Feeds:
Posts
Comments

Posts Tagged ‘Downshifting’

Rubbish on the Radio: For your listening pleasure this week

Posted in General rubbish, Household rubbish, Rubbish movies, Rubbish news, Rubbish on the Radio, Win free tickets to the Odeon, tagged , , , , , , on 3 February 2009 | Leave a Comment »

It’s almost time to go dashing through the snow in my one horse open sleigh (ok, I lied, there’s no sleigh, but it would certainly come in handy this week) to broadcast Slow Down and Green Up on the radio.
Between 10am and 1pm GMT on Wednesday, I’ll be talking about all the things that have [...]

Read Full Post »

The Work/Life Balance: Don’t Have a Rubbish One (and some seriously sneaky peeks at what’s coming next…)

Posted in General rubbish, Household rubbish, Rubbish activism, Win a copy of The Book of Rubbish Ideas, tagged , , , , , , , on 24 December 2008 | 12 Comments »

Seasons Greetings to all,
It’s Christmas Eve and following a short trip to London, I’m now home in the bosom of my lovely family and preparing for a few days of non-work related fun!
For the past five months, with the kind assistance of dear Thomas, I’ve delivered a rubbish post-a-day to tantalise you, to tempt, to [...]

Read Full Post »

How To: Get Started With Composting

Posted in Food rubbish, Rubbish how-to's, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on 11 December 2008 | 7 Comments »

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 [...]

Read Full Post »

Ricochet on the Hunt for Extreme Downshifters

Posted in General rubbish, tagged , , , , on 9 December 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I had a call from a producer at Ricochet (the guys that made the No Going Back series. 
As we have so many readers here who are on a quest for a simpler, happier downshifted life, I thought I’d post her request!
I am interested in talking to people who have made an extreme downshift for a [...]

Read Full Post »

Philosophies of a Downshifter: thinking about the ‘good life’

Posted in Rubbish Interviews, Rubbish ideas, tagged , , , , , , on 4 December 2008 | 1 Comment »

Earlier this year, I made a connection with a delightful gentleman by the name of David Frayne.
He was conducting research on one of my favourite subjects, downshifting, and I put him in touch with a few of my contacts.
Following on from my recent piece about the Menmuir family, I thought you might also be interested [...]

Read Full Post »

Looking for an Escape in the Country?

Posted in Rubbish Interviews, Rubbish ideas, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on 2 December 2008 | 3 Comments »

At times, it can feel like a physical shift is the only way to break free of our shackles, but there’s a lot of preparation and planning involved in making an ‘actual’ move towards a simpler, happier life.
The Menmuir family were recently featured on the BBC’s Escape to the Country and I caught up with [...]

Read Full Post »

Where There’s Muck, There’s Brass

Posted in Household rubbish, Rubbish ideas, tagged , , , , , , , , on 28 November 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Or maybe this title should read, ‘Where there’s rubbish, there’s dosh’ – potential dosh anyway.
Respected financial journalist Rob Griffin (yes, there are some) and I have been talking money for a few years.  He pens pieces on finance and occasionally I slide in the odd quote from a downshifted perspective.
On Wednesday, the Daily Express published, [...]

Read Full Post »

My Top Ten Tips for Downshifting Success – Part 2 (Tips 6-10)

Posted in Rubbish activism, Rubbish how-to's, Rubbish ideas, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on 25 November 2008 | 6 Comments »

See yesterday’s post for Part 1
6. Cook a meal using seasonal, local ingredients, preferably organic
It’s so easy to get to the end of a hard week and say, ‘I’m having that take-away because I have worked hard and I deserve it’. The same motivations can also encourage you to buy ready-made, pre-packed options at the [...]

Read Full Post »

My Top Ten Tips for Downshifting Success – Part 1 (Tips 1-5)

Posted in Rubbish how-to's, Rubbish ideas, tagged , , , , , , , , , on 24 November 2008 | 10 Comments »

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 [...]

Read Full Post »

Rubbish Interview – Debra Rawling: Case Study in The Book of Rubbish Ideas

Posted in Rubbish Interviews, tagged , , , on 18 September 2008 | Leave a Comment »

It all started when we became friends with Tracey & Ray some years back. It was great to have found other people like us who had had enough of the “more-better-best” rat race and who wanted something else out of life. We met up and realised how much we had in common. [...]

Read Full Post »

Older Posts »