The beautiful days of spring are here making it a perfect time to enjoy the local farmers market. From seven till eleven a.m., the first Saturday of every month, over eighty stalls are bursting with a wide variety of produce, gourmet meats, cheeses and breads at the Good Living Growers Market in Pyrmont. Whether you’re [...]
Ethical Shopping
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Pyrmont Village Examines Growing Trends in Sustainable Beauty Products
Lately it seems like it is trendy to be eco-friendly. Consumers are buying everything from organic food and produce, to all natural cleaning products, recycled goods and Hybrid cards. The most recent part in this trend has been a move to earth friendly personal care products. And as we know here at Pyrmont Village, it [...]
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7 Ways to Support Fair Trade and Grow the Ethical Consumer Movement in Pyrmont Sydney Australia
Fairtrade products are those that ensure that marginalised workers and producers in low income regions are paid fair wages and a stable price for their produce so they are protected from the damaging fluctuations in world market prices. They also learn the knowledge and skills to develop their businesses and their community receives a social [...]
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Ethical Gifts & Homewares: ibuTrade
ibuTrade is an online retailer of Australian and international gifts and homewares that meet the highest possible environmental and ethical production standards. What a great gift idea, or if you are looking to add that special touch to your Pyrmont apartment.
Basically we scour the earth in search of high quality Fair Trade, eco-logical and locally [...]
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Rise Up Opens in Chippendale: Pyrmont People are you Up to the Challenge?
Pyrmont Village recently spoke to founder and director of Rise Up Productions, Bronwyn Darlington, to get the scoop. Rise Up Productions design and produce a range of sustainable and ethically manufactured products, with all profits going to registered aid, humanitarian, medical research and environmental organisations such as World Vision, Habitat for Humanity, Opportunity International and [...]
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10 Reasons to Buy Organic at Pyrmont Farmers: Can you Afford Not to?
1. Safe food, free from chemicals
Organic farmers, who you can find at the Pyrmont Grower’s Markets, don’t use synthetic chemicals on their farms, so organic food is naturally chemical free. Following an independent review of produce, Choice Magazine concludes that “If you want to minimise your family’s exposure to pesticides, organic is the way to [...]
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Calling Style Savvy Women in Pyrmont: VIP Designer Fashion Swap
Hey style savvy Pyrmont residents, if you have designer fashion items that you are over wearing or no longer wear this cool event gives you the opportunity to swap them and walk away with an updated wardrobe. At the same time, support living sustainably, meet others in the community and have some fun!
The Swap My [...]
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Ethical and Sustainable Investing
Most Australians, and no doubt people in the Pyrmont Village, have money invested in managed funds or superannuation. Their fund manager will keep them up to date with account details and returns but don’t usually let them know what their money has been doing to generate that return. You could unwittingly be profiting from activities [...]
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Pyrmont Shoppers, have you considered Ethical Shopping for a Better World
Ethical shopping is an empowering and exciting concept. It operates on the principle that spending money is like voting. So, if you buy cage eggs, you’re voting for animal cruelty. If you buy certain brands of clothing, you’re voting for sweatshop labour. And if you buy a gas-guzzling car, you’re a fan of global warming.
In [...]
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Shop Local in Pyrmont and Support Your Local Community
So why should I shop local? What are the benefits? What is the trend towards shopping local? Gladly there is a growing propensity to shop local and support the local community.
A recent article in the Fairfax press about the survey by Parmalat dairy company and Michael Morrison, retail trends expert and Retail Course Director at Monash University, found that “80 per cent of Australians shop at least once per week in their local area.” Furthermore, Morrison reports that “Most of the research I’ve seen and been involved with is saying that people want to support their local retailers”.
“Village Economy” is the term Morrison uses to describe the collective of community stores including independent supermarkets, general stores, mixed businesses, bakeries, cafes, petrol and convenience stores. He explains that the “village economy” is unique to every community and that it is important to support and promote the local community. [...]
