The A-Z of Fairtrade: Part 3
Here is my third and final part of the A-Z of Fairtrade; enjoy! R – RICE: “In 2000, FLO took the first steps towards the introduction of the Fairtrade Standard for Rice to open...
Author: Marty
The A-Z of Fairtrade: Part 2
Here’s my A-Z of Fairtrade: Part 2; following on from Part 1. J – JUICES: A lot of fruit used for juice production is grown on plantations ran by farmers who cannot compete with...
The A-Z of Fairtrade: Part 1
The first Annual Fairtrade Fortnight was back in 1995 and was marked by Justino Peck, a cocoa farmer from Belize, touring the country. The theme for this year is “Make it Happen – Choose...
Ethical SOUPerStore: The Verdict
Who ever said there is no such thing as a free lunch had obviously never thought of Soup Club! If you’ve been keeping up to date with last week’s Soup Challenge here at Ethical...
The Top 3 Eco-Friendly Bug Awards
If we ever need a little inspiration, a push in the right direction, or a kick up the backside to ‘Go One Better’ or green up our lifestyle than we should look no further...
The Eco Hair Dryer Blows Away The Competition.
I’m always amazed at how little changes to our everyday routine can create a massive change or make a sizeable difference to the environment, your pocket, or your lifestyle. So when we got a...
National Carbon Footprint Day!
We’ve all heard the phrase ‘Carbon Footprint’, and I’m pretty sure most of us will know that it would be a good thing for our planet if we could each reduce our individual footprint....
Newcastle Green Gathering – free music, arts and environment festival
Newcastle Green Gathering is back, bigger, better and, erm, greener than ever! It aims to raise awareness of environmental issues and living ethically by providing a creative and educational environmental at an arts and music...
European Bat Weekend!
Yes that’s right, this coming weekend (30-31 August) is officially European Bat Weekend. So tear yourself away from your allotments, or from the big screen version of everyone’s favourite Bat, and get involved with one...
Armchair Activist: #5 – Energy Monitors on a Budget . . .
In this current climate of the credit crunch, with fears of a looming recession, and with bills on the increase, it’s easy to see why people have taken to monitoring the amount of...
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