Giving a gift to a loved one can be a beautiful way to demonstrate your feelings… or a stressful and expensive exercise in consumerism. Giving should be about thoughtfulness and gratitude, and it doesn’t need to cost the earth. Sustainable gift ideas aim to use materials that already exist, support...

Last year on my Facebook page, we had a great discussion of the merits of different reusable grocery bags. In light of reports comparing the number of uses each type of bag needs to have for equal or lesser impact than plastic ones, it seemed that reusables might not be...

One of the first blog posts I ever wrote was about more sustainable and healthy ways to have a period. There are many ways to do it, but my favourite has always been period proof underwear. They are much more environmentally-friendly than disposable pads or tampons, and much more comfortable...