew Kovacs FOODIE PROFILE WITH NINNA LARSEN OF REGROUND In our latest Foodie Profile we chat with Danish born, Melbourne based Ninna Larsen. Ninna is the founder of Reground, one of Melbourne’s newest and inspiring sustainability businesses. Melbourne’s cafe’s are an...
Food Volunteering Melbourne
Food Volunteering Melbourne If you would like to connect, donate or lend a hand to a Melbourne based start-up, non-governmental organisation (NGO), social enterprise, community or organisation or charity in Melbourne here are some great places to start. By Jen Curcio We are very privileged to be living lives where our worries include what...
Learning the Art of Hygge
LEARNING THE ART OF HYGGE There is a good chance that at some point last year (2016), you heard the term ‘hygge’. Perhaps you stumbled upon an article or a book about it. In fact, the latter is highly likely. According to the Guardian, 2016 saw nine book releases with hygge in the title....
Melbourne for Conscious Foodies Guide
Melbourne for Conscious Foodies Guide A conscious food and travel guide to Melbourne with a difference What is the Melbourne For Conscious Foodies guide? The focus of our guide is to help city dwellers and travellers seek out eateries around Melbourne that are conscious to their very core. Some of the eateries featured include: Auction Rooms, Rudimentary, Streat,...
Conscious Christmas Gifts
Christmas is such a special time. I love the traditions and the excitement that builds in the lead up. It is also a time where people seem to embrace this concept of giving. When I was in primary school, the festive period was a time when we were also made aware of others less fortunate than...
Native Australian Bush Food – A Beginner’s Guide
Quandong – image source: theleafstore.com.au Native Australian Bush Food – A Beginner’s Guide With Sharon Winsor, the CEO and founder of Indigiearth By Jennifer Curcio In this native Australian bush food beginner’s guide, Sharon Winsor, the CEO and founder of Indigiearth, an award winning native food and products business based out of NSW; has generously shared with...
Travel: Masseria Potenti
1. Chiara, you and your family own Masseria Potenti, a boutique hotel in Puglia, Italy. Could you tell us about the property and its history? Our Masseria is a hidden resort in the heart of Salento, Apulia Italy. It is housed in a sixteenth century Masseria (farm house that you can find only in Puglia and in some...
Foodie Profile #30: Cultivating Community
Peta Christensen of Cultivating Community on the far right at a recent event 1. Peta, you are the Food Systems and Partnerships Team Leader at Cultivating Community. Could you tell us more about what Cultivating Community does? Cultivating Community is a small Melbourne based NGO working in the areas of urban agriculture and community...
Gasworks Arts Park Farmers Market
Fresh local apples at Gasworks Arts Park Farmer’s Market – image by Naomi Owen Once a month on a Saturday morning, Gasworks Arts Park wakes up peppered with white tents, sheltering an array of organic and biodynamic produce. Flocking to these tents are happy Melbourne foodies and their pets – indeed the ratio of...
Foodie Profile #29: Edible Flowers with Flowerdale Farm
Rocket flower is a popular savoury variety – image credit: The Weekly Times Farm Magazine In our latest Foodie Profile, we chat to edible flower grower, Lauren Richardson of Flowerdale Farm. We ask her about the process of growing edible flowers, her journey in the industry and the history and growing trend behind edible flowers....
