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What are the Permaculture Principles?

What are the Permaculture Principles?

What is permaculture? An introduction to permaculture ethics and the 12 permaculture design principles.
10 Easy Ways to Save Money on Groceries and Still Eat Healthy

10 Easy Ways to Save Money on Groceries and Still Eat Healthy

Faced with ever-rising prices at the supermarket, we all want to save money on groceries - and eat healthy at the same time.
How to Create a Mindfulness Habit

How to Create a Mindfulness Habit

Mindfulness has become a buzzword in our hectic modern society. But what does it actually mean to be mindful, and is it really a useful practice?
Ethical Chocolate Part 2: Ethical Chocolate Producers

Ethical Chocolate Part 2: Ethical Chocolate Producers

This is Part 2 of the Ethical chocolate series. I share the ethical chocolate producers that I choose to support, in the hope that my consumer dollars will help to create change and encourage ethical practices in the chocolate industry.
Ethical Chocolate: The Dark Side of the Chocolate Industry

Ethical Chocolate: The Dark Side of the Chocolate Industry

This is Part 1 of the Ethical Chocolate series. Chocolate is an ethical minefield - bad industry practices, exploitation, damaged ecosystems. How do we choose ethical chocolate?
Harvesting Homegrown Nectarines

Harvesting Homegrown Nectarines

In my disappointing summer garden, one tree came through with a harvest of sweet and juicy yellow nectarines, for a delicious, summer, stone-fruit crumble.