→ March 15, 2011
Jacobs Well is a business which has been created by the Charity Oasis Global www.oasisglobal.org In Bangalore – India, Jacobs Well employs ‘graduates’ from the Oasis vocational training courses which are aimed at vulnerable young people from poor backgrounds, with no employment prospects, living in slum conditions on the streets of urban cities. The women [...]
→ March 2, 2011
This question will be posed at Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre in June where a course will be held for anyone interested in reducing their reliance on medicines from large pharmaceutical companies. As the planet faces great environmental and economic challenges, the course looks at sustainable, alternative sources of medication. Cultivated and wild plants can provide [...]
→ February 15, 2011
Leblas, the ethical jewellers have launched the perfect guilt free diamond! The collection which includes heart diamond pendants, rings and earrings are all made with ethical 18ct white gold sourced from Oro Verde in Columbia. The gold has a 15% premium paid to the miners and the miners work in a co-operative to ensure they [...]
→ February 9, 2011
Kidderminster based Eco2Solar have won a contract to supply a solar electricity system for The Community Housing Group (TCHG), also in Kidderminster. The system, one of the largest in the Midlands, will provide TCHG with free electricity and allow them to earn an income for all the clean electricity produced by the solar energy system [...]
→ January 23, 2011
With Valentines Day not too far away we thought we’d offer you the chance to win a copy of the beautiful ‘Natural Wedding Book’ by Louise Moon. If you are organising an eco wedding of your own this year (or next) The Natural Wedding Book is a must for your wedding plans and preparations. From [...]
→ January 22, 2011
The team at Fleeces & Pieces sent us this gorgeous picture of Shaun the sheep which they acquired from a farming friend after admiring his fleece. Shaun is of the ‘Zwartbleu’ variety and is now living happily in the Shropshire hills with the rest of their flock. Rose at ‘Fleeces & Pieces’ told us that [...]
→ January 4, 2011
Global Seesaw is committed to bringing you quality products that are beautiful, useful and ethical. Their products are known for their contemporary design, use of recycled materials and manufactured with love by the women who make them. Global Seesaw’s aim is to balance quality products at affordable prices with a business that really makes a [...]
→ January 2, 2011
Under the E.U. Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), almost a million dead or dying fish are discarded at sea each year, in what has been named as a chronic waste of food. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, the celebrity chef and food campaigner, has started the campaign ‘Fish Fight’ to pressure the E.U. to make changes when they reform [...]
→ December 12, 2010
Solar, wind, hydro and anaerobic digestion can all get you guaranteed payments through Feed-in Tariffs (or FITs) and anyone who is a property owner can benefit. Still confused? Read on. Feed-in tariffs (FITs) are, undoubtedly, one of the most complicated and confusing government schemes, but, if you can get through the terminology and jargon they [...]
→ November 16, 2010
If you want to learn how to use herbs for natural beauty or if you’d like to give unique, handmade gifts this Christmas, why not join in with a fun, herbal workshop by Amiya Natural Beauty in Leamington Spa As part of a small group you will have the chance to learn about some of [...]
