A consumer, as defined by the Cambridge online dictionary means to use up energy, fuel, time or food in especially large amounts. If a fire is said to consume a building, it literally means it destroys it completely. And us humans, we are consumers. We feel compelled to use up large amounts of resources at…
Continue reading ➞ A very Merry Sustainable Christmas
We went on holiday for two weeks and returned to found we had left a Sourdough Seed Loaf in our fridge. It was perfectly fine, albeit a bit dried out. We could have fed the birds but I have personal motto, "Waste Not, Want Not." So in no time at all, we have a jar…
Okay, lets talk fermenting....it's a brilliant way of preserving foods and preventing them from rotting or exceeding their Best Before Date. Every country has it's own special cultural identity of fermented foods, take Germany and it's Sauerkraut, Japan and it's Miso and Natto, Korea and it's Kimchi..... Not only does fermenting preserve these foods, but…
Imagine how many old socks end up in landfill? Thousands upon thousands. That's because socks have a limited lifespan, and there's nothing unsexier than holes in your socks. Our Grandmas would have darned them but we simply don't have time anymore! But wait, there is life after sock death! There's life yet in them thar…
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Winter is here! The temperatures are dropping and night temps are hard on the body comfort zone. Time to break out the hot water bottles! I have just replaced a couple of old ones (life span seems to be about 5-6 years) and so needed some covers for them. Being an avid upcycler, I rummaged…
A short introduction to a sustainable backyard tour.
Do you have a big parsley plant in your garden? I often harvest the last of the spent overgrown parsley to create yummy parsley pesto, or even a great salad dressing. Garden to Plate. Delicious AND nutritious! It is dead easy to make either and is chokka-full of chlorophyll. It's that life giving green pigment…
