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The Green family’s eco friendly journey towards ethical living, self sufficiency and a sustainable lifestyle.

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An update on my rubbish challenge

April 28th, 2008 · 7 Comments

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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Tags: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Mr Green says ditch the plastic bag!

April 24th, 2008 · 2 Comments

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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Tags: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Real nappies - better for the environment than disposables?

April 22nd, 2008 · 6 Comments

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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Tags: Green Parenting

Earth Day and Real Nappy Week

April 21st, 2008 · 2 Comments

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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Tags: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Teaching children about the environment - five tips

April 16th, 2008 · 9 Comments

using water gathered in a water butt to save waterLittle Miss Green asked me what global warming was yesterday. It was something she heard me mention in a conversation with somebody else.
She knows that Mother Nature doesn’t like us to cut down trees unnecessarily, leave rubbish lying around, or put too many things in the […]

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Tags: Green Parenting

Natural Collection; Green and gorgeous since 1999, launch their Spring 2008 collection

April 15th, 2008 · No Comments

organic cotton sunshine dress by Natural CollectionTwice a year everyone at Natural Collection goes wild with anticipation as the culmination of months of hard work comes to fruition and a brand new collection is born. Celebrations are well justified now that they have launched their Spring 2008 collection!
Since 1999, Natural Collection have been pioneers in […]

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Tags: Ethical Consumerism