Summer has officially arrived! That means it’s time for beaches, picnics, gardening, braais and other outdoor fun. Whatever you plan to do this summer, make sure you do it responsibly. To get you started, here are GREEN HOME’s top tips for a low-impact summer. Don’t be trashy. Wherever you’re camping, picnicking or beaching, be sure…
We packed the car, stocked up on sunblock and hit the road… destination – Rocking The Daisies 2017. And oh did we rock it! Festivals are a ton of fun, plenty to do, friends everywhere and new friends just waiting to be made. The perfect environment to spend a weekend. So what’s the downside? The…
On the 13 September 2017 GREEN HOME had the pleasure of sponsoring the premier of An Inconvenient Sequel alongside other GREEN veterans – The African Climate Reality Project, Backsberg Wines, Food Lovers Market and Ster-Kinekor Theatres as well as Farmer’s Weekly and United International Pictures. A decade ago, former US Vice President Al Gore captured the…
July 2017 saw us joining the global Plastic Free July campaign with over a million people from 159 countries. The #PlasticFreeJuly challenge is simple: refuse all single use plastic for the month of July. But actually doing it? Not so simple. When you try to live without single use plastic you quickly realize how deeply…
This Plastic Free July at GREEN HOME we went looking for solutions to our marine plastic pollution crisis. We started by leading: we participated in Plastic Free July, refusing as much disposable plastic as possible – and of course explaining this along the way, winning over more and more advocates for the cause. Watch this space…
On Saturday the 22nd of July 2017 – the GREEN HOME team, alongside some super star volunteers and the amazing people at Symbols on Silk and Food & Trees for Africa, headed out to Mama Nomphilo’s, Yiza Ekhaya in Khayelitsha. Natural material based buildings require more upkeep than that of traditional buildings, due to their organic inclination…
World Environment Day is a chance to reconnect with nature and celebrate the places that matter the most to us. It’s our day for the planet. Gather a group of friends to create your own event. You can register it here or join one of over 350 events currently listed and taking place across the…
At GreenHome, we advocate Zero Waste. However when Zero Waste is not possible we need to turn to other options rethink, refuse, reduce, reuse and recycle. Recycling is incorrectly dubbed as one of the easiest ways to help save the planet. Furthermore recycling is the one that people are most familiar with, however, Zero Waste…
On Friday 28 April gogo’s from rural KwaZulu-Natal converged on Molweni Sports Ground for an action-packed day of fun. The Gogolympics is a fun day which shows appreciation for the important role that grandmothers play. These gogo’s care for and support often up to 15 relatives and the community who have been affected by HIV/AIDS.…
