Reading Time: 8 minutesCarbon footprint calculators have been on my radar for a long time now, and lately ‘Net Zero’ has crept into the frame. Having followed green-living news out of interest, it’s inevitable; I could hardly have missed either of these terms. I’ve tried plugging my life details into a few carbon footprint calculators, out of curiosity, […]
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Alternative Economy, Meaningful Work and Autonomy
Reading Time: 12 minutesIt seems that lockdowns (for better or worse) have helped the alternative economy draw in new converts. But, it may only be because I seek out an alternative economy that I notice it. We were well into the ‘pandemic’ before I realised how much life had changed. Life changes: as we all know, and it […]
Traditional Nose to Tail: Thrifty Tips and Ancestral Wisdom
Reading Time: 2 minutesGrass-fed or pastured meat and food from farm shops is expensive. Is that right? It may be slightly more expensive (for good reason) but if you want thrifty, nourishing food, take advice from cookbooks of your grandmother’s and great grandmother’s era. You may not have your own, so I mean metaphorically speaking, as traditional nose […]
Zero Waste and Plastic Free Pens
Reading Time: 5 minutesYet another plastic biro ran out of ink the other day, and so it joined the inestimable number that must be languishing in landfill worldwide. As I threw it in the bin I made a vow to revisit my idea of going zero waste and plastic free with my pens. I used to use a […]
A Return to Sheets and Blankets: Out With the Duvet
Reading Time: 5 minutesI’ve gone back to sheets and blankets (traditional bedding) since we’ve redecorated and carpeted two bedrooms. Call me old-fashioned but I see many good points in what we’ve discarded and left at the back of linen cupboards. What started me off on this was that we were one set of bedding down for our newly […]
Zero Waste Knowledge – Is Power
Reading Time: 5 minutesZero 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 […]
