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ENVIRONMENT HOUSE 125 King William St (river end) Bayswater OPEN Mon-Thur 9am-1pm and Sats 10am-4pm

www.envirohouse.org.au shop@envirohouse.org.auTel: 08 9271 4488

Environment House/Perth EcoShop is run by part-time staff and volunteers who’ve been building our range of eco-products and free info

for 14 YEARS to help you tread more lightly on the planet - as well as to raise funds for our group’s eco-educational activities.

We invite you to visit us at the river end of King William St, Bayswater, next to the Eric Singleton Bird Sanctuary and, just along the path to our beloved Swan River.

Always OPEN 10am - 4pm SATURDAYS. For weekday visits please phone first. We’re here about half the week but times can vary. Come for a browse in our shop and a wander through our native front garden, backyard fruit & vegie garden. See our ponds for frogs, taddies and native pygmy perch.

ECOSHOP2WORK! to help you & your staff/colleagues, turn good green intentions into solid eco-habits! Free delivery for combined orders $500+, This offer includes:

• compost bins, worm farms etc. (for big stuff, your car meets ours in your carpark!) Smaller items will be delivered to your appointed location in tubs of labelled paper carry bags (much less packaging than for standard mail orders.) • short ‘show&tell’ by us over your staff morning tea is a great start, but not essential. • credit card payments by phone, or card or cash to our deliverer armed with portable EFTPOS. 20% discount for liaison person, as a thank you for your effort. Contact EcoShop Coordinator Rochelle (9am-2pm Wed/Thur) shop@envirohouse.org.au T 9271 4488

your bills & greenhouse emissions with our eco-hardware, free info or a professional energy & water visit.

your stuff yourself OR find yourself a good mender of clothes and shoes - it will save you heap$ and conserve the earth’s resources!

Reduce heavy liquids and powders trucked across the country in your name. See soapnuts and our local EnviroClean page 7.

At the supermarket look for Fair Trade AND Organic logos on your teas and coffees - plenty of choice these days to enjoy your beverages while respecting people and the land. Oxfam shop down the road at 5 King William St carries Biobean coffee, our favourite! Open 10-3 Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat

your kitchen waste with one of our composting systems (page 2) then turn this fertiliser back into food with our organic seeds. (page 4)

your own and your family’s (inc. pets) health AND your rivers and oceans by swapping your cupboards full of toxic stuff from Soap Alley for our green cleaning & pest products at prices respectful of your pocket.

what’s left of the natural world.Bibbulman maps, books of local walks, WA’s Little Bush Books, See page 10&11.

gorgeous essential and massage oils, moisturisers and natural soaps by WA’s Tinderbox and Scrumpy Soaps.

Refuseeco-hostile products (palm oil, parabens, phosphates, etc.) harmful additives, unnecessary packaging and plastic bags whenever possible. See • additivealert.com.au, • www.ethical.org.au - now with an APP to help you shop http://www.ethical.org.au/get-involved/resources/shop-ethical-app/

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INSIDE...2 Foodscraps to Fertiliser: Compost, Wormfarming & Bokashi options

3 Organic gardening supplies

4 Organic seeds5 Bags and Bottles

6-7 Keeping clean more greenly: EnviroClean etc.

8 Personal care that really cares for you & the earth

9 Tinderbox, WA’s 30yo herbal treasure chest

10-11 Books & mags: WA’s natural environment, eco-building & retrofitting, native & organic gardening, permaculture, GM, climate, renewable energy & nuclear issues

12 Our eco-hardware collection

CATALOGUE Autumn 2016

ENERGY and/or WATER and/or WASTE ADVISORY VISITS for home or workplaceA team of professional energy, water and waste auditors work through Environment House. They’ll tailor the format to your needs and provide the level of report with recommendations that you require. No add-on sales involved. Experience in auditing thousands of homes plus offices, cafes, sporting clubs. $150 for 90 minute home audits. Fees for workplaces based on size, etc.Enquiries and requests for quotes:brenda@envirohouse.org.au

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Still wasting your food scraps? Unless you have

NO garden or balcony, there is a method of turning your foodscraps into great fertiliser! Let us help you choose & learn a method that suits your circumstances. We’ll help you find a demonstration or class to suit your needs, either here or elsewhere.

BOKASHI fermentation kitchen composting

was developed by Japanese scientist Dr Higa in the 1980’s. It’s ideal for small households, with small gardens, meat eaters or folks who are away a lot, AND for wormfarmers or composters who’d like to do something with those meaty, cheesy, prawny, citrussy, smelly foodscraps. You’ll still need at least 5m2 of garden in which to bury the fermented foodscraps so they turn into compost. The bucket sits in your kitchen. Empty your day’s food waste into it, sprinkle the microbe liquid or granules onto it, compress a little, drain once or twice a week, and in ~3 weeks when full, bury the contents. Mixed with soil, it becomes great compost in 2-3 weeks in summer, 5-6 weeks in winter. Diluted liquid is great plant food also. Takes all food scraps - vegies, fruit (inc.citrus) meat, fish, bones, the lot!

Worms suit patios, balconies, laundries.

DON’T feed them meat, citrus, onions or bread.

Our ‘FOODSCRAPS to FERTILISER’ collection

WORM CAFE $74.50

Wormfarm ‘accessories’

Worm blanket $12 or find a piece of thick cloth or some old woollen carpet Wormfarm conditioner $12or buy yourself a bag of dolomite (garden lime) from a hardware. Have it on hand for when tiny ‘vinegar flies’ let you know that things are getting too acidic.

WORM FARMINGis for smaller

gardens, balcony gardens - or for anyone who wants yummy worm juice and castings for their garden or pot plants. You start your worms off in coconut fibre bedding in the lowest of the 3 working trays. (1000 for one person’s scraps, 2000+ for 2+.) When this is full of castings, put food scraps in the next tray up, and the worms will ‘eat their way up’ into it.

Liquid drains down through the working trays to the solid-based collector tray, where you tap it and use it (diluted) on everything inc. indoor pot plants. (No smell!)

By the time the top working tray is full, you take the bottom tray and remove the castings, then return it to the top again in a neverending cycle.

Worm ‘wee’ or ‘tea’ is great fertiliser, adding microbial life to your soil. Castings are great liquefied too!

Don’t overfeed: check that they’re keeping up with your food supply, and remove foodscraps that have gone

RELN wormfarms are made from recycled plastic, so you’re complet-ing the cycle in another way as well when you buy one.

Bokashi teacher Brenda emptying fermented food scraps for quick composting.

For instructions and FAQ’s.http://www.tumbleweed.com.au/

• Black 100% recycled plastic• fly proof lid• 3 working trays• Unique side ventilation• Non-drip design• Ventilated collector tray, with tap & sump.• Ant proof stylish legs • Coir brick for bedding• Instructions in lid

We stock the Worm Cafe, a perfect shape for the corner of a patio, balcony or laundry. It’s a big improvement on the fiddly old Worm Factory. They are sturdy enough to pick them up and drive them to Grandma’s for a long summer holiday! If you want the round CanOWorms or are missing bits for an older Worm Factory, we’ll order them in for you.

COMPOST BINSIf you have a sunny spot in a

backyard, we suggest you recycle your food waste, lawn clippings, cardboard, etc. in two compost bins, buried about 20 cms into the ground. We suggest a solid compost bin with a well-fitting lid and no air holes. We stock the GEDYE bins which look good and work well.

GEDYE 220L bin $49.50 These two corkscrew aerators speed up your composting and keep it sweet:: Compost Mate $18 Aerator (wider handles) $20

BOKASHI MIXSYMBIOT bokashi granulesmade in Denmark WA!2L $104L $156L $20 Liquid bokashi500ml $20

www.tumbleweed.com.au

Gedye 220L compost bin

20L BUCKET $65.50 beige with green lid or recycled black

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ECO GARDENING: soil improvers andeco-safe garden pest controlCERA Mediterranean fruitfly trapwith 600ml liquid bait refill $20Cera 1L refill $23 5L refill $92.50Eco-seaweed 400g BEST PRICE in TOWN we think! $25Eco-hydrate 500ml $15Eco-hydrate 2L $30Eco-naturalure 150ml $20Eco -naturalure 1ltr $49.50Eco-neem 100ml $18Eco-neem 250ml $39.50Eco organic 1L 360° spray bottle $8Eco-Rose/Eco-Fungicide 500g $19

Eco Organic Slasher/Pelargonic acid grapeseed-based weedkiller 1L $28Soil Solver WA Kaolin clay, silts & trace elements 15kg $20, 22.5kg $27

Diatomaceous Earth: Food Grade Mineral Powder 1.9L $20

Rock Dust Plus: Ultimate food for soil 10kg (from Marg River) $44.50

Coir (coconut fibre) Block: Gardening Soil makes up to 90L $18PLANTERS

GREENSMART POTS http://www.greensmartpots.com.au Great ‘wicking’ (self-watering) planter pots with optional sturdy steel stands for balcony/courtyard/patio gardeningSmaller planter Larger planterSturdy metal stands, waist height

$59.95$69.80$84.80

Gardening gloves Eco gloves Adult: lge, med, small $9Ninjaflex redback gdn gloves L,M,S $9Lil Bugz gardening gloves for kids $7Bokashi microbial products Bokashi bin 20L BEIGE or BLACK $65.50NEW! SymbiotBokashi Liquid 500ml $20

NEW Symbiot Bokashi Dry Mix 1kg $10, 3kg $20 0Symbiot Bokashi is made in WAFoodWasteBags, Compost&Worms MaxAir basket for cornstarch bags $12

Tumbleweed compost bin 220L black $49.50Tumbleweed Worm Cafe $74.50 comfy-handled Compost aerator $28 “ Compost Mate aerator $18Tumbleweed worm farm conditioner $12

NON-TOXIC HOUSEHOLD PEST CONTROL

Amdro 450g $98.50 or 20c a gram (bulk) for control of coastal/African ants that build nests in paving.

Lo-line sticky cockroach traps with attractant 10pack $18

EnviroSafe Clothes Moth Trap $11EnviroSafe Pantry Moth Trap x 2 $11

400g for $25!!Makes 800L

ECO-SEAWEED100% seaweed extract of Ascophyllum nodosum • no preservatives or dilutants like other brands• contains natural plant growth hormones & nutrients which: - enhance growth of roots, shoots, leaves, flowers, fruit - reduce disease & transplant shock - increase germination rate of seeds when soaked in Eco-seaweed.• Harvested sustainably • 100% soluble• Registered organic • Light weight concentrated formula; 400gm powder makes 800L!! Use ONLY 5gm per 10L water and spray or water into soil around plants every 2-4 weeks.

GreenSmart Veggie Pots, green, cream, or black (galvanised steel stand optional)

http://www.greensmartpots.com.au Great ‘wicking’ (self-watering) planter pots with optional sturdy steel stands for balcony/courtyard/patio gardening

20L planter $59.9540L planter $69.80Stand (optional) $84.80

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The SEED PAGEEnvironment House is strongly committed to supporting organic, GM-free food-growing, so we source and supply only

ORGANIC, non-hybrid, non-irradiated seeds. One of our WA suppliers is YILGARN SEEDS from the Dryland Permaculture Nursery in Geraldton. Dryland’s Julie Firth has sourced seeds from many drier parts of the world for the permaculture community. We stock only some of her seeds, but her catalogue is a great resource for those seeking more unusual permaculture plants. We also sell a good range of Queensland’s SELECT ORGANICS (part of Eden Seeds) with great photos of the plants you’ll soon be growing!

Grow vegies from seed in your own potting mix! Tips from our last wonderful gardener Bonnie Wykman Seedraising mix must provide 1) a good consistency for seeds to grow in

2) enough nutrient to grow into seedlings.You will need:• Coir (coconut fibre) brick/s To keep your mix organic buy one with no added fertiliser - read the fine print. EnviroHouse stocks CoirPower Garden Soil (100% coir) (optional) You can add kelp to the water you soak the coir in. EH sells EcoSeaweed. • Compost worm castings or compost sifted as finely as possible. EH can provide you with some for a small donation.• Garden soil For most of us this will be sand with very little organic matter. If you have no open ground, dig some from a friend’s backyard. • Clay, calcium bentonite or kaolin EH stocks Watheroo Bentonite and Soil Solver• Minerals EH sells No Frills Rock Dust Plus from Bunbury’s (volcanic) basalt

THE RATIO I USE IS:1/3 coir 1/3 compost OR 1/4 worm castings with a little extra coir) 1/3 garden soil+ a handful of clay for every 30L (3 buckets) of potting mix+ minerals according to the instructions for quantities according to the volume of potting mix you are making.

SEED PLANTING FOR BEGINNERSNow add your high quality potting mix you are ready to seedling trays or small pots. If you’re a new seed sower, start with seeds that have a fast germination time Here are some easier to grow autum/winter seeds.• lettuce • broad beans •radish • peas •rocket • broccoli • cabbage(Be aware that in spring, you’ll need to deal with cabbage moth for broccoli & cabbage. Your vigilance and Dipel is highly recommended!)The general rule is to sow them at a depth of 1.5 times their width. For very small seeds this means just a fine sprinkling of potting mix over the top. Don’t pat down soil hard. Space the seeds to give them room to grow into seedlings. If your seed packet doesn’t tell you, see http://www.gardenate.com/?month=5.for a sowing guide for a temperate climate. (Gardenate even has phone apps!)Happy propagating! Bonnie

A few tips via Google, on TRANSPLANTING YOUR SEEDLINGSwww.vegetablegardener.com/item/13615/5-tips-for-transplanting-vegetable-seedlings• Prepare to transplant when you see a couple of sets of true leaves, but before they get lanky. • Drizzly or overcast weather best. Otherwise early morning. (Full sun is too harsh.)• A few days ahead, use seaweed spray to help shockproof your babies. • A few hours ahead water seedlings • Prepare your holes first, (with some compost) so seedlings can be in their new ground ASAP.

Autumn- Winter SeedsBean, European Climbing S, Snake YBeetroot, Bulls Blood, Chioggia, Early Wonder SBroad Beans YBroccoli, Italian green sprouting SCabbage Bok Choy S,YCabbage, Vertus SCalendula, Pacific Beauty Mixed SCarrot, Little Finger, Nantes SCauliflower, Snowball SCelery, Tall Utah SChives SCoriander, Cilentro SDill SFlorence Fennel SKale, Nero and Red Russian SLeek, Carentan SLettuce (Select Organics) Buttercrunch, Cos Verdi, DovLettuce (Yilgarn) Goldrush, Light Green Wavy Leaf, Purple Oak, Rabbits Ear & Red Batavian Marigold Cracker Jack and Mexican YMizuna Salad greens SNasturtium, Jewel Mix SOnion, Yellow Globe SOregano, Greek SParsley Italian & Triple Curl SPea Massey Gem, Snow Pea Giant, Sugar Snap SRadish, Cherry Belle SRocket SShallots, White Lisbon SSilverbeet, Fordhook Giant and Rainbow Chard SSpinach, Bloomsdale SEnglish Spinach winter giant SSpinach NZ/Warrigal Greens SSunflowers S/Y

You can read about these seeds in these online catalogues:

Y=YILGARN $5 yilgarnseeds.drylands.org.au S=SELECT $4 www.selectorganic.com.au

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Onya bag standard shopper $10Onya large shopper $13OnyaBack $22OnyaSide $20OnyaWeigh Strong netting bags for weighing and washing peas, beans, strawbs, mushies, etc. • 8 pack $16 • 5 pack $12

H2ONYA BOTTLES - well-designed slim waist makes even the biggest ones easy to hold Brightly-coloured stainless steel H2Onya drink bottles for a long dry summer. Great gifts! Now with FLIP AND FLOW lids. New lids $3.50.

We try to keep this colour range in stock: 500ml p/pp/b/g/ss/r $16 750ml pp/r/g/b/ss $181000ml g/ss/o $23 p=pink, pp=purple, b=blue, g=green, r=red, ss=stainless steel

ECOSILK BAGS $7 20L strong synthetic ‘parachute silk’ bags can carry 12 litres of milk, fits on checkout holders and look great! Seehttp://www.ecosilkbags.com.au for gorgeous colour range

ONYA BAGS designed by a young Fremantle man

OnyaWeigh 8 pack

OnyaSide OnyaBack

FREO FOOD WRAPSreplace ‘Gladwrap’ etc. Wipe-able beeswax-lined wraps mould to the shape of the food being wrapped (onion etc.)small $8medium $11large $12.50Lunch Wrap $16

The Last Straw Co, Glen Forreststainless steel straw $6cleaning brush $2

Made in Melbourne, the barista-friendly Keep Cup comes in durable plastic ($14) (free of BPA and Pthalate) and glass ($20) with plastic grip-strip and lid. Attractive mix and match colours.

Quality Australian WASTE-BUSTERS!

KEEP CUPS

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for General HouseHold CleaninG

All PurposeCleaner/Vigor 110ml trial $3 750ml Ready-to-use spray $9Vigor Concentrated:1L $10, 2L $18, 5L $39.80, *15L $99.50Use on walls, bathrooms, tiles, floors, carpet spotter, laundry spotter, and windowsDe-ionised water, alkaline salts (potassium, sodium carbonate, sodium silicate), blend of citrus fragrance, vegetable colour.

Bathroom&toilet cleaner/Disinfectant110ml trial $3 750ml spray pack $91L $10, 2L $18, 5L $39.80, *15L $98.50 For toilets, bathrooms, pet areas, etc. Very concentrated. Mix with enviroClean Vigor for all purpose cleaning & disinfecting. Alkyl benzyl dimethyl ammonium chloride (rock salts) pine fragrance & veg. colour

Floor Care1L $10 5L $35.80 *15L tub $89.50Streak free with eucalyptus oil - great on wood

for KiTCHenFruit & Vege Wash500 ml $10To remove chemical build up (eg pesticides) and dirt from foods before consumption. Fruit and vegetables are maintained in peak condition when stored correctly after washing with Fruit & Vege Wash. De-ionised water, coconut oil, potassium salts.

Dish Wash Liquid110ml $3, 500ml $6, 1L $10, 2L $16, 5L $34.80 Vegetable glycerin protects hands. Peppermint adds to cleaning and freshness. De-ionised water, vegetable oil, peppermint oil, vegetable colour.

Rinse Aid500ml $9, 1L $15Leaves dishes, cutlery etc. sparkling clean.Purified water, non-ionic surfactants, grain-based alcohol

Heavy Duty (Oven & BBQ)750ml $10 (trigger spray)750ml (refill) $8Ready to use, easy on hands, no gloves/mask required. Excellent grease cutter. De-ionised water, alkaline salts (potassium, sodium carbonates, sodium silicate) spearmint oil, citrus piths, citrus fragrance.

for laundrYTOP load liquid110ml trial $3 , 1L $12, 2L $22 5L $48 *15L $134.50 Suits cold/hot/warm wash.Can be dabbed onto stains. Water,anionic and non-ionic surfactants, natura l fruit and floral fragrances, vegetable colours.

FRONT load liquid110ml trial $3, 1L $12, 2L $21, 5L $47.50, *15L $135.50Suits cold/hot/warm wash.Can be dabbed onto stains. De-ionised water, plant based non-ionic and anionic surfactants, plant-based fragrance, thickener and stabiliser

Laundry powder/pre-soaker Concentrated powder / pre-soaker. Great for nappies, whites, very soiled items for front or top load, Alkaline salts, veg protein, grapefruit &lemon pith, citrus fragrance110ml trial $3 , 1kg $14, 2kg $25 5kg $55.80 *20kg $214.50

Fabric ConditionerUse in final rinse. Removes static & reduces wrinkles. Disteryl dimenthyl (alcohol from sugar), rock salt, turnip proteins, veg oil, bees wax fragrance.110ml $3, 1L $9 , 5L $39.80

Delicate WashFor natural & synthetic fibres, handwash or machine. De-ionised water, plant-based non-ionic and anionic surfactants, eucalyptus oil, no colour.110ml trial $3 1L $9 2L $16 5L $34.80

Pet Coat Wash & Conditioner375ml $10 1L $17Safe for all four-legged pets. No salt. Contains organic henna and a herbal de-tangling ingredient for long hair. De-ionised water, coconut oil, vegetable glycerin, organic henna, chamomile, rosemary, coltswood, cinnamon, herbal fragrance (chamomile, rosemary) , vegetable colour.Pet Sensitive Skin&Allergy Wash375 ml $10 1L $18Repels fleas, heals irritated skin. De-ionised water, coconut oil, vegetable glycerin, tea tree oil, eucalyptus oil.

no ingredients that can harm you, your family, your dog, orang-utans, our river or oceans:no Chlorine no Phosphate no Petrochemicals no sodium lauryl/ laureth sulfates no Palm oil no Caustics no animal testing

Yes! safe for skin, septics & greywater!

KEEPING CLEAN MORE GREENLY...

* Please order 15L or 20kg tubs a week ahead of expected pick up or drop off.

FYI, a tiny selection of the millions of supermarket food, personal care and cleaning products containing palm oil derived ingredients.

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for bodies & hairSensitive Body & Hair Cleanser for bodies, hands & dry hair. 110ml trial/travel $3, 375ml $12 1L $16 2L $28 5L $59.50 NO fragrance or colour, but you can add your favourite essential oils.

Body & Hair Cleanser (for bodies & normal-oily hair)110ml trial/travel $3, 375 ml $10, 1L $17, 2L $30 5L $66.50

Head Lice Shampoo375mls $10 1L $20Use twice weekly for 2 weeks. Safe for regular preventative use.

OTHER brands ofCLEANING GOODs stocked at Environment House

a West australian business MiraCle WasH (WA) Laundry Ballswww.laundryball.com.au The little pellets in the balls soften the water, and wash without foam so you can even skip the rinse cycle. (Pre-treat stains). Use 2 balls for average wash (3-7kg) Most of our volunteers use the balls for most of their washes (using EnviroClean Laundry powder/presoaker for very dirty loads).Kit of 2 balls, stain remover & top-up pack $49.50 Refill kit $23Stain remover tube $9

A couple of great Victorian products to give you a choice:BioLogic Dishwash LiquidOrganic herbal blend of Lavender, Soapwort, Horsetail herb, Witch Hazel bark, Coco-betain, coconut extracts, Guar Gum, Citrus seed extract, seaweed extracts, citrus acid & Lemon & Lime OR Sweet Orange essential oil. 500ml $8 25L with tap $249.95

HERBON Dishwash Machine Powder (Palm oil free!)Our customers reckon it’s the best!1kg $16 5kg $62.50

aquaTouch ulTra MiCrofibre CloTHs Fine glass-cleaning cloth GREEn $12

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SOAPNUTS? Used in Asia for thousands of years, the inner shells of the nuts of the tree Sapondus Mukorossi are lined with an amazing substance called SAPONIN which creates the perfect light wash. We recommend you also have a tub of EnviroClean’ Laundry Powder & Pre-Soaker on hand for those really dirty washes now and then.

Soapnuts give a lovely soft wash, and because they don’t foam, you can skip the rinse cycle and save heaps of water (as you can with the wash balls also.) But if you can’t interrupt the cycle, it doesn’t matter. We sell ‘NUTCASES’ Fair Trade Organic soapnuts from Nepal. You use 8 shells in a little pouch in your wash (top or front load) then after about 6 washes, throw them in your garden or compost and start again. (about 4 cents per wash)

50g trial pack $3 250g $11 500g $19 1kg $34.50

http://www.envirocareearth.com.au made in Bayswater WA!EnviroCare gave a large donation of products for clean decks, galley and crew of the Sea Shepherd ship Steve Irwin for its Antarctic whaling campaign. They have also worked really hard to go PALM OIL FREE, having seen for themselves that the so-called RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil) can be a very thin greenwash for companies still sourcing some of their oil from palms grown after illegal rainforest deforestation. Environment House knows that palm oil is not going to go away and that it is a big employer in developing countries. But we feel a boycott of this product will serve to properly regulate RSPO members’ practices so they can convince us that we can eat TimTams or buy EcoStore products again if we must!http://www.saynotopalmoil.comSo give Enviro a go, for ‘small footprint’ cleaning products -(only lugged around metro Perth and not destroying Asian rainforest!)

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palm oil free DEODORANTSTinderbox Men’s deod $6Tinderbox Women’s deod $6Biologika deodorants $8Lemon Kiss, Evening Bliss, Vanilla, Unscented

PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS that are safe for you and your family, and don’t harm our ecosystem

Still wondering why it’s worth going out of your way for these safe alternatives to most of the products on supermarket & fancy cosmetic counters????See Annie Leonard’s cartoon:storyofstuff.org/cosmetics& cosmeticsdatabase.com (not so) SECRET

WOMEN’s BIZ: Menstrual Cups:the ultimate eco-alternative to disposable pads & tampons

We are pleased to stock two excellent brands of menstrual cups, both made from surgical silicon.

JUJU See www.juju.com.au for an excellent little vimeo on how and why to use it! (including the mountains of waste you’ll be saving of course!)

(Australian) $54.50Size A: After giving birth (not caesarian) or age 30+Size B: Under age 30 if you haven’t given birth

LUNETTE www.lunette.com(from Finland) $49.50 Model 1 Under age 30 if you haven’t given birth Model 2 After giving birth (not caesarian) or age 30+

ORGANIC SELECTIONSGreat palm oil-free productsShampoos & Conditioners $12 Rosemary & Kakadu PlumLemon Myrtle & Avocado

from a great WA soap producer who has taken the considerable trouble to make soap without PALM OIL.

SCRUMPY SOAPS!!http://www.scrumpysoapco.com.au“We use only natural ingredients: local Olive oil, Australian Organic Hemp seed oil, home grown spray free herbs, natural Australian clays, 100% natural Essential oils and fresh rain water.” NO PALM OIL and Scrumpy donate part-proceeds to Orang-utan care. $4.50See Scrumpy’s website for their amazing list of ‘flavours!’http://www.scrumpysoapco.com.au/soaps.html

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TINCTURESCalendula Tincture 30ml $9Tincture of Myrrh 30ml $9PERSONAL CAREDeodorant female 50ml $6Deodorant male 50ml $6Lip Salve 15g $8SKIN & BODY CARE Body Lotion Chamomile & Linden 200ml

$22Body Lotion Cacao & Goji 200ml $22

Cleanser Yarrow/Fennel 200ml $16

day Cream 100g $23Face Scrub 140g $15Hand Cream 100g $22night Cream 55g $16Orange Flower Toner 100ml $15Eye Cream 25g $24ESSENTIAL OIL BLENDSEnergiser Blend 15ml $13Memory Blend 15ml $13Moth Repellent Blend 15ml $12Serenity Blend 15ml $13Sinus Blend 15ml $13Sinus Pot & Blend 15ml $16

Honey & Licorice Elixir 200ml $18HOME ACCESSORIES & ROOM SPRAYS Original Scent 500ml $17orig.Scent Refill Conc.50ml $13doggy Blend 50ml $12Laundry Additive 50ml $13PERFUMES

Breath of Blossom 100ml $16Equanimity spray $19Jasmine Dew 15ml $31.80LavenderSplashSpray100ml $14Lavender Splash 200ml $18Ode to Orange 100ml $24Rose Dew 15ml $32.50Sandalwood Rub On $17visionaryCream Perfume 15g $17SHAMPOO&Conditioner for dry Hair 300ml $14.90for normal Hair 300ml $14.90

for oily Hair 300ml $14.90

Honey Myrtle Cond’er 300ml $14.90MASSAGE OILSPlant Power w. Arnica 100ml $19Relaxation Massage oil 100ml $15

ESSENTIAL OILSBergamot $8

Cedarwood $15Cinnamon Bark $14Citronella $6Clary Sage $24Clove $9Eucalyptus $6Geranium $11Lavender $8Lavandula angustifolia $15Lemon $7Lemongrass $9Lime $8Mandarin $8Orange $7Patchouli $15Pennyroyal $15Peppermint $8Rose geranium $13Rosemary $8Sandalwood $34.50Tangerine $8Tea Tree $8Ylang Ylang $17

Our beautiful Tinderbox cabinet made by Rob in 2001 when we inherited Tinderbox stock from a shop that closed nearby..

from the Tinderbox website Cheekyherbs.com

In 1982, there were very few natural products on the market. We opened a shop in the township of Balingup in the south-west. The business blossomed as more people came to the Tinderbox via word of mouth, to try these pure plant products that really seemed to work!The herbs we use are clean and fresh, with their colour and aroma still intact; thus their medicinal and cosmetic values are conserved. They are hand-made in small batches, so harmful preservatives aren’t needed. We use organic ingredients where possible, and package mostly in beautiful protective blue glass. No animal testing, animal-derived ingredients and NO PALM OIL!

NOTE: These items are the ones we try to keep in stock. For other Tinderbox products, order directly from their website. Cheekyherbs.com

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WA’s Dept of Parks and Wildlife Bush Books (Pocket size) $6.50 each Excellent little gifts. Great colour photos on every page, so good for all the family to learn from, on picnics, holidays, etc.

Beachcombers guide to SoutthWest beachesBush Tucker Plants of the SouthWest Butterflies of the South-West Common Wildflowers of the MidWestFungi of the South West forestsHazardous Animals of NW AustraliaKarri forests of WAMammals of North West WAMarine Plants of the Perth RegionSwan River Estuary Marine ParkThreatened and rare birds of WAThreatened Wildflowers of the MidWestWaterbirds of the SouthWest wetlandsWhales and Dolphins of WAYanchep National Park

BOOKS APPRECIATING WA’S NATURAL ENVIRONMENT Books with no author indicated are from WA’s Department of Parks and Wildlife (DPAW) and the Western Australian MuseumBushwalks in the South-West 10Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes, Crayfishes & Mussels of South-Western Aust. Morgan et al

$5

Field Guide to Frogs of Western Australia WA Museum Tyler & DoughtyHow to Enjoy Wildflowers (of WA) Jim Barrow $15Kangaroo: Extraordinary Marsupial Jackson& Vernes $10Kangaroo Paws & Catspaws Stephen Hopper $15More family walks in Perth outdoors 10Munda Biddi trail Mundaring to Collie $27Rediscover Perth Outdoors $23Samphires in WA Bindy Datson $22Spring Wildflowers of Western Australia botanist Eddy Wajon’s attractive, user-friendly books have great photos, colour coded for easy ID! 1 Kalbarri & Goldfields 2 Perth & SouthWest 3 Esperance & Wheatbelt 4 Exmouth & Pilbara

$5 each

Threatened Animals of Western Australia $20

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GARDENING & FARMING with natureA new image for WA plants George Lullfitz $12Building Frog-friendly gardens WA Museum $10Perth Plants for your Garden Greening Australia $5

ORGANIC GARDENING/PERMACULTUREBasics of Permaculture Design Ross Mars $25Garden Guardians Jane Davenport $23Getting Started in Permaculture R&J Mars $17Mini Guide to Organic Gardening Allen Gilbert (Yates) $15Healthy Soil Handbook Jackie French $17Intelligent Gardener Steve Solomon $20Local Seed Network Manual Seedsavers network $10Outside the Magic Square: a handbook for food security Lola Houbein $37.50Permaculture Home Garden Linda Woodrow $34.50Seed Savers Handbook Michel & Jude Fanton $18Seed to Seed: Food Gardens in Schools Fanton, M&J $10

ECO BUILDING & RENOVATINGEcoHouse Book Conran, Terence $27.50Green House Plans Earth Garden $19.95Natural Home Builder Vol 5 Earth Garden $17Warm House Cool House: Inspirational Designs for Low Energy Housing Hollo, Nick $34.50Making Your Home Sustainable Wrigley, Derek $31.50HEALTHY HOME/ GREEN CONSUMER Australia’s Sustainable Seafood Guide $10Is your home making you sick? Peter Dingle $13Additive Alert: safer shopping guide Julie Eady $20The Chemical Maze $20 pocket size Bill Statham $15.00Slow Death by Rubber Duck: how the toxic chemistry of everyday life affects our health Smith & Lourie $20Gorgeously Green Sophie Uliano, intro Julia Roberts $25

ECO ISSUES beyond the homeThe Transition Handbook Rob Hopkins $25The Transition Companion Rob Hopkins $25The Next EcoWarriors Emily Hunter $25Last Child in the Woods Richard Louv $23Radiating Posters: an inspiring collection of posters from the global movement for a nuclear-free futureThe Atlas of endangered Species R Mackay $20Radiating Posters: an inspiring collection of posters from the global movement for a nuclear-free future $30

FOR OUR ECO-KIDS!Bradshaw, F A Tale of Two Honey Possums + DVD $20Searle, David Timmy Turtle’s Dangerous Day $10Ramage, Jan Tuart Dwellers hardback picturebook $20Kaplan, Gisela Famous Australian Birds $20Long, John The Picture Book of the Environment $25Bradshaw, Felicity A Tale of Two Honey Possums +DVD $20Green Star cardboard eco-books (5 titles): Baby Animals, One Tree, Animals Everywhere, Five Senses, In the Garden

$10ea

& big puzzles: On the Farm, Dinosaurs, Animal ABC, Shape Parade (see innovativekids.com) $23

JUST FOR FUN!Horacek, Judy If you can’t stand the heat! (Judy’s cartoons for thinking grown-ups) $25

FOR OUR ECO-KIDS!Famous Australian Birds Gisela KaplanTimmy Turtle’s Dangerous Day David Searle $10The Picture Book of the Environment John Long $10Green Star cardboard eco-books (5 titles): Baby Animals, One Tree, Animals Everywhere, Five Senses, In the Garden

$10ea

(see innovativekids.com)

Sales of these handy, attractive guides support Aracaria Biodynamic Farm in NSW. Most of the the guides with gardening themes are by Stefan Mager. We’ve sold hundreds of the Vegie Growing guide - quick and easy info on when to plant for the various different climate zones of Australia and other sowing instructions. We usually have the titles below in stock, but pls order thru us any more titles you see on their website, for big savings! www.aracariaguides.com.au• Aromatherapy • Biodynamic Growing • Botanical Field Guide

• Elements of Nature, Gardener’s Knowhow, Compost-making

• Fruit & Berry Growing • Herb & Medicinal Plant Growing• How Plants Grow • Microgreens • Nutrition Garden • Plant Progating • Seed Collecting Guide • Vegetable Growing Guide (when & how to plant each veg)

ARACARIA GUIDES: handy laminated foldouts 8 x A4 sides $12

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Our EcoHardware collection...SLASH THAT STANDBY POWER WASTAGE! Individually-switched powerboards: See Jackson www.ji.com.au 4way white with surge & overload protection $10 6way white with surge & overload and tel/modem socket $20Footswitch single black $12, single white $12 Handswitch single white $8

LIGHT YOUR NIGHTS for almost NO POWER!NIGHTLIGHTS for babies, children, guests, seniors, lovers (www.ji.com.au)Blue star $5 Jewel $5 Pink heart $5 Best on market Compact Fluoros: See EcoBulb’s eco credentials (longest life, lowest mercury, 2yr warranty) www.energymad.com/nz/Ecobulbs.htm

EcoBulbs warm white in standard Edison Screw left only 20W & 15W $2GE 2 pack mid-cool white standard Edison Screw left only 14W & 20W $10Talk to us about bulk deals for these globes!

KEEP THE WIND OUT & your HEATED or COOLED AIR IN! For more detail about these products: http://www.raven.com.auRP4 Stormproof seal for gaps 23-25mm under hinged doors to 915mm $30RP17 Door bottom seal in brown or white $8RP48 door and window weather strip for gaps 3-5mm, brown or white $9RP59 door and window weather strip for gaps 2-4mm, brown or white $8RP60B Automatic door bottom seal bronze $20RP83 Brush strip for door bottom, brown or white $15

SAVE WATER! Great quality Bermuda Flexispray showerhead 9L $25Waterwizz automatic water flow controller 6L $5 9L$10 12L $3Every Drop Shower Saver slashed to $40 See www.showersaver.com.auHourglass shower timer $2

DRY YOUR CLOTHES ELEGANTLY! (Save HEAPS by only using the tumble dryer for real emergencies) Top quality Trident portable Clothes Airer $49.50 Light but robust design, anodised/ rust-proof, on castor wheels for moving between warm spots indoors and out. 21 metres of line space, convertible 1, 2 or 3 levels.

INSULATE EXPOSED HOT WATER PIPES!Self-stick insulation hose 2metres (13mm)$6 1 metre $3

Standard $7 THERMOMETER with magnet and marks suggesting appropriate temps. Help settle those arguments about when the heater or airconditioner should go on.