Buying More Sustainable Tech

By Jeanette / December 7, 2022

Renewable Tech at Christmas On the 3 December 1992 Neil Papworth sent the first Text Message. We have just passed a 30-year milestone in the advancement of technology and arguably…

Get ahead and Grow Your Own – Part 3

By Jeanette / September 25, 2020
Jeanette & greenhouse

One aspect of the growing season I really missed in 2020 was getting together with my friend Paula for one of our mammoth seed-planting sessions. (Social distancing not being an…

Get ahead and Grow Your Own – Part 2

By Jeanette / September 18, 2020
Guard cat on duty in the greenhouse

Let’s talk about kale. Listening to the lyrics of an Ed Sheeran song recently it occurred to me to wonder when exactly kale changed from a humble winter green to…

Get ahead and Grow Your Own – Part 1

By Jeanette / September 11, 2020
Grow your own

In this strangest of years, where supermarkets experienced actual shortages and deliveries were unavailable, the prospect of homegrown fruit and vegetables probably never seemed more appealing. I’m lucky enough to…

Buying a new computer that will last

By Jeanette / January 13, 2018
HP Stream

Buying a new computer (and I mean PCs, laptops) can be confusing. There are just so many variations these days and you may be tempted to go for the cheapest…

So what does it mean to have a ‘green’ funeral?

By Jeanette / June 2, 2017

So what does it mean to have a ‘green’ funeral? In death, as in life, there are a few things to consider for the environmentally conscious person who wishes to…

Design Timescale for Refurbishment or Construction Projects

By Jeanette / April 29, 2016
Pre-construction planning

Writer: Charlotte Smith, Cityzen LLP (architecture, engineering, sustainability) Everyone is always in a hurry to complete a project, before they even start! But it’s understandable. After dreaming about your new…

Eco travel – destination Botswana

By Jeanette / March 11, 2016

Writer: Katrina Smith, keen traveller and Consultant for Travel Counsellors Most people have a safari holiday on their bucket list. To see beautiful wild animals in their own habitat is a…

Fairtrade and the Environment – is it possible to support both?

By Jeanette / February 26, 2016

Writer: Marie Allen, member of Fairtrade Horsham Executive Committee, and owner of local business Web Clarity Fairtrade Fortnight February 29th – March 13th As we enter Fairtrade Fortnight this year the recent,…

A Kinder Tech Approach

By Jeanette / February 19, 2016
Kinder Tech 1

Writer: Laura Haffenden, technophile, member of Transition Horsham & Organiser of Kinder Tech I’d like to confess something. My name is Laura, and I’m a shine-oholic. I can’t help it,…