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A winter greeting from Netcycler to all readers!

5:23 pm in Co2 emissions, Good things to do, Green heros, Recycling by Nigel

Our friends over at Netcycler have a message for Nigel’s Eco Store readers about how to turn your old stuff into new stuff. Sounds too good to be true? Well, read on… Sometimes it’s good to start a new year with a little bit of cleaning around the house – going through your garage, drawers and [...]

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How will our children cope with climate change?

11:37 pm in Co2 emissions, Green heros by Nigel

Newsman, colourful tie-wearer and all round good egg Jon Snow has narrated a thought provoking animation by UNICEF and Do The Green Thing, Climate Kid.

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Nigel’s Eco Market, 27th August, central Brighton

2:54 am in Cool things, Eco Products, Good things to do, Green food, Green heros, Nigel's Eco Store by Nigel

Eco Market About four weeks ago we decided to to a summer eco market in Brighton, to bring together lots of like minded sellers and makers into one place for a fantastic day of eco inspired shopping, food and fun.

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Feeling the burn of sustainable charcoal

4:36 pm in Cool things, Eco Products, Green heros by Nigel

Operating out of a shed in the South Downs near Chichester, Alan and his wife Jo make charcoal from locally coppiced wood. I went to see the burn...

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Five minutes with… Jane Vere-Hodge

11:19 pm in Green heros by Nigel

Jane Vere-Hodge, founder of Nether Wallop Trading Jane Vere-Hodge is the designer of the original Paper Potter and managing director of Nether Wallop Trading; a company specialising in eco-conscious, hand crafted products. With their range of garden implements, they strive to promote sustainable living by encouraging new and established gardeners to get stuck in!

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Five minutes with…Peter Ingledew, creator of the Eco Kettle

10:01 pm in Cool things, Eco Products, Green heros by Nigel

Dad and daughter with an Eco Kettle Peter Ingledew is the inventor of the two great energy savers, the legendary Eco Kettle which stops you from wasting energy by boiling too much water, and the Showerdrop, which stops you from spending hours in the shower and wasting lots of hot water (and cutting down queues for the bathroom). We caught up with Peter to talk about why attitudes are changing towards energy saving, and what motivates him to keep going.

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Five minutes with… Max McMurdo of Reestore

8:30 pm in Green heros by Nigel

Eco design wizard Max McMurdo is a master of reuse, turning scrap and junk into beautiful items for the home like Silvana, the washing machine drum coffee table. He's also the brains behind some pretty useful, and attractive, solutions to every day problems such as keeping on top of the recycling at home.

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Five minutes with… Richard of Rustic Mushrooms

6:55 pm in Eco Products, Green heros, food miles by Nigel

I caught up with Richard Mansfield-Clark, founder of the Rustic Mushroom Company, for a chat about the grow-your-own revolution, tasty ways to cook exotic mushrooms, and he gave me some useful advice about foraging for wild mushrooms.

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No Impact Man: The value of community action

6:22 pm in Cool things, Eco Products, Eco bloggers, Green heros by Nigel

I went to go and see No Impact Man in the Greenwich Picture House last night, and came away very inspired and uplifted....

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Why go organic?

11:43 pm in Eco Products, Green heros by Nigel

Gossypium Cotton Plant Organic Fortnight 2010 (3-17 September) is nearly upon us, and there are lots of ways to get involved....