Back To School Lunchbox Ideas And Recipes

From Meat Free Monday to Bread Free Friday we’ve got your first weeks at school covered.

How Do We Know When It’s Time To Step Back Or To Go All In?

  One afternoon while standing on the shoreline, watching the waves and playing mental ping pong about life, as one does, I misjudged the tide and my feet and pants got a good soaking. I had to laugh at the irony; here I was trying to work out what the right move would be andContinue

TWF Lunchbox Instagram Challenge – Tasty Treat Tuesday

As the small human can’t tolerate gluten, pastry treats are a rarity in our house, so these cheesy bites, simple as they are, are actually met with squeals of excitement. When there’s time they’re a great one to do with the kids. I’m still working on perfecting home made gluten free pastry, until then I’mContinue

The Secret Life Of Trees And What They Can Teach Us

  I recently stumbled across this TEDtalk by ecologist Suzanne Simard, ‘How Trees Talk To Each Other’. It was such an eye opener, not just in relation to a deeper understanding of the effects of logging and deforestation, but also to the remarkable parallels between some of their behaviours and ours. Simard discovered that trees inContinue

Dad Files #3 The Night-Time Insurgent

From about fourteen months we were arguably the luckiest parents in the world, particularly during the hours of darkness. Our little guy would have his bath at 7pm then get ready for bed and his bedtime bottle. As he sucked his milk down we’d have a ceremonial run through of Rod Campbell’s Dear Zoo, followedContinue

Could A System Focussed On Profit Over People Be Making Us Sick?

When I said I would write something for The Wholesome Feed, I wasn’t sure I really would. Now I am writing!! What do I want to say? A lot. Government policies, big pharmaceutical companies and the popularity of processed food have led us down a difficult and compromised path. We now have a lot ofContinue