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A natural, safe way to get rid of slugs with neem oil (4 comments)
@Ash: Hello Ash; I think you could use dish soap as an alternative, and no, the concentration doesn’t matter. It’s simply there as a dispersant, not as an active ingredient :) [...]
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Mrs Green
2010-07-24 08:59:09
Update on Qu Chi Acupressure band for hayfever - week 3 (1 comments)
My favourite remedy for hayfever was advised by my herbalist and is good for all types of allergies, honey comb.
Take a teaspoon when symptoms occur and chew till the wax gets annoying and bitty, it doesn’t need to be local in fact the one I buy fro [...]
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Sarah
2010-07-23 07:03:47
Celebrating food (12 comments)
I too love that you weened you little one on apples you jarred when pregnant! I hope my daughter will also want to come home to eat when she is grown!! [...]
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Andrea!!!
2010-07-23 02:34:12
Good day, Sometime: Or, how to make every day with your child a good day (4 comments)
@Jill Chivers:

Hi Jill! Thanks so much for your kind comment!

I’m so glad the message resonated with you, too! You could say it’s simple, but not easy. :-)

I just found this quote and thought it was lovely:

Millions of spiritual practiti [...]

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Stacey
2010-07-20 20:35:47
Price vs principles - again (4 comments)
It’ll be interesting to see if the Renewable Heat Incentive that begins April next year will apply to boiler stove installations such as yours. It’s all still quite vague at the moment, but the information published here - http://www.r-e-a.net/info/r [...]
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James
2010-07-20 15:10:19
Toxic ingredients in child’s lip gloss (1 comments)
I will only use lip balms that are made out of all natural ingredients and don’t contain parabens or any petroleum products. I consider myself to be a lip balm connoisseur because I have literally tried over 30 kinds of lip balm. I prefer either mi [...]
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N Mills
2010-07-19 00:38:10
A dream job! (1 comments)
Hi Mrs Green!

Great post about our bee-keeping-initiative. I was lucky enough to meet up with Robin and chat to him about his work: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA9vQ62AWnE.

Best regards from Sainsbury’s HQ

Thomas Knorpp
Digital Media Ma [...]

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Thomas
2010-07-15 14:59:31
Getting rid of Disposable wipes (4 comments)
this is one of my favorite green tips! try to stop or at least cut back on disposable towels/wipes. they’re so unnecessary in most cases.

diane - i agree, people are way too afraid of germs and think they need to kill all of them! not true, and a [...]

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jenny
2010-07-14 22:40:28
Food budgeting (5 comments)
I imagine you could spend less if you grew more of your own food and then canned or froze extra for use in the winter, and that would all be green. Of course, this is dependent on having land as well as the time and resources to grow and preserve foo [...]
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Lauren @ Hobo Mama
2010-07-12 06:17:35
Three easy herbs to grow (1 comments)
I adore herbs … they are so easy to grow and, in my opinion, are beautiful plants. The three you chose are great … and can be used in so many dishes. Mint is fabulous in spring rolls or sprinkled over curry. Chives and thyme … well, what can [...]
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Small Footprints
2010-07-09 16:04:58
Dying to be green - eco funerals (1 comments)
We have a large garden here and have gardened organically for many years.

So we would love to be buried in it some time long into the future :-)
Planting a tree on top will help ensure we soon become part of the surrounding environment.

Our on [...]

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Neil
2010-07-08 10:49:45
No shampoo (no poo) natural alternative with clay (16 comments)
Dear Cindy,

I can see where your confusion arose. The clay comes as a powder (saves a lot on transport costs and it keeps very well in the powdered form as it is more or less inert in this state).
The clay needs to be hydrated before use to make [...]

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Sally
2010-07-06 11:56:49
There’s an Owl in my kitchen (2 comments)
@Chris Stanley: Hello Chris. I agree, we need to see the results, which is why these monitors work so well. I learned that by 2015, every home in the UK will be having a smart meter, so we will ALL be watching those numbers increase and decrease in o [...]
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Mrs Green
2010-07-06 06:54:05
Qu Chi acupressure band for hayfever (11 comments)
@musab nadeem: A sales pitch? Well there is nothing in it for me at all by sharing my discovery about this band. I don’t make any money and I’m not an affiliate. Yes I know the inventor, but that does not sway my report on my findings as you can see [...]
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Mrs Green
2010-07-06 06:52:42
3 herbs for natural headache remedies (8 comments)
@Dr. Christopher’s Products: Thanks for the information about apples; I’d not heard of that! [...]
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Mrs Green
2010-07-06 06:49:50
4 ways you can help those affected by the oil spill (2 comments)
@Pixie Gas: Hi Pixie; you’re welcome - and welcome to the site. [...]
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Mrs Green
2010-07-06 06:49:14
Healing cancer with NLP (2 comments)
@russel davis: Amazing comment Russell - thank you so much. Best of luck with your book; it sounds fascinating. I’m a total NLP convert, but it would be great to expose some of the myths and who people what a powerful and effective tool it can be.
I [...]
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Mrs Green
2010-07-06 06:48:52
Eco friendly cooking - 5 tips (6 comments)
@Paleo: Hi Paleo, that sounds like a great system - thank you for sharing the things that work for you :) [...]
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Mrs Green
2010-07-06 06:47:31
Mrs Green’s natural cleaning kit (6 comments)
@Lizliterarius: hello there; thanks for leaving your comment and for sharing the link to your blog; you’re right; it’s amazing how effective these natural cleaners can be - well done on cleaning your grout :) [...]
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Mrs Green
2010-07-06 06:46:32
How to get kids outdoors (5 comments)
@Dionna @ Code Name: Mama: Oh wonderful; that brings back many happy memories of little Miss Green playing with water. Oh wait; she still does LOL!

@Stacey: Thank you Stacey and thanks for taking time to leave a comment. A dog is a wonderful excus [...]

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Mrs Green
2010-07-06 06:44:45
Supporters Of Homeopathy Outraged At Medical Union’s Attacks (2 comments)
Why do you think it is okay to quote bare faced lies about evidence for homeopathy? [...]
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shellshocked
2010-06-30 11:45:32
Using bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) to spring clean your home (8 comments)
Baking soda mixed with water will also take years of dirt out of grout lines! See for yourself with before and after pictures at: http://makinglifeup.blogspot.com/2010/06/battle-of-grungy-grout.html [...]
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Lizliterarius
2010-06-22 20:51:56
Natural remedies for swine flu prevention (7 comments)
@Kelly: Hello Kelly; thanks for sharing your experiences. I’m glad you had a flu-free season. I’ll check out the remedy you recommend ;) [...]
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Mrs Green
2010-06-18 08:18:11
Take the one pot pledge! (2 comments)
@sarah rodriguez: Hi Sarah; it’s amazing what you can grow in a tiny plot isn’t it! Hope you have a good growing season this year too :) [...]
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Mrs Green
2010-06-18 08:16:30
Refugee week - Different Pasts, Shared Future. (2 comments)
@Jaz: Thanks for dropping by, Jaz and I hope the week bought lots of interest in your campaign. [...]
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Mrs Green
2010-06-18 08:15:57
No arms, no legs; no worries … (3 comments)
@Melodie: Glad you watched it too, Melodie; it’s such powerful stuff and his energy is amazing.

@russell davis: Oh I hear you on the victim mentality - this guy cuts right to the core of that belief doesn’t he! Glad you enjoyed it again Russell an [...]

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Mrs Green
2010-06-18 08:15:11
Healthy relationships (1 comments)
You have hit the nail on the head Mrs Green. It often seems less effort and a greater immediate reward to seek that elusive va va voom from outside of our relationship.

If there is a genuine and mutual friendship between a couple we have a great [...]

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Michelle Zelli
2010-06-07 12:57:24
Aquapax - the most ecologically sourced water (2 comments)
@Sonja Bentley: Hi Sonja, thank you for leaving your comment. Tetra Paks do not have to be landfilled. There are many collection banks in the UK. You can find local ones here and lots of information about how they recover some parts of the cartons an [...]
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Mrs Green
2010-05-31 09:19:54
It’s National Vegetarian week! (3 comments)
@Melodie: You’re welcome Melodie! It’s great to see a national celebration of this.

@Small Footprints: I hope you found some good recipes; I love flicking through new recipe books for inspiration! [...]

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Mrs Green
2010-05-31 09:18:30
How has your day been? (21 comments)
@Luschka @ Diary of a First Child: You are so welcome and I hope you find it useful when your daughter gets older. The idea of my child facing some trauma and me knowing nothing about it is just awful. I can’t imagine that happening as I’m pretty int [...]
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Mrs Green
2010-05-31 09:17:48

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