Category Archives: Ethical Living

Greenwashing

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Michael

As part of my personal challenge to live a more ethical life, I have found that one area where I can really have a big impact is the way I wash my clothes, the choice of detergent, fabric softener, temperature … Continue reading →

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The Sandalwood Effect

Posted on June 6, 2010 by Michael

Being green is defiantly not easy, or at least that’s what I am finding when it comes to deodorant. And being a large man, I do tend to sweat a lot, so its quite important that I do use something … Continue reading →

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Giving Unfair Trade a Grilling!

Posted on May 23, 2010 by Michael

Its been a glorious weekend here in Newcastle, unlike last year it really looks like we are going to have a barbeque summer! But is there a way to have a lovely barbeque and not feel guilty about the working … Continue reading →

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Funtunfunefu-Denkyemfunefu

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Michael

So I was scoffing a lovely bar of Divine Chocolate, and noticed a nice little something in the wrapper. Wrappers of Divine Chocolate are covered in Adinkra symbols, traditional signs which symbolise virtues, folk talks, proverbs, animals and even historical … Continue reading →

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Fair Kicks & Penne!

Posted on May 15, 2010 by Michael

Sorry for my lack of blogging lately but things have been really hectic, so I haven’t really had time to do much. Anyway the change to a more ethical lifestyle is going really well, I recently used up all my … Continue reading →

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Fairtrade – A Bahá’í Perspective from the Writings

Posted on May 1, 2010 by Michael

For Fairtrade Fortnight, my local Bahá’í Community used our monthly open evening to hold an event called “Fairtrade – A Bahá’í Perspective”. We invited along a guest speaker from Traidcraft who gave a wonderful presentation on what Fairtrade is and how … Continue reading →

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How Ethical is my Tea??? (Rainforest Alliance or Fairtrade)

Posted on April 11, 2010 by Michael

There are two major ethical certifications for tea in the UK, Fairtrade and the Rainforest Alliance, but how do they measure up against one another and how ethical are they? Well if you look at the standards used for the … Continue reading →

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A Month With Riverford Veg Boxes

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Michael

For the past month, myself and Lindsay have been getting our veg delivered to us by Riverford. Well what a month it has been, put it this way, in the past month I have probably eaten more veg than I … Continue reading →

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Save Our Bunnies

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Michael

Newcastle City Council have decided to kill the bunnies who live on the grass around the Civic Centre, they have been there since before the Civic Centre and personally I think they should stay. If your like minded then please join this … Continue reading →

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Milk, Eggs & Pilgrimage

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Michael

This is our third week of Riverford Veg Boxes, and this week we got Jerusalem artichokes, an ugly looking veg, but I am looking forward to trying it out. My sister-in-law, Jane is coming to stay with us for a … Continue reading →

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