Remember the garden
Your Life Your Planet follower Gayle Dallaston, reminded us recently about the importance of gardens in aligning our lives with our planet. So often left… Read More »Remember the garden
Your Life Your Planet follower Gayle Dallaston, reminded us recently about the importance of gardens in aligning our lives with our planet. So often left… Read More »Remember the garden
The driest continent on earth invests huge amounts of water in keeping lawns green and rose bushes blooming. The recent hottest summers on record remind… Read More »81 Watering Carefully
There’s no time like Christmas to encourage people to gift a cause instead of you. “Hey instead of buying me another decoration to put on… Read More »05 – Paying it forward
Global industrialised agribusiness is the second largest source of Greenhouse Gas (after energy production) and a major cause of biodiversity loss and damage to waterways.… Read More »Seedsavers: the heirloom revolution
This tip starts with a quote from a poem. A longer version of that poem is provided here. Two men with hammers took away my… Read More »Tip 97 – Don’t fence me in
Not everyone’s a gardener, but that does not mean we can’t all grow some food. Grow stuff that is pest resistant and doesn’t need tender… Read More »86 – Getting fed without giving a fig
Tip number 53 in the Kitchen section of Your Life Your Planet, is titled … Feeding friends On that page, in A Personal Story, One of… Read More »53 Feed your friends
Save 25% on your cooling bills. As our summers get more intense, double glazing becomes essential.
Windows are responsible for over 30% of the heat lost in most homes.
Forget the kimchi and the sauerkraut, the real fun with fermenting starts with drinks. Cider and beer are easy backyard beverages; wine and whiskey want a wee bit o’ work. But fermenting does not have to mean alcohol; kefir, kombucha and ginger beer are sober ferments.