Planting our first fruit trees and becoming parents to two kittens
We were lucky enough to inherit 40 hazelnut trees, 30 sweet chestnuts, 15 peaches, four pawpaw...
More mistakes to savour – our changing relationship with animals – no rain but a bumper harvest
More mistakes to savour We’ve spent a lot of time this summer trying to correct a big mistake from...
Two steps forward, one step back
So far we’ve mostly talked about steps forward, but we think it’s also important to record the...
When the ice melts: the catastrophe of vanishing glaciers
The fall lasts long enough that I have time to watch the blue ice race upward, aeons of time...
French petition demanding greater action on climate gathers 2m signatures
A petition launched by four French NGOs to protest France’s failure to take measures to curb...
The great drought of 2018: Germany’s endless summer
Climate change is becoming increasingly apparent. In 2018, the whole world struggled with...
E is for Electricity
Switch your electricity supply to a renewable energy provider like Ecotricity in the UK or...
B is for Bees
More than 50% of the bees in the world have disappeared in the last fifteen years. This epidemic,...
M is for Mooncup
After a slow start, Blanche has become a big fan of her Mooncup. For those who don’t know, the...