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The Guide To Ethical Supermarket Shopping (2012)

Available Now! This new edition is completely revised and updated, and includes special features on Beer, Meat, Toys and Beauty. [more info]

Copies $ per Guide   Total Postage
1-8 $7.00 $2
10-30 $6.00 $9 within Melbourne,
$12 elsewhere
40+ $4.20 $9 within Melbourne,
up to $40 elsewhere
Box of 180    $630.00 ($3.50ea) $9 within Melbourne,
up to $40 elsewhere

$12 postage for up to 50 copies anywhere in Australia.

Consignment deals available.
Free booklet stand available upon request for retailers.
Free poster available upon request (min. order 20 copies)

Enquiries
- 0403 899 338 (Mon, Fri, Sat)
0434 971 911 (Tue, Wed, Thu)
or orders@ethical.org.au


Shop Ethical! app

The 2012 edition is out now with new content, a brand new look and some exciting features that you have requested. The Shop Ethical! app gives you instant access to over 3,800 products with related company information and lets you make an informed and ethical decision whenever you shop. It's just like the book but with a greater depth of information [more info].

Available on the App Store and Android Market

 

Fregie Sacks Make shopping completely free of disposable plastic and paper bags. The Fregie Sack is a rewashable, reusable, durable alternative to the common plastic bags used at fruit and vegetable grocery shops. Made in Australia from local and imported materials. More information at www.thefregiesack.com.au. Comes in pack of 5 assorted rainbow colours - 3 large (300x400mm) & 2 small (200x250mm).
People & Planet 2012 Calendar SPECIAL PRICE! The 2012 Calendar feature extraordinary images of people and places from around the globe, selected from over 4,000 entries to the People & Planet International Photography Competition from 84 different countries. Each beautiful image is accompanied by a unique story highlighting one of the planet's social or environmental challenges. Makes a great Christmas gift!
Printed on a mix of recycled and plantation paper, includes 12 striking and inspiring large-sized images of people and places around the world. Each facing page covers one month from January to December 2012. Size: 350mm x 240mm
People & Planet 2012 Diary SPECIAL PRICE! The 2012 Diary features extraordinary images of people and places from around the globe, selected from over 4,000 entries to the People & Planet International Photography Competition from 84 different countries. Each beautiful image is accompanied by a unique story highlighting one of the planet's social or environmental challenges.
Printed on a mix of recycled and plantation paper and spiral bound, so it opens flat, includes 54 striking and inspiring images of people and places around the world. Each facing page covers one week from January to December 2012. Includes a state-by-state list of public holidays & school term dates, and space for contacts and notes. Size: 235mm x 165mm
Permaculture Diary 2012 SPECIAL PRICE! This A5 week to an opening full colour Diary features 80 pages of inspiring photos and stories, as well as seed sowing chart and moon phases. Forward by David Holmgren and articles by Bill Mollison – the two founders of the Permaculture movement. Some serious messages and a lot of fun and surprises. Printed in Australia on 100% uncoated, recycled Australian paper with vegetable based inks.
Permaculture Calender 2012 SPECIAL PRICE! The Calendar is A4, opening to A3, and each month the image and caption illustrate one of the 12 permaculture design principles. More information at www.permacultureprinciples.com . Printed in Australia on 100% uncoated, recycled Australian paper with vegetable based inks.
Notebook
Notebook$9.00
Made from salvaged folders and letterhead, Made in Melbourne.
This notebook is made from a lever arch folder that was on its way to landfill and from discarded paper that has been collected from offices around Melbourne. It takes 7.5kg of wood and 200 litres of water to make one ream of new paper. Through choosing this 'upcycled' notebook you are helping to reduce the consumption of new raw materials, and the energy, water and transportation involved in manufacturing.
But there's even more to this story. New employment opportunities have been created at every stage of the life of this notebook. From collection, sorting, and remaking, this product represents the passionate and creative input of many Green Collect staff. All purchases will help this work to grow! Green Collect is a not for profit social enterprise that works innovatively in the area of resource recovery & waste minimisation. www.greencollect.org
Australia’s Sustainable Seafood Guide Do you love your seafood but also love our oceans? Are you concerned about what you eat from the sea and how it got to your plate? Then grab your copy of Australia's only independent national guide to choosing sustainable seafood. This attractive user-friendly Guide gives you an insight into the sustainability of over 100 seafood species commonly found in our fishmongers and restaurants. In response to public demand this updated edition now includes canned, imported, regional seafood and more.
The Chemical Maze The Chemical Maze was written to make it simpler and easier to recognise additives and ingredients in foods and cosmetics having the potential to cause discomfort and ill-health. With this recognition comes freedom of choice and for many a new lease on life.
Ethical Eating Ethical Eating explores the ethical and environmental implications of the food choices we make, looking at the issues from a uniquely Australian perspective. Angela Crocombe examines the pros and cons of modern-day farming methods, and of the highly processed 'pseudo-foods' now so prevalent in our society, and considers alternatives that use more natural and humane systems of production. Paperback, 260 pages. Published by Penguin Australia, 2008. [more info]
The Sustainable Table Not only for the conscious consumer, this book will appeal to anyone who enjoys good food and wine, beautiful images and wants to learn about sustainability issues in an informal and practical way.
The Sustainable Table is a collection of recipes and stories from notable chefs, farmers, producers, winemakers, gardeners and everyday people who are reducing their impact on the environment by altering their food choices. These inspiring people eat seasonally, shop locally, buy organic, reduce food waste, purchase ethically and make backyards and public spaces productive.
This book has been self-published by a Melbourne-based environmental not-for-profit Yaubula. The small team at Yaubula feel that by tapping into people's passion for food they can help to overcome today's environmental challenges, one meal at a time. All proceeds from the sale of this book will go towards Yaubula's sustainable development projects both locally and abroad.
The Field Guide to Victorian Produce The first comprehensive guide to Victoria’s regional produce and the people that grow, make and sell it. The Guide makes it easy for anyone to be a locavore, to access quality produce from their food region, or to enjoy regional food tourism by going direct to the source. The Guide also connects growers to new markets by providing a platform for them to tell their story and sell their goods. More information at www.locavored.com.
Free stuff!

We have wallet-sized Mini Sustainable Seafood Guides and Greenpeace 2011 Truefood Guides to giveaway with any order placed through this website (free postage), as well as some postcard sized stickers.

You can choose how many of each of these you would like later in the ordering process.