After trends in eating local produce, food that is in season and growing your own vegetables, get ready for the next culinary craze; foraging for food.
Hunting food in hedgerows used to be confined to the sort of person who knits their own yoghurt, but the recent rehabilitation of British cooking not only sanctions but applauds [...]
Many see a long term trend in rising energy prices. So the sooner you start using less energy the more money you will save in the long run. And it’s good for your carbon foot print as well.
The Prime Minister’s measures, unveiled in September, include the offer of a half-price insulation grant for all households [...]
Here’s a short guide from the Guardian to help you kick the shopping habit. Good for your wallet and the environment.
1. Knit
There’s only one way to stay warm in these tough times, and it involves yarn. Learn to knit on youtube.com (there are hundreds of how-to videos), then join a knitting circle. It’ll get you [...]
There is a new documentary out called Garbage Warrior about a man who is able to design and build houses from garbage that facilitate a sustainable lifestyle. Apparently it was on Channel 4 (UK) earlier today so keep a look out for it in your part of the world.
Here’s a quick demonstration of how it [...]
Here’s a collection of vidoes showing you how to do all kinds of DIY in the house or garden.
With our help you could transform your home today! Take a look at our free DIY advice and interior design ideas: from information on hanging a door to making scented candles we’ve got something for everyone. You’ll [...]
Freeganism isn’t the latest celebrity fad diet from Los Angeles. It’s the idea that a lot of food that can still be eaten safely is thrown away or wasted. I heard on the news recently that as much as 30% of all food we buy does not get eaten and is thrown away.
From Wikipedia:
Freeganism [...]
In the UK in the 70’s there was a sit-com on TV called the Good Life. It was about a couple that tried to live a more self-sufficient lifestyle, which included growing some of their own food. I suspect more and more people in the UK and US will start doing this again over the [...]