Nature Lover of the Week

The man, the myth, the legend... Making it mainstream to eat fresh, locally grown ingredients. And in every recipe he'll tell you - organic or free range! He may just save the world yet.

Mr. Jamie Oliver


I didn't get into Jamie Oliver until just over a year ago. I always loved cooking, and I had already started to use organic ingredients - but I didn't realise food could taste this good. Or that it has such an impact on our planet.

Not only that, he's leading the charge against factory farming along with our good friends Kisschasy. Hey, we're no vegan hippies here at Nature Haters - we love a good free range chicken pasta or some juicy organic lamb cutlets. We just understand the impact of our actions...

Of course, he's making squillions in the meantime - but at least he's doing some good along the way. In his last offering he'll even show you some easy veggies to grow at home and then show you how to cook 'em. (You know by eating home grown or locally grown produce you're saving petrol and coal from being burnt? Not to mention the extra nutrients and taste.)

If you're a bit of visual person - meaning you need pictures to help you understand things - watch this.

No, actually EVERYONE WATCH THIS



Anyway, it was Jamie who first opened our eyes to the beauty of good food, and the positive change it could make for our planet and so...

he is our Nature Lover of the Week!

Official Logo

Behold! An influx of creative genius... our new logo...

The Dolphin Killers and The Whaling Fleet have inspired the winter 2010 edition of the Nature Haters logo. This doesn't mean this blog is going to be all about whaling - we are against Nature Haters in general. They just happened to get our blood boiling the same day we started the blog!

Who knows, we might even release a new version every week? We'll make sure we include the weeks top Nature Hater - send in your votes now! Nah, we'll make the calls around here... but if you've spotted any Nature Haters you want us to rip on, let us know!

Nature Haters #1

And there you have it - they're back in the news and so fresh in our minds. Japanese Whalers are number one our hit list and our very first Nature Haters!

What is it exactly that they're researching on whales? Their large phallus'? It's a load of rubbish - the fuckers just like the damn taste of whale meat. They've got some bloody great beef over there and they can import Australian beef all they like. But that ain't good enough for em. They want whale! (At this point I must stress that I don't condone generalising a country or it's people. I'm certain that less than 1% of the 127 million Japanese would eat whale meat. I am only talking about the fuckers that do!)

Yeah the fuckers that love to eat whales and what about the crew who hack up Dolphins in Taiji, Japan? Those dudes are ruthless. They're gonna need their own post...

And now they're detaining a Kiwi Sea Shepherd captain? threatening to charge him with piracy!? They're the pirates. They're hunting in a whale sanctuary for gods sake! (Not the drink)

Jerks.

- If these Nature Haters really get your goat, then make sure you click on one of the links above and sign a petition or donate. It's amazing what a big difference a little action can make.

Who is going to be the first?

I often get pretty angry when I see some dirtbag throw their cigarette butt out of the car window. Not to mention when we head out to the rock pools to unwind and have a swim and find rubbish carelessly discarded by some bogan (usually some cigarette butts too). I get especially mad when I hear that yet another part of our beautiful forests have been bulldozed for a new housing estate! BUT... that doesn't mean I'm going to rush into labeling my first Nature Hater.

I just saw Top Gear was starting on channel 9 - they could quite easily qualify for Nature Haters. Regularly burning excessive amounts of fuel and making it popular to do so.

Tony Abbott has really been pushing my buttons lately by blatantly opposing Labors ETS. But given that I'm not up-to-date with what he's proposing instead, I better not be too hasty. He might have a better idea - if not you'll see him here again soon.

Anyway, what I'm trying to get at is that I want to get the very first labeling of a Nature Hater right! Stay tuned...