Uh oh, here I am, back to spoil your fun by complaining about the environmental impact of Halloween. I understand….
If you spend any time around kids you will be aware that they are incredible crap-magnets. If there is something…
Hello again! Today I wanted to talk about what I think is the trickiest part of sustainable family life: food….
If you’re anything like me - and if you’ve chosen to read this blog post then perhaps you are a…
Hi, I’m Hannah and I’ve got two small children. A few years ago, at a meetup of local people with…
It’s #plasticfree July and maybe you have taken the plunge and are trying to reduce the plastic in your life….
Ok so I’m an eco-enthusiast but … I LOVE GLITTER! It’s not like I want to be covered in it…
Today is World Environment day and so many people & organisations are sharing great tips on how we can minimise…
WE LOVE our #GreenSquirrel community and you let us know what types of skills you wanted to learn this year…
Last weekend we were at RHS Cardiff…dreaming of this glorious weather that is now upon us! Despite the dreary weather…
I’m sure I don’t have to tell you that plastic is becoming a big problem. Especially when it ends up…
When Hannah Garcia knocked on the door of my flat in Adamsdown back in 2012 to collect a tonne of…
It’s time for some seed saving! Watch this tomato diary to learn two easy ways to save and store seeds…
Join me up on my roof where I’m harvesting and cutting back my last tomatoes of the season…
What an honour to have Lia from Lias Kitchen visit us and cook up some wonderful tomato based recipes in…
So it’s that time of year when all your hard work should be paying off! Here are some tips to…
Our next tutorial is a quick one with some tips on caring for your seedlings early on…
Welcome to the Tomato Diaries… I love growing tomatoes, so this year I’ve decided to share my experiences with you….
Time for a break in the back waters - Alleppey. We meet my friend Sachu, who lives and works in Alleppey…
We’ve been a little quiet over the past month, but we have a good excuse - I have been in…
Skill up in 2017 with the Green Squirrel! It was nearly a year ago that we launched the first Green…
It may not feel like it just yet but Summer is here and that means there’s lots of exciting things…
Did you know… almost 50% of the total amount of food thrown away in the UK comes from our homes….
It’s #FashionRevolution week and last night our Green Squirrel hosted a ‘Revive your wardrobe’ workshop with The Sustainable Studio. We…
A lovely guest blog from Green City volunteer and supporter Bernt Fuglseth about his journey to becoming a Beekeeper… I…
We’ve had a really positive start to the new year here at Green City. We are lucky enough to be…
Christmas is an extra wasteful time of year; whilst we munch our way through an incredible 370 million mince pies…
It’s almost impossible to avoid the Black Friday hype - it’s everywhere! Big retailers drop their prices and put on…
We LOVE willow - in fact I am looking out of my office window right now at a living willow…
Summer is coming to a close and Autumn is approaching… possibly not what you want to hear at the end…
We had a wonderful weekend in the rain and shine building an earth oven for the new community allotment at…
We are very excited to have Sarah and Julia from Zolibeau running our Sustainable fashion workshop this month on Wednesday…
This time last year my little urban backyard was no more than a gravel pit that the neighbourhood cats were…
We’re very lucky to have Jane Bisset of the Kennixton Flock running our upcoming Spin your own yarn workshop on…
My little urban garden is full of various pots and containers of all shapes and sizes - they are easy…
We are big supporters of the SAFE Foundation; a Cardiff based charity, set up and run by some amazing people…
Jules from the Rural Skills Trust tells us about her experiences with willow and basketry as well as an opportunity…
In February we teamed up with Lia’s Kitchen, Cynefin Cardiff, Adamsdown EAG and Love Food Hate Waste to run some…
Spring has sprung! Everything is starting to get greener and more colourful which always puts a big smile on my…
A year ago we moved house and I found myself faced with the challenge of transforming a typical urban gravel…
A couple of weeks ago I was invited to meet with David and Mari from Cynnal Cymru - Sustain Wales….
Photos from our Pop up Food waste cafe with Lia’s Kitchen on 21 Feb. Our participants cooked lots of tasty…
We are very excited to be hosting a brand new Kitchen and garden remedies practical workshop this March, led by…
We’ve got some very exciting news: having partnered up with Free Range Learning for the past year to run our…
Win a place on our small urban gardens workshop… We are delighted to announce that our new range of Skills…
I was recently struck down by a particularly nasty winter bug and whilst hiding under the duvet feeling sorry for…
