Look in stores for Suma canned soups. Just heat and serve in a bowl or pour into a flask. It’s not a soup, but look in shops for Plantastic Satay Noodle Pot. Made with all-natural ingredients, this is absolutely delicious and makes an ideal hot-drink-meal on chilly days, ready in 5 minutes! Recycle the packaging at kerbside, or at supermarket bag bins. After years of asking… Source ..read more

Red and Howling Although we have wonderful animal shelters in England, many shelters abroad also do amazing work to help street dogs and cats, often in the face of opposition from government. So if you have a few pounds to spare, consider these charities to support as part of your monthly giving: The most effective way to help is to fund spay/neuter programs to prevent more animals ending up… Source ..read more

Most pastry sold in grocery stores has palm oil (its use is harming the habitats of orangutans and other endangered creatures, and ‘sustainable palm oil’ labels are just self-policed greenwash).So the best option is to make your own pastry. Try this 3-ingredient pie crust (Full of Plants). If used, choose vegan butters without palm oil. Keep recipes away from pets (fresh dough can expand in the… Source ..read more

The Flower Farm Today we are well aware of the issues surrounding palm oil (its use is destroying the habitats of orangutans and other endangered creatures). Greenpeace says there is no such thing as ‘sustainable palm oil’. This is just a self-policed term by industry that in their words is ‘as useful as a chocolate teapot’. Palm oil is only used because it’s cheap (it’s also imported thousands… Source ..read more

Although it would be nice to think that we all made homemade crackers in our kitchens, the truth is that most people are going to buy ready-made most of the time, so here’s a list of good brands that are free from both animal ingredients and palm oil (to protect orangutans and other endangered creatures). You can recycle most plastic packaging at supermarket bag bins. Source ..read more

LovRich Art If you’re not familiar with Reiki, it’s used for humans and animals as a safe way to calm or sometimes heal physical conditions. It’s particularly useful for people (and animals) who are dying or who suffer from dementia. Reiki practitioners are not able to diagnose, so for serious issues contact a doctor or vet. Like orthodox medicine, it does not always work, but that’s not an… Source ..read more

Henry Rivers All three species of elephants are endangered, despite a ban on poaching (tusks are usually removed before death – like someone pulling your teeth out without painkillers). There is now (2024) an imminent ban on trophy hunting imports to the UK (delayed after Rishi Sunak scrapped the Kept Animals Bill – one of the few decent things that Boris Johnson proposed while Prime Minister). Source ..read more

Christina Carpenter Wild swimming is very popular these days, although it’s important to find safe areas and follow expert advice. Find good regions and tips at Wild Swimming website. There are many wild swimming clubs, including those daft people who go out on freezing Christmas mornings for a dip, then head back to a beach hut for cake, only in England! Read How to Wild Swim which shows how to… Source ..read more

Christina Carpenter Swimwear by its nature not eco-friendly (only one company makes organic swimwear but at $300 a pop, most people won’t be buying it). And wearing cotton t-shirts is not recommended, as they could swell up in water and cause drowning. Conventional swimwear used to be made from nylon, and now most is made from econyl (nylon made from fishing waste). Sounds good… Source ..read more

Sustained is an intelligent book by an environmental expert on how to take small steps to make your home (or office) more sustainable. Use unscented cleaners for pregnancy/nursing, affected medical conditions around babies and pets (same for diffusers, candles etc). It’s not true that plants ‘clean the air’ (from outdated NASA research 30) and some plants are toxic to pets). Source ..read more