Food Security – A Cautionary Tale
On the unfortunate events of the past week… This past week, pig farmers across the Mid North Coast received some devastating news – our local abattoir, Eversons Food Processors at Frederickton, have decided to stop processing pigs. The icing on the cake – they gave us less than 24 hours’ notice of their final day….
Natural Second Trimester Survival Kit
Yep, I’m writing this post about my favourite things for a natural Second Trimester…. on my due date! Oops. Suffice to say, life has been pretty busy. But I still have loads of useful tips to help you through your second trimester, naturally. If you haven’t read my first Pregnancy Survival Kit post, or if…
Natural First Trimester Survival Kit
It’s all I can talk about, I know – this pregnancy and everything about it, including now the things that got me through a natural first trimester. What is a natural first trimester? Well, part of a natural pregnancy, of course! Which to me means a pregnancy that is as sustainable, organic, healthy, nurturing, and…
Raw Milk: An Open Letter to Minister Jane Garrett
(This is an open letter to Jane Garrett, Victoria’s Minister for Consumer Affairs. I will also be emailing her a copy. If you feel passionately about the regulation of raw milk, feel free to copy and paste the body of this letter and send it to jane.garrett@parliament.vic.gov.au – and add your own thoughts to your email…
Warning: Contains images of Raw Milk (a Dangerous Substance)
I was going to write about antibiotics and the liver tonight. Or get started on my enormous to do list. But when I read the news about the new raw milk legislation set to roll out in Victoria, I couldn’t do any of those things. Let me back up a little. Recently in Victoria, Australia, five…
Antibiotics – When NEVER becomes NOW
Last month, I found myself in a position I never thought I would be in – pushing for my son to be prescribed antibiotics. Tyler had reacted badly to some mosquito bites, as he always does. He gets an allergic reaction to them – not anaphylactic, but lots of swelling and about a week or…
{FATS SERIES} A closer look at the Heart Foundation’s ‘current evidence’
Today was a pretty big day for Real Foodies in Australia. Jessie Reimers from Get a Fresh Start has been pouring bucketloads of energy and attention into a petition advocating for the Heart Foundation to ‘Flick the Tick’. And earlier today, Jessie delivered over 50,000 signatures to the Heart Foundation from people who believe the Tick…
