Natural Candles
Forget the black smoke, nasty carcinogens and fake aromas of most scented candles, Neom Organics, founded by Nicola Elliott in 2005 these candles are made out of vegetable waxes (soy, rapeseed and beeswax) and organic aromatherapy oils. The brand’s signature three-wick treatment candles come in eleven different fragrance combinations and burn for 55 hours. www.neomorganics.com
Continue reading...Adili online store
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Fed up with trawling the web for individual ethical boutiques that often don’t sell online anyway? Adili was founded in September 2006 and has done all the hard work for you. With over 800 lines, the e-store stocks everything from basic tees to hard-to-find designer ranges, many organic and all fair trade. www.adili.com
Continue reading...Acorn House restaurant (London)
Thursday, January 8, 2009
The eco credentials of Acorn House are impeccable. They recycle and compost most of their waste, have a herb garden on the roof, use green electricity, never resort to airfreight, drive with bio-diesel within London, avoid industrial farming and buy Fairtrade where they can. UK. Acorn House, 69 Swinton Street, London WC1X 9NT, UK, tel: [...]
Continue reading...Foraging in Kent, UK
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Professional forager Fergus Drennan spends up to 40 hours a week scrambling through woodland or picking his way across shingle beaches, gathering an enormous variety of wild food from the English countryside. Drennan sells produce at a local farmer’s market in Canterbury and runs foraging courses all-year-round for small groups of four people. www.wildmanwildfood.com
Continue reading...Biodegradable plant pots
Thursday, January 8, 2009
EcoForms are biodegradable pots for plants. Rather than being made from plastic like traditional pots they are made from grain husks and other natural and biodegradable ingredients. They decompose in five years and come in a range of colours, sizes and shapes. www.ecoforms.com
Continue reading...Swap Till You Drop
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Ever wandered around a UK high street, or even some of the country’s bigger supermarkets, and felt simultaneously abuzz with glee and utterly despondent? Cheap clothing is all around you. A pair of jeans will set you back a mere £7, a stylish jacket a trifling £15 and you can buy several T-shirts for only [...]
Continue reading...Take Me to the Source
Monday, January 5, 2009
Take me to the Source – In Search of Water by Rupert Wright The first thing I found out when I opened this book is what it is like to die of thirst. And, as deaths go, it sounds like one of the worst. It starts with thick and foul-tasting saliva, an aching head and neck and [...]
Continue reading...Eco dentist in London
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Bob Bhamra, a Punjabi born Londoner opened the UK’s, and perhaps the world’s, first carbon neutral dental practice in September 2006. The wooden floors are made from sustainable wood, the marmoleum floor-tiles out of plants (they are fully biodegradable and anti-bacterial) and the electricity is provided by Ecotricity (100% renewable). The practice uses digital x-rays, [...]
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