Gardening can never be more sustainable and fun. Composting practices are thousands of years old and it’s difficult to say when the first tumblers were used. In the 1970s when the back-to-the-land movement was really taking off, a few innovative gardeners offered...
Mealtimes are an educational and social experience, and the more we can involve the children in choices and preparation of food, the more opportunities we are providing for them. Touching, smelling and tasting the food is an opportunity to develop senses, maths...
If we want to approach food provision sustainably, then we need to be aware that sustainable and organic do not mean the same thing. I came across a fantastic article at The Balance: Small Business website that describes the difference between the two terms well. No...
Growing food, herbs and flowers for a purpose is a wonderfully sustainable, and fulfilling activity for children and colleagues to engage in. Knowledge of plants plays a vital role when it comes to growing your own produce. Plants often succumb to the slugs and eaten...
Average baby will get through 6,500 nappies – and that’s one tonne of dirty/wet nappies that will be wasted/dumped, which will then between 250-400 years in the natural world, and quite possibly 500 years if they end up in rivers or the sea! Part of the process of a...
