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Molly Farai

Ethical + Eco Living

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  • Perth Local Businesses

    Eco Home + Living

    Perth local, small businesses that need your support in 2020

    I feel for Perth’s small businesses, creatives, sole traders, and freelancers right now. The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the way we do business, encouraging us to put measures in place that keep our communities safe

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  • MFARAI How to be an eco friendly cat owner

    Eco Home + Living

    How to be an Eco-friendly Cat Owner

    If you have a cat, are thinking about adopting a cat, or have a pet similar to a cat and are conscious about your environmental, social and cultural impact, then this post could be really useful for you!

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  • Conscious Christmas Gift Guide

    Eco Home + Living

    Conscious Christmas Gift Guide: a giving hierarchy

    Iโ€™m not sure about you, but Iโ€™m nowhere near completing my giving list for this Christmas. While brainstorming some different ideas for gifts, I miraculously + somewhat organically ended up making a hierarchy of giving.

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  • Eco Homewares Sustainable House Australia

    Eco Home + Living

    7 Essential Eco Homewares for Every Sustainable Australian Home

    In June 2017, I packed up my belongings and moved with my partner and my cat into a compact home in the Perth Hills. To completely understate, it was a real adventure. We tore the

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  • Perth Eco Compact Tiny Home

    Eco Home + Living

    Our Perth Compact Eco Home

    We’ve been living in what we call our ‘jungalow’ (yes, that’s a reference to Justina Blakeney’s Jungalow!) for just over a year now. When it all begun, our 5m x 6m space in Perth was more

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  • EcoSouLife Plastic-Free Biodegradable

    Eco Home + Living

    EcoSouLife: Plastic-free Alternatives for Earth Day + Every Day

    About 6 months ago, I picked up a couple of reusable bamboo mugs by EcoSouLife for a camping trip. Honestly, I didn’t know much about EcoSouLife then. However, after reading their awesome recyclable stickers on

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  • Sustainable IKEA Shelves Shelfie

    Eco Home + Living

    KALLAX Shelves X The Shelfie

    IKEA’s 2017 Sustainability Report is pretty impressive and the KALLAX shelving system is super adaptable in terms of the infinite ways to use and style it – so I thought why not show you how

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  • Ethical Australian Homewares

    Eco Home + Living

    The Hunt for Ethical Australian Homewares

    As a young traveller, the sentiment ‘leave no trace’ has been eternally drilled into my head. In short, Leave No Trace represents a way of leaving minimal impact on your environment and reducing the disruption that

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    • A huge thank you to @stridestore_ for my culottes, ethically made from remnant (deadstock) fabric ๐Ÿ‚ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € A huge part of sustainable clothing for me is RE-WEARING. Loved clothes last. I'd always recommend choosing pieces that you will LOVE and re-wear until they can't be worn anymore. โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € These culottes are such a simple essential for me โ€“ I've already worn them to work, twice! โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Go and add @stridestore_ to your go-to list of ethical online stores. They stock over 75 Australian ethical clothing brands and have free shipping + free returns. Their founder, Jordan, has even snuck in 20% off for all of you (use MOLLY-20 when you need something new) ๐Ÿ™Œ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € #proudlypartnered #MFARAIpartner #lovedclotheslast
    • Safe to say I've found my new favourite reusables! Bamboo x cotton rounds by @netzerocompany. Plus the little narwhal (unicorn whale) travel pouch brings me all the happiness (I keep it hanging on my bathroom counter โ€“ can you spot it two posts ago?). I have some regular old cotton ones too but they need a good soaking before I can get them back to a safe-face-condition. Highly recommend these ones if you're looking for an alternative to disposables. Give me all of your reusable bathroom recommendations, please!! Golden and gifted by @netzerocompany โœจ#reusable
    • Okay I've been wearing this dress so much lately so let's talk fabric ๐Ÿงต โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Fabric โ€“ How it's made Where it's sourced What it's made from โ€“ has A LOT to do with the sustainability of a garment. โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € My preference over the past few years has leant me towards cotton, linen, hemp, and tencel. They're my favourites because they're natural and biodegradable, and are not made from animals. If I can, I go for organic options because organic fabrics aren't made with chemicals that harm me, other people, or the earth. โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € But I've got a new fabric in town! This gifted dress is made from mostly ramie and a little bit of cotton. Some fun facts: - Ramie comes from the nettle family - It was used in ancient Egypt and in Europe during the Middle Ages - It's stronger than flax, cotton, or wool โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € From what I understand, ramie in itself is pretty sustainable but โ€“ you guessed it โ€“ there's a bit more to the sustainability of a garment than simply its fabric. That's a story for another time. Stay tuned for an educational series of articles in the coming months! ๐Ÿ’š โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐Ÿงถ Dress gifted from @belkazan
    • Knitted from recycled bottles, ready to be cherished for life. Honour all your clothes as if a friend made them for you. In doing so, we honour the maker ๐Ÿ‚ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Bag gifted from @ecollection.au ๐Ÿ’š โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € #proudlypartnered #MFARAIpartner
    • I've got my bags and I'm ready to go... headfirst into 2020! Let's do this ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿผ #bethechange Green number gifted from @ecollection.au โ€“ made from 16 recycled plastic bottles and leaving no offcuts. This is the year we turn the tide on the industries harming people and our planet. Every action, every purchase, every promotion matters. Do good, support good โ€“ we've got this in the bag ๐Ÿ˜‰
    • How is everyone going making conscious purchases this giving season (and over Black Friday weekend)?! Iโ€™m still just finding it unbelievable how much Australian businesses have adopted black friday โ€“ even over the past 2 to 3 years! โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Me? I made the most of some sales and bought some 'home stuff' that I needed anyway โ€“ and presents that my family requested for Christmas anyway (thank y o u, sales ๐Ÿ˜‰). Not a single wasted dollar here! โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐Ÿงถ Wearing the @belkazan Ramona Dress from their new Fall collection. If you haven't heard of them, BEL KAZAN is an L.A. brand made ethically and sustainability in Bali. โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Their pieces are soooo gorgeous โ€“ I think I'll have to write a blog post about this one. In the meantime check out their policies and their batik and screen printed designs โ€“ if anything jumps out at you, use MOLLY20 for 20% off. Shop consciously, friends! ๐Ÿ˜˜ #proudlypartnered

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