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Reuse and Repair
Green (Living) Review
AUGUST 11, 2019
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Half a century ago, we were a thriving culture of reuse and repair. What happened? What happened? Simple.
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Making do is a deeply pragmatic philosophy
Green (Living) Review
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Making do is a deeply pragmatic philosophy. One that our ancestors, and many not even that far removed, definitely had. It means asking of our things the only question we should ever ask of them: “Can you fulfill your intended use for me?”
Holidaymakers encouraged to save their lilos from landfill by turning them into designer bags
Green (Living) Review
JULY 30, 2019
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Holidaymakers can see their unwanted lilos transformed into designer bags and pouches thanks to a holiday company that’s pledging to reduce the number of inflatables sent to landfill.
The pencil; a most reliable writing tool
Green (Living) Review
JUNE 29, 2019
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) The question as to how “green” it is as far as manufacture and such is concerned is one thing but as far as reliability goes it trumps all.
Three in ten children can't tie their shoelaces when leaving primary school
Green (Living) Review
MAY 16, 2019
And 62% of parents admit they have no time to teach them by Michael Smith (Veshengro) 3 in 10 children are still unable to tie their shoe laces on leaving primary school according to findings from a survey commissioned by OSGO* to coincide with National Feet Week (13th – 20th May).
Sprout Lands – Book Review
Green (Living) Review
JUNE 24, 2019
Review by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Sprout Lands by William Bryant Logan Published by W W Norton, April 2019 Hardcover 165 x 244 mm / 384 pages ISBN 9780393609417 Price: £19.99 Arborist William Bryant Logan recovers the lost tradition that sustained human life and culture for ten millennia.
Dumping garden waste in woods
Green (Living) Review
JUNE 3, 2019
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Many people believe that dumping their garden waste in woods, parks and the countryside is a good idea as it goes back into soil but far from it. This practice actually spreads diseases as well as invasive species.
In the past – not that long ago – people were happy with less
Green (Living) Review
JUNE 15, 2019
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) In the past – not so long ago – people were happy and content with less. Today people are not even happy if they have everything; they still want more. And then? Well, they are still not happy and need more, and then more still. But happiness never comes.
Futurekind – Book Review
Green (Living) Review
MAY 12, 2019
Review by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Futurekind Design for and by the People by Dr. Rob Phillips Published by Thames & Hudson, May (16) 2019 240 pages 900 illustrations Hardback 25.5 x 21.0 cm ISBN: 978 0 500 519790 Price: 39.95
Off the boil: Mayor’s cashback scheme fails
Green (Living) Review
JUNE 7, 2019
The Mayor has pulled the plug on a £10 million boiler cashback scheme as only two projects ever got off the ground – Caroline Russell AM discovered the money has been ‘diverted’ to business projects instead.
Biodegradable and compostable plastic
Green (Living) Review
MAY 4, 2019
First of all it is still plastic by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Biodegradable is often understood by the general public almost like that is composts, and that is also the intention of the word being used, but it does no such thing.
Burgon & Ball Container Root and Transplanting Knife – Product Review
Green (Living) Review
MAY 26, 2019
Review by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Burgon & Ball Container Root and Transplanting Knife - RHS-Endorsed RHS Container Gardening £16.99
Paper is a near-perfect barrier to hackers, ransomware and other exploits
Green (Living) Review
APRIL 6, 2019
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) The most “futuristic” data security is a pen and pad, and also the old-fashioned typewriter.
ARS-UVR-32PRO – Product Review
Green (Living) Review
JULY 6, 2019
Review by Michael Smith (Veshengro) ARS-UVR-32PRO from Sorbus International Pro pruning saw with sheath, curved blade 4mm pitch, rubber grip. Blade high-Carbon Steel with hard-chrome plating. Curvature ground teeth (SUPER TURBOCUT®) and impulse hardened. 4mm tooth pitch with 1.5 mm tooth thickness. Blade length 320 mm and overall length 480 mm with a weight of 430 grams.
Huskup – Product Review
Green (Living) Review
JUNE 10, 2018
Review by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Reusable and plastic free, Huskup brings takeaway coffee back down to earth Durable, biodegradable and entirely free from plastic, Huskup is tackling the UK’s disposable culture one flat white at a time with a brand new reusable coffee cup made from rice husks.
Recycling is a fraud, a sham, a scam
Green (Living) Review
OCTOBER 27, 2018
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Recycling is a fraud, a sham, a scam, perpetrated by big business on the citizens and municipalities to make us all feel good about single use packaging. It won't save the planet.
Open Source and Open Design
Green (Living) Review
APRIL 14, 2019
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) It all started, I guess, with computers, or better with software, from general programs, such as Open Office, The Gimp, Firefox, Thunderbird, etc., to entire operating systems such as Linux, and others.
Sharing bar soap cannot make you sick
Green (Living) Review
JANUARY 11, 2019
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Sharing a bar soap cannot make you sick and it is way better for the environment than is liquid soap.
Urine as compost agitator
Green (Living) Review
FEBRUARY 3, 2019
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Yes, it works, and it works extremely well. OK, it all sounds rather strange, and maybe even icky, collecting urine in a container and then putting it onto the compost heap or into the compost bin but that is what was done not so long ago in rural households anyway.
CORONA TOOLS: AMERICA’S LEADING NAME IN GARDEN TOOLS LAUNCHES IN THE UK
Green (Living) Review
MARCH 22, 2019
– Press Release – There will soon be exciting new options for gardeners, as Corona Tools, America’s leading tool innovator, launches its premium gardening tools in the UK.
ARS-300L Needle Nose Fruit Snip – Product Review
Green (Living) Review
MARCH 10, 2019
Review by Michael Smith (Veshengro) The 300L is a Japanese manufactured fruit pruner which has become an instant industry favorite due to its lightweight design and extremely impressive cutting power.
RED TRACTOR CEO RESPONDS TO US AMBASSADOR “MUSEUM OF AGRICULTURE”
Green (Living) Review
MARCH 3, 2019
Jim Moseley, CEO, Red Tractor Assurance, said: “Categorically, the UK’s food standards are now under threat from the commercial appetites of the United States food lobby. We urge the government not to sacrifice legislation which prevents these sort of products from being sold in the UK.”
Burgon & Ball container weeder – Product Review
Green (Living) Review
MARCH 3, 2019
Review by Michael Smith (Veshengro) This container weeder, with a compact head and inwards-facing blade to protect plant stems from accidental damage, is ideal for scraping off moss, weeding and turning over the soil.
Is your garden buzzing?
Green (Living) Review
MARCH 1, 2019
Hozelock’s bee friendly Plant A Pot campaign is set to take you by ‘swarm’! With more than 18,000 pledges to plant bee-friendly plants in 2018 Hozelock’s Plant A Pot campaign has been a huge success so far and wants to help keep gardens buzzing this year!
Garden Press Event 2019
Green (Living) Review
FEBRUARY 28, 2019
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Wednesday, February 27, 2019 saw the Garden Press Event held at the Business Design Center in Islington, London (UK) and the event was well attended as far as exhibitors and press visitors are concerned.
DOFF provides new weapon for gardeners to defend themselves against slugs and snails
Green (Living) Review
FEBRUARY 28, 2019
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Doff has announced the launch of its brand new and exciting organic slug and snail killer based on Ferric Phosphate, replacing previously popular pellets containing the now banned chemical, Metaldehyde.
Circular Electronics Day aims to extend the lifespan of electronics
Green (Living) Review
JANUARY 23, 2019
Press Release Today’s extensive consumption of electronics lead to alarming amounts of waste and the release of substances hazardous to human health and the environment. Finite natural resources are extracted from the ground at a fast rate and reserves are running low.
Bring back the edge
Green (Living) Review
JANUARY 22, 2019
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) The, what I call, trench edge was a standard feature around flower and shrub beds and borders in municipal formal gardens, parks and also in the formal gardens at general homes.
The Mountfield MC48Li 48V.a revolution in home woodcutting
Green (Living) Review
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
– PRESS RELEASE – With over 50 years of life at the top as the UK's lawn mower and gardening tool manufacturers, MOUNTFIELD have excelled in providing new and innovative cordless products. With the array of storms, wind and rain so far this month, many gardens are sure to need a bit of a tidy up.so
Garden tool maintenance
Green (Living) Review
FEBRUARY 17, 2019
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) In January and February, aside from pruning your apple trees and such, is the quiet in the garden and for the gardener. But now it just the right time to give your tools some TLC, some tender loving care.
INTRODUCING “NEW WAVE”–Press Release
Green (Living) Review
JANUARY 22, 2019
INTRODUCING “NEW WAVE”: WOOL AND THE GANG IS LAUNCHING A BRAND NEW ECO YARN MADE FROM RECYCLED PLASTIC Wool and the Gang is excited to share it's latest fibre innovation: New Wave. Our new conscious yarn for the new wave knitter.
Nettle fiber, nettle cloth
Green (Living) Review
OCTOBER 5, 2018
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) In ancient times stinging nettle was used to make fiber and cloth similar to canvas and linen. In fact all three processes involve retting.
PASSIONATE ABOUT POTS: A NEW RHS-ENDORSED COLLECTION OF CONTAINER GARDENING TOOLS FROM BURGON & BALL
Green (Living) Review
FEBRUARY 28, 2019
Pizza boxes, fast food cardboard and similar
Green (Living) Review
JULY 4, 2017
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) On those boxes we can see greenwash in action almost in the extreme.
The pathological consumption of the majority
Green (Living) Review
JULY 23, 2017
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) The pathological consumption of the majority, for I do know that not all participate in it, has become so normalized that we scarcely notice it.
The Book of Trees – Book Review
Green (Living) Review
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
Review by Michael Smith (Veshengro) The Book of Trees by Piotr Socha (Author), Wojciech Grajkowski (Author) Published by Thames and Hudson (Big Books) (13 Sept. 2018) Hardcover: 80 pages Size: 15 x 2.2 x 21 cm ISBN-13: 978-0500651698 Why are trees so important? How many types are there?
Which Plants Should I Prune in January?
Green (Living) Review
JANUARY 24, 2019
Check out which garden favourites will benefit from a trim this month January is a great time to prune plants, because you can see their framework, which makes the job a lot easier.
Take back the tap
Green (Living) Review
MARCH 19, 2018
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Take back the tap: Let's put and end to the big business fraud of bottled water Corporations like Nestlé are wasting your money, and not just Nestlé.
Russian backyard agriculture
Green (Living) Review
MAY 13, 2018
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Around 35 million backyard gardens are in private family possession in Russia and the government supports this with a legal right to a free, tax-free piece of land from 1-3 ha (in some regions even up to 6 ha).
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