Recent Comments

1. Compost Your Leftovers - 06 Dec 2006

   I use a plastic (recycled obviously) wormery ‘cause someone told me it was bad to have compost too near your house (flies etc. being hygeine problem I presume) I only have a small yard due to having a teraced house. Works great mostly cuts down on waste but every now and then get out some great compost (I’m no expert gardener so it could be rubish but it at least it looks good to me) But I can’t put fruit or acidic stuff in. Brown liquid that comes of (worm wee!) is also great for watering plants with. Worms also seem to eat much more if you keep the surface covered with cardboard etc.

2. Shop locally - 06 Dec 2006

   Shoping is all messed up. Supermarkets … arrgh! Food in general is to cheap, economnies of scale and big business runs on money efficency and not concern for planet, people or even good tasting food! I am fortunate to live in Old Trafford near ‘unicorn grocery’ and new ‘wild at heart’ I couldn’t do this action without these lovely people who I trust with the important business of feeding me. Recomend all interested in this subject to read ‘so shall we reap – What’s gone wrong with the world’s food and how to fix it’ by colin tudge. (Spoke at greenbelt year and 1/2 ago now)

3. Put Eco Balls in your Washing Machine - 06 Dec 2006

   We used them for a while but although did seem to make smells go away the clothes didn’t always seem that clean (still odd mark left behind), so we’ve now switched to ecover. Maybe we’ll try them again. I’d be interested to know what temperatures do people use them at and also does it help adding a little detergent in with the balls or does that affect the balls etc.?