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Is to take part in my rubbish poll – please click below for the rest of the questions!

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Recently, I featured a piece by horticultural expert, lecturer and all round nice bloke, Phil Gamble…
Today Phil explains the rudimentary basics of composting, how it works and what it does.
In my opinion, wintertime is the perfect time to get a compost heap going.  There are so many delicious vegetables to fill up your plates and [...]

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Some years back my family and I undertook a major downshift. 
It was truly life changing and it got me rooted on the road to simple, green living.
Consequently, I started an awareness campaign called National Downshifting Week (now InterNational) and I wrote a great many articles on the subject.
Recently, I’ve been plotting and planning events for [...]

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‘Bigger, better food is waiting in your compost heap.’

I recently caught up with a delightful man and a horticultural expert, Phil Gamble.
Trained at Cannington College, Somerset in it’s heyday, Philip’s background includes two posts as Head Gardener and ten years on the lecturing staff at Kingston Maurward College, Dorchester. He’s an established freelance lecturer and [...]

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A quick note from Thomas:
Hi everybody and welcome to the first Book of Rubbish Ideas Q&A day. Anybody out there who wants to leave Tracey a rubbish and sustainable living related questions may do so by leaving a comment under this post and Tracey will then get busy finding an answer for you. So [...]

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This year’s Energy Saving Week is being celebrated right now, between the 20th and 26th October. 2008.
Energy Saving Week is designed to promote positive action among householders through a concentrated programme of events across the UK, via a range of partner organisations and the Energy Saving Trust’s network of regional advice centres.
The aim is to [...]

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We’re lucky enough to have another guest poster today so thank you to Karen Cannard (who you may know better as Almost Mrs Average) from the The Rubbish Diet blog for today’s piece.
 
“I am so frazzled at the edges” pleaded the voice at the end of the phone.
“I’ve hardly had any sleep.  Spent yesterday in London.  Got home to [...]

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