Day 69 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living: making the most of stale bread and other leftovers.
A while ago someone gave me a large bag of sliced bread after a function. I thought I would be able to use these pieces of French stick (baguette) to make garlic bread for Continue reading
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
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
Day 62 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living: buying and storing bulk dry goods to avoid plastic food packaging.
In recent years more and more of our food is sold in plastic packaging.
With all that plastic is contributing to pollution and climate damage, avoiding it is a vital Continue reading
Day 58 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living: re-using and recycling paper begging letters.
Do you find yourself inundated with mail you haven’t asked for?
I do, especially as the end of financial and calendar years approach. Continue reading