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 [...]

Gosh…China has taxed plastic bags !!! I have just read that from June of this year shops in China will not be giving away plastic bags. If shoppers need a bag they will have to buy one. I think this is fantastic news….lets hope it wont be long before other countries follow suit.

I’ve not been blogging for the past couple of weeks as I have been busy planning a Green Christmas Fair in my home town of leamington Spa. I have had a fab year of attending lots of green and eco events this year so much so that I have been inspired to organise one myself.
Luckily [...]

Once upon time there lived a little girl who hated bath time. Her mummy decided that she needed to find a way to get the little girl to take a bath. Knowing she loved stories her mummy would promise that for every bath she took she would tell her a story. This worked a treat [...]

Defra and the N.E.F (National Energy Foundation) have organised the Climate Challenge Exhibition which will take place on the 14th to 16th this month at thecentre:mk which is in Milton Keynes. This unique show aims to educate the public to climate change issues when they are shopping and will feature a huge cross section of [...]

My partner and I have recently moved from a one bedroom flat to a house with a garden. We have been determined not to go mad and buy up lots of new furniture and to reclaim, freecycle and salvage as much new furniture as we could. My home office as mentioned before has been kitted [...]

My sister is in the process of trying to help organise the first carbon neutral triathlon (A swim followed by a cycle ride and then a run for those non-sporty people of you out there) with her club Crystal Palace. Anyone who has ever taken part in a triathlon or has been to watch [...]

There was a very interesting piece on the midlands news tonight about Tesco’s milk. I have seen the local choice ads on the T.V and had to raise an eyebrow as they were claiming you can now buy locally produced milk in their supermarkets. Apparently trading standards have been called in as you can only [...]

Last spring in a lovely old country pub my partner and I were enjoying a scrummy meal in which most of the ingredients were locally sourced. I made the comment that it was a shame there wasn’t a local directory of some kind that listed pubs and restaurants that served local food. That chance comment [...]

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 [...]