Bread tags, cork bottle tops etc

Don't throw them in the bin.  Here's an idea for using bread tags and cork to decorate a mirror frame.

Recycling

Struggling to get the fam to take part in your recycling efforts? Try putting a sign on the bin to remind everyone to think before they throw something in it!

Local Farmers Markets

Explore your surroundings a bit... you might just find a gem like I did!  Just a few minutes drive from my home I came across a farmer on a smallholding who sells locally grown organic produce, free range eggs, honey etc.  It is located just outside Kraaifontein just around the corner from the Cape Garden Centre.  Find out more about it here.

Cardboard Solar Cooker

This solar cooker is fairly easy to make and costs next to nothing!  This soup was ice cold out of the fridge.  I put it in the solar oven at 11h45 and at 13h30 it was piping hot and ready to eat!  The temperature was perfect... nice and hot (hot!.. not lukewarm) but not to the point of burning your tongue.  On request, we provide a manual for how to make this solar cooker free of charge to all Free Life on Earth members.

Decor

The possibilities are endless!  All it takes is your own creativity! There are so many items you can re-use and turn into decor.  I saw these empty Marmite jars displayed on a window sill at De Kaap Country Restaurant just outside McGregor.  If you want to be inspired, visit this place!  They use apricot pits in their driveway, old tools and weathered wood as art on the walls, tables made out of floorboards, etc.   Use whatever you can find locally or in your recycling and go wild!