EcoLinking – 16 September 2007

Here’s a Sunday afternoon catch-up of some of my favourite blog posts from the past week or so: The Ultimate Resource Guide for Commuting by Bicycle at 21st Century Citizen. Wild swimming in the UK at off-grid. The World’s Top 10 Most Polluted Places at Green Options. Being a Joyful Vegan at Green Options.

Join the open day at Titnore Woods to help save ancient woodland

Tomorrow, Saturday 15th September 2007 is an open day at Titnore Woods protest camp near Worthing, West Sussex. If you’re in the area and want to support the protesters, bring some food (they like vegan cakes), your wellies and an instrument if you want to join in the jam session. It all starts at noon. …

Why you should buy organic cotton

Although organic cotton has been cultivated for thousands of years it’s only in about the last decade that we have certified it organic. This is because of increasing concerns from environmentalists and the general public about the impact of the escalating huge quantities of pesticides and insecticides used in the cultivation of conventional cotton. Growing …

3 groovy recycling ideas for old-style incandescent light bulbs

Switching to low energy bulbs is the right thing to do. It saves energy and it saves money on electricity. The tricky thing is, what to do with the old light bulbs that you’ve removed. It seems terribly wasteful to be throwing working light bulbs into the bin. Why throw anything in the bin if …

Win a copy of Ben Jelen’s latest album ex-sensitive

Ben Jelen‘s music is laid back and chilled out. But listen to the words and there’s a serious message there. He is working on raising environmental awareness with his latest music video “Pulse”, the opening track on his latest album ex-sensitive. Ben also continues to support StopGlobalWarming.org, Tori Amos’ RAINN foundation, Amnesty International, United Nations, …

7 BIG ways to reduce your carbon footprint

We’ve featured a number of blog posts detailing the simple things you can do to help reduce your impact on the planet, the little things that are easy to incorporate into your lifestyle or your daily routine. Now we’re going to be taking a look at the big things that you can do. The things …

Keveral Farm – spending a few days in an organic farming community

One of the stops on our recent family summer trip was Keveral Farm. It’s situated 5 miles east of the town of Looe in Cornwall, England, and just a 15 minute walk from the seaside village of Seaton. We stayed in one of Matt’s tipi’s, nestled in the woodland on the farm. From the tipi, …