Wine making is the process of turning fruit or vegetables into an alcoholic beverage through fermentation. Wine dates back thousands of years, and originates……………..blah, blah, blah.  Others can do the history more  justice.  I just know people have always enjoyed it so let’s just make the stuff & drink it. In my mind there are three types of wine. Wine made from grapes with no added sugar (a.k.a Wine) 7-14.5% ABV Wine made from fruit or vegetable with added sugar (a.k.a. Country wine) 14-18% ABV Wine made from honey with       …..More Crumbs >>

Japanese style bound recycled diaries & notepads.  I’ve been using my 2012 diary/planner now for a week, and it’s brilliant. It’s very easy to make, consisting of: Postcard (A6) for front cover Daily printed A6 diary pages for 2012 (or blank in the case of notepad) Back cover from card or another postcard ………………simples How to make it: 1.  Get a postcard for the front cover 2.  Get together enough used printed paper (i.e. printed on one side only) from work or home.  In my case, I want it to       …..More Crumbs >>

Can you believe we produce 3 million tonnes of waste as a nation just over Christmas.  At £40 / tonne to dispose of, that’s costing us the taxpayer £78m just for the two days of Christmas. This consists of 8000 tonnes of wrapping paper which equates to 50,000 trees; 8 million christmas trees, up to 1 billion cards, 17,000 tonnes of food & green waste.  The list goes on If you’re serious about saving our beautiful planet from destruction, get serious at Christmas. CARDS This will require a step change       …..More Crumbs >>

Since arriving back in England from my round the world eco trip I’ve turned my hand to self sufficiency in the suburbs.  I’m learning all the time, and it’s as facinating a journey as seeing the world.  So I thought I’d share, starting with eco lighting………………. SUMMARY I’m happy with my new LED bulb, and only replaced my CFL since it actually blew a couple of weeks ago. Costs around £10 / bulb, but should save around £50 / year for a typical household if all bulbs replaced (assuming 10       …..More Crumbs >>