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Little Bird's Christmas Cookies

November 29, 2018 at 12:00 AM

These yummy gluten-free Christmas treats from our friends at Little Bird can be made raw or baked.

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Commonsense's Flagship Suppliers: Common Property

November 22, 2018 at 3:58 PM

Back in 1975 Jim Kebbell and Marion Wood (who would later set up Commonsense) bought some land in Te Horo as an outreach for the halfway houses they were running…

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Halloween Recipe: Creepy Witches Fingers

October 29, 2018 at 12:47 PM

  Keen to limit your kids sugar intake this Halloween? Make these spooky treats and see if they will even dare to try them! Ingredients225g butter, softened 100g icing sugar 1 organic egg 1 teaspoon…

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Sylvie’s Back-to-School Muesli Bars

July 23, 2018 at 3:03 PM

  Mention the word "school lunches" to many parents and witness an involuntary eye roll as they contemplate their daily dramas.

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Quick and easy switches for plastic free July

July 2, 2018 at 10:50 AM

Plastic Free July is upon us! And while the idea of not buying anything in plastic for a month might seem daunting, we've made it a little easier by compiling…

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Plastic Free Toilet Paper from Greencane!

July 1, 2018 at 11:24 AM

Greencane Ecopaper produce sustainable and environmentally friendly, plastic free toilet paper, kitchen towels, and tissues.

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Winter Gardening Guide

June 5, 2018 at 10:59 AM

“Growing your own food is like printing your own money.

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Brown lentil, coconut, and tomato soup

June 5, 2018 at 10:43 AM

The Commonsense Kitchen makes the soup for our Wellington region stores and you may have seen (or smelled or tasted!) this delicious soup while shopping.

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Plastic-Free Bars - The Ethique-al Choice

May 2, 2018 at 11:27 AM

Christchurch based Ethique (pronounced Eh-tique) began life as a young, fledgling business looking to provide healthier, more sustainable soaps and shampoos to the people of New Zealand.

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Uncommon fruits and the best ways to eat them

May 2, 2018 at 10:59 AM

As Autumn sets in, we are reaching a time of abundance in some classic fruits – apples, pears, limes and kiwis.

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New Zealand's first national Organic Week!

April 18, 2018 at 1:35 PM

Last week we celebrated New Zealand’s first National Organic Week and IT. WAS.

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Organic Food and Climate Change

March 28, 2018 at 2:51 PM

Agriculture and climate changeThe agriculture industry occupies a unique place in the climate change debate.

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