Thank you to People Tree for alerting me to the fact that today is World Fair Trade Day!
An international celebration of Fair Trade internationally, World Fair Trade Day was begun by Safia Minney, founder of People Tree, and adopted by IFAT and its members in 2001.
On and around the second Saturday of May every year, [...]

Well, as carbon-neutral as you can be.  Homegrown Wholefoods opened in the last few weeks in the New Town.  I had a quick look round and although it may be small, it’s got plenty of good stock.  They also offer a refill service for some Ecover products.  Edinburgh seems to have a good amount of [...]

For those of you who buy your milk in plastic cartons for convenience or in the belief that organic milk only comes in that form think again ! I moved house about 6 weeks ago and was determined to start having milk delivered. I rang the dairy and made my order and just as I [...]

As promised, I’m very pleased to bring you the details of the 2007 Responsible Tourism Awards that I help to coordinate. Before you get nominating your favourite holidays, here’s a bit of background from responsibletravel.com…

responsibletravel.com is proud to announce the launch of the Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards 2007
The annual Responsible Tourism Awards - founded [...]

The other day I began packing my rather substantial wardrobe into my significantly small suitcase in anticipation of going away for a couple of weeks. Actually my suitcase wasn’t that small, hence its significance. The size of my wardrobe seemed to be the root of the problem. It’s pretty big these days. There, I have [...]

Happy news for the mac users - Apple goes greener ! . the news ticked into my inbox because I am on the newsletter of Green my apple
they advised the mac users to show some love for apple because of their new green choices so I did:

you can see all the apple huggers here
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Aberdeen Country Fair can be found in the heart of Aberdeen on the last Saturday of every month. Located on Belmont Street, between Union Street and Schoolhill, Aberdeen Country Fair is one of the largest markets in Scotland, attracting up to 30,000 people per event.
The market provides local farmers and crafters the opportunity to showcase [...]

26th May to 17th June 2007 sees a fantastic three weeks of green celebration in Nottingham!

During this time there are over 100 events designed to inspire Nottingham citizens to make green lifestyle choices and improve the quality of life in Nottingham as a whole.
Organised through a partnership of individuals, local groups, charities and businesses, events include walks, talks, [...]