Article Archive for May 2009
Recently, I wrote about the bee garden I was planting, here at Chez Green. Things are taking off slowly, with more bare soil and weeds than bee friendly plants at the moment, but all will …
RSPB recognise that there are many home educators across the Uk and have set up an area for home educators to take part in their Wildlife Action Awards for schools.
This award scheme is all about …
Hopefully, you’re all busy in the garden at the moment, no matter how large or small your garden, time and budget!
It seems there are hazards everywhere in life, and gardening is no exception.
According to the …
At the end of April, we received our free seeds from the BBC Dig In campaign.
I decided to follow their advice to the letter, to see how I got on and hopefully to learn some …
Toby Carvery are on a mission to get Britain top of the veggie-tables.
According to their research, almost 70% of people don’t get their 5-a-day portions of fruit and vegetables.
If you sign up for their healthy …
Here’s another home education resource for you! I received an email the other week from the RSPB. You might remember we took part in their annual ‘big garden birdwatch‘
Over 1/2 million people joined in for …
Another great home schooling resource is the RSPB Wildlife Explorers Wildsquare. You can sign up as an individual, family, school or group and you take part in surveys that cover a one kilometer square area.
Throughout …
I’m not easily shocked, but this video, created for Leicester City Council, in a bid to reduce teenage pregnancy rates leaves me aghast.
Leicester has a higher-than-average teenage pregnancy rate, with one in 20 young girls …
As we are celebrating National Vegetarian week this week, what better way than to share ideas on why a vegetarian diet might benefit you and the environment!
Even if you don’t fancy giving up meat completely, …
Welcome to National vegetarian week!
In it’s 17th year, National vegetarian week is an awareness-raising campaign promiting both the benefits of a meat-free lifestyle and inspirational food.
The vegetarian society are calling on businesses, schools, colleges, universities, …
