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Natural dyes for your Easter eggs 18 April, 2011

Do you like family traditions? What about sustainability?

This Easter instead of dying your easter eggs with harmful chemical dyes, why not get creative using organic, natural dyes from fruit and vegetables!

 

Here is a guide with all the information you need to create beautiful, naturally dyed eggs! Both the Easter bunny and the environment will thank you.

http://www.organic.org/articles/showarticle/article-188

 

Give a final shiny touch to your eggs by polishing them with a tiny bit of olive oil!

Oliveology is planting 01 December, 2010

Oliveology has been planting to celebrate National Tree Planting Week. It is quite cold to go out tree planting, but we can still reuse our old olive tins to celebrate the start of the winter planting season! This week we planted Greek winter basil and aloe vera.

 

Drop us an email if you want to reuse our empty tins to plant your own flowers and plants at info@oliveology.co.uk

 

Walk to Work Week 23 April, 2010

Are you getting ready for Walk to Work Week ?

Monday 26th - Friday 30th April

Everyone should have a go at this! It’s a great way to get fit and also reduce your carbon footprint! 

The theme for this year's event is 'Get fit without the hassle. Try walking to, from or during work. You can try any of the 5 challenges below:

1. Try walking all or part of the way to work
2. Try walking all or part of the way home from work
3. Hold a walking meeting
4. Walk all or part of the way to a meeting
5. Take a walk during your lunch break

For more information
http://www.walkingworks.org.uk/walk-to-work-week-2010

Earth Hour 23 March, 2010

On Saturday 27 March 2010 at 8.30pm, we want a billion people around the world to switch off their lights for one hour – WWF’s Earth Hour. Show you care about tackling climate change.

Switch off and support WWF's Earth Hour. Please sign up to support people and wildlife threatened by climate change.

http://earthhour.wwf.org.uk/about_earth_hour/
https://support.wwf.org.uk/earth_hour/index.php?type=individual