I’ve decided to upload another blog post for Fairtrade fortnight. This time, it is a guide to Fairtrade products. Related post: Why you should choose fairtrade products FOOD Divine chocolate Divine Chocolate was started by a group of cocoa farmers in Ghana. They were the first farmer-owned Fairtrade chocolate product aimed at the UK market. …
Category: Environment
Why you should choose fairtrade products
Fairtrade fortnight is 22nd February – 7th March 2021. It is a campaign to raise awareness for the farmers and workers who produce our food. The theme for 2021 is climate change challenges. They are working in poor countries that have done the least to contribute to climate change and yet they are the ones …
25 simple ways to save energy
Big energy saving week is the 18th – 24th January 2021. It’s really important to try and save as much energy as possible, when we can, not only to help save the planet but it saves you money too! Related post: 8 reasons to go vegetarian Wash up in a bowl instead of running water …
5 benefits of houseplants
Houseplants week is 11th – 17th of January so I thought I would do a post about why house plants are good for you 🌱 I only have succulents at the moment, but I’m hoping to get some more this year 🙂 Related post: Eco-friendly gift guide Freshen the air During photosynthesis, plants give out …
Blogmas day 7 | Eco-friendly gift guide
Blogmas day 7 is here! I was worried I wouldn’t make it this far because I have a lot on at the moment but here is another blogmas post <3 I’ve done a small business gift guide and since I focus on the environment, I thought it would be nice to do a bit of …
Blogmas day 3 | Eco-friendly decorations
I’ve been wanting to make my room look more Christmassy so I decided to make some eco-friendly decorations. So I thought they would be perfect to share in blogmas 🙂 🌍✨ Related post: Eco-friendly gift guide Crackers Last year I decided to make my own crackers that were plastic-free. I got the pack from Oxfam …
8 reasons to go vegetarian
Today is World Vegetarian Day so I just had to write about why you should be a veggie! Don’t worry if you haven’t managed to have a meat-free day today, why not try another day this week? World Vegetarian Week runs from the 1st – 7th October 2020. Related: 4 ways that we rely on …
10 totally awesome Amazon animals
Today is Amazon Rainforest Day so I’ve decided to share some of the amazing animals that live there. Related: 5 ways to help reduce deforestation Amazon river dolphin Known as ‘pink river dolphin’ Brain capacity is 40% bigger than ours Classed as vulnerable by WWF Dams, water and food is contaminated by mines which is …
9 ways to reduce your fast fashion consumption
Following on from my last post, I’m going to tell you a few ways that you can reduce your fast fashion consumption. Research the company/brand This is something which I always make sure to do. A lot of brands ‘greenwash’ which is where they provide misleading information so you think that they are an environmentally …
5 fast facts about fast fashion
I noticed that I haven’t done an environmental post for a while 😬 so here I am with a post on fast fashion, something I am very conscious of and try my hardest to reduce. Fast fashion is designed to make you buy more clothes The types of stores that contribute to fast fashion, know …