ethical gardening and green product reviews

What influences your decision when you look at buying a new car? For me, I do like my gadgets. MP3 player docks, self balancing headlights and electric packs are the basics I look for. It may not be fashionable to admit that these features inform my eventual choice when there are arguably better things like [...]

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Food cravings are nothing new or unusual. Many men and women will go through periods in their life where hankerings for certain food groups become full blown binges. It’s when these binges become a regular occurrence that they are termed cravings. So if you think it only affects pregnant women you might be in for [...]

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There is nothing like a good shower to revitalise the inner man. We take it for granted these days that most modern homes have at least one shower even if it might be one over the bath. It was not always like that though. Showers were first developed by the Romans and Greeks. In Britain, [...]

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Here in the UK we rarely have extreme weather. So, our cars are not really suited for bad conditions, indeed, many drivers will avoid taking the car when the weather is severe. If you are a driver of one of the millions of small cars, you will reap the financial benefits and ease of city [...]

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Ah, the good old emission system of the modern motor car. Burn some petroleum products in the engine and expel it through the chimney or, exhaust pipe, of the vehicle: an essential part of the vehicle and one which is more complicated than just a tube, the car exhaust is responsible for filtering some of [...]

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Farming is one of those businesses that is under more financial pressure than ever before. With the current economic climate, supermarkets are more desperate than ever to offer good deals to consumers while maintaining their own profitability. Unlike the governments dubious cutting waste economy drive a policy that gets wheeled out with each new administration, [...]

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If youre one of the office-bound workforce then sooner or later you may find yourself getting sick of your surroundings. Are you enclosed by drab grey walls and identical desks that make you just one of the crowd? Well, let me assure you that its not just in the UK. Following a trip to see [...]

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When most of us think of chickens, we most likely envision a juicy leg poking out of a red and white carton covered in stick thin fries. But chickens are much more than the poultry version of bacon, they are in fact one of the most successful domesticated species in the world, and there are [...]

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A slice of toast smothered in butter and honey is not only delicious but potentially good for your health, although maybe not with lashings of butter on it (see i am full of healthy eating facts). A connection between honey and medicine for most us is a lozenge that your granny carries in her purse, [...]

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Space, the final frontier Been there, done that. So says Richard Branson (well he would have done if Id written his press release). Since the success of his latest project, Virgin Galactic, heralded the beginning of commercial space travel as a realistic venture, Richard Branson has moved his sights to conquering the vast realm of [...]

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