Challenging Garbage: Responsibilities and Possibilities
Challenging Garbage: Responsibilities and Possibilities The three large land-fills in Bali have been burning. You may have seen this on social media or felt it in your throat. A snaking line of hundreds of trucks is winding its way to a temporary dumping spot near...
Harvesting Hope: Bali’s Sandan Natural Farm Cultivates a Better Future
News of Sandan Natural Farm reached us way before they became one of our favorite suppliers of organic veggies. Friends passionate about organic farming raved about Wahyu and Ayu, founders of Sandan, and one friend was in the process of making a documentary about...
Bali Grown at Citra Bali Organik Farm, Mas, Ubud
Bali Grown Aquaponics had been our dream for the past several years that became our reality in 2017 when we designed and built our first urban Aquaponic and hydroponic farm in Pejeng, Bali. The lack of available “real organic” produce in Bali created a niche market of...
Think Global, Eat Local
Think Global, Eat LocalThink Global, Eat Local – that phrase has been around for donkey’s years. It’s always been good food for thought, pun intended. With the price rises, and the many theories about global food scarcity (that it exists, that it does not exist and so...
Whole Foods!
Whole FoodsWe spend quite some time thinking about terms and labels, and one of the ones that we took some time to adopt as a description is Wholefoods. Partly, it’s everywhere. Also, there is of course Whole Foods, that rather big store that has bagsied the label....
Moon Phases
Moon Phases Skincare according to the lunar cycles.Do you take advantage of the lunar energy to maximize your beauty? The Moon represents our inner world, it always reminds us that (like its phases) we can change and transform ourselves whenever we want. Every month,...
Daily Rituals
Daily Rituals Your body is truly your temple.Skincare rituals can be life-changing. It can enhance positivity, reduce anxiety and physical tension and improve focus and concentration. The skincare routine can be overwhelming and confusing. So thank you so much for...
From Almond Cranberry Choco Bitz to Lemon Slices: Our Top Keto Treats
From Almond Cranberry Choco Bitz to Lemon Slices: Our Top Keto TreatsHere is a little blog on Keto. Whether you are on an actual keto diet or just like to mix keto products into your diet, it’s good to share information on the purpose of keto as well as some of the...
An April Appreciation for What’s New
An April Appreciation for What's New Where do we even start? Too much for one Newsletter but let's make a start. First a repeat, because it makes our day, we are working with Sandan Natural, Bali Grown and In the Raw. Bali Grown does great salad boxes and power...
Nyepi when I was a kid
Nyepi is always profound for me. I am Balinese and working for Bali Direct Store. You can google all about Nyepi but here is what it means to me and many other young people. As a kid, I spent Nyepi in my hometown in Singaraja, in a small village called 'Selat'. Life...