Angela Henderson
I live in Orkney - a group of islands off the north coast of Scotland. This year, I have been getting into the world of food gardening, and trying to be a more conscientious protector of the planet, alongside my 'day jobs' of being a translator and an arts administrator.
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Plastic-free eating - days 3-5
- By Angela Henderson
- Published 09/13/2009
- Going Green
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Along with their plastic trays, factory chickens have had their day in this household. Castile soap investigated. A drastic reduction in black dustbin bags after only half a week.
Plastic-free eating - day 2
- By Angela Henderson
- Published 09/11/2009
- Going Green
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Another day, another shop! And an interesting foray into yoghurt making, which turned into cream cheese making.
Plastic-free eating - day 1
- By Angela Henderson
- Published 09/9/2009
- Going Green
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First shopping day on the new regime.
Plastic-free eating
- By Angela Henderson
- Published 09/6/2009
- Going Green
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The amount of non-recyclable plastic waste in my bin has been bothering me. I can't keep the thought out of my mind that these containers, in contrast to the brevity of their usefulness, will take several hundred years of lying in a landfill site to decompose - and then only to plastic dust.
I have challenged myself to feed the family for a week without using anything packaged in plastic.
