I have been in publishing since qualifying with a journalism degree, too many years ago now to mention.
Having worked across magazines, newspapers, radio and online I have found the media to be an interesting matrix. So often the story is about ratings and not about amazing people doing amazing things. I have launched many business ideas along the way, not all successful but some of my passions have given flight to my desire to see a world that is healthy.
I have been hosting a food and wine radio show on community radio for the past 7 years. From this I have learnt about the food we eat, the producers, the celebrities and the industry players. I developed dislike for the celebrity chefs and a deep love for the passionate producers. As a very urban and somewhat fashion conscious person I found it very hard to consider changing my lifestyle patterns in fact I wasn't sure I wanted to. I am not even sure in the beginning I believed in climate change. However slowly but surely the consumer based nature of my life started to worry me. I became an avid recycler and put in two worm farms in the little backyard of our Bondi Beach home. I started a herb garden, reduced my waste and embarked on buying ethical make up.
This winter after considering a wardrobe stuffed with five of everything I decided not to buy anything from April to December. Believe me for a shopping lover it is killing me. But I have enough and I have three children, a partner and a dog and cat to consider a future for and I therefore want and need to be a part of the new wave of urban fashionistas who considers the future. Plus sustainability is the new black and I like to be in fashion!
I put the idea of this book together for all of us. Me, you and your family and friends so we can all be on this great journey together that way it is more fun, more community minded and this is one team where no one gets left out! Have a great sustainable day and please order our book.
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If reading is not for you and yet you love the environment and the incredible people supporting it then support our book by making a donation each donation goes towards printing a book for someone who can't afford it, loves reading and loves the environment. You get the feel good factor and your own star in the sky!
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Buy a book for yourself and one for each of your family members and receive a $15 discount. Plus an invite to the Sydney Book Launch and you receive your books First! Your name will be featured inside the book on a Patrons Supporter page with special thanks and gratitude--to be featured in every copy of the book forever.
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Become a cool urban greenie and receive 10 books to share with your community. Plus a discount of $60 and an invite to the Sydney Book Launch. And you receive your books First! Your name will be featured inside the book on a Patrons Supporter page with special thanks and gratitude--to be featured in every copy of the book forever.
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You are clearly an Environmental Warrior when you invest in our book you also invest in the number of books we print and distribute.
The best part of this pack is that you are invited to a Sustainable three course including matched wines dinner at Bishop Sessa in Sydney for you and a friend. Valued at $250. To be hosted in September 2015.
Your contribution is incredible because while you get 25 books we will print 50 and distribute these to schools and education facilities so we can spread the word to our new generation of consumers.
Plus you are invited to the Sydney Book Launch with a plus 1 as VIP's. You will both receive a goody bag full of sustainable products and a special thank you gift. And you also receive your books First! Your name will feature at the top of the list inside the book on a Patrons Supporter page with special thanks and gratitude--to be featured in every copy of the book forever.
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Beautiful Sustainable Products, Ideas and Information for an Urban Lifestyle
A sustainable lifestyle embraces the future. It is surrounding yourself with beautiful products and ideas that stand the test of time, leave no footprint and build joy and meaning into your life.
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Imagine a world that is a sanctuary, a world where you could live the life you have imagined and create more beauty not less. Imagine surrounding yourself with beautiful products, food and entertainment but knowing that your choices are investing in the future not draining it. What we are sharing in our Sustainability Playbook is that being a Greenie can be very simple and very cool, it is just about creating meaning in your life and shopping and living with a conscience. I started The Foxy Press because I loved beautiful things but I soon realised that no matter how good something looks it can't be beautiful unless all the components of its creation are ethical and thoughtful.
With this in mind I started to look for products and ideas that were beautiful, functional and mindful of the environment and the people who created them. Suddenly I started to really care about what was happening around me. There is a reason we are destroying the environment and it is all about money and greed. This is not going to stop so the idea is to create a new direction for the economy to move in and we have a chance to do that with our consumer power.
If we only shop sustainably and eat wholefoods, (with a little coffee and chocolate thrown in) embrace organic and biodynamic processes and look at how to recycle and upcycle we make a very big statement that will force manufacturers to change the way they do business. I am not a purist and I don't imagine that being an environmental purist would be easy to achieve or too much fun. I will probably never make my own makeup remover, home cleaners and ride a bike (I am useless) but I do what I can as often as I can.
If we could all become eco warriors and wear a silly hat then we could change the world ... imagine that!
I love fashion, make-up, delicious food, living in the city, driving a car. These things will likely always be a part of how we operate and generate joy, however if we bought lasting designer fashion and knew who had made our clothes we contribute to a world economy and raise living standards in poor countries. If we only buy ethical make up that has not been tested on animals we contribute to a reduction in pain and torture plus we reduce the hazardous products we put in and on our bodies. If we eat organic wholefoods we put big GM companies out of commission and we end the palm oil trade and return the natural environment to the ecosystem that will sustain us on earth. If we look at recycling our clothes and waste and upcycle we become creative curators of the world. When we manufacture and create with an eye on the entire process we offer everyone in the chain the respect they deserve and we invest in the future.
I keep finding incredible brands and people who are working tirelessly to bring about change within a modern urban context and so I wanted to offer them a place to share with you, their ideas, brands, processes and the intrinsic beauty of not only what they create but also of how they think.
As part of this sustainable visualisation book there are interactive pages that allow you to write down how you are growing and changing your lifestyle month by month, your successes and your challenges plus your tips to share with your friends.
Each week a small change in each person could mean a collective change that is impactful and impressive so we urge you to live sustainably, live beautifully and live joyfully. And support our book because really this is your book. (Inside Page Design Below)
WHERE ARE WE WITH THE PRODUCTION OF OUR BOOK
We have selected over 50 percent of our book contributors and have designers and editing sorted. We will be printing the book at the end of July 2015 and expect the launch to be in August 2015. With your support and the support of our contributors this book will be sitting in your home or business within months.
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