Innholdsfortegnelse for Autumn 2019 i Peppermint Magazine

“When both mother and baby were naked, stripped back, untainted and intertwined with nature – nothing else matters but suddenly everything matters” Naked, stripped back, untainted, intertwined with nature… our stunning cover for this issue (shot by photographer Tamara Dean) beautifully highlights the simplicity of the human condition: beneath it all, we really are all one. Creating our piece on Global Rituals helped reinforce this for me – regardless of cultural, geographical or religious backgrounds, rituals have always played a crucial role in our lives. While, historically, they were often grounded in spiritual practices, they usually have common threads that are relevant – and important – to all of us: happiness, health, love, forgiveness, thankfulness, connection, community and a general knowing and desire for oneness. Rituals mark important events, highlight…

Tell us about the podcast… Green Dreamer is a podcast for those dreaming of a thriving planet. It explores all facets of sustainability and regeneration, with thought leaders including Adrian Grenier of Lonely Whale Foundation, Bea Johnson of Zero Waste Home and Orsola de Castro of Fashion Revolution. What inspired you to get started? When I saw how sustainability’s doom and gloom and impossible ideals were making people feel discouraged, overwhelmed and burnt out (myself included) – often leading to apathy or inaction from self-doubt – it was really disheartening. I wanted to create a show dedicated to supporting our most passionate, environmentally and socially driven creatives, entrepreneurs and changemakers whose work motivates me personally so much. What does thriving mean to you? To me, it goes beyond having the…

TRADITIONAL WISDOM Using recipes handed down through generations, Bush Medijina was created by an all-women Indigenous board to preserve their cultural history while supporting their future. Balms, body butters, clays and hair oils are infused with native botanicals such as wattle, ochre, sandalwood and wild peach bark. bushmedijina.com.au WELLE AND GOOD We all know beauty comes from within, and in this case it’s quite literal. The Super Elixir Greens, from Elle MacPherson’s health supplement company WelleCo, is a plant-based protein powder designed by nutritional doctors to bring you health and beauty from the inside out. This cult product is packed full of every supplement you can shake a stick blender at – aloe vera, turmeric, spirulina, dandelion, acai, grapeseed, broccoli, pro and prebiotics and lots more. welleco.com.au NATURAL HERO //…

SEASONAL VEGETABLE PICKLE Pickling is both an art and a science, and once you get started you’ll find it really is super simple! This recipe uses the acidity of the vinegar to preserve the vegetables and give them that classic tang. Use a good-quality white wine vinegar – I use the Australian brand Lirah – and steer well clear of plain white vinegar, which is really only good for cleaning! This pickle works well with most veggies: think carrot, cauliflower, green beans, onion, squash, cucumber, celery and fennel. Mix them together or separate them into their own jars; it’s up to you! This recipe will make two 500g jars of pickles – multiply the ratio depending on the amount of jars you want to make. INGREDIENTS 4 cups of chopped…

In September last year, photographer Tamara Dean was one of a group of artists, actors, musicians, philanthropists and business leaders who travelled to Heron Island to learn about the effects of climate change. While there, the group heard from conservationist Professor Tim Flannery and leading coral experts, and witnessed for themselves the beauty and vulnerability of the reef. It was an experience that led to a photo series – ‘Endangered’ – that captures the connection and commonality between humans and the environment we inhabit. “As soon as we arrived at the island we could see it was teeming with life,” recalls Tamara. “There were stingrays and reef sharks clearly visible under the crystal-clear water, and turtles and birdlife all in plain sight. It was absolutely beautiful to see such an…

On my 12th birthday, I received the best gift a preteen could have received in 1992: a cool-girl logo t-shirt rolled up in a plastic tube. The gift was from my aunt, who at the time was my idol, which made it all the more special. The fact that the t-shirt didn’t fit my petite frame didn’t matter; I had graduated. I had a cool-girl thing – the status symbol that would win me credibility among my peers. My preteen status anxiety was appeased. I couldn’t wait for a free-dress day. Fast forward more than two decades and the status fast-fashion brands once enjoyed is quickly waning. It wouldn’t be unusual in certain circles to be frowned upon for declaring your allegiance to such a brand by wearing its emboldened…

Previously based in Western Australia, the couple and their young family moved to Hobart in 2000 in search of a different life. “Smitten was definitely a complete tree-change in every way,” says Nicola. Back in Fremantle they’d run a recycled timber furniture company and renovated houses, with Carl taking care of the building and cabinetry and Nicola overseeing the creative elements of colour and architectural design. But their love of wilderness and a cooler climate – Carl is an avid mountain biker and white-water kayaker – persuaded them to try their luck in the island state they now call home. As they settled into their new Hobart base, Nicola began working for Tourism Tasmania, showing visiting journalists around the state while becoming inspired by the many small businesses she came…

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Can you imagine if, overnight, the government imposed a tax that meant your food bill would go up by 20%? There would be riots in the aisles, picketing in the produce department. We wouldn’t stand for it. However, did you know that the average Australian wastes one bag of food out of every five they buy? Yep, that’s 20% of perfectly good food (and our hard-earned cash) straight into the bin – especially when you consider the 2016 World Health Organization statistic that over 813 million people don’t have enough to eat. That said, none of us set out with the intention to waste perfectly good food. It simply comes down to a lack of understanding of why our veggies age the way they do – therefore we store our…

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LISA HEINZE DR LISA HEINZE IS A SUSTAINABLE FASHION WRITER AND RESEARCHER. SHE IS CO-FOUNDER OF AUSTRALIA’S SUSTAINABLE FASHION COUNCIL CLEAN CUT AND AUTHOR OF THE BOOK 'SUSTAINABILITY WITH STYLE'. lisaheinze.com “One has to wonder at the quality of recycled plastic being used in textiles” plastic not so fantastic I challenge you to find anyone in my yoga studio who hasn’t heard that my leggings are made from recycled plastic bottles. I love sustainable fashion innovation, and I tend to tell anyone who will listen about the upside to my fashion choices (yep, I’m that person). I was an early supporter of recycled plastic textiles, so you can imagine my dismay when I learnt about plastic microfibre pollution in our waterways, which caused me to rethink my love affair with…

ecotan.com.au GET IN TOUCH AT HELLO@PEPPERMINTMAG.COM dear peppermint Dearest Peppermint, I’ve been enjoying you for many years, but for a while now my beautiful Ouma would nab a copy from her local newsagent before I had a chance to grab one myself. She’d have it waiting for when I visited, my name scrawled in her beautiful and loving hand-writing on the cover. She passed away very recently. I’ll treasure the copies she gifted me and will think of her every time I get a new issue and snuggle up on the couch with a warm tea, ready to dive into its pages. Thank you for giving me a ritual of sorts to remember her by – from now on when I read you, my heart will feel extra, extra full.…

You’re a well-established ceramicist – how’s your work evolved over the years? I’ve been a practising potter for over 10 years now, and every year I feel like I’m getting to know the material a little better. Clay teaches you what’s possible and what’s challenging – I’ve always been curious to see what the possibilities are. I guess my work evolves with what I’m excited to explore. My intrigue is form and how it relates to food, nature, people and place. Where do you get inspiration? Life is inspiring, nature is informing, and people are entertaining and encouraging. The moments of looking at nature and seeing its raw beauty is what holds my interest – then turning that memory into forms and surfaces with clay. What are some of the…

DAY 1 Today’s the day: I’m giving up poo. Before you offer me a bucket of prunes, I’m talking about sham-poo. When I tell my friends, they wonder why on earth I would do such a thing – am I auditioning for the role of Danny Zuko at my community theatre? – so I start listing the benefits: eliminating a significant source of single-use plastic, ditching the toxins and saving money. They seem impressed, but not convinced. I hate to admit I feel the same. DAY 2 As a zero-waster, I’d long been toying with the no-poo idea, but it really took root after reading Happy Hair – a guide to going au naturale written by the lusciousmaned Lucy AitkenRead. Lucy explains that our hair naturally produces an oil called…

I initially became interested in women’s experience of birth by being pregnant and preparing to give birth myself. As a theatre nurse, I’m familiar with surgical birth, but I wasn’t as certain about the process of vaginal birth. After reading What to Expect When You’re Expecting and gaining zero insight into how to prepare, I enrolled in a hypno-birthing class. The more I learned, the more in awe I was – and the more dismayed I became at how we’ve lost control of our birth experiences. I found I was passionate about helping women understand they don’t need to surrender their power and that, no matter how their birth unfolds, they deserve a positive experience. Birth in the media is generally portrayed as a painful and dramatic event. When friends…

“What we eat, what we grow, what we wear: it’s all connected to our relationship with the world and the people in it. As we move away from where our products (and our plants!) come from, a disconnect happens” For as long as humans have been living indoors, we’ve been experimenting with bringing the outdoors in. Ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans all kept flowering plants in their estates to symbolise wealth and status. Japan, China and India too have a long legacy of adapting flora for indoor use, while Persia pioneered the hydroponic garden. On their trans-Atlantic voyages, conquistadors began transplanting exotic plant species from the New World to Europe. The advent of greenhouses in the 1800s made it possible to keep tropical plants in hostile environments, and the houseplant…

WITH AUSTRALIAN BANKS UNDER SCRUTINY, A GROWING NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE CHOOSING TO CASH IN ON AN ALTERNATIVE, ALTRUISTIC FINANCIAL SYSTEM. Most of us trust a bank to manage our money when we’re not using it. When it comes to choosing what institution we use, interest rates, ATM fees and mobile apps often bear the most weight in our decisions. But have you ever stopped to consider the ethics of your bank, and what sort of ventures your hard-earned cash might be financing? “The money you put in your bank account doesn’t just sit there waiting for you to take it out or to make a purchase,” explains Fiona Nixon, head of corporate affairs at Bank Australia. “The bank uses that money in the meantime, putting it towards its other…

Tell us about your unique facial hair… I’m on a mission to save the world’s rainforests with my beard – well, half a beard. I’ve cut it in half to represent the 50% of the world’s forests that have been destroyed. It’s a protest on my face to raise the urgent education and action needed to help save the last remaining 50%. Why? It’s believed that in less than 100 years, all forests on Earth will be gone. I think that’s pretty outrageous and I’m willing to look absurd for 365 days to generate positive action. And it’s working. I’ve been HalfCut for over 180 days and it’s started hundreds, if not thousands, of conversations about conservation and has led to generous donations that have gone towards saving rainforests. Who…

How would you describe Filippa K’s aesthetic and philosophy? Filippa K is a company with a passion for functional design. The strategy has always been to make clothes that last, both in terms of style and quality. Filippa K sees simplicity as the purest form of luxury and wants to inspire mindful consumption, a minimalist lifestyle and equality. We want to encourage customers to focus on long-lasting quality and design, so that they have fewer and better pieces in their wardrobes. What steps have you taken to incorporate circularity into the Filippa K brand, and why is this important? For the first time in history, we, human beings, are now running this ship, planet Earth. We are the captains. Scientists say we have entered a new geological era, the Anthropocene,…

LOST IN FLORENCE This gorgeous guidebook by Nardia Plumridge takes you down the side streets of Florence to find vintage stores, farm-to-table dining, boutique hotels and more. hardiegrant.com WOOLERINA The Women’s Sleeveless Cardigan hits midthigh and has a beautiful cowl neck. Australia-made from Australian merino wool, it comes in burgundy, green and grey. woolerina.com.au LULUDU These 100% hemp yarn shoes are handmade by disadvantaged Balinese mamas who are paid fairly and work from home. Available in Mary Jane and Classic styles, sizes 5–11. luludu.com.au WELEDA Weleda Skin Food was formulated in 1926 and now offers a rich body butter, nourishing lip balm and a hydrating light formulation, all using plant-based ingredients. weleda.com.au NATURE FOOTWEAR Designed in Denmark and made in Portgual, the Anna Suede Leopard is by Nature Footwear –…

INGREDIENTS 1 1/2 cups (225g) Lighthouse Bread and Pizza plain flour 1 tsp (6g) dried yeast 1/2 tsp (3g) salt 2/3 cup (160ml) lukewarm water 2 tsp (10ml) olive oil TOPPINGS 2 ripe figs, sliced 100g goats’ cheese 100g proscuitto rocket, to serve Recipe from Lighthouse Baking using their Bread and Pizza plain flour. lighthousebaking.com.au METHOD Place sifted flour and salt into a mixing bowl. Dissolve yeast in a small amount of lukewarm water then stir in the remaining water. Make a well in the centre of the flour mixture, place the dissolved yeast mixture and olive oil into the well and gradually work the flour in from the sides. Remove dough from the bowl and knead by hand until smooth and elastic. If the dough is too sticky, add…

JAMES STANTON-COOKE Activist and non-profit founder Any time I do yoga in my garden I tend to hug a tree afterwards – it gives me radiating joy! JO HOBAN Writer I do love my annual girls’ weekend getaway – we eat delicious food, drink wine and cocktails, listen to favourite tunes and let our hair down, often with crazy dancing. We like to balance it out with a walk, swim or massage, so it’s always an enjoyable catch up! HARRIET BIRRELL Cookbook author My favourite ritual is a sunrise surf in summer followed by shared smoothies or coffee with friends in the early morning sunshine on the lawn outside our house. MARI ANDREW Illustrator My favorite ritual is the time I take to get ready before my flamenco class, which…

YOU BEAUTY Brisbane-based label Meili doesn’t just offer super-simple, super-cute handmade tops, shorts, skirts and playsuits in natural fibres including cotton, linen, hemp and tencel – the brand’s website also features a striking photo series of women wearing Meili clothes and sharing what makes them feel beautiful. With answers ranging from “making others laugh” and “riding my bike on a warm night” to “having a conversation with a good listener” and “not thinking about myself, but the moment”, the series explores the link between happiness and feeling beautiful, and showcases our unique and diverse relationships with beauty. mei-li.co TELLING TALES A platform that celebrates ethical, Australian-made design, Story of Things is the brainchild of three creatives who share a passion for pieces with unique stories, and offers delights ranging from…

By now, we’re all pretty aware of the perils of single-use coffee cups, with a plethora of cool-kid alternatives meaning there’s really no excuse to go disposable. But what about the other liquids we imbibe on the daily? Though it may sometimes feel like it, coffee ain’t the only drink – from water and wine to juice and smoothies, we’re all in danger of hitting a hydration station woefully underprepared. To help you out, here’s a roundup of receptacles that’ll help you retain that A+ eco-warrior status. MEMOBOTTLE While the fact I’m drinking from an A5-sized thing leads to a barrage of paper-related ponderings (if I drink two bottles-worth have I drunk an A4 sheet of paper? How many bottles would I need to drink to write that book I’ve…

BLUE FROG breakfast cereal The only downside to Blue Frog’s range of grain-and refined sugar-free cereal is having to choose between the delicious options – think kumara with mixed spice and maple syrup, peanut butter with cacao and raspberries or probiotic porridge with chia seeds, green banana flour and beetroot. bluefrogbreakfast.co.nz BEETBOX glass lunch bowl BeetBox’s award-winning lightweight glass lunch bowl is making leftovers great again. The super stylish design comes with a leak-proof aluminium lid, internal containers and a neoprene carry case. beetbox.com THE CANNA CO jilungin dreaming hemp gin The result of working with Indigenous communities, this cannabis-terpene hemp gin has been distilled with health-giving native Australian botanicals, with 50% of profits going to education around traditional land management techniques in the Kimberley. We’re raising our glass to…

You recently published your first book – how did your career get to this point? It was a wild ride! I’m 31 now and I started when I was 28, so it’s pretty new. I always liked writing and I was a writer but not in an impressive way – I had a little blog that no one read. I was feeling a lot of grief and loss: my father died, and I was dealing with a pretty traumatic breakup as well as some minor health issues that kept me home a lot. I was looking for ways to feel better, and drawing every day was something I picked to do. It was another way for me to express the feelings I had in a quick, easy, enjoyable way. You’ve…

mental health Sand mandalas are a Tibetan Buddhist tradition where intricate patterns are ‘painted’ with coloured sand. Works of art that might take months to create are swept away almost the instant they are finished. This ultimate act of letting go symbolises the transitory nature of the material world. Japanese Shinrin-yoku, or ‘forest bathing’, is a formal therapy developed in Japan during the 1980s. It doesn’t require water; rather, it involves submerging oneself in a secluded forest for a full sensory refresh. Goverment-backed research found it reduces blood pressure and stress levels, and fosters peace of mind by rekindling a connection with nature. When a member of the Bemba tribe in Zambia transgresses, the village forms a circle around them. People take turns recounting inspiring stories about the individual, bombarding…