You may remember a parent or grandparent who, as a child, insisted you unwrap your presents carefully, saving the paper for reuse. While that’s a great tip to save money and resources, paper can usually only be reused once or twice before more is needed.

I was a vegetarian for over a decade, and I love plant-based foods. I enjoy tofu, legumes, mushrooms, cauliflower; almost all the foods used to meet nutrition requirements without animal products.

Three years ago, I sat on the floor of my almost-empty house in the suburbs, surrounded by boxes and cleaning equipment, doing my best to ignore the chaos as I breastfed my son. A few days later, we celebrated his first birthday in a tiny two-bedroom ap…

No compost? No problem. Here are some easy ways to minimise waste when living in a small space.

In 2019, against the advice of friends and family, we traded space for time. Selling our house and most of our things, my husband Rob and I moved into a tiny apartment close to the city. Though we didn’t know anyone who had downsized except after financ…