All Posts Tagged With: "natural collection"

Brenda writes…

Environment Secretary says ‘Grow Your Own to Save Money & the Planet’ and now Penney Poyzer shows you how on ooffoo.com
 
During the week where Environment Secretary Hilary Benn publicly encouraged people to grow their own fruit and vegetables in order to cut waste and save money, multiple award-winning eco retailer Natural Collection’s new online eco community site ooffoo.com published a live call-in (including a PDF summary sheet) with Penney Poyzer, celebrated green queen looking at how to kick-start growing your own vegetables in the New Year to save money and reduce waste. Continued

Brenda writes…

Here a few more ideas, coming from Natural Collection for xmas gifts, if you are still in the market for buying gifts this year.

NaturaLeigh Classical Organic Lavender Collection Gift Bag

Coming in a classical gift bag, is this divinely scented organic lavender bubble bath and two hand-crafted NaturaLeigh soaps.  Price £10.72.

Retro Snowflake Jumper

Available in either a Charcoal or Grey colour.  It is available in one size only and has to be handwashed.  It has a pure wool outer layer and a polyester fill fleece lining.  Price £39.10.

Medium Fair Trade Balinese Mosaic Dishes

These gorgeous decorative only Mosaic Dishes, would look stunning on your dining table.  They are 30cm in diameter, available in a choice of two colours - red/brown or turquoise/gold.  Price £14.63.

Brenda writes…

Doing up your bedroom? Or maybe just fancy treating yourself to a new luxurious bedspread to finish off your sanctuary?

Then have a look at this Fair Trade Patchwork Bedspread, with its vibrant colours and patterns, you can tell that an awful lot of effort has gone into this. Made from recycled Sari bits and adorned with sequins and hand stitched starbursts, it is made in India.

It is out of stock til 30th September, but order now so you don´t miss out.

Available from Natural Collection for £125.

Brenda writes…

Made from 100% recycled timber and has been treated with non-toxic preservatives.  This great composter will not only look good in your garden, but will help you in your aim to become greener.  Easy to build no need for a degree in DIY…  The composter is flat packed with 32 slats which just slot together in minutes, no screws or bolts.  Made by disadvantaged people with learning disabilities.  Available from Evengreener for £40.

Recycled Tyre PlanterMade from recycled tyres these planters are unique as no two will be exactly the same as each will have differing tyre treads etc.  Finished off with stitching and a metal button, these will look fab on your new decking…just add your own choice of flowers.  Available from The Urban Garden, prices starting from £16.

FSC Birdfeeder Hamper Gift Set

Made from FSC wood.  This would make a lovely gift for any would be greenie garden lover.  The gift set contains: Sunflower seeds, hanging birdfeeder, and a wicker ball of sheeps wool.  The box turns into a feeder as the lid lifts up for ease of placing food inside.  Available from Natural Collection for £25.95.

Brenda writes…

One problem that faces people when recycling is storage of the recycled goods, so anything that makes life easier there is an essential in my book.

The Can Crusher can be mounted on the wall and is very easy to use as all you need to do is pull it down and voila the can is crushed and can be put in the appropriate bag for recylcing. It also has an inbuilt bottle opener. Available from Little Green Earthlets for £9.99.

The Hailo Multi box pullout recycling and compost bin is a practical built-in waster separator with 2 x 15l inner bins which sit on a rail to pull them out. This means they are easy to fill and empty. Available from Natural Collection for £89.95 + delivery. At present this is out of stock til the 15th August.

Natalie our editor in chief has been eyeing this set of 3 Recycle Bins by Seletti. Ideal if you have a lot of space, the 3 bins are labelled for plastic, paper, and glass, and are made from hard wearing plastic with a magnetic strip on the lid to keep it closed, plus rope handles for easy transportation. £40 from Heals.