Article Archive for March 2009
Here’s your opportunity to have a little fun while spreading a serious message. Divine Chocolate have created Egg a politician which sends a message to the world leaders to push for fairer trade.
Divine chocolate want …
One of the most frequent questions when people know we home educate is about resources. What resources are out there? What support do you have? What things can you get access to?
I have to admit, …
The growing season is upon us, and with it come the slugs!
If there is one pest that gardeners everywhere strive to find a solution for getting rid of, it has to be the slug.
They love …
With a tag line “The earth is our playground. Our mission is to preserve it” how could I resist shining the spotlight on this ethical fashion company?
The beautifully named Mission Playground is a conscious lifestyle …
It’s not too late to plant potatoes, but many people will have them in already. We tend to run a few weeks behind everyone else over here - we have heavy clay soil which gets …
A brand new European study is taking place in Durham to determine whether the provision of free fruit in the workplace is a useful way to improve employee’s health and wellbeing.
The Fruit at Work study …
Did you participate in Earth Hour last night?
We did; but we took things a little further, by participating in our own 12 Earth hours!
Instead of simply switching off the lights, we switched off our electricity …
Tomorrow is WWF’s Earth hour at 8:30pm. It’s a party to help the environment and everyone’s invited!
WWF want a billion people around the world to sign up and switch off their lights for one hour. …
Today, two of the largest online ethical companies announced that they are to merge. This will create a single business to offer the UK consumer the best in eco-friendly, organic and fair trade products.
Natural Collection, …
Toxic chemicals in baby skincare products are hot news again this week. Stacy Malkan, founder of the non-profit campaign for safe cosmetics claims that her organisation has identified known carcinogens in popular baby products.
These aren’t …
