Thought this was fitting as I am going to the dentist tomorrow morning and dreading it. According to the most recent Springwise newsletter, Transcendentist (bad name in my opinion but good concept) is the first eco-friendly dentist office in the United States. From the carpets to the wallpaper, the Berkeley office was built using non-toxic [...]

I recently discovered the benefits of aromatherapy. It’s not as though I’d previously dismissed it, it just hadn’t really occurred to me to use it for anything other than helping to relax. After visiting the doctor for a couple of years with the same ailment and just being given stronger and stronger antibiotics I decided [...]

According to an article in the Sunday Herald, everyone in Scotland will have the option of a green burial within 5 years. Native Woodland currently has three natural burial sites in Scotland and is keen to expand.  Glasgow City Council is also looking to have parts of its cemeteries given over to green burial, it [...]

Brilliant article on green living/housing. I found it in my hardcopy of Wired Magazine. Lucky for you there’s a full online article here by the way, if any of you are going to lift 07 in Geneva – I will be there doing a workshop on creativity and participating in the conversations… ohh, and I [...]

This is where I admit one of my green weaknesses.  In my bathroom sit the following deodorants: PitRok (stick), Bionsen (roll-on) and Tom’s of Maine (stick).  But none of them are as effective as my Vaseline anti-perspirant.  For a while last year PitRok seemed to work well in combination with Weleda Wild Rose deodorant spray, [...]

The new chemical law in the EU (called REACH) was approved upon by the european parliaments members. The initial goal was to protect the consumers from dangerous chemicals – BUT it ended up like a “damage control” against the powerful chemical industry. The minimum requirements was that there should be a list of alternatives to [...]

No, I’m not defending myself against allegations of plastic surgery (I’m far too young for that – honest!).  But I felt the time had come for me to introduce you to what I think is a fab skin and hair care range: I am natural I first came across them when an I am natural moisturiser and lip salve turned [...]

If you are interested in knowing more about this (and can easily get to Edinburgh) register for this free event taking place on Tuesday 28th November at the Friends Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh. It’s organised by Friends of the Earth Scotland and will include workshops on health and safety in Scottish industry, breast [...]

Reading Wendy’s first post about making love sustainable and the events of the past few weeks have got me thinking… Things have been very busy in Make Hay‘s world just lately and I’m not complaining one bit. We’re meeting lots of new and interesting people, expanding our services and more recently I’ve been coordinating and [...]