Organic skincare and clothing

We have all been through rituals of doing something because someone said it was good for us. We have all heard that warm water and lemon is a good alternative to coffee. Do we really know why though? We had a pouring jug in our fridge all through the summer with lemon slices and chilled water as a replacement to fruit squash. I think it will be returning after reading this great little article Why you should drink warm water with lemon

In this video Paul McCartney explains the benefits of teaching our children about food and how they are embracing their future through making small changes. It is well documented that meat production has a much higher price on the environment that the production of veg. We have been having meat free meals many days through the week with thanks to our new organic veg box and organic shopping. We are not vegetarian but we don't feel that every meal revolves around meat but that really hasn't always been the case. It's not difficult to swap meat for some really hearty...

I have been looking for recipes to liven up my organic veg box and every now and then I come across some new exotic ingredients that are labelled super foods. of course this then leads to some research and I stumbled across this article. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/10335775/Superfoods-are-chia-seeds-and-goji-berries-really-good-for-you.html Chia Seeds The food I was researching was Chia Seeds, and unfortunately I stopped by this article and the illusion was gone. I will try them though as it seems to be fair and the recipe which can be found here certainly looks delicious. With winter squash a real staple of our veg boxes finding...

Who would have thought that so much pollution can come from farming beef for the traditional American burger industry. This video shows the extent of the damage that farming cows and the production of burgers is having on our precious environment. See what the hidden cost of burgers is below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ut3URdEzlKQ#t=259 So, are cows polluting the earth? What can we do to stop it? The UK government take this issue very seriously but are they doing enough. They have guidlines here for farmers but are they being followed. https://www.gov.uk/reducing-air-pollution-on-farms

We've all heard the phrase 100% organic, but what does it mean and why is it good for us and our planet? What is the difference between a 100% organic cotton T-Shirt and a cotton T-Shirt? Well we need to start at the very beginning of the growing cycle. Organic seeds are just as nature made them, not treated with any chemicals and not genetically modified in any way, meaning that they need to be planted, nurtured and harvested in the way nature intended. Commercial cotton seeds are what are know as GMO (genetically modified organisms) seeds. These have been...