This eco-orientated exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts features art by the likes of Tracy Emin and Anthony Gormley
… Earth: art of a changing world Chris Carroll | 17th December 2009 Reviews Reviews Events Eco Art Climate Change Tracy Emin Antony Gormley webgsk-contemporary-earth,-.jpg This eco-orientated exhibition at …
A new exhibition at the Barbican explores the symbiotic relationship between art, architecture and environmentalism.
… Radical Nature art exhibition Will Bugler | 19th June 2009 Reviews Reviews Events Art Activism Through Art Barbican Centre radical_art_10.jpg A new …
Sometimes, choosing not to think like a scientist can be a good thing. Jon Hughes sits down with the Harrisons, environmental activists and conceptual artists
… CASE STUDY: changing our perspectives through art Jon Hughes | 1st January 2008 Activism … Harrisons Newton Harrison Helen Harrison Art Activism Protest Green Lifestyle Culture … environmental activists and conceptual artists Percy Bysshe and Mary, Rodin and …
In Amelia Gregory's dazzlingly colourful book, illustrators artistically interpret a variety of emerging renewable technologies
… dazzlingly colourful book, illustrators artistically interpret a variety of emerging … to combat global warming through their art. Renewable energies in colour Describing herself as an 'art director, editor, graphic designer, …
Don’t let the new-age title put you off, says Lindsey Warren. Clea Danaan’s Zen and the Art of Raising Chickens is a witty, original take on the art of hen husbandry
… Zen and the Art of Raising Chickens: The Way of Hen … Lindsey Warren. Clea Danaan’s Zen and the Art of Raising Chickens is a witty, original take on the art of hen husbandry Keeping chickens is …
Tom Hodgkinson's account of life on a smallholding in Devon is spiced with old-fashioned lore and made Jeremy Williams laugh out loud
… A Practical Guide to Husbandry or the Fine Art of Looking After Yourself Jeremy Williams … it, we valued ‘husbandry’, or ‘the fine art of looking after yourself’ as the book’s … one. January – chop wood, February – dig earth, and so on, all filled with a variety of …
‘When you see smoke coming from under the door, but nobody does anything about it, you start to believe the majority. Even if the house is on fire, we do nothing.'
… Change And Energy National Theatre Activist Art Copenhagen Ethical Consumerism … but nobody does anything about it, you start to believe the majority. Even if the house … falls somewhere between propaganda and art, but it's hard to say whether it succeeds …
Packed with useful advice, Nicky Scott’s ultimate guide to compost is essential reading for professional and amateur gardeners alike, says Mark Newton
… as well as how much space you’ll need to start each of the systems. Once the process of … the quality of your existing systems or starting out afresh, How to Make and Use Compost … A Practical Guide to Husbandry or the Fine Art of Looking After Yourself Tom Hodgkinson's …
There's much to love in Celia Lewis’ beautifully illustrated tome, says Mark Newton, but the essential message shouldn’t be forgotten: that this is how all pigs should be treated
… watercolourist and it is her fine artwork that brings this book alive. While a … be a rather straightforward affair, Lewis’ artwork, popping up on every page, lifts the … are not too dissimilar to humans. They are smart. Their heart valves (in specially bred …
The dystopian take on the environmental movement provided by Dark Mountain’s second anthology, is a wonderful, if disturbing, read says Mark Newton
… a selection of non-fiction, prose, poetry and art that sheds light on the movement and its … separate to the natural world; they are a part of it. Many of the results of current … of room for philosophy and the creative arts. So what of the challenges that this Dark …
Taking into account the limited space available to the urban gardener, Clift and Cuthbert have produced a tome that’s perfect for the inner city horticulturalist, says Andy McKee
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Colin Speakman’s Walk! is a delightful read that will make you want to pick up your hiking boots and head into the country for a stroll, says Mark Newton
… in great works of literature and the arts that our culture truly began to feel … the great outdoors and our desire to be a part of it. You might ask what has any of this … countryside became an increasingly important part of national consciousness. Walking became …
Global weather patterns have always been unpredictable but current changes are being amplified by the impact of people, consumption and pollution. In The New North, Laurence Smith looks at what the next four decades could bring – both for the weather and for us
… deluges that inspired myriad flood legends, Earth’s weather has never been anything but … be a climatologist to comprehend how melting Artic ice packs will gradually expose new … and the emerging strategic importance of the earth’s Polar region. Smith’s pragmatic, …
Tucked away underneath the King’s Road store is the Lush spa, where, as Ruth Styles discovered, you’ll find a soothingly green approach to beauty treatments
… products than their high street counterparts. So could there be such a thing as an … at fine fragrance GREEN LIVING Review: Love+Art Organic, Fairtrade and ultra-effective, … there’s plenty to love about Love+Art, says Ruth Styles GREEN LIVING Dr …
The UK’s most successful NGO is based in a Dorset village, with no members or PR team. Paul Kingsnorth meets the duo behind it…
… King met whilst working at Friends of the Earth during its inception in the 1970s. King … on the small rather than the vast, the particular rather than the general and the … letter-writing or hard-hitting reports, but art, poetry, sculpture, and the creative …
Adam Leith Gollner's new book is a journey of discovery through the science, history, art and politics of fruit
… of discovery through the science, history, art and politics of fruit The initial … to entertain with at your next dinner party. The Fruit Hunters: a story of nature, …
Why spend hundreds of pounds on baby-carrying
equipment – prams, carrycots, bouncy chairs – when you can hold them close to you in a sling? And when you’ve tired of carrying your baby around, what could be better than letting them sleep on an organic fleece?
… a baby in a sling is almost a forgotten art. Widely practised in nonindustrialised … babies in slings can hear their parents’ heartbeat and voice and smell their scent, and, … in a cot, crib or Moses basket. Little Green Earthlets ( www.earthlets.co.uk ) and Huggababy …
Why pay £60 for an almost barefoot experience, when you can kick off your shoes and get it for free?
… ‘a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art’. Containing 26 bones and 33 different … and low backache and raise the risk of osteoarthritic knees in women; and research shows … Chances are your feet won’t fail you. This article first appeared in the Ecologist July …
Seaweed is delicious, nutritious, a veritable cure-all and just one of the reasons Fergus Drennan does like to be beside the Great British seaside
… of the greatest seaweed-loving cultures on Earth, Japan and China, have coastlines of … despite the fact that Wales excels in the art of the laverbread, Ireland knows how to … a mean carragheen dessert and the Scots are partial to a wee bit of dulse. What exactly is …
Showing fashion at its worst while providing upbeat solutions is a tough call but Safia Minney has achieved it with Naked Fashion, says Ruth Styles
… one of Jones’ interviewees, garment worker, Sharti Arta says: ‘Come and see where I live. If you … those who take an interest in all things sartorial will love it, not least because of …
Beth O’Donnell Young’s opus urges us to dispense with our prim patios and manicured lawns, and let nature in. Laurie Tuffrey hears the call
… ‘naturescaping’, first coined in an Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife publication in … The chapter on being ‘water wise’ is particularly good; outlining multiple ways of … chips, repurpose an old watering can and chart your backyard biohabitat, and get ready to …
A staggering 30-40 per cent of the water we use in our homes is for flushing the loo. That works out at two baths worth of water per day for the average family. Yet by taking a few simple steps or swapping your old toilet for an ‘eco-loo’, you can minimise your water usage, and save money too.
… your water usage, and save money too. Starting with the least effective in terms of … They can be extremely basic or state-of-the-art, depending on how much time and money you … out more: www.compostingtoilet.org This article first appeared in the Ecologist April …
If you split post-operative patients into two groups, giving one a view of trees and the other a view of a brick wall, the group that was exposed to the trees will need fewer painkillers, develop fewer complications and will
check themselves out of hospital more quickly than the group with the urban view. Isn't it time to accept that some of the distress we currently feel is tied to the world beyond the consulting room, to this planet of ours that's
become so stripped and bare?
… our current, unstable relationship with the earth. Everyone knows that depression rates are … and, at some American colleges, at least a quarter of the student body will be taking … lost. Letting this happen is a lot like starting an experiment by burning down the lab. …
… company TNS Worldpanel Fashion. Over a quarter (27 per cent) of all people said that … been a pivotal period in fashion history, particular designers have been critical in … comfortable and yet hardwearing. And it is a particularly low-input crop, reducing the need …