My vegetable patch is my pride and joy.

Somehow, a scrubbed house spells a fresh start.

If you are energy-efficient and water-wise at home, then take all your good habits abroad with you.

It's quite amazing to me, as I walk around a supermarket or a health food shop, to observe the number of Fairtrade choices: not just staples such as coffee, tea, fresh fruits and rice, but cocoa and chocolate, herbs and spices, honey, ice cream, and jams.

Coral reefs represent some of the world's most spectacular beauty spots, but they are also the foundation of marine life: without them many of the sea's most exquisite species will not survive.

Consuming less means throwing away less, while reusing things actually helps to save the planet as well as the pennies.