Here are some small Tasmanian home-based businesses with quality, home-produced products. Great buys for using yourself or for a gift for a friend!
Look for us at
Hobart's Salamanca Market
held every Saturday from 8 am till 3 pm....
Or contact the business as below:
beautiful handmade silver jewellery and spoons.
Wendy also stocks the delicious fudges made by
"Bruny Island Fudge Co"
Look for her at Salamanca Market, under the trees beside Parliament House.
Stay warm this winter with a colourful Pure wool felt hat or scarf
made by Simone and Stephanie of
Felt Mad in Margate, Tasmania....
Phone 0409 671 340 or 0409 396 550
email <treebud@bigpond.com>.
<http://www.feltmad.com>
And do ask about their new range of Goat's Milk beauty products when you talk to them!
At Salamanca (usually up the 'top' near Davey Street...
different site each week) or
phone Maria for an appointment (03) 6223 3833
31 View Street, Sandy Bay.
Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine treatments also
available.
Chinese and Tas Uni training. Health fund rebates.
Doula Care
for pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period
What is a Doula?
From the traditional Greek, Doula means 'woman servant to the mother'.
In modern times a Doula provides a service of care throughout pregnancy,
birth and the postnatal period. A Doula sees herself as a companion to the
birthing woman, providing educational, physical, emotional and spiritual
care, and 'holds the space' for the woman throughout her labour to let go
and give birth.
A Doula... 'mothers the mother'
For more information and Doula
Care contact
Danielle
Phone: 0400 525 434 or
email: suckedmangos@yahoo.com
BLISS for WOMEN
Level 1/245 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Australia,
Ph 61+3+9639 1522 .
If you are in Melbourne call in, or, for long-distance shopping, look at their website at <http://www.bliss4women.com> for a wonderful range of products and services especially for women.
Two courageous women have recently written their stories of rape and recovery. Their stories are stories ALL women should hear. They are about abusive men and about women experiencing suffering and trauma; but they are also testimonies to healing and strength. These two stories are about a subject which our society rarely discusses. The huge, untold story of women being used and abused by men who are behaving in ways absolutely unacceptable to our society's values and beliefs, yet these men are often protected by the veil of secrecy.
Under our current laws "Justice" requires invasive "medical proof" and "evidence" of "rape". We force a woman to stand in Court to protest she did not "submit"; while the perpetrators are "innocent until proven guilty".... little wonder that so many deeply traumatised women stay silent in the face of this crime against them. Yet their healing requires their story being told. Requires society to say "these men are NOT behaving in acceptable ways". Their healing requires them to reclaim their ability to choose, reclaim control in their lives and reclaim self-approval/love.
Evelyn and Chloe tell two very different stories. By making their stories available on this website, we are making it possible for their voices to be heard, their truths told. We also trust that it will help other women. Other rape survivors may be encouraged on their journey of recovery and healing. Just one other woman may learn how to be safer in our world! And we trust that ALL of us will campaign for changing current legislation.
Please read these stories, cry with Evelyn and Chloe, grow with them, and grow in your own experience of womanhood and your own commitment to the safety of all people in our society.
My name is Jenny Kilvert, I run a charity group called Alice Kilvert Tampon Alert from Manchester, UK. It is named after my daughter Alice, who died of Toxic Shock Syndrome in 1991. We aim to alert people to the dangers of tampons and in particular to TSS.
This link is for women who want to try sewing their own cloth menstrual pads.... she shows two different designs, suitable for straight sewing or overlocking machines. Clear instructions and a pattern.
Take a look at The Green Directory
a green community directory to help you find
eco friendly products and services throughout Australia
Or visit another Australian guide to sustainable living: EcoDirectory lists a huge range of Australian green organisations, products and services. Our aim is to build a great online resource to promote greener living.