Cases of the cattle disease Bovine TB have been steadily rising in the UK for many years, and the government have decided to deal with the problem by implementing a pilot scheme throughout the counties of Somerset and Gloucestershire for badger culling. The pilot scheme aims to cull 5,000 badgers, 90% of which will be … Continue reading
I’ve just made a fantastic discovery! I basically watched this film about urban food growing and distributing systems and became so inspired that I really wanted to be involved in one of the awesome local food projects exemplified in the film. I sent the link to my friend who’s also into this kind of stuff, … Continue reading
As you may know, I’m a university student. I may be incredibly wealthy compared with many people around the world, but compared with other people in the UK I’m pretty skint. This means that for the last year I haven’t been shopping in my local healthfood store nearly as often as I’d like and have instead been … Continue reading
I’ve always been a big fan of Innocent Smoothies. They taste delicious, they’re healthy, they sometimes come with little hats and they always come with jokes and witty quips on their bottles. What’s not to like? Well, a month ago I would have simply answered that with “well, they’re pretty overpriced and they’re not organic” … Continue reading
On this cloudy Sunday me and a friend of mine went along to Vegfest – an annual veggie bonanza of deliciousness that takes place in Brighton, Bristol and London. It was absolutely packed, like to the extent that it was hard to navigate around the place. There were 125 stalls and lots of talks and cookery demos – it was … Continue reading
Hello everybody! This evening as I was browsing Facebook after a huge portion of pasta, I came across some astounding news. Sustainable Man posted this article which says that Bhutan is set to go 100% organic! I must confess I didn’t even know what Bhutan was until now, but a quick research session informs me … Continue reading
It’s easy to get bogged down with the enormity of the problems that taunt humanity in the 21st century. Climate change, environmental degradation, resource scarcity, species loss, pollution, environmental injustice, animal suffering, poverty, hunger, human rights violations, inequality, discrimination corrupt governments, economic recession… The list goes on. But over the last couple of days I’ve come across a … Continue reading
I’m loving this picture from Occupy Wall Street’s facebook page – it shows there really is no space too small for some green-fingered biological miracles. When I move to Brighton (so unbelievably excited) the flat I’m renting doesn’t have a garden but it does have a large outside-ey windowsill and I’m planning to grow kitchen herbs … Continue reading
Having fresh, local, seasonal and organic fruit and veg delivered straight from the farm to your doorstep is not a novel or revolutionary idea. But it’s an idea that makes perfect common-sense, and which is very much in vogue. I thought this was worth talking about because, you know, common-sense isn’t exactly always in vogue … Continue reading
I’m vegan. The first question annoyingly asked by many upon hearing this is “oh my god, what do you eat?” I’ve finally decided that trying to list every foodstuff that I enjoy is pointlessly tiresome, and that “well, plants…” is a better answer. For those wanting elaboration, I suggest listening to this song. The second question … Continue reading
Listen to this and enjoy the reggae goodness flavoured with eco morality. Hit play! This is for anyone who has looked at me blankly and said “so what do you eat?” when I’ve told them I’m vegan. Continue reading
This is a window farm. A hydroponic creation involving a lot of plastic bottles hanging in your window with fresh food growing out of them. You should go to http://www.windowfarms.org to find out more about them. Hydroponics has never been my cup of tea, I have to say, only because I prefer the more natural … Continue reading
You cannot have infinite growth on a finite planet, so the MORE MORE MORE stratergy of capitalism will not work. We need to live within the bounds of our natural resources, as a part of the global ecosystem. That’s just a fact of life. But neither can we go backwards- we can’t regress back to … Continue reading
In my last post, I wrote about cute ‘product image’ and use of humour making green products more lovable and successful. And of course you can’t really talk about this cutesy friendly style of marketing without mentioning who brought it to popularity: Innocent Smoothies. I love Innocent smoothies. They have adorable ingredients lists reassuring the … Continue reading
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