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The Wild Cookery School. Fat Hen & Caroline Davey. Fat Hen’s Chefs. Foraging & The Law. Courses & Events. A comprehensive guide to Cornish food and drink: http:/ www.foodfromcornwall.co.uk. The Botanical Society Of The British Isles. Great information on plant identification: http:/ www.bsbi.org.uk. Environmental Records Centre For Cornwall And The Isles Of Scilly. Cornwall Environmental Consultants Ltd. Plants For A Future. Great database of edible and medicinal plants: http:/ www.pfaf.org. Internationa...
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The Green Diaries: Summertime in October in...New York?
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Sunday, December 16, 2007. Summertime in October in.New York? I packed a bag of woolie sweater, jeans and scarves expecting the typical brisk autumn temperatures. But when we landed in New York we were greeted with summertime, balmy weather. My skin instantly glowed and my hair went into a mass of waves. For 5 days I had to wear the same sleeveless t-shirt and light pants I just happened to bring. Back in London, there is no sign of bizarre warming in the least. It has been wintry for a good 6 weeks ...
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The Green Diaries: February 2007
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Saturday, February 10, 2007. More bad news creates a global buzz. It's official. The entire western world has gone green mad. Global warming is now regular news usually supplemented by another feature on boroughs that don't recycle. There are now regular debates on television shows, radio, print, in the office, at parties. So, everyone is talking about it, panicking, worrying, wondering what is true, what is hype. But what is anyone actually doing about it? Turn off the lights. Turn down the thermostat.
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The Green Diaries: December 2007
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Sunday, December 16, 2007. Recycling centre visit request. I have made an official request to visit any of London's recycling centres for an in-depth look at how they really work. Questions like a) who sorts out the 'mixed bags' full of various types of recyclables and b) how are they actually recycled? I want to know - is it all a London borough con? Where is the evidence of how it is all actually recycled? In New York City they fine buildings that have placed recyclables in the garbage area which makes...
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The Green Diaries: July 2007
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Sunday, July 08, 2007. Live Earth - was it worthy? Reasons I just could not get into Live Earth:. 1 One of the main things we need to do to conserve energy is stay still, not encourage hundreds of performers to load up trucks and planes full of equipment and mobilise their entourages to get to global concert locations, not to mention the number of concert goers getting from A to B and the numbers of TVs on watching! 4 'Que sera sera' by David Gray- was he high or just a * * ing idiot to pick that song?
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The Green Diaries: June 2007
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Saturday, June 30, 2007. I was wondering around Planet Organic a few months ago looking for some new house cleaning products that were toxic free and affordable. A huge bottle of dish detergent with a punk rock style logo jumped out at me: Bio-D. I picked it up thinking it would be, like just about everything else eco-friendly, triple the price of standard toxin-full stuff and a bit of a let-down. After one load of dishes, I was a Bio-D junky. And here's why:. Bio-D Dish Detergent (Washing-up Liquid).
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The Green Diaries: May 2008
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Monday, May 26, 2008. The Great Garbage Patch- the nastiest of all plastic dumps. I only just heard about what is called "The Great Garbage Patch" this week. It's a massive floating dump in the Pacific made up of plastic that collects and malingers, growing daily and destroying sea life in its path. And when I say massive I mean massive - it's the size of 2 Texases (some say 2 continental North Americas)! Two times the size of Texas! So how is it I have only heard about it now? It's a massive, skanky rem...
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The Green Diaries: May 2007
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Monday, May 28, 2007. Flight confessions and carbon off-setting. I am embarrassed to say we took 2 round trip short haul flights in May alone. One to the Outer Hebrides for a Scottish isles wedding and one to Berlin to see the sights. We did try to take trains to both destinations but the costs and travel time were not possible. Via Glasgow and Berlin (about 650 miles) was 6 hours each way including delays. If we had used the trains and ferries we would have only traveled a few more hours each way. I hea...
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The Green Diaries: Marks and Spencers starts 5p plastic bag charge
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Sunday, May 11, 2008. Marks and Spencers starts 5p plastic bag charge. After months of talking about it, and an official government stance in this year's budget that plastic shopping bags should be charged for, Marks and Spencer's has officially started charging 5p for every plastic shopping bag customers use. Official M&S bag charge press release. Bag charge story in The Telegraph. Country by country view of tackling plastic bag usage. Labels: ban plastic bags. Marks and Spencers plastic bag charge.
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The Green Diaries: Save the light bulb!
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Sunday, January 18, 2009. Save the light bulb! This Green Lady is back after a long hiatus due to the production of a very resource hungry addition to the family.a wee, little baby! But the trials and tribulations of trying to be environmentally responsible whilst rearing a little one will be the fodder of my future entries. Because today I am obsessed with the new laws regarding the upcoming ban on the standard, every day light bulb. It's nothing short of lighting fascism! Clearly, pun is intended).
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