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Don’t be a mug

Why not take your own mug to work or favourite coffee take out and save on disposable cups?
According to the EPA, 25 billion polystyrene (Styrofoam) cups are thrown away every year. They can be recycled, but facilities in most places are limited; so into the landfill they go for a few hundred years.

Find some eco friendly office stationary and Read more tips for greening your office.

 

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Organic sandwiches to take out!
Fri, 3/07/09 – 6:00 | No Comment

Fresh! organic sandwiches for healthy fast foodIt’s not often we buy a takeaway sandwich. I’ve often thought of them as a waste of money for crap food.

However, I’ve just come across a company called Fresh! Organic who sell organic sandwiches, made by humans. Yes PEOPLE actually make their food!

You can buy them in Boots stores across the country and Asda, Tesco and Sainsbury’s stores within the M25.
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Real nappies for dolls!
Thu, 2/07/09 – 6:00 | No Comment
Real nappies for dolls!

Oh me oh my. How I wish I were 5 again. But then again, perhaps I’ll just let my inner child out to play instead.
While searching on the web I came across real cloth nappies …

Update on Mr Green’s raw diet, week three.
Wed, 1/07/09 – 7:00 | 2 Comments
Update on Mr Green’s raw diet, week three.

Poor Mr Green. This has been a really difficult week for him on his high raw diet. Three weeks ago, he did his usual yearly pilgrimage into the land of Green food. It’s an overnight …

My Green lipstick - ethical fashion
Wed, 1/07/09 – 6:00 | No Comment
My Green lipstick - ethical fashion

It’s ok, I know halloween is over. I’m talking about my Green Lipstick, home to gorgeous designer clothes with an ethical stance.
Each piece in their collection is either fair trade, organic, recycled, vegan or takes …

Update on Qu Chi Acupressure band for hayfever - week 3
Tue, 30/06/09 – 6:33 | No Comment
Update on Qu Chi Acupressure band for hayfever - week 3

I’m a week late with my hayfever update. If you remember, I’ve been trialling the Qu Chi Acupressure band.
Three weeks into the hayfever season and it’s been an appalling week. To be fair, I STILL …

wedosomething.net - together we can tackle climate change
Tue, 30/06/09 – 6:00 | One Comment
wedosomething.net - together we can tackle climate change

This is such a great site. I was contacted by Jens this week, telling me about his new project WeDoSomething.net.
It has plenty of eye candy, the aim of which is to demonstrate a human chain …

Mrs Green’s Three green stories
Sun, 28/06/09 – 8:26 | No Comment
Mrs Green’s Three green stories

On a Sunday I share some inspirational stories I have found across the internet.
They can be to do with any aspect of green living, such as energy reduction, green parenting or natural health. I’ll also …

Beauty Products To Carry The FAIRTRADE Mark For First Time
Fri, 26/06/09 – 6:46 | One Comment
Beauty Products To Carry The FAIRTRADE Mark For First Time

From today, Boots, Bubble & Balm, Essential Care, Lush and Neal’s Yard will be selling the first beauty products carrying the Fairtrade mark. There are 57 licensed Fairtrade Foundation products currently available with mamy more …

Green rewards enables eco friendly shoppers to collect loyalty points
Fri, 26/06/09 – 6:00 | No Comment
Green rewards enables eco friendly shoppers to collect loyalty points

Hands up who loves to indulge in a little green shopping?
Many of us have loyalty cards for our most-used supermarket or petrol station. Now you can collect green points and build up rewards that can …

5 tips - eco friendly laundry products
Thu, 25/06/09 – 6:00 | 6 Comments
5 tips - eco friendly laundry products

Last week I talked about reducing the environmental impact of your laundry by making careful use of water and electricity and swapping harsh, toxic products for eco friendly ones.
Today I’m going to share 5 greener …

Natural remedies for PCOS
Wed, 24/06/09 – 10:44 | 3 Comments
Natural remedies for PCOS

PCOS (Polycystic ovary syndrome) is an endocrine disorder, which effects around 5% of women.
The most common features are:

Obesity
Irregular or absent periods
Excessive male hormones leading to excess facial hair (hirsutism)
Infertility