Upcycling Pallets Into Garden Furniture Planters and Raised Beds
Disclaimer: While we can link to the statistics backing up many claims in this guide, we don’t want to bombard you with interruption links. References are compiled at the end…
Worm Composting Indoors and Setting Up a Worm Farm in a Flat or Garage
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…
Upcycling Home Decor and the Projects That Look Professional Not Homemade
From my battered old dresser to my rustic shelf made from reclaimed fence palings, my flat is full of upcycled items. Things that started life as something else but have…
Using Finished Compost and Where to Put It and How Much to Use
Turning kitchen scraps into compost is only part of the process. After six months of tending my bokashi set-up in my flat in Bristol, happily watching my kitchen waste turn…
Community Composting Schemes and What to Do If You Can’t Compost at Home
I always thought I’d have to live with bad recycling habits forever. Like endlessly contaminating the recycling bin because you can’t be arsed to rinse foil, or fly-tipping because you…
Sheep Wool Insulation and Whether the Natural Option Performs as Well as Synthetic
There are many choices when it comes to home insulation. Walk down the isle at your local builders merchant and you’ll find mineral wool, rigid foam boards, multifoil reflectives, and…
Insulation for Cold Weather and What UK Homes Actually Need to Stay Warm
Your house leaks heat. Through the walls, roof, windows, and all the cracks you didn’t realise were there until you started looking. With heating costs accounting for around 55 percent…
How Much Rainwater You Can Realistically Collect From a UK Roof
Living in a flat without a garden and paying Bristol water rates means I’ve spent far too long trying to work out precisely how much money flows down my drains…
How to Store Food Properly and the Fridge Organisation That Doubles Shelf Life
How To Store Food Properly (+ Fridge Organisation That Doubles Shelf Life) I have to confess: until relatively recently I approached food storage haphazardly. I shoved stuff wherever it would…
Batch Cooking for Sustainability and Feeding a Family Without the Waste
Throwing away food is expensive and bad for the environment, but many of us waste the equivalent of almost 8 meals a week (UKHarvest) without realising. That’s 3.2kg of food…
How to Make Clothes Last Longer and the Care Habits That Save You Money
For the past three years I’ve had receipts for clothes stored on my phone. Some of this was to try to be stricter with spending on clothing, others were curiosity…
How I Turned My Tiny Concrete Prison Into a Self-Sustaining Urban Ecosystem (And You Can Too)
So here I was, standing in my flat’s “patio,” which was literally a 2×2.5 metre concrete slab between my sliding glass doors and a chain link fence. The previous tenant…
The Day I Realized My Leggings Were Poisoning Fish (And What I Actually Did About It)
A few months ago I was in my bathroom staring at my jar of plastic free toiletries (each jar labeled with my terrible hand writing using masking tape) and I…