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…
If you are reading my Eco Chat posts, you already know about two eco-minded friends, Carly & Fran, who make reusable, biodegradable, planet-friendly and honey scented alternative to cling film and tinfoil – Beeswax Wraps. These wraps is a great option to reduce plastic waste in your kitchen and embrace zero waste lifestyle! Jeigu skaitote mano Eco Chat rubriką, tikrai girdėjote apie dvi ekologijai neabejingos drauges…
The plastic bag is in use by consumers worldwide since the 1960s and now annually we use 5 trillion plastic bags per year! That’s 160,000 a second! The amount of plastic bags floating and flying around in fields, parks, trees and rivers is quite frightening. And growing all the time. The casual ‘throw away’ item that is the plastic bag, is now responsible for some of the…
I try to minimise food waste in my household as mus as possible: every Saturday I prepare our weekly meal plan and shop with a list, I cut ripe bananas and keep them in the fridge, so I can use them for homemade ice-cream and smoothies, I offer a sliced apple with cinnamon for my…
This month is a celebration of all things Organic. Today, on 5th of September Sara Cox, one of the UK’s best-loved radio and TV presenters, and mother of three children is launching Organic. Feed Your Happy a campaign to celebrate and share the unadulterated joy of organic food – when you eat organic, it feeds…