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Blogs
Peasant aspirations
Friday, 14 November 2008There is a rural idyll that sits behind a lot of the green idealism: back to basics; the past was better; live simply from the land.
Teach yourself new food tricks
Wednesday, 12 November 2008Finding tasty new recipes can make going vego so much easier. I've got two websites to share with you and I'm looking for more suggestions...
National Recycling Week
Tuesday, 11 November 2008This week is National Recycling Week. Founded by Planet Ark in 1996, the initiative reminds us not only how to recycle correctly, but also how well we're doing at recycling.
Fishy business
Monday, 10 November 2008Some vegetarians will make an exception and eat fish, for health reasons. Other vegetarians find that overfishing or ethical reasons are too serious a problem, and stick to eating only foods that "don't have a face".
A quick and easy explanation
Thursday, 6 November 2008One of the downsides of choosing to eat less meat to help the environment is having to explain why to well-meaning friends and family. Sometimes it's hard to explain your reasons in a few words, without it turning into a lecture.
Collecting mushrooms
Wednesday, 5 November 2008When we were growing up, my sister and I collected thousands of mushrooms that we sold by the roadside. Year after year, we returned and each time it seemed there were fewer and fewer mushrooms.
Green energy and the bad economy
Tuesday, 4 November 2008Will the downturn affect the green economy? Climate change and the financial meltdown are connected.
Another reason to eat less meat
Monday, 3 November 2008The way we farm animals in Australia doesn't always keep their welfare in mind. It's an ethical reason to go vegetarian, or to become more choosy about where your meat comes from.
The China syndrome
Friday, 31 October 2008Do you ever look at the world through eco-goggles? Evaluate a place by whether it does (or doesn't) pass certain environmental criteria? I used my eco-goggles when I was in China last week and was pleasantly surprised by what I saw...
Are serviettes the new plastic bag?
Thursday, 30 October 2008Today I had breakfast at a café – and they gave us seven paper serviettes! Why should a breakfast for two require so many?
