The Ethicurean

Lead the way in eco (style)

kelly-jones — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:42:22 +0000

Spring has most definitely sprung! With warmer mornings and longer days, this time of the year is certainly made for weekend ambling around the produce markets. Don’t damage your produce by rolling it around at the bottom of your baskets or struggle with your loose produce at weigh in! Grab a sustainable and very tactile alternative to plastic bags! Our produce bags come in a variety of styles to suit your preferences and our market totes are easy on the shoulder, easy on the wallet and easily hold a weekly shop! Lead the way in style.

Lead the way in (eco)style!

kelly-jones — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 12:36:26 +0000

Ethicurean bags- Farmers Market friendly

kelly-jones — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 23:28:10 +0000

Farmers markets are a great way to buy fresh and local; they are also a great way to shop sustainably for your fruit and veg, especially if you can source organic produce and support local growers. Our produce bags and tote are the perfect compliment to your farmers market experience; natural, recycled , organic, fair wage.

Perfect for the Farmers Market !

kelly-jones — Mon, 16 May 2011 23:38:31 +0000

Starting out in style

kelly-jones — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 23:46:29 +0000

Get your New Year off to a sustainable start with one of our great starter sets. Comprising a selection of all our produce bags; French gauze, net and recycled organic cotton, our fair wage bags make sustainable shopping easy. They look and feel great too!

Back to business

kelly-jones — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 03:51:28 +0000

Welcome to 2011! We are hoping that this year of the Rabbit brings new a new level of sustainable consciousness to the Australian shopper and a suite of plastic bag bans around the nation. Our wildlife and our environment need it! SPECIAL NOW ON! Need some help in getting your sustainable new years resolutions up and running? Try one of our Market Sets, available in a variety of sizes to suit your family. Depending on size, Market Sets comprise one or two generous recycled organic cotton totes and a selection of reusable cotton produce bags in organic recycled and fair wage cottons. These sets take the hassle out of shopping sustainably and with minimal waste. Receive two FREE French gauze produce bags with any Market Set purchased before midnight, January 19.

Merry Christmas

kelly-jones — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 21:28:17 +0000

Please note that we are closing from 24 December and will reopen on 11 January 2011. Any orders placed in this time will be processed on the 12 January. Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a safe, ethical and very sustainable New Year!

Christmas Special

kelly-jones — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 03:37:15 +0000

Buy any Sampler Set or Market Set and receive two French Gauze produce bags absoloutely FREE. Valued at $12.00. Offer valid until 12 midnight Dec 12.

Christmas is coming

kelly-jones — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 05:44:17 +0000

The silly season is almost upon us. Looking for a great yet unusual present for an eco-conscious friend or just interested in providing small, mindful eco- gifts? The Ethicurean range of unbleached recycled organic or fair wage/fair labour produce bags and totes make the perfect gift. Unusual, ethical, beautiful and sustainable. There is something for everyone here. Our range of bags are priced from $5.00 for a single bag to $85.00 for a complete shopping system for the large family. Step inside our store and have a look around.

kelly-jones — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 05:06:15 +0000

All the ethicurean bags (recycled organic and fair wage) are made from unbleached cottons. Bleaching not only alters the natural colour of the textile (which here at the ethicurean we love) but is also harmful to the environment. Sodium hypochlorite and chlorine dioxide are the most common industrial textile bleaches which when expelled into the environment(ost often into waterways) oxidizes organic matter in rivers and oceans to produce chemicals called trihalomethanes, some of which are carcinogenic. They also can form dioxins – carcinogens, mutagens, and tetrogenic compounds – which the body stores in fatty tissues almost indefinitely. Bleaching also consumes large amounts of water, primarily in the rinsing process to remove the chlorines which damage the structural integrity of the fibres. Buying unbleached textiles is obviously the more environmentally responsible choice.