The news that Tesco have collaborated with an ethical fashion label to create a line of recycled clothing for the Florence & Fred label may raise a few eyebrows. So, perhaps, might the fact that the collection – just six pieces – is made from end of line Tesco stock which would otherwise end up in landfill, and is [...]
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Tesco launches recycled clothing collection
Posted March 9th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
Will Sheringham have a Tesco or an Eco Store?
Posted March 8th, 2010 by sharon. Comments (2).
Sheringham awaits its fate. As North Norfolk District Council decides whether to permit a new Tesco supermarket in the heart of this largely unspoiled seaside town, or to approve a rival proposal for a new form of an environmentally friendly food store set on the edge of the town centre and championed by Clive Hay-Smith, a local [...]
Did anyone see….’The End of the Line’ last night?
Posted March 7th, 2010 by sharon. Comments (4).
Thanks to Geoff (East Devon Greens) for suggesting watching The End of the Line last night. I was happily having my usual Saturday night veggie curry when the blood started flowing or should I say literally gushing. As an ex vet nurse I’m not squeamish in the slightest, but I was shocked by the way [...]
Vertical Farming – a sustainable solution to the world’s rapidly diminishing resources
Posted February 8th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
I was watching the BBC news this morning and saw an interesting article on vertical farming. My ears pricked up when the farmer explained that vertical farming could be used to farm more locally.
The UK’s first vertical farmer Chris Bradford says “We can put them right inside cities close to the markets, cut down on [...]
Sidmouth Community Market backs “Meat-Free Monday” campaign
Posted January 15th, 2010 by sharon. Comments (5).
On Saturday 16 January, the Vision Group for Sidmouth will be holding a Community Market with a difference! This time the event will have a “meat-free” theme, to raise awareness of the climate-changing impact of meat production and consumption and provide information on the wide variety of alternatives to meat-based [...]
Tetrapak Recycling in East Devon
Posted January 4th, 2010 by sharon. Comments (5).
My little boy finished off the orange juice this morning, showed me the carton and said “Can we recycle this Mummy?” What a clever 4 year old!!! Now I know our kerbside collection doesn’t include juice cartons so I used www.recyclenow.com to look up how and where we could recycle drinks cartons here in East [...]
Co-op Helping Fairtrade Fortnight in South West
Posted December 28th, 2009 by sharon. Comment (0).
The Co-operative Group is hoping to make Fairtrade Fortnight 2010 the biggest and best ever in the South West. It is offering a total of £40,000 to community groups to ensure their Fairtrade events such as fashion shows, coffee mornings and wine tastings are a great success.
The consumer-owned retailer has been a strong supporter of [...]
Nigel’s Eco Store
Posted December 20th, 2009 by sharon. Comment (0).
Stumbled upon a great webstore advertised on The People’s Republic of South Devon website. Nigel’s Eco Store is full of fantastic green shopping ideas like Soapnut Shells, an eco friendly, natural and organic way to wash your clothes and a whole range of solar ipod/mobile phone chargers (a particularly gorgeous silver version pictured below). Eco [...]