The theme for this year’s UN World Environment Day on the 5th June, is Think. Eat. Save. It’s a campaign aimed at reducing the 1.3 billion tonnes of food that is wasted each year, when 1 in every 7 people in the world still go to bed hungry.
But it’s not just a problem in developing countries. In the UK we…
There was an article in the Indie today ‘Calls to ban dangerous chemicals‘ by Emily Dugan, about nasty stuff that’s in, well too many things that we use in everyday life.
Whilst some scientists say there’s no link between these chemical ‘endocrine disruptors’ and illness, others are calling for these substances to be banned as they cause
About four weeks ago we decided to to a summer eco market in Brighton, to bring together lots of like minded sellers and makers into one place for a fantastic day of eco inspired shopping, food and fun.
Here’s a question: how well do you know your neighbours? As I write this I realise that I don’t actually know many of my neighbours by face, let alone by name, which feels pretty shocking…
A friend who lives in Wales is telling me about Freeganism, which involves salvaging discarded, unspoiled food from supermarket bins. It reminds me of the time I visited a different friend who used to live on a houseboat on the Thames. One of her neighbours, ‘Mad’ Pierre, who rumour had it…
There are plans afoot. Real plans aimed at tackling climate change by getting us to become more local. Which means in the future we could all be taking local holidays, growing our own food, and generating our own energy.
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