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 Old Chairs

If you have old dining room chairs you no longer need then why not recycle them instead of throwing them away? I have a couple in the garden and they make great ornaments PLUS brilliant plant pot holders. They are metallic kitchen chairs and to be honest they have been in the garden for a [...]

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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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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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Organic Gardener E-Book

I am in the process of writing a small E-book about organic gardening which will cover a host of different ways in which to garden the organic way. Topics include: Recycling Herbs Medicinal Herbs Perennials Organic Pesticides And a few other topics not yet decided upon. I will have the E-book finished and ready for [...]

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Recycling Tips #2

A good way to collect waste for the compost heap is by using a large paint tub. I have a 9 litre tub and it’s perfect for collecting all that waste like coffee grinds and vegetable waste and as it has a lid it’s safe to keep in the hallway or kitchen as nothing can [...]

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Recycling Tips #1

A couple of quick tips for you. When you have finished with that washing up liquid bottle what do you do with it? Most people throw them away but if you are in need of something to water the plants with, or even seeds/seedlings like I have then why not use that? Wash out the [...]

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Recycling Plastic Trays

We all know the damage plastic does to the environment, it takes thousands of years to degrade and can be hazardous to wildlife and ourselves. So if you are looking for ways in which you can recycle plastic then this could be one way. When you go to the supermarket and buy produce that is [...]

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Do you Recycle?

I am trying to be as environmentally friendly as possible but I know there is room for improvement so I wondered what do you do, or do you do anything at all? Some of the things I do already are recycling old things like plastic bottles, I have 2 compost heaps, I recycle paper, plastic [...]

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