Keeping warm and saving power may seem like a contradiction. After all, we need to use a bit of power to get a bit of warmth in our homes. ...
15. October 2009 | 0 Comment
Keep within reach of children
One of the wonderful things about natural cleaners is that they are safe for children to use. Most of the ingredients used to make these home-made...
14. October 2009 | 0 Comment
It’s raining apples
It has happened. If you look through the BBC’s archives, you will find an account of a time when it actually did rain apples in one part of...
13. October 2009 | 0 Comment
Is it or isn’t it – the new organics debate
Very recently, the prestigious London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine released a press statement claiming that organic food has no notable...
12. October 2009 | 0 Comment
If you can’t beat them, eat them
So you’ve tried nearly everything you can think of to try to get rid of those garden weeds by benign organic means. You’ve tried hoeing...
9. October 2009 | 1 Comment
How to use a dishwasher
If you have never used a dishwasher before, they seem like magic. They hide all those nasty, dirty plates away out of sight so your house looks...
8. October 2009 | 0 Comment
How to make friends with lentils
I’d like to introduce you to the humble lentil. While the lentil has something of a reputation of being a flower-child or hippy, it’s not...
1. October 2009 | 0 Comment
Growing green children checklist
So what do you need if you want to have a more environmentally friendly baby (by which I mean that you want to raise and care for your child...
30. September 2009 | 1 Comment
Getting beyond the hype with natural remedies
How m of the headlines can you really believe about new health breakthroughs and miracle cures for this, that and the other ailment? When...
29. September 2009 | 0 Comment
Gadgets that don’t save power
Every time I go down to the department store (which isn’t very often, admittedly), there seems to be another great gadget for doing this or...
28. September 2009 | 0 Comment