Reading Time: 5 minutes Regain lost words and seek out nature-based solutions. Simple swaps, which we’ve heard so much about during Zero Waste Week, are a great way to make a difference. But, alongside a focus on stuff (avoiding buying stuff; wasting less stuff), I want to bring in another dimension. For this week, think also zero waste of […]
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Zero Waste Ways With Fat and Oil in the Kitchen: Bread and Dripping Days
Reading Time: 7 minutes Zero waste ways with fat and oil may be a lost art. When I was little, I loved bread and dripping. I remember at my Nan’s house the smell of cooked bacon drawing me to the kitchen where she was clearing up. I’d sidle up to her, and I’d say “Can I have some bread […]
Zero Waste Knowledge – Is Power
Reading Time: 5 minutes Zero waste knowledge is power. If you’re new to Zero Waste Week, you may feel overwhelmed. This year’s topic is Climate Change. I mean, where do you start? How the heck do you stop glaciers from melting? Overwhelmed? I’ve seen it often in Facebook groups, for instance, that newcomers feel overwhelmed by the discussions they […]
Save Mother Owl – Support Nature-Friendly Farming
Reading Time: 4 minutes Mother Owl is sick and dying. She perches in a tree, looking down on fields of broccoli, cabbages, carrots, oilseed rape and cereals. The landscape that is the cause of her demise. She may not be able to reach her chicks in a nest nearby. She can hear them, but, she has fatigued muscles and […]
Edible Perennials for Low-maintenance Allotments: Five Plus Points
Reading Time: 7 minutes Ah, the unattainable dream – the low-maintenance allotment. Yes, I want one please… Edible perennials for low-maintenance allotments is a concept I’ve been building on. I’m about to extend my edible perennial area, and I do think it will reduce maintenance time. Not that I don’t want to spend time on the allotment, for I […]
The Small Productive Garden: Six Plus Points
Reading Time: 8 minutes Does the thought of a small space put you off starting a productive garden? Is the produce from this space even worth bothering with? If these thoughts have surfaced in your mind, you probably wouldn’t be alone. I’ve thought the same myself. But, you may be surprised at how many edibles, medicinals and other useful […]