Kayden Kleinhans, a 27 year old from Cape Town, is the founder of the local NGO Global Wheeling Foundation. He set out on his epic solo bicycle journey on the 3rd October 2010 from the UK, cycled through Europe; hopped on a ferry from Spain to Morocco; crossed the Sahara Desert and travelled through the…
We South African’s just love to braai and with Heritage Day aka National Braai Day on 24 September we thought it apt to give you the recipe for these lekker chocolate filled bananas on the braai. Slit banana skins down the middle. Stuff with your favourite chocolate – don’t be shy. You can even throw…
Plastic Not Fantastic: More than 20 000 volunteers trawled South Africa’s coastline on Saturday 17 September for International Coastal Cleanup Day. While this years inventory will only be available in October, the Cape’s top 5 litter items in 2010 were: 7 494 plastic bottle caps and lids, 4 867 plastic bottles, 4 199 food wrappers…
Tilly’s is now using Green Home’s 100% biodegradable and compostable containers for their out of this world hand made ice creams. With flavours like cinnamon & almond, cinnamon & coconut, chocolate & chocolate, dark chocolate & beetroot and cheesecake what’s not to love?
Life Outside The Box’s incredible raw, organic, vegan, sugar-free and dairy-free chocolates are packaged in Green Home’s 100% biodegradable packaging. ‘Chocolate and Poetry’ is high in magnesium and anti-Oxidants. Totally yum and satisfies chocolate and sweet cravings. Welcome to chocolate heaven! Visit www.iheartlifeoutsidethebox.blogspot.com for more info.
Catherine Morris started Green Home in 2007 from her garage in Cape Town. The following year she invited an old friend of hers, Phindi Dlamini, to run the Gauteng branch. With a predominantly female staff, Green Home is a 100% woman owned and managed business. The growth of women taking leadership roles in sustainability globally…
Greenpeace Africa columnist, Rex Wheeler’s , informative article, Nuclear Delusions, argues that nuclear power is not a solution to the global energy crisis. He points out that despite industry claims that that nuclear energy is a low carbon alternative, the evidence is to the contrary. He continues that the health risks involved are very real,…
cartoon economic growth Who Killed Economic Growth? is a persuasive short video from the Post Carbon Institute that argues that contrary to what many governments and economists are saying, mankind has reached a major turning point in its economic history. We have reached the limits of economic growth, due to the non-negotiable restrictions of the…
