by Cheryl Hadland | Oct 7, 2025 | Sustainable Food
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...
by Cheryl Hadland | Oct 7, 2025 | Sustainable Food
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...
by Cheryl Hadland | Oct 7, 2025 | Environmental Sustainability
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...
by Cheryl Hadland | Oct 7, 2025 | Environmental Sustainability
We decided to make our own baby wipes when we discovered all the ones on the market contain plastic (i.e. they are a single-use plastic); we also found a number of irritants and chemicals in commercially bought baby wipes which can aggravate delicate skin whereas more...
by Cheryl Hadland | Sep 6, 2025 | Curriculum Practice, Environmental Sustainability, World Forum
Environmental Courage: Vincent LaFontan’s Framework for Sustainability Education Guiding principles such as effective leadership, shared vision, and a receptive community shape the sustainability practices needed for meaningful environmental change. Vincent LaFontan,...
