by Laura | Oct 4, 2016 | Eco Mindset, Eco Parenting, Live Lighter
Over the next few weeks I’ll be taking a look at how we can best nurture our kids to develop a love and respect for our environment. Regardless of whether or not you have young children yourself, no doubt there are kids in your life – perhaps nieces or nephews,...
by Laura | Sep 27, 2016 | Live Lighter, Sustainable Eating
There’s no denying that meat has been an important component of the human diet since the beginning of our existence, but modern meat production methods are having a significant impact on our environment. In previous blog posts we heard from Joel Salatin of Polyface...
by Laura | Sep 20, 2016 | Global Environmental Issues, Live Lighter, Organic Gardening, Sustainable Eating
In Part 1 of this regenerative farming feature I introduced you to Joel Salatin from Polyface Farm. Joel has been dubbed the “world’s most innovative farmer” by TIME Magazine and is known around the world for challenging the conventional farming model. He farms...
by Laura | Sep 13, 2016 | Global Environmental Issues, Live Lighter, Organic Gardening, Sustainable Eating
We’ve appreciated for a long time that we are what we eat. Slowly and surely, we’re starting to appreciate that our landscape reflects what we eat too. Earlier this year I had the privilege to attend, and indeed participate on the expert panel for, the...
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...
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. 
