Today, we have an interview with Harriet Rockliff, part of  the fab team behind the DoNation. What is the DoNation I hear you cry? Find out below! 1. Tell us all about the DoNation! What is it? How does it work? And what does it aim to do? The DoNation is a platform where people … Continue reading
It’s me! Or at least My Make Do and Mend Year. On the Guardian Live Better site, as this week’s Sustainable Blog of the Week 🙂 How exciting is that? If you haven’t checked out the Live Better site yet, do go and have a peek-there is some really great stuff on there. This month … Continue reading
Have you heard of The Big Lunch? “The Big Lunch is a very simple idea from the Eden Project. A Big Lunch can be anything from a few neighbours getting together in the garden or on the street, to a full blown street party with food, music and decoration that quite literally stops the traffic. … Continue reading
…Is that even a word? Not sure. But if it is, I went to the National Marine Aquarium last week to talk about it. The good people at Start, have teamed up with the National Marine Aquarium to explore all things Ocean-y and sustainable, and held an event looking at the role of Plymouth as Britain’s … Continue reading
Over the past few months, I have been expanding my mind with regards to all things sustainable, and have been doing a little light reading… So, because it is summer, and there is the chance that some of you might be spending a couple of weeks reclining on sun-loungers with little else to do (!) … Continue reading
Part 2 of my ethical shopping dilemmas-this time focussing on clothes. I was kind of smugly thinking that by shopping secondhand, I was was neatly side-stepping any of the issues associated with ‘fast-fashion’-like child labour, and pesticide usage on cotton. But does buying secondhand really absolve me of thinking about the materials my clothes are … Continue reading
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A money-saving, growing-our-own, making-do-and-mending husband-and-wife blog
Some of the cool and useful food, craft and sustainability skills that your grandparents knew, but probably didn't teach you!
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Every month (except December) we bring people together* to give the objects we share our world with a second lease of life and to chat and have a cuppa whilst we're at it (*currently online)
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thrifty, creative & eco-friendly ways to raise children
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Proof that "We're going to live in a tent in a field" is easier read than done
My Make Do and Mend Year 