Conscious Cooking
Find out more about sustainable living and eating, from reducing food waste to eco-friendly cooking solutions.
How do you know if a food is truly eco-friendly?
Knowing a food’s eco-friendly status is becoming increasingly more relevant in order to reduce our impact on the environment. But...
Read moreReducing food waste: The valuable role of freezing
Freezing food offers an effective solution for reducing food waste. Not only does it extend the shelf life of perishable...
Almond, oat, soy or coconut: 20 ways to use milk alternatives in classic recipes
Milk alternatives have become more popular in recent years as more people embrace plant-based diets or seek alternatives due to...
Blue foods, sustainability and how consumers can support sustainable seafood
We look at what sustainably caught seafood means both for individual consumers and globally, and what we, as consumers, can...
Future foods: How Finland is creating food out of thin air
From being voted the happiest country in the world for the fifth year in a row to having the cleanest...
We speak to food artist Parusha Naidoo about her plant-based Afro-Asian cookbook
Parusha Naidoo’s cookbook, Least Effort Most Reward, is an exciting addition to the local food scene. A product of its...
How an edible eco pool can help you create a green ecosystem in your backyard
A natural eco pool is a beautiful extension of your backyard that regulates itself without the need for expensive systems...
SA’s first supermarket to launch in-store ‘vertical farms’
As the world’s population grows and the demand for food supplies increases, environmentally friendly farming and animal-rearing practices are needed....
3 fruit peels you’ll love for their waste-reducing appeal
Here are a few simple hacks that will save you money by creating an eco-friendly reduced-food waste zone. These fruit...
Everything you need to know about Ayurvedic cooking
Over the past few years, Eastern traditions and culture have become all the rage in Western society and Ayurveda is...