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! :)
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!
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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.
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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.
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We're proudly supporting Greening Australia to help them create Australia’s biggest carbon sink, and to establish and restore one million hectares of habitat across southern Australia. You can read all about it here :)
We donate 5% of every sale to help Greening Australia maximise their impact, with projects demonstrating conservation on a massive scale. From our Great Barrier Reef to my home, the island ark of Tasmania, covering millions of hectares of land and protecting hundreds of native plants and wildlife, to restore and protect our unique (and vulnerable) natural Australian habitats.
Our products are all sustainably and ethically made in Australia AND we are commited to making, packing and shipping our products plastic free!
Here at Ramble Folk we know that 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 to be absolutely 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.
We are super proud and excited to be a finalist in the Sustainable Living Festival's Tasmanian Sustainable Business of the Year Awards for 2021. The awards were judged by Planet Ark co-founder Jon Dee, and we are absolutely thrilled to be recognised as a finalist among such an incredible group of sustainable businesses.
'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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