Category Archives: Environment

Environment

Foraging in Sussex: Hunter:Gather:Cook School 2011

Photo by Nick Weston

WHAT A YEAR its been- I never expected when I started this website 4 years ago it would go from an online world of posting recipes, experiments and experiences and turn into something, real, interactive and informative.

Admiring the Fall colours of Shenandoah, VA, USA

Skyline Drive, Shenandoah, VA

THE SHADOWS are beginning to lengthen in the east as we crawl along the 105 mile stretch.  Newscasters succeeded in filling it with camera toting city dwellers today after proclaiming it the weekend for “peak fall colours”

HOW TO: Find Cauliflower and Hedgehog mushrooms

Wow, what a mushroom season! As I have been spending plenty of time grubbing about the woods in search of something tasty for tea, I though I would take the vid cam out and try and capture some of my amateur tips for the amateur mushroom hunter.

An open letter to Sustrans

To whom it may concern, I felt compelled to write to your organisation after spending several days cycling from Dover to the East Midlands, having just arrived from continental Europe.

Eco-hostels around the world

The way we travel is changing, with more of us than ever using environmentally-conscious services as our awareness grows about travel’s impact on the earth.

Honesty boxes

High summer sees vegetable plots across the country bursting at the seams with fresh produce, most people grow enough to furnish their own tables from time to time, but there are a handful of green-fingered wizards that have taken their patches to the next level

Help Londoners find a new name for their bikes

London got its own bike scheme last week. Finally. Hurrah. It’s modelled on the Bixi here in Montreal, and for that reason I wrote a comparative piece for the Guardian: In Montreal’s tracks.

Jump on da Bixi bikes in Montreal

To my great excitement my Bixi key arrived in the post last week. Bixi is the name of the public bike system here in Montreal. (Bike + taxi = Bixi.)

WHL Group supports the Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference

The Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference (ESTC) is North America’s largest and only conference focusing on sustainability in the tourism industry.

5 of the world’s best urban gardens and green spaces

If your garden has lost its luster, you’re not alone. Fortunately, visiting any of these pristine parks and gardens abroad is sure to get your green thumbs inspired!