John’s Christmas Letter
Dear Santa… My Name Is John Hinton, But you can call me (just about) anything, I’m pretty thick skinned!
Author: John
‘Wheelie’ Practical Mobile Greenhouse kit?
We’re often approached with new eco product ideas but we’ve honestly never encountered anything with such bold ambitions to take greener motoring to a whole new level. Have you ever got back to your...
Combat the effects of SAD with Vegan Rice Pudding
Just to be clear the SAD* I’m talking about here is Seasonal Appetite Desires. I don’t know about you, but as the temperature drops and daylight hours shorten I find myself craving different foods...
It’s hip to be square
Huey Lewis is perhaps more famous for his contribution to the ‘Back to the Future’ soundtrack than as environmental spokesman. Even if his green activity is only the result of the way my brain...
Ambidextrous Chocolate Range Aims to Cut Accidents
Whether it’s simply an ‘urban myth’ or simply a popular but unsubstantiated statistic, the fact remains there are numerous claims that over 2500 left handed people are killed each year from using products designed...
Have You ever Wanted to Egg a Politician?
Our friends at Divine Chocolate have come up with a fantastically novel way to encourage people to send an email to politicians to keep fair trade on the agenda at next week’s G20. It’s...
Rude Awakening!
It was with some sadness that I realised that after having feasted on a variety of incredible slow cooked lunches, today I’d be returning to sandwiches. The week had been a real voyage of...
Ethical Cookerstore?
Lunchtimes in our office have seemed a little tame recently. Following the success of the recent Ethical SOUPerstore challenge, when a number of us demonstrated it was possible to beat the credit crunch by...
Visitors find food for thought!
We never like to miss the opportunity to bend the ear of a politician – yesterday we had two visit the Ethical Superstore. Wendy Morton, the prospective parliamentary candidate for Tynemouth, was welcoming Bernard...
Top tips to cut your recycling
Joanna’s recent blog ‘The Great Packaging Debate’ touched a nerve with me. Don’t get me wrong I’m all in favour of recycling. Too much so, if you ask my kids, as I’m rather fond...