Posts by Mariska Nell
116: How a Goodwill Wine company is giving back with David Laity
In this episode, we talk to David Laity. He is the CEO of Goodwill Wine, an organisation that gives back 50% of everything they earned to charities their customers are passionate about. All of their wine is vegan and we took a look at what makes a wine vegan and what some wineries might add other than grapes to not be classified as vegan.
During this episode, we take a look at how David was inspired to give back after a devastating fire. We also talk about their quirky wine labels, what inspired it and how you can do good by having a glass of their vino ad supporting an organisation close to your heart.
Raw Vegan Brownies
This is one of my favourite snacks. If you do not like dates, I would really advise you to still give it a go. I have given these brownies to a few of our family members that really do not like dates and they loved it. They only found out afterwards that they ate dates…
Read Full Post5 Ways To Reduce Waste In The Bathroom
Have you ever opened your bathroom cupboards and wondered how will you ever replace some of the plastic you find? I know exactly how you feel. A few years ago I too opened my cupboards and found a lot of plastic and did not know where to start to reduce the amount of plastic waste. …
Read Full PostWhat is Zero-Waste?
Have you ever heard the term zero-waste and wondered what exactly does that mean? This is a question that I often get asked since starting my zero-waste journey. Zero-waste might not be the best description when it comes to describing my zero-waste lifestyle. Creating absolutely zero-waste is almost impossible to achieve. If this seems a…
Read Full Post115: Sheets and Giggles with Colin McIntosh
In this episode, we talk to Colin McIntosh. He is the founder and CEO of Sheets and Giggles, a Denver-based fast-growing eco-friendly bedding brand that makes their sheets and giggles from eucalyptus trees. The company was launched on Indiegogo in 2018 with a $284,000 crowdfunding campaign.
During this episode, we take a look at what makes their sheets eco-friendly and find out some shocking facts about thread counting that will have you question the comfort of a 1000 thread Egyptian cotton and find out what thread count is worth your buck. We were also greeted by their VP of Barketing, Harvey making sure we know how comfy their bedding is.