A locally made sustainable clothing and homewares brand.
We create 'new' products from upcycled, vintage and leftover materials, and provide Australian made alternatives to popular reusable ECO products.
Our goal is to help reduce the millions of tonnes of textile and plastic waste that would otherwise end up in landfill.
Thanks for stopping by! :)
We are very proud and excited to be a Finalist in 2 categories of the Tasmanian Community Achievement Awards for 2023!
EPA Sustainability Award (Industry)
EPA Sustainability Award (Community)
There are not many things more exciting and rewarding to me in my business than to be recognised for an award in the sustainability sector, and it's an absolute honour to be a Finalist among such an incredible group of sustainable businesses.
Thank You! Bel xx
A fundraising project in partnership with Bob Brown Foundation and The Great Forest National Park to help protect Australia's Native Forests.
We donate 50% of profits from the sale of every sticker directly to these organisations, who are on the front line every day, standing in the way of needless destruction from logging and mining, and taking direct action to protect our wild places!
We're very proudly supporting the Bob Brown Foundation, Great Forest National Park, and Greening Australia in the incredible work they do to restore and protect our breathtaking, unique (and vulnerable) natural Australian habitats, and native forests. You can read all about it here :)
We donate 5% of every sale to help maximise their impact, with projects demonstrating conservation on a massive scale. From protecting takayna / Tarkine wilderness in Tasmania to creating Australia's biggest carbon sink, covering millions of hectares of land and protecting our native forests, plants and wildlife.
Our products are all sustainably and ethically made in Australia AND we are committed to making, packing and shipping our products plastic free!
Here at Ramble Folk we are very much imperfect in our mission to reduce waste, and we are well aware of the many contradictions in our lifestyles. But, we believe that we are all just doing our best, working with what we have, doing what we can afford to do, and that it's not possible (or necessary) to be perfect when it comes to reducing waste. However, like you, we're here and we're trying, and we’re always learning and we care, and we teach our kids to care, and we want to support you on your journey too, no matter what stage you're at. You can read all about that here :)
THANK YOU.
You're pretty awesome! x
What a pleasure it was to chat to Daisy Baker from The Mindful Isle, her podcast is amazing!
When was the last time you set foot in an op-shop? Today's guest Bel Dowde has a knack for finding pre-loved goods and transforming them into beautiful and funky upcycled items. She started her sustainable business Ramble Folk last year and now sells a range of reusable eco products. She was recognised as a finalist in the 2021 Tasmanian Sustainable Business of the Year award.
In this conversation Bel shares how Ramble Folk came to be, we chat about upcycled gifting, imperfect sustainability and so much more.
This year, why not replace one new gift for each family member or friend with an upcylcled gift, or with something you have found in an op-shop or second hand store. It's a super fun way to be more sustainable with your gifting!
show me how
Whether you're just curious and at the start of your plastic free journey, or already smashing it out of the park, you can shop our full range of Australian made, upcycled, resuable eco products and gift boxes here.
let's go
Using reusable produce bags at the supermarket is an easy and extremely effective way to go plastic free. Our produce bags are ethically made in Australia from upcyled lace curtains, sourced from op-shops.
yes please'We don't need a handful of people doing zero waste perfectly.
We need millions of people doing it imperfectly'
~ Anne-Marie Bonneau
Sustainable | Australian made | ECO Box
Our Upcycled Eco gift box is not only ethically made in Australia, it is also full of our reusable eco products, made from leftover fabrics, upcycled and repurposed materials sourced from op-shops. The box itself is made and printed in Australia on sustainably sourced recycled cardboard, and comes with our signature 'upcycling gift card' ready to add your personalised note. We can also ship directly to the lucky giftee for you :)
At Ramble Folk it's our mission to normalise, embrace and beautify the middle 'R' (Reuse). We create 'new' products from upcycled, vintage and leftover materials, and share fun and stunning ways that you can reuse - before you recycle. Browse our entire upcycled eco range here.
#reusebeforerecycle
We acknowledge the Tasmanian Aboriginal people as the traditional owners and continuing custodians of the land and waters of this island, lutruwita (Tasmania), where we live and work.
We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders past and present.
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