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5 Reasons for Greener Cities

Urban greening is a big topic at the moment, but why is it important? We’ve listed the top 5 reasons we think our cities should be greener.

The Joys of Foraging

Hear from our nursery supervisor, Ollie, about his experience of foraging in the urban environment. Ever since I found myself starved of...

Do you know your logos?

When it comes to product labels, there can be a lot of noise. In 2016, The Ecolabel Index found that there were 148 public and private...

Veganuary, Reganuary... or plain old January?

This month marks Veganuary. Most of us know by now that this is a challenge for people to only eat plant-based food products for the...

Have Yourself A Merry Little (...to zero waste) Christmas

Top tips for reducing waste over the Christmas period

Take Climate Action: 5 simple steps to reduce your environmental impact

Why do we need to take action? To achieve a sustainable future, we need climate action across all levels of society. One part of this...

5 Top Tips for Balcony Gardening

Balcony gardens have unique environmental conditions which make growing plants on them a little less straightforward than growing in a tradi

Growing your own in March: a beginners guide to sowing outdoors

All across the UK we’re getting glimpses of Spring with warmer, longer and sunnier days! In my previous blog I covered sowing seeds...

6 Easy Ways to Reduce Your Food Waste

This week marks Food Waste Action Week, so we thought we would share some top tips for reducing food waste at home. Tackling your food...

What to Grow at Home in February and March: Growing Your Own

What to grow in February and early March It’s that time of the year again, the days are getting longer and warmer as spring approaches....