When Sir David Attenborough opened the Attenborough Nature Centre in 2005 he described it as “a lifeline to the natural world“. Go there and you will understand.
Living in the city it is easy to feel disconnected from nature, craving the peace and tranquility of open spaces and fresh air in your lungs. So, who would [...]

I have an urgent mission for all Green Girls: to find the greenest or most life-changing holiday you can.
With the economic climate not looking too sunny, it’s easy to spend hours online browsing idyllic holidays that will let you get away from it all.
But don’t think for a moment that lack of funds makes this [...]

What’s in a day?
When a day is designated a special day, the intention is to honor the theme of it.  On our annual calendar there are some holidays that have turned into a hoopla, diverting us from the original intent.  Often we witness a kind of build up that requires planning and promotion, parties and [...]

If you’re a green blogger and haven’t heard about this meetup, where have you been?
This is the first, hopefully of many, meetups hosted by Al Tepper of ooffoo, Natural Collection and Ethical Superstore (and the well loved City Hippy of course).

The event will take place on 8th June in London with special guest Nick Aster [...]

The other day my mum told me about a scheme which helps protect women and girls from sexual abuse by donating underwear.
This scheme was set up by Zimbabwe ex-pat Morag Roy who, on a return trip there, was told by a friend that sexual abuse and rape of young girls was rife. A local priest [...]

It may seem trivial, but trust me it is huge.
Somewhere down the line I had heard something. It was in my past, a voice from a cooking show perhaps, or at a friend’s house while preparing for dinner. I was young and it stuck.  “Never cut the asparagus, gently snap them so it breaks in [...]