Help the Fish Fight

  Half of all fish caught in the North Sea are thrown back overboard dead. Click the picture above and do your bit by signing up to stop this waste.

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Take Action NOW Against ILLEGAL Logging

I spend quite a lot of time in Southern Sweden in a small 300 year old house. All around me are fields and trees, trees and, erm, trees. Well there were lots of trees. Apparently the Swedish Government have given permission for logging companies to go ahead and cut down whatever they want to. Originally [...]

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Berry Picking & More Plums!

I have been busy picking fruit and berries again lately. We went into the woods the other day to find another route to a small lake nearby. We go swimming there during the summer but so do half of Sweden and Germany! I checked the map and it shows another road which leads to the [...]

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Recycling Coffee Cups

Nowadays more and more people are continuously on the go and as they move from one place to another they take the office with them. While on the go people are turning to food and drinks “on the go” and drinks like coffee or tea that are readymade are gaining in popularity. The drink is [...]

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BBC News – Is Norway’s Øya leading the way to greener festivals?

It’s good to hear people and companies are willing to do a little to save a lot. I have been to Norway a number of times and I am always impressed how they embrace renewable energy and take care of the environment around them. Pity other countries can’t do the same… BBC News – Is [...]

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What am I Reusing Now!

Any idea what these are? What about these? Well they stop something from coming out of plastic bags which you eat. They are of course those little plastic stoppers you get on loaves of bread. They keep the bread inside the bag and the bread fresh. And do you know what I use them for? [...]

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Recycling Wood & Keeping Amphibians Damp

One thing I have lots of where I live is trees. From Silver Birch to Pine Trees they are everywhere so it’s a good idea to reuse some of them in some way. One way I reuse them is to use pieces for certain things like a seat, table and for raising plants and other [...]

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The Frugal Gardener

My new book The Frugal Gardener is now on sale. It highlights the different ways one can go about fixing the garden without spending mega-bucks doing it with chapters on recycling, composting and medicinal herbs being 3 of the 12 chapters in the book. For a limited time I am selling the book for $6 [...]

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UK Butterflies in Decline

There are 59 species of butterfly in the UK but more than 3/4 of them are on the decline, so this weekend get out and about and count them. Follow this link from the BBC for more info.

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I Need to Save Water

Water is at a premium here in Southern Sweden believe it or not, well it is here where I live. You see I have a small water well which has a tendency to empty during the warm summer months and last week it did just that. For 4 days I was without water so I [...]

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