Play activities for our children need to be carefully considered from an eco-sustainable perspective. It is helpful to have a set of criteria to work through when setting up activities, or thinking about purchasing new materials. Does the activity use any existing...
Loose parts are materials that can be moved, carried, combined, redesigned, lined up, and taken apart and put back together in multiple ways. They are materials with no specific set of directions, they can be natural or synthetic. When children are left alone to play...
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...
