If experiencing the great outdoors is high on your agenda for holiday success, you'll definitely want to check out the Feather Down Farms. A network of working farms, all run by 'passionate guardians of the countryside', this is the perfect opportunity to get away from it all.
While you'll be able to dine under the stars, cook by candlelight and make friends with the local livestock, you certainly won't be roughing it on one of these trips: Feather Down Farms' tents are equipped with traditional cooking stoves, flush toilets, a large dining table and are incredibly spacious; you can see the interior of one of the tents after the jump (and if that doesn't make you want to go camping, I don't know what will!)
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Obviously, the first reason to be happy about the current seasonal weather conditions is the chance to get out there and enjoy the sunshine in your favourite eco chic summer clothes and shoes, while drinking an ice-cold, organic, biodynamic beer!
But next on your priorities should be how you're going to dry those clothes. Happily, it's about this time of year that we can pull the plug on our tumble dryers and keep them quiet for the next few months. I was shocked to hear that hanging washing out to dry in the garden is considered 'vulgar' by some people, as this really is one of the major benefits of the warmer months.
Related: Our guide to drying clothes the green way
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How many times have you started preparing an elaborate meal, only to discover you were clean out of herbs? The best solution to this problem is to grow your own: they look lovely, taste and smell fresh and won't go off until you pick them.
These cute, cracked-egg shaped planters called 'Egglings' would make a welcome addition to any kitchen.
This could be the first step to growing your own! Egglings are available to buy for £5.99 at Amazon
With Boris now officially elected Mayor of London, we might as well put aside our fears about his shaky green record and focus on his twin solutions to climate change: cycling and recycling.
Cycling to the shops is a great way to a greener life, so the first thing you'll need is a good sturdy basket. My favourite is this one, which is made from old packing tape - what a great way to (re)cycle! Two straps attach it to your bike, and it'll fit most styles. £14 at Hen & Hammock.
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Turkish designer Bora Aksu is to add a touch of restrained class to this season's People Tree collection, with an exclusive range to be launched in time for World Fairtrade Day on 10th May.
To be sold solely on ASOS, Aksu's new range will complement the pinoeering fairtrade label's existing summer collection with three stylish hand-made 'batwing' dresses, all made using natural materials and dyes including cori and hortoki, both of which are taken from sustainable tree seeds. Follow the jump for pictures of the new pieces.
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As the glitterati flock to France to celebrate another year of movie success at the Cannes Film Festival, the UK is getting ready for a film extravaganza of its own, with a much more environmental focus: the Can Film Festival.
The festival, whose main aim is to encourage more people to recycle drinks cans, kicks off at Leicester Square's Prince Charles Cinema on Thursday (8th May) before transfering to Glasgow and Manchester on 15th and 22nd May. There'll be a free screening of Leonardo Di Caprio's 11th Hour (first come first served), and the organisers would be delighted if you'd bring a drinks can along for recycling...
How many times have you seen the word 'natural' on a product with no explanation? Such unsubstantiated claims to naturalness may soon be a thing of the past with the introduction of a new labelling system, which will standardise how the term can be used on all sorts of products.
The Natural Standard, launched by the Natural Products Association, aims to clear up the huge confusion over what natural actually means by defining specific ingredients and processes that are, and are not, allowed in products using these terms. I'll certainly welcome this move, and it'll make sifting through the allegedly 'green' products that land on my desk every day a whole lot easier! [Via Treehugger]
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