I’ve seen minimalism touted as the solution to all environmental problems lately. Buy less stuff, lower impact, case closed. It makes sense too – fewer possessions means fewer goods being…
Food miles are the sustainability obsession we all think we know about. Add up how far your avocado flew, feel guilty about the lamb from New Zealand, buy local where…
When I first moved into my house six years ago I started upcycling furniture because buying everything new was expensive and would have resulted in every room furnished from the…
Forgive my bluntness, but farmers markets aren’t for everyone. They’re expensive weekend outings for middle-class people with time to kill. If that sounds rude let me clarify: they’re not *entirely*…
Renting. It’s practically another word for “having terrible energy efficiency”. Okay, maybe we’re exaggerating slightly. After all, nearly half of all private rental homes in England do currently have an…
Digging, planting seeds and nurturing plants until you can eat food you grew yourself is rewarding on a level beyond just “I did this”. Beyond the warm fuzzies feels good…
TL;DR: New here? Start here >> Stop worrying about what you can’t change. Instead, take three high-impact actions: measure your household food waste for two weeks (average families throw away…
TL;DR: Three Simple Steps > There are three simple steps to start buying local. The steps expand on this guide. > > 1. Map your current weekly spend on food…
There’s something quietly pleasing about transforming yesterday’s vegetable peelings into dark crumbly soil that makes other things grow. I started composting thirty years ago, before it got trendy and everyone…
In the UK we spend over £1,500 per household on furniture every year (ONS). Despite this level of expenditure we throw away over 22 million pieces every year (North London…
If you’re sick of bagging up garden waste and throwing away perfectly usable food scraps with your general household rubbish, you’ve likely looked into composting. I mean, why wouldn’t you?…
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There are composting guides aplenty on the internet. Pages and pages of what you can and can’t put in your bin. One tells you citrus peels will kill your worms,…
I still remember the look on my parents’ faces when I told them I was going to have worms in my flat in Bristol. It’s true what they say; you…
It’s immensely satisfying to find an old piece of furniture and restore it into exactly what you want for your house. I started doing this long before thrift-flipping was trendy…