After 18 years I fell off the vegetarian bandwagon when I became pregnant. I decided to eat our fishy friends, but still refuse to eat anything else with a face! I will, however, still celebrate National Vegetarian Week which takes place from 21st to 27th May. The event is in it’s 15th year and is sponsored by genius veggie food manufacturers Cauldron Foods. There are many events taking place all over the country, including cookery demos, tasting sessions and talks on why becoming a veggie is not only great for your health but also for the planet. For instance, did you know that the methane…
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Normally, when ice cream is labelled dairy, wheat and gluten free I’d avoid it like the plague, after all it’s called ice cream for a reason. However, The Booja Booja Company have managed to create the most wonderful organic ‘ice cream’ without any hint of an animal product or any unnatural ingredients. There are five fabulous flavours including Hunky Punky Chocolate and Coconut Hullabaloo. Stuff in a Tub is created in Norfolk and is certified by the Soil Association and Vegan Society.
I’m a cyclist, and I have a young daughter, but I’ve never been comfortable with the idea of her riding in a trailer behind the bike. I think they are too low, and vulnerable, and I’d hate not being able to see her, so we use a bike seat, but I would swap that in a second for one of these beauties by Kangaroo Bike. This is essentially a trike with front mounted ‘cabin’. The bike frame is made of aluminium, so it’s both light and strong. It has a 3-point steering system and independent suspension on the front, so the handling is great. It has hydraulic brakes…
It’s that time of year again when the fields are ablaze with brilliant yellow rapeseed flowers, and at our local farmer’s market on Saturday I got to try some cold pressed rapeseed oil first hand. Borderfields’ Oleifera Rapeseed Oil is produced in the Scottish Borders and only travels a maximum of 35 miles to get from the fields to the production press in Northumberland. Oleifera contains only 6% saturated fat, whereas most olive oils contain 14% and sunflower oils have about 10%, so not only is it great…
Organic hairdressing has become big business, and if you want that salon look, without the salon pricetag, you should try these hair products by Headonism. They believe we should go back to our roots *groan* and stop using synthetic ingredients that strip the hair of it’s natural oils. That doesn’t mean they don’t want their customers to have hair that looks, and smells, great. They use organic essential oils…
It took me ages to accept I actually needed a special bag to keep all the random bits and pieces you carry once you’ve had a baby, and when I did give in, it took even longer to find one that wasn’t pink or frilly. If only I’d known about WAS bags. The Kiwi company save old billboards from a grim landfill death, and turn them into funky bags, including a range especially for bambinos…
If you happen to be up and about at 4.30am on 6th May (I am often, thanks to my young daughter!) then you can take part in International Dawn Chorus Day. It’s aim is to focus on the great things in nature and, for a while at least, to put out of your mind the problems our planet is facing. All over the world people will be getting up at the crack of dawn and stepping outside to listen to the wonderful dawn chorus. It’s going to be one of the biggest birdwatching events in history…
Poor little robin red breasts have been forced to sing their merry song at night due to the increasing noise of the city, a study by Sheffield University has discovered. The study found that robins nesting in the city were more likely to sing after dark, than their rural counterparts. It’s the latest in a growing number of studies that have revealed our feathered friends are being forced to adapt their behaviour to cope with modern life. I can sympathise with them, that’s why I moved to the country!
One of the UK’s leading recording studios The Premises, used by the likes of Bloc Party and Frans Ferdinand, have just opened a new studio which is entirely powered by photovoltaic (PV) panels. The company had to move from their old studios and the new building had a huge flat roof, which they felt was perfect for installing solar panels. They took an audit of the amount of electricity they used in a typical year in the old building and from that they calculated the number of panels needed.
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