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Growing food in containers is fun. If you live in a small space with no ground at all, you can have access to fresh vegetables, herbs and fruit, all planted out in containers. If you have a garden...
Keep New Zealand Beautiful hosts their annual Clean Up Week each year, Aotearoa’s largest movement against litter! This year's Keep New Zealand Beautiful Week is just around the corner, kicking of...
You’re mostly nailing the recycling in your kitchen, but what about in your closet? While the most sustainable garments are the ones already in your wardrobe, at some point in the future, you’re l...
In the winter months you’ll no doubt have your beds full of cabbages, caulis, broccoli (those in the South will be able to grow Brussels sprouts too), along with kales, spinach and silverbeet, carr...
Plastic is such a common and useful material in everyday life, it’s often hard to be aware of just how much we consume of it. And because we all need to eat and drink, the kitchen is the room where...
In part 3 of the ecostore e-bike guide, we’re going to cover what to look for when taking a test ride, some riding etiquette, and how to treat your battery so it goes the distance. If you haven’t r...
Broccoli is probably the most loved green vegetable of all time and it’s time to plant it now - along with its cousins in the brassica family – cabbage, cauliflower, kale and so on. We don’t grow t...
When you open your calendar, or even your Google homepage, it can feel like there is an international day for almost everything. As a result, some of the important ones seem to get lost in the crow...
Every year, us humans take billions of tonnes of resources from the earth. And each year we return billions of tonnes back to the earth. As landfill. Global Recycling Day every March 18 is a good c...
While the media portrays mass divides, the past two years has illuminated the pockets of community who are willing to come together against all odds. As the price of necessities continues to rise -...
An e-bike is a pretty big investment. So while the style you choose is absolutely a personal decision, to find the best bike for your buck, part 2 of our e-bike guide will walk through some of the ...
With a higher-than-average number of trampers, walkers and general nature lovers among the ecostore team, it’s only natural that many of us have stayed, or plan to stay at magical Awaroa Lodge in A...
