Car Free Parenting
Elizabeth Ford talks about her decision to be green by using her local transport from the train to a car sharing scheme she’ll be reviewing how each option works for her and her family.
Elizabeth Ford talks about her decision to be green by using her local transport from the train to a car sharing scheme she’ll be reviewing how each option works for her and her family.
Lu Turner from YourVirtualPR shares her confession with us….
I have a confession. Everyone thinks Hubby is the one with OCD, but I also have a bit of an obsession. It’s a secret, so don’t go spreading it about ok? I’m an energy-wasting obsessive. There, I said it. I. Can’t. Stand. Wasting. Energy. (more…)
Our regular Dad blogger Gav McCann talks about his love of charity shops for out Green Parenting/Green Lifestyle month.
Ever noticed how weird some people get about charity shops? Those people for whom the mere suggestion of wearing clothes that are pre-owned and resold by a charitable organisation is something to turn your nose up at? And it gets weirder – these are often the very same people who’ll spend a fortune on pre-owned clothes from trendy ‘vintage’ clothes (more…)
Beky Daly from wearewildthings.blogspot.com tells us why it pays to be green!
I think a lot of parents consider that being ‘green’ costs a fortune. While I’m sure it could if you follow a certain perception of ‘green’, we’re on a fairly tight budget and I consider us to be a ‘green’ family. So far we’ve actually saved money by being green, here’s a few ways how. (more…)
Helen Grounds from Petit Mom is a lover of cloth and tells you why you should consider it too!
Up to 500 Years in Landfills!
Did you know that 8 million disposable nappies in the UK go to landfills EVERY DAY? That’s a lot of nappies that can take as long as 500 years to decompose, yuck! As a cloth user I’m not putting my nappies into bins which then end up in landfills, I own them. (more…)