Why You Should Join The Drawdown EcoChallenge

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Day 44 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living: Joining the Drawdown EcoChallenge.

Do you find yourself full of intention but somehow never get around to doing much about it? Maybe it’s because you don’t have the right tools or inspiration to help you shift from ‘going to’ do something to actually doing it.

A great way to get over the ‘not getting round to it’ problem and to try out new things is to take part in a challenge. Continue reading

Fast, Quick, Clean, Free Way To Sun-Dry Fruit

Plum pieces on aluminium foil tray, ready for sun-drying

Day 43 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living – an easy way to sun dry fruit the easy way.

Summer in my garden usually means a bounty of fruit. Particularly reliable are my plum trees. The question then becomes how to use – or preserve – all the fruit all so none goes to waste. Continue reading

BYO Containers For Less Waste And Pollution

sacks of dried beans & grains

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Day 42 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living – using BYO containers.

How often do you bring your own (BYO) container?

Have a look at what goes into your ‘rubbish’ bin.  Chances are that an awful lot of it is plastic packaging from food and other groceries.

How big is the problem – and what can you do about it? Continue reading

9 Reasons To Use Your Tired Vegetables – And How You Can Do It

Cooking up tired vegetables

Day 41 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living – using tired vegetables.

When you clean out your fridge, are you scared what you might find in your crisper? What do you do with your tired vegetables? Continue reading

How To Recycle Your Soft Plastic Bags And Wrappings

Recycling plastic bags

Day 40 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living – dealing with all those soft plastic bags and wrappings.

Today was a gorgeous early autumn day, the perfect day for a walk.

So I walked to my nearest ‘big’ shops to do one thing: put my modest collection of soft plastics into the special recycling bin there. Continue reading