What on earth are food miles? They are the distance that your food travels from the grower to your plate, including travel to and from processor and retailer. Why should I want to reduce them? Because transporting your food long distances involves lorries and aeroplanes. And lorries and aeroplanes use lots of fuel and emit …
Nikki and I have been testing a number of natural moisturisers over the past few months. Here’s our pick of the bunch. Dr Hauschka Quince Day Cream: I used this moisturiser during the winter months and found it really good at protecting against the elements. – Available online from Dr Hauschka at £16 for 30mls. …
This one goes out to all the moms and dads. What are we leaving behind for our children’s children? Via: Celsias blog
You’ve been faithfully composting for well over a year, your compost bin is pretty full and when you pull the little hatch at the bottom of the bin open you can see lovely crumbly black stuff inside? Sounds like you’re ready to start using your compost. Compost can greatly improve the state of your soil …
Going green is all the rage, but not everyone is taking the plunge. Why not? For starters, you may think that it takes a lot of effort or a lot of money to go green. This just isn’t the case. Here are 12 very easy, cheap and/or money saving ways that you can help save …
If you’re planning a camping trip this summer, get over to allthingsgreen.net for a peek at their eco-friendly camping set. Instead of stocking up on batteries, invest in some kit that will mean you never need batteries again. The Freeplay Xray wind-up torch and Freeplay Ranger wind-up, solar and rechargeable FM / AM radio are …
I’ve been reading the Summer 2007 issue of a new magazine called GREEN. It’s printed on 88% recycled paper and is full of encouraging articles about living a more sustainable lifestyle. Altogether it’s pretty well put together, and I’ve found the articles to be informative, interesting and helpful. For example, there’s a piece on holidaying …
It doesn’t have to cost the earth (pardon the pun) to make your household greener you know. I mean, all the energy saving advice means that you get the added bonus of saving pennies too. How many different products do you have for all the cleaning jobs around the house I wonder? Different bottles of …
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People Tree are making Fair Trade fashion history again with their Japanese Vogue Designer Collection. They have brought together some of the worlds most directional young fashion designers to create a remarkable collection with producers in rural villages. The collection will be featured in the June 2007 issue of Japanese Vogue, and modelled by supermodels, …