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Great news for any green beauty addicts out there: today I've got a fantastic prize courtesy of our friends at Big Green Smile who want to offer you a bumper beauty pack worth £52. The site has recently expanded its body and skincare range to include many of our favourite hippy brands, including Jason, Yes To Carrots and Weleda.
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As September draws to a close, it's dark at 7pm and we're starting to turn towards home comforts to get us through gloom. And what could be better than a bit of foodie indulgence to stave off those seasonal blues? If your usual comfort foods are bangers and mash and you're looking for something a little greener/healthier, fear not: there are plenty to go round that will help your conscience as well as your spirits.
Hungry? You will be! Click on the image below to see my top green and veggie comfort foods for Autumn.
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What first caught my eye about this quilted clutch was the bizarre fan shape, the great contrasting materials and the textured frill detail around the edge. Bags that catch my eye are pretty much my job, so of course I quickly stopped scrolling. But what had me clicking through to find out more?
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Many of us make an effort to avoid mass-produced clothes and accessories; a life choice that would once have been seen as a major sacrifice. But now, the craft revolution is in full swing, meaning we can make a 'handmade choice' towards goods made on a smaller scale that are often of better quality than their high street equivalents. As someone who loves seeing hand-made items on show, I can't wait to feast my eyes on a wide range of crafty goodies at a forthcoming show in the stunning surroundings of Crowthorne.
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There are still relatively few truly stylish. eco-friendly labels making shoes at the moment (while there is still a staid, 'veggie shoes' image that WILL NOT DIE), so I was thrilled to hear that a new ethical footwear label has come on to the scene after a storming debut at London Fashion Week.
[Via the GIN lady]
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Not wasting food is a great habit for all of us to get into, but good habits are best learned young, which is why I'm totally behind a new scheme by Sky and its environment partner Global Action Plan that teaches schoolchildren how to reduce their own food waste. And targeting impressionable young minds is not the only good reason to focus on primary schools in the war against waste: research shows that the largest proportion of waste produced by a primary school is food.
Related: How not to contribute to the food waste mountain | Love food, hate waste?
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