A few months back I discovered a hidden gem just a few minutes from the high street in town whilst out shopping. Whilst everyone knows about farmer’s markets the country markets seem to be a well kept secret.
There are over 12,000 local producers who sell their goods at 400 markets throughout the U.K. The Country [...]

At the moment we can’t seem to escape the doom and gloom of the economic downturn and predicted recession. With soaring oil and food prices one positive that may well come out of the situation is that people will curb their spending which will in turn lead to a cut in consumption and less wastage [...]

Those of you in the Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Warwickshire area looking for a green themed day out at the weekend might like to visit the Fold’s GreenFest on Saturday. It is being opened by Brigit Strawbridge of the ‘It’s not easy being green’ TV show and Satish Kumar will also be giving a talk. Stalls [...]

Bike week starts today and as I may have mentioned a few times before I love cycling, in fact it is one of my most favourite things in the world. So imagine my delight when I heard about a photography competition aimed at celebrating the diversity of women’s cycling.
In order to promote cycling to ladies [...]

Well it has certainly been a busy few months for me with green event season now in full swing. We began our GreenFinder summer tour at U.K Aware which was a fantastic exhibition for green consumers followed by Sheffield green city days and Camden green fair.
This weekend sees the third annual Redditch green fair take [...]

I have to admit it but we don’t have the best view from our front room window. In fact for lovely leafy Leamington it’s perhaps not the best view or most typical of our town. I live opposite a car show room that has flags flying in the daytime, lights glaring at night time [...]

After months and months of planning the U.K Aware Greener Living Expo will take place at the Barbican in central London on the weekend of May 10th & 11th. It is set to be one of the biggest events of its kind and I for one have already been caught up with the excitement [...]

For the past couple of weeks I have been busy organising my second green fair. I loved organising the green Christmas fair in December so much so that I decided to dive head long into the preparations of a ‘Spring Green Eco Fair’ this month
Now whilst the emphasis of the Christmas fair had been ethical [...]

E.on is delighted to announce the discovery of a new form of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS).
Burning coal to generate electricity produces Carbon Dioxide (CO2), a green house gas that contributes to climate change. However by capturing the CO2 before it is released into the atmosphere and piping it through natural spring water we at [...]

If like me you have been glued to the channel 4 programme ‘The Woman Who Stopped Traffic’ you will be pleased to know that you can now join the campaign and put yourself on the U.K car free map. The map allows you to pledge a weekly car free journey and will work out your [...]