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Travels to Portugal 2023 to find quality cork bag makers
Posted by Olive McKillop on
It's the European summer of 2023, the 2nd year after COVID lockdowns disappeared. We are on a mission to find small bag makers in Portugal using quality cork fabric. A chance encounter in a market lead us to what we were looking for, a small cork bag making company producing quality cork products north of Lisbon.
- Tags: Bag Making, Innovation, Sintra, Vegan Leather
Travel after lockdown to the Forests of the Alentejo
Posted by Olive McKillop on
Read about our long awaited trip to Portugal. Our mission to visit the cork forests of the Alentejo in Portugal and see the cork harvest in action.
- Tags: Cork Forests, Vegan Leather
Did you know Australia has a cork forest in Canberra?
Posted by Olive McKillop on
Did you know Australia has a cork forest in Canberra?
- Tags: Cork Forest Australia
The Tenterfield Cork Tree
Posted by Olive McKillop on
Travelling on the New England Highway, we were stunned to see this lovely Cork Oak Tree in Tenterfield NSW, brought out from Europe and planted in 1861. How it has stood the test of time!
2019 The Year of the Vegan - Veganuary or an entire lifestyle change?
Posted by Olive McKillop on
People sign up to Veganuary in record numbers amid concerns of farming practises affect on the environment
- Tags: Cork for Vegans