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‘Love real life’ by considering ways in which you can help sustain your environment. Did you know that out of all the water on earth only 1% is fresh water that can be used for drinking? Makes you think doesn’t it...

Tips for conserving:

• Shower instead of bathing and come see latest shower trends @ the Show
• Collect rainwater to water your garden the way nature intended
• Check your toilets - a leaky toilet can waste up to 75 litres of water a day!

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‘Love real life’ by taking time to appreciate the simple things. Remember those ‘load shedding’ nights when you actually had a conversation with your family over dinner instead of eating in front of the TV?

Tips for basic living:

• Enjoy family time together @ the Show and remember under 16’s are FREE!
• Instead of flying overseas for an expensive holiday why not go on a local camping trip and roast some marshmallows over a campfire with your children

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‘Love real life’ and take some time out of your busy week to visit a local nature reserve or park. Take a picnic lunch, sit on the grass and experience nature’s role in life.

Tips for natural living:

• Come relax on the lawn @ the Show and listen to some smooth Jazz on Sundays.
• Plant a tree - if you don’t have a garden, buy a bonsai tree or create a hanging garden with pot plants.
• Visit the Botanic Gardens, sit on the grass under a huge leafy tree, and don’t forget to take some bread with you to feed the ducks!

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‘Love real life’. Make an effort to know what is happening in the world around you and take some time to consider how we can help save our planet.

Tips for global awareness:

• Reuse your Show shopping bag for groceries and when you’re finished, use it as a bin liner
• Reduce your waste, reuse as much as possible and recycle

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‘Love real life’ and always look for the energy efficient alternative. Most of us have already replaced all our old incandescent globes with fluorescent lighting, but did you know that fluorescent lights last up to four years longer and use 75% less energy?

Tips for efficient living:

• Come check out the amazing Show Specials @ the Show to help you spend your money more efficiently!
• Turn off your lights when you go out
• Dry your clothes in the sun and only use your tumble dryer if you absolutely have to

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Come and see SA author Toni B Walters @ the Show and listen to her talk about her book Cultivating Flavour – Kitchen gardening in your very own back yard. Catch her Tues, Weds and Thurs from 6-7pm.

Tips for kitchen gardening:

• Find a spot that gets lots of sunlight
• Choose which veggies you’d like to plant and follow instructions on the packet
• Keep all your organic waste and make your own compost

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It really is the simple things that bring us the most joy… watching a sunrise, riding a bicycle, swimming in the sea or going for a long walk with a friend. ‘Love real life’ and discover simplicity, it has the ability to undo all of life’s complications.

Tips for simple living:

• Visit the Local Rocks Hall @ the Show and support local business
• Use a non-electric push mower, its cheaper, quieter, and eco-friendly
• Instead of going to the cinema why not sit on the beach and watch real life?

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