I started this blog to explore ways to engage my kids in the world around them and reduce our family’s carbon footprint on planet Earth. I’m no expert. Just someone who is genuinely looking for ways to reduce our impact on the planet and learn how to love it better.
Occasionally I’ll also be blogging about what I do best; writing, and how copywriting can be used to get your message out there into the world.
If you have any top eco-tips for a family with young children, or any questions about copywriting you’d like answering, I’d love to hear from you!
Every year, the British public celebrates Jesus’s birth by spending around £86billion, buying 114,000 tonnes of plastic packaging and throwing out 88sqkm of wrapping paper.
If you’re trying to reduce your environmental impact too, whilst not being a total scrooge this Christmas time, this blog post is for you..
Read MoreIt's not often you see your own face on the BBC homepage! The BBC has been investigating why there are so few job applicants for vacancies.
Where are all the people?
Turns out a lot of people have been busy setting up their own business...
Read MoreVegetable boxes come in all shapes and sizes - and the produce within them does too. Here’s five reasons why signing up to a veg box is worth it.
Read MoreFor something so small, babies do create a lot of STUFF, don’t they? It would be great to find easy ways to reduce the amount of waste your baby produces.
But are reusable nappies only a serious option if you’re living a radical eco-lifestyle?
Read MoreWe often hear that the way to reduce our impact is to eat locally-sourced food. Yet, transportation only contributes to a small proportion of food’s carbon footprint. The more important consideration when it comes to the carbon footprint of our food is what we’re eating.
Read MoreWe are celebrating National Allotments Week this week by digging up our garden produce. We, like many others, grew more veggies in our garden this year than ever before.
As the kids and I get more involved and connected to our garden and beyond, I hope the kids will grow in their connection to nature.
Read MoreIt’s all too easy to become overwhelmed at the scale of the environmental problem.
What I’ve come to realise is that we don’t need a handful of people doing zero waste perfectly, we need millions of people doing it imperfectly.
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