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2-minute, 3 Ingredient Vegan Pavlova Inspired Dessert!

December 21, 2018 at 2:20 PM

2 minutes, 3 ingredient dessert.

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A Vegan Christmas Dinner!

December 21, 2018 at 2:19 PM

Fancy an easy but epic vegan Christmas Dinner? Try out these delicious recipes – sure to impress everyone at your table!   BBQ Cauliflower ‘Chicken’ Wings.

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Quick and Easy Organic Christmas Dinner for 6!

December 20, 2018 at 12:48 PM

While we believe Christmas should be all about great food, we also understand that not everyone wants to be in the kitchen for hours preparing a heavy winter feast in…

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Feeding Special Dietary Needs This Christmas

December 3, 2018 at 11:01 AM

In this fast-paced, ever changing, trend setting, conscious-consuming time, it can be hard to keep up with dietary requirements and appropriate gifts for our nearest and dearest.

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Meet Totally Kiwi Oils!

December 1, 2018 at 12:00 AM

Commonsense has been stocking Totally Kiwi's organic cold pressed flax seed oils since 2016 and decided it was high time we caught up with the good people responsible for making…

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Little Bird's Christmas Cookies

November 29, 2018 at 12:00 AM

These yummy gluten-free Christmas treats from our friends at Little Bird can be made raw or baked.

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Commonsense's Flagship Suppliers: Common Property

November 22, 2018 at 3:58 PM

Back in 1975 Jim Kebbell and Marion Wood (who would later set up Commonsense) bought some land in Te Horo as an outreach for the halfway houses they were running…

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Halloween Recipe: Creepy Witches Fingers

October 29, 2018 at 12:47 PM

  Keen to limit your kids sugar intake this Halloween? Make these spooky treats and see if they will even dare to try them! Ingredients225g butter, softened 100g icing sugar 1 organic egg 1 teaspoon…

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Sylvie’s Back-to-School Muesli Bars

July 23, 2018 at 3:03 PM

  Mention the word "school lunches" to many parents and witness an involuntary eye roll as they contemplate their daily dramas.

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Quick and easy switches for plastic free July

July 2, 2018 at 10:50 AM

Plastic Free July is upon us! And while the idea of not buying anything in plastic for a month might seem daunting, we've made it a little easier by compiling…

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Plastic Free Toilet Paper from Greencane!

July 1, 2018 at 11:24 AM

Greencane Ecopaper produce sustainable and environmentally friendly, plastic free toilet paper, kitchen towels, and tissues.

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Winter Gardening Guide

June 5, 2018 at 10:59 AM

“Growing your own food is like printing your own money.

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