Month 4 - April It’s Cleaning Products Background….. As when I decided to go Vegan back in 2013, I started with the food, gradually as I did the next shop I swapped over the milk and butter and cheese, we obviously stopped eating or buying any meat but finding substitutes didn’t happen over night. MyContinue reading "12 Months:12 Eco Changes. Making An Eco Swap Of Cleaning Products"
12 Months:12 Eco Changes. Making An Eco Swap Of Toothpaste
Month 3 - March It’s Toothpaste Background….. As when I decided to go Vegan back in 2013, I started with the food, gradually as I did the next shop I swapped over the milk and butter and cheese, we obviously stopped eating or buying any meat but finding substitutes didn’t happen over night. My husbandContinue reading "12 Months:12 Eco Changes. Making An Eco Swap Of Toothpaste"
12 Months-12 Eco Swaps: Sustainable Hair Care for a Greener You (Part 1)
Month 2 - February It’s Hair Care - Part 1 Background….. As when I decided to go Vegan back in 2013, I started with the food, gradually as I did the next shop I swapped over the milk and butter and cheese, we obviously stopped eating or buying any meat but finding substitutes didn’t happenContinue reading "12 Months-12 Eco Swaps: Sustainable Hair Care for a Greener You (Part 1)"
12 Months-12 Eco Swaps: Switching to Sustainable Deodorant
Month 1- January It’s Deodorant Background….. As when I decided to go Vegan back in 2013, I started with the food, gradually as I did the next shop I swapped over the milk and butter and cheese, we obviously stopped eating or buying any meat but finding substitutes didn’t happen over night. My husband PeterContinue reading "12 Months-12 Eco Swaps: Switching to Sustainable Deodorant"
-No Waste Wednesday-What We Did With The Empty Compost Bags
What Did We Do? We had used a few ready made compost bags around the garden this last year and rather than throw away these bags , I started to look around for usages. Clayton in the garden sheet mulching the fruit trees I could have just turned them inside out & used them toContinue reading "-No Waste Wednesday-What We Did With The Empty Compost Bags"
Sheet Mulching a Large Grass Lawn Area To Build A Food Forest
See Previous Posts Starting to Build a Food Forest, Where Did We Start? And Building a Food Forest in Scotland. Starting with the Tree Layer (Year 1) Where Did We Start From? This area had the 8 Fruit Trees & Cages planted across the back. The idea was to sheet mulch the whole area aroundContinue reading "Sheet Mulching a Large Grass Lawn Area To Build A Food Forest"
-No Waste Wednesday- How We Made Easy Toilet Bombs Using 3 Ingredients
What Did We Do? First we start by finding the ingredients we needed, we already had a large range of essential oils to use, bicarbonate of soda we use for cooking so we jut needed to source some citric acid granules which was easier than expected as it is widely sold and pretty cheap. AsContinue reading "-No Waste Wednesday- How We Made Easy Toilet Bombs Using 3 Ingredients"
-No Waste Wednesday-What To Do With All The Little Bits Of Cardboard
What Do We Do? There are so many bits of cardboard and paper that comes through the post nowadays, there's a bigger box with brown paper packing inside, then a smaller box with the product in. Trays of tins come on brown cardboard, extra strips of packing in furniture boxes, amazon envelopes, the list goesContinue reading "-No Waste Wednesday-What To Do With All The Little Bits Of Cardboard"
Building a Kitchen Courtyard Herb Garden in a Small Space in Scotland (Part 1-2019)
Building a Kitchen Courtyard Herb Garden in a Small Space in Scotland (Part 1-2019) A kitchen courtyard garden blends beauty and function, turning even the smallest outdoor space into an edible space. With thoughtful design, you can grow fresh herbs, salad greens, and more just steps from your kitchen, perfect for enhancing meals, reducing wasteContinue reading "Building a Kitchen Courtyard Herb Garden in a Small Space in Scotland (Part 1-2019)"
