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Sprouting Fillers

Posted in Food rubbish, Rubbish how-to's, Rubbish recipes, tagged , , , on 12 April 2009 | 6 Comments »

If you’ve got my neverending lettuce’s on the go on your windowsills, well done green-fingered chum, you’re going to love this too!
Here’s another delicious filler to accompany them in salads, sandwiches and in thousands of other dishes; sprouting seeds and beans.
You’ll probably remember cultivating mustard cress at school; I do believe, along with trying to [...]

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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 [...]

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Got the Sniffles? Ditch a’Tissue….(bless you)…

Posted in Paper rubbish, Plastic rubbish, Rubbish products, tagged , , , , , , on 19 January 2009 | 16 Comments »

It’s that time of year again.
Actually, in my house, it’s been ‘that’ time of year since the kids broke up for their Christmas holidays!
There have been more coughs and colds going around the village than you could shake a snotty stick at and I’ve been rather dismayed to see one too many empty plastic wrappers [...]

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Rubbish on the Radio: Frugal Organic Veggie Boxes and More

Posted in Food rubbish, Rubbish on the Radio, Win free tickets to the Odeon, tagged , , , , , , , on 14 January 2009 | 9 Comments »

Morning all!
Oh, I’ve been well and truly told off by my regulars here – lolol – ‘Where’s yer postings missus?’ you’ve been asking.
Well, I must confess, now we’re in 2009, I’ll be sloping off a bit and posting less frequently than once a day, as I have to crack on with my next book, The [...]

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Rubbish on the Radio: Non-Smelly Eco-Pits and Free Cinema Tickets

Posted in General rubbish, Rubbish Interviews, Rubbish on the Radio, Win free tickets to the Odeon, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on 7 January 2009 | 10 Comments »

It’s Wednesday and time again for my weekly radio show, ‘Slow Down and Green Up’.
Between 10am-1pm today I’ll be skillfully lacing together a 3-hour extention of The Book of Rubbish Ideas, packed full of great music and chat showing you how to live more sustainbly!
Today I’ll also be talking to a very nice lady from [...]

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How To: Organise Christmas Clothes Swap Party

Posted in Rubbish activism, Rubbish how-to's, Rubbish ideas, Sample pages, The Book of Rubbish Ideas info, tagged , , , , , , , on 15 December 2008 | 6 Comments »

Need a new LBD but money’s too tight to mention?
Then take my rubbish advice and squeeze in a quick Clothes Swap Party!

I was chatting to a batty friend over the weekend who informed me that her office Christmas do was coming up and that she had ‘absolutely nothing to wear sweetie!’
Now her definition nothing to [...]

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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 [...]

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How To: Make Honey Roasted Pumpkin Soup – a photo guide

Posted in Food rubbish, Rubbish ideas, Rubbish recipes, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on 31 October 2008 | 11 Comments »

If you’re planning on carving out a pumpkin to celebrate Halloween, here’s a great way of turning the leftover scoopings into something utterly delicious to warm you up when you get home.
It’s best served hot, with chunks of tasty bread for dipping and mopping.
Pumpkins will be around for a few weeks more and they’ll [...]

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You Great Knit!

Posted in General rubbish, Rubbish how-to's, Rubbish movies, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on 29 October 2008 | 12 Comments »

Where is your Nan when you need her most?
Unfortunately, my lovely Nan passed away many years ago, but I remember her voice, laughter and cuddles like she was here only yesterday.
She taught me so much; how to be patient, how to cook, how to grow a few things in the garden, how to enjoy your [...]

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How To: Make Crafty Rubbish Cards

Posted in Household rubbish, Paper rubbish, Rubbish how-to's, tagged , , , , , , , , on 22 October 2008 | 9 Comments »

Oh, I’ve been a naughty chick today.
I really should have been tap, tap, tapping away on the keyboard, but my dear chum Izzy twisted my arm and convinced me I needed to accompany her on a visit to a couple of local craft shops instead – so I did…
We hung up our usual weekday workie [...]

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