by Laura | Dec 27, 2016 | Eco Mindset, Live Lighter
Hey Eco Heros, Wow! We’ve come to the end of another year!! Which means if you’re like most of the population you’ll be setting some new year’s resolutions. One of the things I like to do at this time of year is to reflect on where I’m at, where I’ve come from, and...
by Laura | Dec 20, 2016 | Live Lighter, Sustainable Eating, Zero Waste Home
Given we’re smack bang in the middle of party season I wanted to check in with you and raise the topic of ecotaining. When I talk about ecotaining I’m referring to the process of keeping the environment in mind when you entertain your friends and family. In a nutshell...
by Laura | Dec 6, 2016 | Live Lighter, Sustainable Eating, Zero Waste Home
With less than a month until Christmas, many of us are now starting to plan for a Christmas feast of sorts! If you’re like most of us, you’ll probably over cater. But it doesn’t have to be that way. In this article I’m chatting about Christmas leftovers and how we can...
by Laura | Nov 29, 2016 | Eco Mindset, Live Lighter, Organic Gardening, Sustainable Eating, Zero Waste Home
If you celebrate Christmas, I’m sure that with less than a month to go until the big day, you’re no doubt knee-deep in present planning or purchasing mode. Gift giving is one aspect of Christmas that can get out of hand quickly….. from a cost and a sheer volume point...
by Laura | Nov 25, 2016 | Live Lighter, Sustainable Eating
A particularly nasty strain of gastro has passed through our house recently, leaving just one man standing (my husband Paul). Master 6 copped it extra bad and spent much of this morning with his head in a bucket (after I’d already mopped the hallway twice and...
by Laura | Nov 22, 2016 | Eco Parenting, Live Lighter
Have you ever come face to face with a techno-tantrum when you’ve wrangled the tablet, smartphone, computer or TV away from your child? Are you worried your child is becoming addicted to technology and you feel helpless about the situation? Are you trying your best to...
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. 
