Posted by Liz 19 May 2007
by Liz Bygrave
Toilets are tricky things when it comes to being eco-friendly. You can clean your bath, your clothes, & your dishes without resorting to chemicals. Even your vegetables can be gently bathed in special vegetable washes.
by Liz Bygrave
If you worry about the environmental costs of your food purchases when you make that mad weekly dash to the supermarket, but you just don’t have the time of the knowledge to sort out the good from the bad, consider ordering your fruit and vegetables from Riverford Organic box scheme instead.
by organic caterer Sonya Meagor
When I cook for family and friends I always check where my produce comes from, and avoid completely anything that has been intensively farmed, or has been flown halfway across the world to get to me. This philosophy is exactly the same when I source my produce for a client of Eco-Cuisine. Coming originally from Cornwall, I still retain strong links to the county and source most of my meat and fish from there - the meat coming from a National Trust farm near Fowey and the fish coming mostly from Newlyn or St Mawes.
by Liz Bygrave
If you want an environmentally-friendly detergent that actually works, look no further than soap nuts. Sustainably harvested in India and Nepal, these sticky shells are a traditional laundry agent in these countries. They contain saponin, a natural detergent, causing them to create suds when they come into contact with water.
Did you know that you can save a bit of plastic by going to Natural Choice Health Food Shop in East Finchley to refill your Ecover containers?
By Liz Bygrave
Switching to green electricity is one of the easiest and most effective ways to reduce our energy consumption.