by Laura | Aug 23, 2016 | Eco Mindset, Eco Parenting, Live Lighter
Have you ever experienced a week where life threw you a curve-ball, everything was turned upside down and you had to put your eco principles on hold while you dealt with the situation at hand? We experienced one of these weeks recently when my father in law passed...
by Laura | Aug 16, 2016 | Chemical Free Living, Eco Parenting, Live Lighter
Given that newborn babies can typically sleep around 16-17 hours a day, it’s worth putting some thought into creating a natural baby nursery to ensure your baby’s sleep environment is as safe and toxin-free as possible. In this post I’ll share five steps you can take...
by Laura | Jun 28, 2016 | Chemical Free Living, Eco Parenting, Live Lighter
Modern living and toxins often go hand in hand, but there’s plenty of ways we can reduce our exposure. The food we eat has a massive impact on our health, and naturally, what we feed our children directly impacts their current and future health. This week I caught up...
by Laura | Feb 23, 2016 | Conscious Business, Eco Parenting, Live Lighter, Sustainable Eating
Monica Meldrum, the founder of Whole Kids is on a mission to nurture healthy kids and a healthy world. Following an extensive corporate career in the construction industry, Monica travelled to Indonesia with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) in 2000...
by Laura | Nov 19, 2015 | Eco Parenting, Live Lighter, Zero Waste Home
If your home is being overrun by toys and you’re dreading the inevitable invasion of new toys this coming Christmas, than episode 5 of my Eco Chat podcast is for you! Podcast: Play in New Window Subscribe in iTunes I’m not sure if it’s the comparative...
by Laura | Aug 15, 2015 | Eco Parenting, Live Lighter
After growing up and living much of her adult life (so far) on remote country (a station north of Broken Hill, a station east of Coober Pedy, Port Augusta, Borroloola and Wirrabara), moving into a regional suburban town could have been a bit of an adjustment Melissa...
Laura Trotta is one of Australia’s leading home sustainability experts. She has a Bachelor of Environmental Engineering, a Masters of Science (in Environmental Chemistry) and spent 11 years working as an environmental professional before creating her first online eco business, Sustainababy, in 2009. She has won numerous regional and national awards for her fresh and inspiring take on living an ‘ecoceptional’ life (including most recently winning the Brand South Australia Flinders University Education Award (2015) for the north-west region in SA and silver in the Eco-friendly category of the 2015 Ausmumpreneur Awards). With a regular segment on ABC Radio and with her work featured in publications like Nurture Parenting and My Child Magazine, Laura is an eco thought leader who’s not afraid to challenge the status quo. A passionate believer in addressing the small things to achieve big change, and protecting the planet in practical ways, Laura lives with her husband and two sons in outback South Australia. 
