I love upcycling and when I realised I need a chest of drawers for my baby’s clothes, I knew that instead of going to the shop and buying one, I will search for some upcycle project. When I came across this chest of drawer on the Facebook marketplace and I knew this is what I…
Foraging is a great way to get some Zero Waste food for free! It makes you feel that even in the city, you can skip the supermarket and go out and search for your own food. Wild garlic is shooting up all over the country right now so it’s really easy to hunt down this superfood!…
This post is a part of Simplify and Green Up Your Life Challenge. City life often means navigating a concrete jungle. Ever-increasing housing density means our homes are becoming smaller and smaller, and many of us now live in small spaces with limited access to nature or views of it. Now more than ever is…
Today on Eco Chat – a Wales-based young and ambitious eco-designer Beth Cosmos. After going to music festivals across the UK she noticed that hundreds of tents were left for waste. The tents were made of good material: sturdy, waterproof and sadly destined for a landfill where it would never fully decompose. Seeing them gave her the idea…
If you’re looking to escape the hustle of daily life, Forest Bathing could be the answer. Developed in Japan, the idea of Forest Bathing (Shinrin Yoku) is more or less: go be in nature, a little more deliberately than usual. Walk without trying to reach a destination and open your senses. Let nature enter through your…
“Time spent in nature heels your body, mind and spirit” Nature is indeed the best physician. Whenever you feel physically and emotionally drained, the best medicine isn’t found in a pill bottle but rather in the forest, at the shores of the ocean or at the top of a mountain. There is one place not too far…
