The Complete Guide to Eco Friendly Insulation for UK Homes
TL;DR: What you Should Actually Do Do an energy assessment or open your Energy Performance Certificate and see where your home loses the most heat. In the majority of houses…
Maintaining a Rainwater Harvesting System and the Seasonal Jobs That Matter
It feels like once you’ve paid for your rainwater harvesting system and connected the pipes that the hard work is over. Switch it on and suddenly you’re harvesting hundreds of…
The Complete Guide to Rainwater Harvesting in the UK
TL;DR. Here’s how to start collecting rainwater: Step One – calculate how much water you can collect. UK homes receive an average of 885 litres per square metre of rain…
Zero Waste Meal Planning and the Weekly System That Stops Food Going in the Bin
Food waste isn’t a nebulous problem that happens across the world. Food waste is sitting in your fridge right now, and costing you money every single week. Households in the…
The Environmental Impact of Fast Fashion and Why the Industry Refuses to Change
The woman ahead of me in the checkout line has three plastic shopping bags full of clothes. Right now, her purchases look like brightly coloured rectangles with price tags hanging…
Building a Capsule Wardrobe and Owning Less Without Looking Like You’ve Given Up
The average UK adult owns 118 items of clothing. 26% of these had not been worn for at least a year (WRAP). I stare out blankly over my shoulder at…
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…
Sustainable Fashion Materials and Which Fabrics Are Actually Better for the Planet
Table of Contents 1. Sustainable Fashion Materials & Which Fabrics Are Better? 2. Common Mistakes People Make 3. Mistake #1: Buying expensive fabrics instead of clothes that fit well. 4.…
Plant Rich Diets and Why Eating Less Meat Has a Bigger Impact Than Buying Organic
Plant Rich Diets and Why Eating Less Meat Has a Bigger Impact Than Organic A common default position when discussing sustainable eating tends to focus on organic/conventional debates, as though…
How to Buy Secondhand Clothes and the Apps Markets and Shops Worth Trying
When I first started buying secondhand clothes it was considered begrudging necessity; charity shops were charity shops and thrift store or vintage boutique hadn’t entered the retail lexicon yet. Even…
Traditional Food Preservation Methods That Use No Energy and Actually Work
I was standing in my kitchen last winter staring blankly at my outrageously loud fridge during one of our “£300 energy bill months”. There was a bag of carrots on…
Clothes Swapping and the Free Way to Refresh Your Wardrobe
Clothes Swapping: The Free Way to Update Your Wardrobe Louis hadn’t intended to spend his Saturday morning in a rented-out community hall rummaging through strangers’ discards, but there he was…
Understanding Use By vs Best Before and What You Can Safely Eat After the Date
I used to be ridiculously good at throwing away food. I didn’t want to bin edible food, I genuinely believed it would kill someone if I served it. Yoghurt was…
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…