The Rogue Ginger

Our winter school holidays kicked off with an exciting invitation to enjoy a staycation at the Dorsett Melbourne . The hotel requested my honest feedback on their sustainability initiatives, p...

https://www.therogueginger.com/2023/07/Sustainable-Stay-Dorsett-Melbourne-Hotel-Review.html

Hemp textiles have grown in popularity during the last decade as the environmental benefits are rediscovered. Hemp fabric has a natural unique style and feel, is highly durable and breathable...

https://www.therogueginger.com/2023/05/Hemp-underwear-clothing-bedding-homewares-brands-my-eco-family-love.html

I love curling up on the couch with a magazine and a cup fo tea. There are a great selection of Australian based magazines focusing on sustainable living and can be found at local newsage...

https://www.therogueginger.com/2023/05/sustainable-living-magazines.html

Plastic Free Lunch Bag by Life Without Plastic We started primary school this year. I'm saying we because the transition from kinder to big school has been felt just as deeply by my 5yr old...

https://www.therogueginger.com/2023/02/plastic-free-lunch-bag-lunch-box.html

The week before the arrival of baby number two  I asked via social media what kind of topics would be helpful and interesting for me to write about. One topic was eco friendly zero waste cr...

https://www.therogueginger.com/2023/02/Zero-waste-activities-for-kids-paper-mache-bowls.html

Our eldest turned five this year and we were very excited to host a party for him. A zero waste party of course. It was a great day - the weather was perfect, his friends from the co-op had fu...

https://www.therogueginger.com/2022/11/zero-waste%20-eco-kids-birthday-party.html

Our eldest child has a generous collection of toys. 99% of them have been passed onto us from older cousins, friends, and picked up secondhand (Op Shop, Facebook Marketplace and eBay). They m...

https://www.therogueginger.com/2022/05/how-to-recycle-toys.html

“We can't take your donations, sorry. Our storage is full.” I overheard this response to another customers at the Op Shop just after the new year. It's not the first time either and I ha...

https://www.therogueginger.com/2022/03/shop-donate-and-sell-clothes-secondhand.html

This is an overdue announcement for blog readers - we have a new addition to the family. To be honest it kinda feels like he's been with us for more than five months. There's a feeling of him...

https://www.therogueginger.com/2022/03/second-child-zero-waste-habits.html

My 4 year old has become fixated on receiving a lot of gifts this Christmas. It’s the first Christmas he knows presents are given by Santa and who Santa actually is. The expectations on the...

https://www.therogueginger.com/2021/12/managing-our-childrens-Christmas-gift-expectations.html

Every few months an article or graphic appears debating the importance of individual actions in response to reducing waste and plastics compared to the steps business and government can take....

https://www.therogueginger.com/2021/06/individual-actions-matter-sustainability-zero-waster.html

My husband, The Builder , had a bedside clock/alarm/phone charger gadget. The thing wasn't being used. Well since we had a child, it certainly wasn't. Our four year old is our 6am alarm clock. It...

https://www.therogueginger.com/2021/05/charitybay-online-secondhand-marketplace.html

Photo from Mama Rentals As a child of the 90s I watched many characters on TV and in movies look through their large closets bursting with clothes moaning they had nothing to wear - the onl...

https://www.therogueginger.com/2021/05/clothing-rental-pregnancy-babyclothes-vintage%20clothes-kidsformalwear.html

Photo by Gavin Green & Hardie Grant Books for Waste Not: Make a big difference by throwing away less - buy here Update 1: at the bottom of the blog - 2 Sept 2021 Update 2: at the bottom...

https://www.therogueginger.com/2021/03/Cloth-Nappy-and-Reusable-Sanitary-Product-Rebate.html

I take sun protection very seriously, all year round. But especially during Summer. One look at me and you'll know why I do. My skin is fair and covered in freckles. It's prone to burning mo...

https://www.therogueginger.com/2021/01/zero-waste-sun-protection.html

Each year I make a plan to share a list on the blog of all the books I have read. After eight years of blogging I've finally managed to remember. I found the draft blog post from 2019 but for...

https://www.therogueginger.com/2020/12/eight-environmental-books-i-read-in-2020.html

Rural towns in Australia have been hit hard in the past twelve months. They have faced droughts, bush fires, and now COVID-19 keeping visitors away. As restrictions begin to lift and the weath...

https://www.therogueginger.com/2020/10/holiday-here-this-year-take-your-empty-esky.html

Our local government Councils provide hundreds of services we use day to day in our communities and they are most likely the first level of government we interact with. I wasn't always aware ...

https://www.therogueginger.com/2020/10/how-local-government-help-communities-go-zero-waste-and-plastic-free.html

Three years ago I hosted my first waste-free kids party. It was birthday number one for our kiddo. Due to his inability to comprehend what was happening meant I had full control over everything...

https://www.therogueginger.com/2020/07/reusable-party-kit-network-australia.html

I can't sew. Okay I'll take that back. I can do basic hand sewing with backstitch being one of of the only stitches I remember as an adult and can somehow do in a straight-ish line. I used to...

https://www.therogueginger.com/2020/05/modern-mending-zero-waste-mending-kit.html

Last year I took a road trip to visit my grandparents on the South Coast of New South Wales. The journey required a detour to the very tiny village of Swanpool, 20 minutes off the highway, in...

https://www.therogueginger.com/2020/05/swanpool-creative-recycled-art-prize.html

According to ACOR (Australian Council of Recycling) our household recycling and waste has increased by 10% as more of us are at home during COVID-19 lockdown measures. Along with this is an...

https://www.therogueginger.com/2020/04/contaminated-recycling-australia.html

Sharing, borrowing and hiring services are essential to slowing down the manufacturing of new materials like plastic, curbing waste and helping address the collective need to have new stuff. ...

https://www.therogueginger.com/2020/04/toy-library-australia.html

One hour from Melbournes bustling CBD tucked away in the rolling hills of the Yarra Valley is one acre of Edible Forest Garden . Louise Ward owner of Yarra Valley Estate where the food fores...

https://www.therogueginger.com/2020/02/edible-forest-garden.html

Thank you Moonee Valley Repair Cafe for fixing my sons beloved toy train Across Australian suburbs, Repair Cafes and Repair Labs are offering communities a local place to fix, mend and conne...

https://www.therogueginger.com/2020/02/repairing-australia-rise-of-repair-cafes.html