Posted on 17 June 2007
Well, it’s been a while since I’ve posted with the Green Girls – which I’m mostly putting down to the upheavals of moving into our very own first house! Yep, we’ve moved from renting in our beloved Brighton and Hove to home owning in wonderful Worthing. Just another 20 mins down the train tracks means a [...]
Tags: Sustainability
Posted on 15 June 2007
“Love and intimacy are at the root of what makes us sick and what makes us well, what causes sadness and what brings happiness, what makes us suffer and what leads to healing…I am not aware of any other factor in medicine- not diet, not smoking, not exercise, not stress, not genetics, not drugs, not [...]
Tags: Health, Sustainability
Posted on 14 June 2007
The veggies in the patch have settled in and I’m very happy to say still alive. We managed to ward off the snails and slugs and give the plants just enough food, water and sun. The only threat now was the pincing jaws of my house rabbit Del. Of course I couldn’t expect him to [...]
Tags: food, Gardening, pets, wildlife
Posted on 14 June 2007
Flowers epitomise emotion and can have a very beneficial impact on people. They are sent to communicate their feelings to their nearest and dearest. Wouldn’t it be even better if people were able to confidently buy sustainable, ethically-sourced flowers to communicate their feelings? After all, ethical commitment is an emotion as well! However, buying sustainable, [...]
Tags: Fair Trade, flowers
Posted on 14 June 2007
The following information was provided by Emily Dawson at Natracare. Most proprietary brands of sanitary pads, liners and tampons contain many synthetic materials that many women are unaware of. For instance, in sanitary pads you might expect to find cotton but what you get is polypropylene, polyacrylates, surfactants, plastic and chlorine-bleached wood pulp as well [...]