Clothing Repairs You Can Manage Yourself
When I wrote about dressing sustainably, one tip I gave was about clothing repairs. The longer we use a piece of clothing, the lower its carbon footprint. “Just by doubling the time we use an item of clothing from one…
Dressing Sustainably: Creating an Eco Wardrobe
As someone who is eco-conscious, dressing sustainably is something that is on my mind. I have never been much of a ‘shopper’ and buying clothes has never really been something that I’d choose as a pleasant day out. My, let’s…
25 Ways to Use Up Eggs
I’ve been searching for ways to use up eggs. We can scarcely keep up with the egg production of our four beautiful chooks. Our girls have been laying, more or less, an egg a day each all through the winter.…
How to: Homemade Yoghurt
Homemade yoghurt is one of the things I suggested you could try making from scratch at home. At the time we were subscribed to a homemade yoghurt delivery service provided by a local young person. Since then I have perfected…
How to: Makeup Remover Lotion
Makeup can be a plastic intensive product but makeup remover doesn’t have to be. A while ago I posted a how-to for making reusable makeup remover pads. At the same time, I made some makeup remover lotion and said I…
Waste and Plastic Free Bathroom
I have sung the praises of shampoo and conditioner bars before but I have not written about a plastic free bathroom more generally. Plastic free July seems an appropriate time to rectify that! My shower shelf is pretty bare these…
Refusing Plastic in July
Plastic Free July starts in just under a week. I’ve signed up to refusing plastic for the month. It is impossible for us to avoid ALL plastic as I discussed in a blog post around this time last year. However,…
How to: Knitted Dish Scourer
Lately we’ve been using a knitted dish scourer I made myself. Most supermarket dish scourers are made from plastic so I will not buy those any more. Some compostable hemp or coconut fibre versions are available from specialty stores. We…
How to: T-Shirt Yarn
Tshirt yarn is really easy to make and it means those old holey t-shirts that don’t belong in the charity bin can find a new life. Cut up t-shirts make great cleaning cloths but the cloth from t-shirts can also…
Low Waste Vegetable Gardening
Recently I posted about reusing empty toilet rolls as seed raising pots. It got me thinking about low waste vegetable gardening and other ways to REFUSE, REDUCE, REUSE, ROT and RECYCLE when growing veggies. Along with the environmental benefits of…
