It is often said that from dust we came, and to dust we shall return. We are all creatures from Mother Nature. It only seems fitting, then, that we work to honour and preserve her the best way we can. As women, we have a...
I'm passionate about creating yummy vegan meals, but my busy lifestyle doesn’t always allow for extensive daily cooking sessions. That's how Vegan Mealprep Sundays came into existence. A well-stocked pantry is one of the secrets to a successful meal-prep Sunday! I’d dare to say that it...
It’s amazing how uplifting it can be to bring just the smallest bit of greenery into your home. More than their aesthetic appeal, however, leafy plants are also exceptionally useful additions to your environment. They are, of course, natural air fresheners, absorbing carbon dioxide and...
They say becoming vegan or vegetarian is a huge missed steak but maybe the joke is on meat eaters. But before you go bacon their hearts with the truth about the dangers of a meat-heavy diet, get all the facts here first. HISTORY Contrary to popular belief,...
Like freelancing, motherhood and global warming, there’s a lot of misconceptions about hiking. Let’s address that quickly. Hiking doesn’t need to be arduous or painful. It doesn’t need to involve a heavy backpack and a compass. It doesn’t need to be steep or take much...
We’d been hiking in soft-but-steady rain for seven hours when our veneers of positivity started to crack. Morale had been high within our group of 12 hikers when we set off from the main gate of Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve, but now in the mountains, amidst...
Since its inception in 1992, World Oceans Day (8 June) has been dedicated to celebrating the magnificent waters that make up 71% of our planet and raising awareness about pressing issues. Every year has a worthy theme to help focus the world’s attention on a...
Understanding The Waste Crisis and Your Role In It Recycling is one of the easiest and arguably amongst the most effective, eco-friendly practices anyone can adopt. A 2016 poll estimated the average waste each person produces daily is just under 2.5kgs. One would assume that every greenie...
There is a shared belief that children are the future. But when considering that the succeeding generation is a babel of bodies absorbed by their cell phones and klout scores, it doesn’t really instill anyone with confidence. Millennials are perceived to be irresponsible, narcissistic and...
Shannon Goodman from @JourneyToZero_ shares two recipes with us, made using the amazing vegan milker; The Chufamix. The Chufamix is one of Faithful’s newest exclusive shopping additions; have a look at the product here, but as well as Shannon’s Chufamix-Made Chocolate Granola, using leftover nut pulp. INGREDIENTS 2/3 cup almonds/cashews...