Day 68 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living: planting ahead for the bounty of home-grown fruit.
Back in February I had this wonderful bounty of plums.
Plums to eat.
Plums to share. Continue reading
Why The Bounty Of Home-Grown Fruit Is Good
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Buying Fresh Fruit And Vegetables Without Plastic
Day 67 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living: going to the farmers market and buying fresh fruit and vegetables without plastic.
I shop for most of my fresh fruit and vegetables at the local farmers market. Sometimes I Continue reading
How To Repair A Backpack By Hand
Day 66 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living: unexpectedly having to repair a backpack.
When I arrived at my first meeting of the day, as I put down my backpack I noticed something wrong.
The seam holding in the shoulder strap that I usually put on first was coming apart – badly. Continue reading
Avoiding Plastic Cups & Straws In Cafes? Better Make Your Requests Clear
Day 65 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living: finding out how careful you need to be when avoiding plastic cups and straws in cafes.
Watching the first episode of Series 2 of the War On Waste reminded me that I didn’t get around to posting about a particular incident earlier this year.
I was meeting someone in a cafe and we decided to order drinks. It was a hot day, so I Continue reading
How To Buy A Plastic-Free Nailbrush
Day 64 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living: finding a plastic-free nailbrush.
There’s a big push on to bring an end to ‘single-use’ plastic and shift to alternatives to plastic. Much of this push has come from people being disgusted about the impact of plastic on animals and the marine environment. We see pictures of birds, fish and turtles choking on plastic or dying of starvation with bellies full of plastic. The huge plastic Continue reading