Setting aside her fondness for meaty delicacies, Mitra Wicks decided to follow the celebrity vegan trend. Buoyed along by the gastronomic pleasures of London's finest vegan restaurants, she declares the change a success - in terms of health, wellbeing, beauty ... and reducing the exploitation of animals in industrial farming.
… Virtuous veganism for health, beauty and pleasure Mitra Wicks | 15th … a success - in terms of health, wellbeing, beauty ... and reducing the exploitation of … What kebab? Mitra Wicks is an organic beauty and lifestyle writer. She blogs at …
The Ecologist's Green Living Editor finds answers to your ethical dilemmas. This week she’s looking at eco-labels
… September 2011 Ethical Living Labels Food Beauty Ecocert Soil Association RSPCA Food And … is to bring in a universal standard for beauty products, which would make it easier … follows. The four main certifying bodies for beauty are ECOCERT, the Soil Association, …
From food to fun, we've got the skinny on how to make this year's festivities the greenest ever
… Plastic toys, cheap clothes and mass market beauty products are among the most popular … from local or recycled textiles and organic beauty products. Particularly good is the … for beautiful, eco-friendly fashion, beauty and home gifts. Friends of the Earth …
If the roll call of scary ingredients has put you off conventional creams then antioxidants could be the alternative you’re looking for
… 22nd February 2012 Ethical Living Health And Beauty Antioxidants Anti-ageing Skincare Food … Tucked away in leafy Gloucestershire is a beauty brand with a ‘beyond organic’ … greenies GREEN LIVING The Ecologist A to Z of beauty goodies You’ve learned to avoid …
Forget what you’ve heard about sheep and male voice choirs, says Hannah Corr. There’s a whole lot more to Wales than that
… national parks, four areas of outstanding beauty and 746 miles of magnificent coastline. … set up in the 1950s to protect areas of beauty and natural heritage. 20 per cent of … Designated an area of outstanding natural beauty, the peninsula is only 16 miles long …
Seaweed, carrot flower and locally caught fish were all on the menu during Kate Eshelby’s gastronomic tour of the Scillies
See weed and eat it: a foraging break on the Scilly Isles Kate Eshelby | 23rd February 2012 Ethical Living Foraging Travel Green Living Society Scilly Islands Cornwall UK England Beaches Seaside Food …
Ever thought of building a cob oven? Maybe you should, write Debbie Kingsley & Andrew Hubbard, for fossil fuel-free cooking that warms up every party, perfect for everything from pizza to roast vegetables or your (organic) Christmas turkey ...
… oven? Well, how about because it's a thing of beauty, made of natural materials with no need …
Maria Evrenos left her wallet at home for a week to discover that even an inexperienced urban forager can survive without money for a week by treasuring other people's trash.
… section. "Look here" , she points to another beauty spot on an otherwise ripe banana. "Like …
Good food is an essential ingredient at Schumacher College, writes Julia Ponsonby, made with love using fresh, wholesome ingredients many of which have traveled no further than the vegetable garden. No less important, the sense of companionship, learning, fun and frequent hilarity that permeates the building - and the kitchen in particular.
Green meals for 85? No problem for Schumacher College's Head Cook Julia Ponsonby | 30th August 2014 Ethical Living Food Education UK feast-cut.jpg Good food is an essential ingredient at Schumacher …
In an extract from his new book, The Power of Self-Healing, Dr Fabrizio Mancini explains why sugar and food additives - from aspartame to trans fats - could have a severely detrimental effect on your health
… at eco-labels GREEN LIVING The A to Z of beauty baddies Confused by chlorobutanol? … bronopol? George Blacksell has the skinny on beauty’s nastiest additives GREEN LIVING How …
There's nothing more satisfying than watching a curd slowly start to thicken says Susan Clark...except, perhaps, knowing that your key ingredient was growing in the hedgerow just a few hours earlier.
Cooking with Primroses II Susan Clark | 15th March 2013 Ethical Living Foraging Cooking Food Baking Preserves curd 4.jpg It's hard to think of anything more genteel than a delicate primrose curd …
Head chef of pioneering Shoreditch eco-restaurant The Water House, Marie Gonfond shares a few recipes...
Eco-restaurant - The Water House Andy Gold | 1st November 2008 Ethical Living Food Restaurant Recipe Campaigns Organics Food And Farming Waterhouse_MAIN.jpg Head chef of pioneering Shoreditch …
How we feed ourselves sits at the crux of all human affairs, writes Joanna Wright - the health of our bodies and communities. Far too important to leave to industrial farms and processors, it's something we can all begin to do for ourselves.
… experience with the living world, in all its beauty and complexity, plays a critical role …
Organic baby food company Ella's Kitchen is already big in the UK and Scandinavia, and now aiming to crack the US. Co-founder Alison Lindley discusses the difficulties of keeping it green during a period of meteoric growth
Green business: Ella's Kitchen Eifion Rees | 21st December 2010 Ethical Living Green Living Green Business Ella's Kitchen Alison Lindley Paul Lindley Baby Children Food Banana Organic ek-logo.jpg …
How to dissent peacefully from the corruption, waste and destruction of the world? By a mindful disengagement from evil, writes Julian Rose: from fossil fuel energy to propagandist media, from sweatshop clothing to the predatory financial system. Some of the steps we can take are easy, others very difficult - but what ultimately matters is the direction of travel.
… is that doing? It is destroying the dignity, beauty and subtle sensuality of all that makes …