Sustainable September 2015 - Day Fifteen

Hello my lovely people.
I survived work and have been busy again today. I learnt a new skill today. I learnt how to change a car tyre. Thank you very much to the man in the parking lot who helped mum and i in the Perth Convention Centre Car park. He helped us get the bolts off the tyre because they had been mechanically tightened. I now know how to do it myself too! What a great piece of knowledge to pass on. I did everything else myself, mostly with mums directions. You learn something new every day! :) I am so grateful to be on the receiving end of a kindness too! :) Good things do come back to you when you need it! 

So Sustainable September ideas for tomorrow is based on something I did today...

September 15: Go to Cafe or Restaurant or eatery that has sustainable practices and is environmentally friendly, and grab something to eat or drink (and maybe ask for a tour if you want).

The following photos are from my trip today to one of my most favourite Sustainable Cafe/restraunts in Perth, Western Australia. Its called the Green House Perth. I wrote about it last year and it is worth sharing again. :)

One of the most awesome things that Green House Perth does is give discounts on their take away coffees for those who bring their own reusable cups! Save 50c AUD! :) Pretty good!!

My super fancy Chai Latte that was made with Freshly made almond milk, in which the Chai tea was steeped. Sooooooo delicious!!!

This was the menu topper. Mum and I had a delicious and light lunch today.

they have even updated their Toilets because they are saving water by using the clean water that would usually just end up in the cistern, as the water to wash your hands! So clever! I love this idea! :) 

I am a bit bummed I didn't take a photo of the fresh and delicious food. I love the way that almost everything that is used to create the atmosphere is either recycled, repurposed or reused. I love that the bottles from the alcohol that they serve (yes they are a licenced bar too!) are used as the bottles for water on the table. I love that they use an old popcorn dispenser as the glass cabinet that they keep their muffins and cupcakes in for display for sale. I love that they used Bread Crates in the cement in the ground, using the waste from some places and incorporating it into their build. Everything seems thoughtful and considered. Even their food waste goes in to make compost. Often which they give away! :) so that is awesome!!! :)

I hope you have a great time trying out a new place, and a new way of eating - supporting those who use sustainable and environmentally friendly practices. This is the fun part of Sustainable September! Adventuring! :) hehehe.

Sending love,
from Daena x

Sustainable September Day Eleven Kindness

Hello again, 

Ten Days of Sustainable September and awesome Eco/Environmental Kindnesses! I've been blogging a lot lately! I am even impressed with myself! :) I continue to be impressed with how well this whole idea has been going! I really hope you are enjoying Sustainable September and are trying, at least,  some of these awesome ideas! :)

Today's Sustainable September kindness idea was to go to lunch or dinner at a restaurant that used Eco and sustainable practices! Did you find somewhere that has organic food and drink? Or has taken up recycling/composting their food scraps? Or did you find somewhere that has their power run by renewable resources? Is there a yummy restaurant in the town or city where you live that follows one or all of these practices? 

The Green House Perth is one of those places! 

This tiny business card is the size of an iPod nano! (Couldnt think of anther description for something that shape or size!)

I ended up taking a big bag of this stuff home with me... FREE COMPOST!!! all of it made from the scraps from the site! :)

The whole, double story, wall outside of the Green House Perth is covered in Pot plants! :)

You get a 50c discount on your coffee if you bring your own reusable cup! Another reason to love the Green House Perth! :)

This was my delicious "Breakfast" served at 11.30am! :) YUMMY!!!

It's all so delicious! One of my most favourite things to have their is their Soy Chai Tea & a doughnut (Sadly doughnuts are off the menu at the moment! Hopefully they will be back soon! ;).

Anyways tomorrow's Sustainable September idea is...

Thursday – 11 September – Do some research into which brands (Supermarket and Clothing) are better than others for their environmental factors, not just making your decision based on price. I have an app on my phone that I can consult when I am at the shopping centre. The App is called “Shop Ethical” and can be found for about $8 at the Apple App-store (I have an iPhone so I’m not sure about Android phones).

This is what the screen shot looks like when you open up the App! :)

It is also available in hard copy for about the same price, and a new book comes our every November?! I think, So make sure you get the newest book! http://www.ethical.org.au/

Let me know what you think! :) 

Much love and kindness to you all. 

Luv Daena 

Sustainable September Day Ten Kindness

Hello my wonderful followers, 

How did you go with your organic shopping? Find anything awesome? Learn something new?

Here are some of the things I bought that were organic! It's basically a perfect organic breakfast! Lol! 

 

Anyway as, here is the sustainable September kindness for tomorrow....

Wednesday – 10 September – Find a place for lunch or dinner that is Eco friendly and has sustainable practices. One of my favourite places for a meal or even a hot drink is www.greenhouseperth.com they use some awesome sustainable practices including recycling and composting everything they can from the site. The building itself is all about reduce, reuse, recycle. The floors have old plastic crates embedded in the cement, so that they used less cement in construction. They have used old pallets to make furniture, and the food... oh the food is divine too! There are bound to be other little nuggets of food-gold in your area!

 

Hope you are all well! And I hope you are all enjoying this little Environmental Kindness challenge.

Much love to you all, 

luv Daena x