ISSUE 65 Early spring 2020
regulars
4 SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS
6 INSPIRATION FOR EARLY SPRING
8 CALENDAR
9 HERE’S AN IDEA Tessa Venuti Sanderson
10 INTERVIEW Rima Staines
22 NATURAL CONNECTIONS Jo Haycock
26 FAMILY TIME
28 A CHANCE TO WIN
30 A PAGE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Mallika Chopra
43 TALKING POINT Natasha Piette-Basheer
50 FAMILY NUTRITION Anna Mapson
54 CRAFT Nick Neddo
61 JUNO BEST BUY
62 REVIEWS – SUSTAINABLE PERIODS
65 RECIPES Heather Whinney and Denise Smart 69 BOOKS FOR EARTH INSPIRATION
70 BOOKS FOR ADULTS
72 BOOKS FOR CHILDREN
80 MY LIFE MY WAY Brigit Strawbridge Howard
You are Loved! 35
columns
12 HOME ED Nikole Verde
21 EMPOWERED BIRTH Eleanor Copp
29 MINDFUL DAD Chris Brock
38 REFLECTIONS OF A HOMEOPATH Lizzie Mae Smith
42 BIRTH IN PICTURES Jo Robertson
47 SENSORY HERBALISM Karen Lawton and Fiona Heckels 75 MY TEEN Lou Harvey-Zahra
3 JUNO
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