As it is national poetry day, I thought I would share some of my own work with you. I don't really write much poetry, so any tips or constructive criticisms would be welcome, and then, you never know I might write some more. We have cut down tress to grow our corn, And drilled into …
Alternatives to the Global Climate Strike
Tomorrow, 20th September 2019, a global climate strike will be taking place. Children will be missing school, adults will be leaving work, to make their voices heard to their respective governments. Telling them that we want something done about the climate crisis. The logic is the more people that strike, the louder the voice and …
Grocery Shopping Part 2 – Love Local
Have you ever looked on the labels of your supermarket food to see where it’s from? Have you noticed that a lot of this food is produce outside of the UK? Or, noticed that your British sourced food is packaged, so will have had to be transported to and from a packaging facility? All of …
Grocery Shopping: Part 1 – Rise of the Refill
Photograph by me. I don’t think my grocery shop has ever looked as satisfying as it does today. Loose veg, plastic free local meat and dried goods in my own Tupperware’s … it’s an eco-friendly dream! This is possible partly due to the growing popularity of the Refill Shop. The purpose of these shops is …
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Revival of the Milkman
Photo by freestocks.org on Pexels.com We never had a milkman as a child. Growing up at the turn of the millennium the convenience of supermarket milk in a plastic bottle was already something that was taken for granted by a lot of people. It is this convenience, not just of always having milk available in …
Emily Goes Eco 