Little Green Blog

breastfeeding awareness week may 11th - 17thOne of the greenest and most self sufficient things a new mother can do is breastfeed her child. It is nature’s miracle at its best - the perfectly designed food for your baby that changes all the time to meet their requirements.
You don’t have to get up in the […]

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recycled plastic milk and water bottlesWe’re nearing the end of April already. If you’ve followed previous posts, you’ll see that I signed up for a few challenges to keep me occupied. And have I learned alot about myself in this time!
I set myself a Rubbish Challenge. I wanted to reduce our one dustbin of rubbish […]

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plastic carrier bags that have escaped the landfill and will cause hazards elsewhere in the environmentToday, after telling Mr Green about some of the devastating effects on our marine life caused by plastic waste, he made a pledge.
We were on our way to the shop at the time and he said ‘That’s it. We have […]

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potatoes of every size, shape and colourI ate new potatoes on Christmas Day. Did I fall foul of consumerism at its best? Did I pay an outrageous price to have some new potatoes transported thousands of miles to reach me in perfect condition for the big day?
Nope - I dug them out of the garden […]

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help prevent global warming by using real nappiesAs we are celebrating Real Nappy Week, Downshifting Week and it’s Earth Day, I thought we’d talk about nappies. After all, it’s our children and Grandchildren we are taking action for.
The jury is still out whether real or disposable nappies are the better option. Some say that the […]

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Real nappies - kinder for your baby and kinder to the environmentA short post from me today, as I’m spending some time with Little Miss Green doing all those things I have said ‘yes’ to over the past week, but not actually got around to doing. That must be so frustrating at the age of […]

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