REPURPOSING & REUSING What Did We Do? Using 1 pallet we cut up the wood to make several usages, first some lawn edging, I say some because we have a large section to cover and will need maybe 3-4 more pallets to finish this off. Secondly we made a window style box that holds 22Continue reading “Building A Lawn Edging & Window Style Box With 1 Pallet”
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Building A Cold Frame From A Metal Bed, Scrap Wood, Pallets & Shower Curtains
REPURPOSING & REUSING What Did We Do? Built a cold frame from scrap. So this was my Easter break. This project was everything we had collected over the years and 2 clear shower curtains What Did We Use? Old Metal Bed Frame: We’ve had this outside for 3yrs now, we picked them up for freeContinue reading “Building A Cold Frame From A Metal Bed, Scrap Wood, Pallets & Shower Curtains”
Reuse & Repurpose
GETTING YOUR SEEDS STARTED WITH ITEMS FROM AROUND YOUR HOME What Did We Do? If you are a beginner to sowing seeds it can all seem a little daunting, when to sow, what seeds to buy, when to plant out and then there is all the equipment you need. Even those that have been gardeningContinue reading “Reuse & Repurpose”
-12 Months- 12 Eco Changes- Making An Eco Swap Of Plastic Wrapping Paper
Month 12- December it’s Wrapping Paper 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 Plastic Wrapping Paper”
-12 Months- 12 Eco Changes- Making An Eco Swap Of Fast Fashion
Month 11- November it’s Fast Fashion 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 Fast Fashion”
-12 Months- 12 Eco Changes- Making An Eco Swap Of Plastic Bottles
Month 10- October it’s Plastic Bottles 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 Plastic Bottles”
How We Grow Food in a Vertical Garden Using Milk Cartons On A Fence – 2022 UPDATE
What Did We Do? Not being happy with the amount of plastic that was going to landfill, we wanted to come up with a solution to help reduce that. When researching I came across plastic milk cartons being used on the window sills for herbs, just the bottoms used with drainage holes. I thought whyContinue reading “How We Grow Food in a Vertical Garden Using Milk Cartons On A Fence – 2022 UPDATE”
-12 Months- 12 Eco Changes- Making An Eco Swap Of Usable Items For Your Garden
Month 9- September it’s Usable Items For Your Garden 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 overContinue reading “-12 Months- 12 Eco Changes- Making An Eco Swap Of Usable Items For Your Garden”
The Beechgrove Garden 2022 Episode 23 – Katrina & Peter Gelderbloem
The Beechgrove Garden 2022 Episode 23 – Katrina & Peter Gelderbloem Katrina from Cambridgeshire, England & Peter from Cape Town, South Africa and their children are a Vegan living family of 5 living in East Ayrshire, Scotland. 3 children aged 12-15. Their eldest Clayton who is Autistic and Non verbal is Home Educated by KatrinaContinue reading “The Beechgrove Garden 2022 Episode 23 – Katrina & Peter Gelderbloem”
-12 Months- 12 Eco Changes- Making An Eco Swap Of Kitchen Items
Month 6 – June it’s Kitchen Items 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 Kitchen Items”
Building a Food Forest -Scotland 