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

Image: Daniel_Nebreda, Pixabay

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 →

Choosing Climate-Friendly Food When Eating Out

Hippy Avocado brunch at The Pantry, Middle Brighton, Victoria, Australia

Day 39 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living, a case-study in choosing climate-friendly meals.

The other day I was out for brunch with family.  Everything on the menu looked delicious!  How would I choose?

Continue reading →