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New Photos of Honeycomb Valley Products

Had the lovely pleasure of meeting Linda Dawson, the other day. She runs “Photography by Linda” and was able to get us in at the last minute to take some product shots for a magazine that will be featuring our Farm Balm moisturiser, goats milk soap, lip balms and other products soon.
We had a great chat about [...]

What on earth is synthetic beeswax?

What on earth is synthetic beeswax and why on earth do we need it? That’s the question I asked when I checked out the ingredients on one of my daughter’s chemist-suggested eczema creams only to discover it said “synthetic beeswax”.  It got me wondering…who makes it? (perhaps Cyborg bees?). What’s in it? (perhaps petrochemical honey & plastic [...]

Plastic lunch boxes new health warning

Well, the gorgeous 5yo headed off to big school with the big siblings yesterday and came home with an even bigger grin than she’d left home with. Yay! It’s such an amazing privilege to be a parent, sure there can be up days and down days, but there’s nothing quite like enjoying watching your children grow and [...]

The Hunch: BPA-free Klean Kanteen vs Sigg Bottles

A few years back when I first heard about potential health problems being caused by drinking from plastic water bottles, I began researching alternatives for my children.  The bottle with the most brand awareness at the time, and the bottle most stocked by retailers, seemed to be the SIGG bottle which was made of aluminium with [...]

Bottled Water Ban?

Yay! Finally, a town has come together to implement a ban on bottled water. We’ve been on board the anti-bottled water movement for a while now, since we discovered the true cost to our health and the planet’s health. First up there’s the massive pollution and needless waste of resources in manufacturing and shipping the bottles [...]

Teflon Toxic? Exxon Mobil + BP, Internet Banking Exposure + Unemployment & More

Over the past 30 years, toxic chemicals, like Teflon, plastics, and formaldehyde have increasingly invaded our homes. We used to think these substances were harmless, but a rising tide of evidence has turned the spotlight on chemical exposures as a possible poison to our children’s developing brains. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/harvey-karp/cracking-the-autism-riddl_b_221202.html

US Employers cut a larger-than-expected 467,000 jobs in June [...]