New research from the Soil Association reveals that if all UK farmland was converted to organic farming, at least 3.2 million tonnes of carbon would be taken up by the soil each year - the equivalent of taking nearly 1 million cars off the road. The full report is a review of the biological factors [...]
The following information is from Southend-on-Sea Borough Council, but many other councils will be offering a similar service. Do check out what facilities your council are offering, and please heed the comments about reducing food waste. Nationally, this means 230,000 tonnes of additional food waste. We all tend to buy far too much!
Happy Green Christmas
Unwrap a green [...]
Two leading natural health campaign organisations are formally merging as of today. The Alliance for Natural Health (ANH), based in Dorking, UK, and the American Association for Health Freedom (AAHF), of Washington DC, have merged to form the Alliance for Natural Health International (ANH International). The new organisation is headed up by internationally acclaimed scientist [...]
Tools with a Mission (TWAM) is sending a container to Ahkom School, Sierra Leone with equipment such as tools,
school books, science equipment etc. We have all that but they hope to start a marching band. This would really help the morale of the school. They deserve help, it is in a poor area. The instruments should fit in a brass [...]
The Southend branch of the Huntingdon’s Disease Association is appealing for help to make muddy allotment plots more accessible for people in wheelchairs. It is renting two plots near Southend Airport Retail Park to allow disabled members to grown their own vegetables.
The South Essex Organic Gardeners Associated has already donated some fruit bushes. Now they need some [...]
As we are approaching the fesive period, and possibly already indulging our chocolate habits, it seems a good time to remind, or inform people, about the dangers of passing on sweet treats to our pets!
Chocolate is absolutely toxic to dogs, and the following is a very informative article, which some people might find useful:
Chocolate can harm [...]
Words of wisdom from performance coach Baiju Solanki:
It doesn’t matter for how long the room has been dark;
For a day, or a week, or a year, or ten thousand years;
The moment you bring in a candle
Darkness vanishes like it was never there.
It doesn’t matter for how long we are stuck in a sense of our [...]
Although a fall may sound trivial, for an older person, it can result in injuries that take months to heal. Around the home, it is fairly easy to take simple steps to reduce the risk of falls. Outside of the house, dangerous pavements and road surfaces create a high risk of falls.