Those of you who read Vicky’s post titled ‘cycling to save our seas’ on August 20th may have wondered how my sponsored bike ride went and how the campaign is going. Well, the three day bike ride and tour of Sussex, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight was a great success – the sun was [...]

THE LEATHERBACK TURTLE —
THE LAST REMAINING DINOSAUR
Have you ever been in the presence of something so ancient that when you look at it you know that it has seen it all?
That was my first impression when I came face to face with one of the most primitive and most critically endangered animals left on earth: [...]

On my first official post as a GGG editor I would like to introduce you all to one of my favourite places ‘my garden’ and my gardening history.

When I was 21 I decided it was time to get on the property ladder however I didn’t have much of an income to get my dream [...]

I’m a very happy bunny today. “Why?” you might ask. Well, I’ll tell you.
I’m happy to announce our latest brand new GGG editor Anna-Lisa Nagel who is truly a green girl.
Based in Nottingham too and one of my very good friends I can tell you for sure that Anna-Lisa is dedicated to an eco lifestyle. [...]

If you’re anywhere near Swindon and fancy looking round an organic farm this weekend, there are two open days not to be missed!
On Saturday, the National Trust is running its annual Coleshill Local Food Festival. (See the website for details of all the activities, including a mini beer festival and even bird box making with [...]

This weekend, (Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th September 11am to 5pm) Derbyshire City Council will be holding their bi-annual Eco-Fest at Markeaton Park, Derby. The aim of the festival is to promote mainstream environmental issues through a free, fun, family-orientated event.
The festival is free and will host a range of activities including:

the solar powered circus [...]

After my last two posts about shop lighting and other commercial electricals being left on at night time (‘And let there be less light’ & ‘And the rant goes on…’) Henriette suggested that we take this further and form something official to encourage businesses to waste less energy and cause less light pollution.

Of course, its [...]

The sun was shining on me all weekend, maybe I was just short on Vitamin D, but I can’t put into words just how healing the hours on a warm sunny beach was to my soul. This is a small miracle on the Oregon coast. You never know what you will get in the little [...]

Just going through my backlog of New Consumer rss feeds I noticed their post about a new online magazine ‘Ethics Girls’.
Launched this summer Ethics Girls announce that they want to “SET THE EXAMPLE” - Liking this already? Me too! They go on to tell us that:
“We are the website for fashion, shopping and ideas – [...]

By weight, a baby will eat more, drink more, and even breathe more air than an adult. This means what you feed your baby (or child) has a much greater impact than it would have on you.
Most people would love to go “all organic” with their food choices. Who really wants the pesticides, hormones [...]