Wednesday May 28th
Did you know that the carbon footprint of your potatoes relies mainly on whether you cook them with the lid on or off? Cooking potatoes with the lid on takes less energy and time. I’m sure this doesn’t just relate to potatoes so I’ll be looking tonight to see if I have any lids in […]
Monday May 26th
Roses are a great symbol of love and unity and for many people they are the perfect wedding flower - but how green is your red rose? 80% of the cut flowers sold in the UK are imported - and to import a flower it needs an energy greedy aircraft or lorry to keep them […]
Monday May 19th
This is a new blog feature that I thought might be interesting. I keep hearing these green facts that make just think - Wow! I wouldn’t have believed that! And I thought I would start sharing them with you.
So here is our first green fact:
Did you know that if you are buying red wine […]
Saturday May 10th
We’ve heard of the film and want to be ethical but what exactly is a blood diamond?
The term originates from diamond that were mined in the African areas of Sierra Leone, Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In Sierra Leone rebels saw the Government was squandering the money from the diamond mines […]
Friday May 2nd
For the last few weeks I seem to have been inundated with information promoting Fairtrade Fortnight. (February 25th - March the 9th). Running a restaurant which uses mainly organic products I am fairly familiar with the fair trade logo but It has been interesting to think about what fair trade actually means and how […]
