by Laura | Feb 21, 2017 | Global Environmental Issues, Live Lighter
During a week where many of my friends were rocking out at the Guns n Roses concerts around Australia, I chose instead to sit in an audience of thousands of adoring fans in Adelaide’s Festival Theatre to listen to the Rock God of the Natural World, Sir David...
by Laura | Nov 1, 2016 | Conscious Business, Eco Mindset, Live Lighter
My guest today is a perfect example of how one man with a strong vision, big heart and a good dose of get up and go, can make a difference. At 19 years old Daniel co-founded Thankyou with a couple of friends. What began as an idea to tap into the millions and billions...
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 | Aug 30, 2016 | Chemical Free Living, Conscious Business
Not many of us are born with the intention to lead as green and healthy a life as possible. Most of us have an awakening at some point along the way A wake up call that tells us that we need to dramatically change our lifestyle for our own health and that of the...
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...
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. 
