Or better yet still, bring your own bags! – Essentially, the darker a bag is, the more recycled content it can contain. A white plastic bag can only contain about 10 percent recycled content, which is typically only post-industrial, not post-consumer, waste. A blue bag can contain about 35 percent post-consumer recycled content, with gray [...]
What’s in what our kids are eating! Food that’s marketed as kid-friendly often isn’t any healthier. The only way around that? Start reading those labels, and make some of your own! – Primary school children are being fed desserts that contain up to ten teaspoons of sugar, such as sticky toffee pudding, an investigation has [...]
The controversial behind-the-scenes on sunscreen – a lot of the products on your supermarket shelf may not actually do what they claim to do… Which is why good hats, avoiding the sun at its hottest and having good cover-ups are so important too! – The first sunscreens were developed to prevent severe sunburn in military [...]
They’re in almost everything around us, but they don’t have to be. Making better choices is definitely an option today. And more research is showing us that we do need to choose better for ourselves, our families and our planet – Humans don’t live in a vacuum. We encounter dozens of chemicals every day, and [...]
Ever tried milk that didn’t come from one of our dairy friends? Nut milks are wonderful, and so very easy to make! We use extra virgin cold-pressed sweet almond oils in our Baby Lotion and Baby Oil and it’s as good on the inside as it is on the outside! A lovely, simple step-by-step of [...]
A really useful set of tips on choosing a (truly) green cleaner. We’re big fans of vinegar and baking soda ourselves but if you need to buy your cleaners, get to know the company that makes them! – Cleaning-product manufacturers are not required by federal law to disclose ingredients on their labels or websites, so [...]
Four Cow Farm was started by a Midwife, Mum & Grandmother who wanted to make the best possible skincare products for her two little grandchildren (one of whom has eczema). Nanna's labour of love began as a gift to her two little ones. Today, the whole family is committed to providing 'nothing but the best' natural skincare products from our farm in the Blackall Mountain Range of South East Queensland (which runs on 100% green energy!) Learn more...