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Potato day at Garden Organic
When you wander around your local store, how many varieties of potato do you notice? In some supermarkets you might be able to choose from half a dozen, but in many stores you’ll simply have ‘reds’ or ‘whites’. Did you know there are, in fact, over 200 different potatoes listed on the British Potato Variety…
Read MoreGreen your laundry routine
This week’s “Change the World Wednesday” challenge has us in the laundry room where it’s time to green our cleaning routine. Although I try to be as green as possible when it comes to cleaning clothes, and as you know, I’m a great fan of Ecover products, I do have a few challenges. The main…
Read More12 steps to reduce exposure to EMFs
The other day I talked about electromagnetic fields (EMFs) and whether or not they were cause for concern. Some experts believe EMFs have a hugely detrimental effect on our health, yet numerous studies have produced contradictory results. If you’re concerned, here are 12 tips for ‘prudent avoidance’
Read MoreWarning: Could your TV be ruining your health?
Electromagnetic fields represent one of the most common and fastest growing environmental influences, about which anxiety and speculation are spreading. We are all exposed to varying degrees of EMF in our daily lives, and the levels will continue to increase as technology advances. The appliances we take for granted in our modern lives such as…
Read MoreAre you Doing the Dirty?
A few years ago my mother’s neighbour had to call out a plumber. Her kitchen sink was blocked and dirty water was threatening to flood her kitchen floor. After an hour or so of his arm down the drain, the plumber eventually pulled out a block of what looked like concrete. It was, in fact,…
Read MoreResults of Ecover’s stain remover
You might remember I’ve been trialling Ecover’s stain remover. I found the perfect garment to put the stain remover through its paces – a white cotton t-shirt that Little Miss green had fallen over in and was covered in mud! I explained to Ecover before the trial that I had very hard water and asked…
Read MoreSix things you never knew you could compost
For this week’s ‘Change the world Wednesday‘ challenge we’re off to the compost bin! Home composting is a great way to turn waste into a valuable resource, especially when you consider that around 60% of the contents of your kitchen bin could be reused in this way! This week we’ve been asked to share our…
Read MoreEcover’s stain remover review
As you know, I’m a huge fan of Ecover. I’ve switched to their concentrated laundry liquid, after years of using their powder and I put Cillit Bang’s degreaser and Ecover’s Power Clean head to head to see which would win. View my video here. Now I’ve been trialling their stain remover.
Read MoreEcover launch concentrated washing powder
Ecover are on the cutting edge of innovation for green household cleaning products. Just when you think their products can’t be improved, they manage to somehow tweak the formula to make it even more effective or even greener. I’ve been using their biological washing powder for many years. Then I switched to their concentrated laundry…
Read Morerepurposing with heart (from the closet)
I’m a great fan of ‘regifting’ or ‘repurposing with heart’ as our host for this week’s Change the World Wednesday Challenge calls it. This week’s challenge, as we rapidly approach the season of giving, is to ‘gift from the closet’! This means that rather than shopping in stores for new holiday gifts, we have to…
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