By Holly Kendall, Crisp Organics
I’d like to demist a few of the fallacies surrounding fats and oils, more particularly what’s great to use cold and what’s good to cook with.
Too much information often leads to confusion and thus … READ MORE
The smallest change to what you believe can make an enormous difference to your life.
Reflections by Matilda
When I was a child, I was taught that it was wrong to say no to anyone. By the time I became an adult, the belief was firmly fixed in my subconscious mind and it controlled practically … READ MORE
Deliciously simple home baked bread and a few variations
Real bread made from a few natural ingredients is a wonderful basic food and so easy to make. It has a delicious flavour, requires little more than a dab of butter and one slice is substantial enough to quell any … READ MORE
Turn your tomato glut into traditional Aussie sauce
For more than 100 years, tomato sauce or ‘dead horse’ has been a staple in many Australian households. Many people are now growing their own tomatoes, so we decided to search through history books for the true Aussie traditional tomato sauce … READ MORE
Elizabeth’s Raw Harvest takes care of nutritional and dietary needs
Elizabeth Maskiell is a nutritionist with a passion for healthy food. She is the founder of Raw Harvest, an online enterprise that provides nutritionally-designed, deliciously simple snacks, treats and meals fulfilling all types of dietary requirements and using only the … READ MORE
Simple ways to add lots of nutrition to your diet
By Holly Kendall, Crisp Organics.
Over the past few years, ‘Superfoods’ have gained a lot of attention in media and culinary circles due to their high level of nutrition and the health benefits of adding them to your diet. Some … READ MORE
Love is a gift
Reflections by Matilda
Love is a gift of acknowledgment, acceptance, value, care and respect. While we may show our love in different ways to our children, parents, partners, spouses, friends and colleagues, the principles of love are always the same. … READ MORE
Growing Godetia flowers
By Heather Gillespie, Organic flower grower.
If you want a spectacular garden display for early summer then you can't go past the beautiful Godetia (Clarkia Amoena). It's silky, satiny petals are gorgeous and hence it is sometimes called the Satin … READ MORE
Simple, classy alfresco Aussie dining
If you’re going to eat fish and chips do it with style. One of the nicest places to eat is outdoors in a natural environment with a sensational view, particularly with children.
Summer dining at the beach or near a … READ MORE
Relationships problems and the common cause
Reflections by Matilda
Relationship problems are only caused by not seeing clearly who or what you are relating to. If you believe you have a relationship with a dog and it’s really a cat, you may end up getting scratched, … READ MORE
Be nice to snakes
Barry Goldsmith, a Victorian snake catcher and conservationist, loves all Australian native animals, particularly snakes. For more than 30 years he has made it his business to rescue and relocate Australia’s venomous snakes while educating people to dispel the myths … READ MORE
Home Education, School or Alternative Schools – choosing the right education for your child
Australian school-aged children will soon head off to State Government, private or grammar schools. Many will attend alternative Democratic, Steiner, Montessori or Reggio Emilia educational institutions while believe it or not, almost 20,000 Australian children will be Home Educated and … READ MORE
Refreshingly simple lemon cordial
This is a deliciously refreshing drink and so simple. The recipe was obtained from two French chefs who once operated a unique and distinct restaurant in Victoria. Other fruits may be used instead of lemons but less sugar would be … READ MORE
Beat the heat with delicious pineapple ice
This is a delicious, refreshing treat to help you stay cool and so easy to make.
Prepared by amazing cooks Elsa Croce and Paula Lindsey.
You will need: 450g can of Australian pineapple pieces in syrup, 1 tablespoons caster sugar, … READ MORE
Young entrepreneur Holly Kendall and her online Crisp Organics enterprise
Almost a year ago, Holly Kendall flew solo establishing an amazing scalable online business that provides families throughout Victoria with easy access to fresh, seasonal certified organic produce.
The intelligent and thoroughly charming young business woman based in Melbourne is … READ MORE
No one can deceive or lie to anyone that doesn’t believe them
Reflections by Matilda
Like many people, I was taught that lying is a sin, but is it the lie or the intention of the lie that is the sin and why do we believe lies? We all tell lies, sometimes … READ MORE
Does Santa Claus really exist?
In 1897, eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon who lived in Manhattan asked her father if Santa Claus really existed. He suggested she write to ‘The Sun’, which was a prominent New York newspaper at the time and ask them, while assuring her … READ MORE
Simple backyard permaculture
By Erika Sedgman
Havenhill Permaculture.
The average house block can be transformed into a wonderful, productive and convenient food oasis using permaculture principles in the design process. Permaculture systems aim to maximise the benefits of various elements in the garden … READ MORE
When a gift is conditional it’s no longer a gift
Reflections by Matilda
The reason many people have difficulty graciously giving or receiving gifts is because they have false ideas about what a gift really is.
Gifts come to us in various forms. It may be a gift of time, … READ MORE
Organic flower grower talks about growing peonies
Peonies
by Heather Gillespie
One of my all-time favourite flowers is peonies often referred to as peony roses due to their likeness in appearance to roses yet they aren’t related. They really are however, the Queen of flowers with … READ MORE
Nicole’s Mad Wraps are a great alternative to plastic cling wrap
Nicole is a lovely lady from Warburton in Victoria, a town that has an active plastic-bag-free committee, which has inspired her to produce her own alternative to commercial plastic cling wrap.
Her ‘Mad Wraps’, which can be used to cover … READ MORE
My grandmother’s scones and damper
In Australia during the turn of the century cooking was carried out using very basic ingredients. Locally produced Mutton, beef and fish were cooked with a small amount of pepper and salt and served with vegetables, herbs and fruit taken … READ MORE
Sweet Betsy and her journey to becoming a delightful mobile cafe
A little more than a year ago, twin sisters April and Kirsty along with their close friend Lindy, embarked on a journey to follow their long-held desire to own and operate a mobile café. They found an old vintage Franklin … READ MORE
An Aussie Christmas with Roasted Colonial Goose
Colonial goose was cooked in Australia by our colonial ancestors who missed having their customary English goose for Christmas dinner. They improvised by stuffing a leg of lamb or mutton, which happened to be plentiful at the time, with traditional … READ MORE
Self-care and learning to be assertive
Reflections by Matilda
Self-care is spending time with people who genuinely care about you, working for people who value your efforts, setting personal boundaries, being assertive and setting goals for yourself that don’t require the approval of others.
Being assertive … READ MORE
Real spirituality is not an airy-fairy idea, but a new frontier in health
Reflections by Matilda
The general consensus has always been that as human beings we are made up of body, mind and spirit. Medical professionals attend to our physical and mental health and it is generally assumed that our religious affiliations … READ MORE
Kathy’s tiny stocking tree decorations are an ideal gift to make for Christmas.
Kathy lives and works in a small country town in Victoria. She is a creative, interesting person and an absolute whiz on a sewing machine, a skill she learnt from her mother and dressmaking classes at school.
Her beautiful tiny … READ MORE
Elsa’s story about her life in Egypt during the Second World War
Elsa was eight years old and living with her Italian family in the city of Port Said in Egypt when England declared war against Germany. It was Sunday the 3rd of September 1939, a day forever etched in her … READ MORE
Danielle Clark makes a simple organic floral centrepiece for the Christmas table
Our exceptionally talented organic florist, Danielle Clark has put together a simple centrepiece for the Christmas table using items you may have around the house and flowers and foliage from the home garden.
You will need a large bowl and … READ MORE
Marianne’s beautiful bread bag hat
Meet Marianne, a talented and resourceful country woman who makes the most of whatever she finds and creatively uses it. Her recent creation is a floppy hat made from recycled plastic bread bags. “I didn’t have any wool so I … READ MORE
A child’s journal can be the gift of a lifetime
A nice thing to do for a child is to give them a special journal to write in at the beginning of each year and then keep each one. It’s a lovely way to help them learn valuable skills and … READ MORE
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