Marketing tells us we need all different cleaners for different surfaces, our under sink cupboards are loaded with cleaners that are packed with dangerous chemicals. But do we really need it? I first detoxed our cleaning products nearly 7 years ago, when I was pregnant, and never looked back! Since when I use only one…
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. In our home – the kitchen is the heart of the home. As our kitchen is open and merges into a living room, so this is where we not only cook and eat but chat after work, spend time with family and…
This post is a part of Simplify and Green Up Your Life Challenge. Between 33-50% of all food produced globally is never eaten, and the value of this wasted food is worth over £1 trillion. Meanwhile, 800 million people go to bed hungry every night. Because we have a globalised food supply system, demand for food in…
If you are interested in Zero Waste I am sure you have already heard about Chestnut detergent. It took the internet by storm. If you are familiar with Soap Nuts, chestnuts work similarly – they both contain saponins, a soap-like chemical compound (sapo is Latin for soap). Soap Nuts have been used to wash laundry or to make body…
