I thought it was about time I gave my very local Farmers Market a mention. About a 5 minute walk from our flat (and therefore a 2 minute walk from Hove station so no excuses not to get here by public transport!) is Ralli Hall which hosts a wonderful Farmers Market on the first [...]

Just In time for the holidays and then some! Sheryl Cohen and Anne Vollen have come out with the guide to all that is green in the city in a coupon book!  This is truly one of those ideas where ya think why didn’t someone do this sooner!  You remember those Entertainment coupon books that [...]

At Christmas time, it may be tempting to indulge and forget about the waste we create at such a festive time of year. In the US, the National Geographic points out that between Thanksgiving and New Year Americans throw away a million extra tons of garbage each week. I think it’s fair to say that [...]

Fantastic news for Nottingamshire Wildlife Trust. Their Attenborough Nature Centre has been named 9th in a poll listing top eco-friendly destinations worldwide!
I’m so pleased to see one of Nottingham’s nature centres put on the global map for its hard work and innovation. Only one other UK nature centre featured in the top ten list.
To read [...]

I am extremely happy to welcome a brand new green girl to GGG…drum roll…Miwa Tamanaha!!
Miwa is a surfer girl (makes me think of that great Beach Boys song) and an environmental policy analyst in Southern California. She tells us that she’ll be talking about all kinds of things including the coast and ocean of her [...]

Just a quick note to everone in Nottingham out shopping on Tuesday 28th November. A green market will be held in the Nottingham Trent University student union on Shakespeare Street from 10am to 4pm.
Featuring at the market are mondorganico products and creative designs from the residence line ‘Salvage’ of recycled clothing and accessories.
Enjoy!
Vicky
Make Hay

Today Nottingham held its 2006 One World Christmas Fayre and it’s events like this that give me that warm ready brek glow. Seeing the lovely people of Nottingham selling organic and fair trade goods, home made yummy veggie food and campaigning for peace and human rights all under one roof.

Held at the YMCA on Shakespeare [...]

This week Edinburgh Farmers Market was named the best in Britain by Country Life. We go every week (and if we’re away on holiday we wonder what we’ve missed), mainly to get bread, veggies and beer, and my boyfriend always has his weekly meat fix of freshly cooked burgers or sausages (or sometimes fresh smokies). [...]

As our fish stocks become over fished one company believes, Johnson Seafarms, belives they have come up with the perfect and organic solution. Farmed, organic code farmed according to environmentally friendly methods.
As North Sea cod is increasingly being taken off the shelves by ethical retailers because of overfishing, Shetland’s cod farmers claim to have produced [...]

I love it when I hear about National Something Week, especially if its carries a positive message and it so happens that National Tree Week has just begun! Running from 22nd November to 3rd December (isn’t that a bit longer than a week?) the Tree Council urge us to celebrate the winter tree planting season [...]