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…
It’s not an easy task to settle in a new home while you are on A Year Without Shopping challenge. However, as my situation has proved, everything is possible if you really want it! A lot of rejected furniture got a second chance at my home such like dining table and chairs, TV stand. We…
“Only when the last tree has been cut down, the last fish caught, the last river poisoned, only then will we realize that one cannot eat money” Plastic-Free July is an annual movement to help reduce the use of single-use plastics. It started in Australia in 2011 with a handful of participants and now has grown into a…
Summer is here and elderflowers are out in a full force – it’s a perfect time for a foraging and preserving some summer for a cold season. The Elder plant is one fantastic herb, which has been used medicinally for hundreds of years. The flowers have both anti-cancerous and anti-inflammatory effects and help boost the immune system. I wanted…
Recently, BBC series Blue Planet has sparked a worldwide movement to reduce the amount of single-use plastics we use every day. At the similar time, photographer Justin Hofman has shared a heartbreaking photo of a seahorse drifting in a polluted water with a plastic bud which revealed a troubling reality. From Bollywood celebrities clearing up beaches in…