LiveLighter Blog

  • Tricks and treats for healthy Halloween

    • Oct 19, 2021
    • by Anne Finch

    Are you looking for some spooktacular healthy Halloween trick and treat ideas? Check out our fun family-friendly ideas that can work for a Halloween party, a themed birthday or for school holiday boredom busters.

  • Sustainability September

    Sustainability September

    • Aug 31, 2021
    • by LiveLighter

    Our Sustainability September Challenge encourages you to reduce, reuse, and recycle. We share our top tips and tricks to reduce your food waste and become more environmentally friendly.

  • Walking for exercise - is it enough?

    • May 31, 2021
    • by Alex Dreyer

    Walking is a fantastic form of exercise that can give your physical and mental health a massive boost… and begins right at your front door. In this blog we'll walk you through how much to do, how hard it needs to be and how to fit walking into a busy schedule.

  • Homemade dukkah

    Ditch the box of choccies and try homemade treats

    • Dec 13, 2020
    • by Anne Finch

    Looking for a small gift for a friend, or something to take for a dinner party host? We've got a bunch of lovely homemade gift ideas that tick all the boxes.

  • Strawberry and mint sparkling water

    Ditch the drinks, not your social life

    • Nov 01, 2020
    • by Alice Bastable

    Taking a break from drinking doesn’t have to mean taking a break from friends. In fact, you may feel you have more energy, save money and feel better as a result. We recommend a few things you can do that don't revolve around alcohol.

  • harvest

    What to grow?

    • Aug 17, 2020
    • by Bruce Beamish

    What a big decision! Here are some of the things to take into account when deciding what to grow.

  • propagating

    Propagation: how to get MORE plants!

    • Aug 14, 2020
    • by Bruce Beamish

    Plant propagation is how you make new plants. Some vegetables can be grown from seed or pre-started seedlings and others can be grown from cuttings. See our tips and tricks!

  • kitchen scraps

    Composting at home

    • Aug 10, 2020
    • by Shenae Norris

    Composting is easy and regardless of space, anyone can home compost. Even with a small yard, you will be able to follow these steps on a smaller scale to create free compost that will nourish your gardens, save your scraps from landfill and see you never reaching for replace that store- bought fertiliser again.

  • soil

    Soils ain't soils

    • Aug 03, 2020
    • by Bruce Beamish

    Plants need three things: water, sun and soil. Most West Australian soil is low in nutrients and some even repels water. Rich soil full of organic matter and worms will give your plants everything they need to grow, retain moisture better, and help fight infection and insect attack.

  • digging

    Garden placement and design

    • Jul 28, 2020
    • by Bruce Beamish

    The beauty of the home vegetable garden is that it can just as easily be a research project or an art project. Here’s some things to take into account when you’re designing your vegie patch.