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Eco-Friendly Non-Toxic Felt Tip Pens With Ink Eraser

Those of you with young children will know that when colouring in, felt tip ink doesn’t always stay on the paper but usually ends up on clothes, tables and skin. You’ll also probably find that your children won’t always remember to put the lids on their pens when finished and this results in the pens [...]

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8Jun2010 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Traidcraft Recycled Toilet Tissue

We all go to the toilet several times a day, but do we ever think about whether our toilet roll has been ethically produced? How do we know which toilet rolls have been produced the most ethically? Thankfully the great people at Ethical Consumer, have done the hard work for us and looked at companies social and [...]

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6Jun2010 | | 0 comments | Continued
Sustainable bowls plastic alternative

Eco alternative to plastic bowls

With all the recent sunshine it’s nice to get outdoors and have lunch. If you have young children, then you probably won’t want to risk taking out china plates and drinking glasses for fear of breakages. Popping to your local supermarket and buying a new plastic picnic set may be tempting, but please don’t as [...]

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25May2010 | | 1 comment | Continued
Fairtrade Trainers

Fairtrade Footwear for Children

I recently watched the BBC documentary Blood, Sweat and Luxuries episode on leather. After seeing the appalling wages people were paid for producing footwear it made me want to explore the alternatives. I really like these trainers made by ETHLETIC. They are organic and fairly traded cotton canvas trainers with Forest Stewardship Council certified rubber soles. [...]

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20May2010 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Natural Slug and Snail Deterrent

Slugs and snails can munch their way through lots of our plants but slug pellets are not the answer. Slug pellets are pieces of cereal soaked in metaldehyde or methiocarb which act as bait, attracting the slugs with a free feed and then poisoning them. Birds and other creatures which eat slugs such as hedgehogs [...]

Popularity: 9%

19May2010 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Farmers Market

If you are trying to be less dependent on Supermarkets than check out your local farmers market. Farmers markets can be a great place to purchase locally produced food at competitive prices. They provide opportunities for local people to buy locally produced and low packaged foods. There are more farmer markets cropping up thoughout the [...]

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18May2010 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Grow your own mushrooms

Most people would be reluctant to pick wild mushrooms, in fear they might pick poisonous ones by mistake. This ready seeded log offers a great safe alternative. It produces 2 or 3 crops of your favourite edible mushrooms every year. The log arrives with the spores already inserted and with growing instructions. Its easy to care for, [...]

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11Apr2010 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Fairtrade Organic Easter Eggs

On my hunt around the shops for a Easter Egg that was fairtrade, organic and not egg-cessively packaged I realised I couldn’t find one that ticked all the boxes. I therefore decided to make my own. All you need is some egg moulds and a bar of organic fairtrade chocolate. Melt the chocolate until there [...]

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30Mar2010 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Organic Easter Biscuits

If you are throwing an Easter party than try out this recipe for Easter biscuits. The kids will love to help make them and eat them. 225g caster sugar, 225g butter, 2 free-range egg, separated 555g plain flour, sieved good pinch mixed spice 115g currants 60g candied peel 6 tbsp milk 1. Set your oven [...]

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29Mar2010 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Biofair Organic Fair Trade Quinoa

If you’ve never bought Quinoa before than I think you should. Quinoa is a small golden seed, which can be easily cooked like rice. It has a nutty, toasty flavour which makes it great alongside vegetables and tofu.  Quinoa seeds have all nine necessary amino acids for a complete protein. This makes quinoa an excellent source of nutrition [...]

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22Feb2010 | | 0 comments | Continued
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