Category Archives: Eco Living

Ten Reasons To Eat Organic Dairy & Meat

Posted on August 30, 2010 by

Firstly last night 240 organic peaches were delivered to the house, not for me, but I do know what they cost. In the UK, at the cheapest rate I’ve ever seen them they would work out to about £70 ($110). Guess … Continue reading →

Posted in Eco Living, Frugal Food, Meal Planning | 9 Comments

Proud Owner Of An Allotment

Posted on April 15, 2010 by

Photo credit I can hardly believe what happened today. After 3 years of waiting on a waiting list for an allotment, I move to a new city and have one 5 days later! For those that don’t live in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Eco Living, Frugal Food, Inventing My Life | 39 Comments

Fair Trade Fortnight

Posted on February 24, 2010 by

Today begins a very important day – the beginning of Fair Trade fortnight. I will admit, in the early days I cared but was pretty happy to put a few fairtrade bananas in my shopping basket, and feel I’d done … Continue reading →

Posted in Do something, Eco Living, Ethical Consumption | 35 Comments

It Takes One…

Posted on February 23, 2010 by

Yesterday afternoon while I should have been working through my list, I was chatting with a butcher. We cured the wrongs of the world through discussion about cow ownership, organic vs. free range, and farming. My mum stood quietly next to … Continue reading →

Posted in About Me, Downshifting, Eco Living, Finding Myself, Purpose Driven Life, Simple Living and Reducing Stress | 61 Comments

Dear Earth

Posted on April 22, 2009 by

  I write this letter as an apology. I have not always been a good steward of your precious commodities. I grew up thinking fun was to be had indoors, I now see how clinical that was. I thought it … Continue reading →

Posted in Do something, Eco Living, Lessons Learned | 15 Comments

The great BIG shop costs oh so little….come shopping with me!

Posted on August 9, 2008 by

I should preface this by saying I don’t buy cheap food. I don’t believe in buying processed nonsense and putting those toxins in my body. For a very long time my organic, local & fair trade (when not local) values … Continue reading →

Posted in Downshifting, Eco Living, Frugal Food, Frugal Living | 43 Comments

Just how many items of clothing do we need?

Posted on July 12, 2008 by

This is a post that has been knocking around in my head for some time, then today when I read a post on Frugal Babe about how few clothes her adorable 10 week old baby really needs, I decided to … Continue reading →

Posted in Downshifting, Eco Living, Frugal Living, Simplicity | 27 Comments

Frugal Food Tip

Posted on July 2, 2008 by

I’ve always wanted to stick by the principle of making sure I make an extra meal when I make dinner, often I would start with good intentions, but then when I’d bring the dishes back into the kitchen and pick … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, Eco Living, Frugal Food, Frugal Living | 2 Comments

A bit more about downshifting

Posted on June 1, 2008 by

My plan, the point of all this, is to downshift. Downshifting to me is a very loaded term. Some people think it means you have to move and instantly change, others manage to downshift while living in their same home … Continue reading →

Posted in Downshifting, Dreams, Eco Living, Goals, Simplicity | 6 Comments