tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15936779029280327362024-02-02T11:16:18.014-08:00Blogs from the Get-Eco FamilyGet-Ecohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12174250054104221585noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593677902928032736.post-68220914188267746592012-11-06T06:55:00.001-08:002012-11-06T06:55:08.201-08:00Little Hands and Polish<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">For a while now our youngest daughter loves having her nails painted. All different colours most of the time. I tried to let the varnish come off by itself rather than using harsh nail varhish remover which does sting her tiny fingers sometimes.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I was sent some EDEN natural nail polish remover by Nicola Dickson from </span></span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We had recently painted her nails multi-coloured for a change and she wanted to change to purple. I used two drops from the tiny bottle and one cotton pad. It removed all the nail varnish and smelt like limes. No wriggly fingers as there was no stinging at all.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I would highly recommend this product especially if you use as much nail varnish as we do in our house! It is especially great for children's pamper parties or for children in general.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">At £9 a bottle it is a bit expensive but it is a large bottle and I would imagine it would last quite a while.</span></span><br />
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In fact, instead of drying out your nails it actually moisturises the nail and surrounding cuticles. </span><br />
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polish, but is not suitable for polish coating false nails. </span><br />
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natural polish remover is translucent with a fragrant smell which
includes a hint of lime for freshness. Free from any artificial
acetones, EDEN ensures you won't be left with any lingering reminders of
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Coming soon to our Beauty page Look out for EDEN on our website! Get-Ecohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12174250054104221585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593677902928032736.post-62828288104982155812012-11-06T06:49:00.002-08:002012-11-06T06:49:27.839-08:00Peg 'n' caravan<div style="text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This Wooden Clothes Peg People Craft Kit makes a great craft idea for children 4- 10 years.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The craft kit includes 5 wooden clothes pegs, assorted wools, assorted felt and fabric, pack of felt pens and pva glue.Each kit will encourage children to colour and design their own peg people, make clothes for them and add wool hair</span><br />
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Get-Ecohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12174250054104221585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593677902928032736.post-621565029841472262012-10-12T05:02:00.005-07:002012-10-12T05:02:57.254-07:00Memories of the old shopping daysShopping without carrier bags.<br />
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Whilst on a recent shopping visit in Wales it was clear that plastic bags are a thing of the past. The <a href="http://www.carrierbagchargewales.gov.uk/retailers/?lang=en" target="_blank">Welsh Government</a> introduced a minimum 5p charge in 2011 on all single use carrier bags which I think is an excellent idea.<br />
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I had searched for an alternative "fruit and veg" bag just like the ones my nan used to have which had lots of holes in. I came across the "re-sack".<br />
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<a href="http://re-sack.com/" target="_blank">Re-Sac</a> was created by Sjoerd Van der Helm in January 2011 after searching for a reusable alternative to the plastic bag which was made of a natural fabric. This fitted with all our ideas about re-using bags and a great handbag size alternative to carrying the jute bags.<br />
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Re-Sac contacted me as they had found me on the internet too and asked if I could review their bags for them. Of course I agreed. The bags arrived within a week.<br />
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It folds up very small so fitted in my handbag. I filled the bag at the supermarket with a tub of strawberries, 6 bananas, 6 apples and still had lots of space left.<br />
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At a cost of 3.50 euro (about £2.80) I think it is a great buy. It is easy to wash, made out of 100% organic cotton on a fairtrade basis and fits neatly into any bag.<br />
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<br />Get-Ecohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12174250054104221585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593677902928032736.post-60185409855842742452012-10-01T08:56:00.001-07:002012-10-04T12:37:38.717-07:00To Shop or Not to Shop online?The past two years whilst researching products for our website I notice more and more companies joining the online shopping catalogue. Woolworths was probably the biggest that I noticed when they had to close all their shops and go to online only followed by lots of well known brands. <br />
I have always shopped mainly online for the convenience. Whilst working fulltime with a small child it was the easiest way to shop whilst she slept.<br />
We set up Get-Eco online gifts and gadgets as a way of getting products out there in the most convenient way. <br />
It is family friendly running a website but the growing competition is hard work. We have recently started doing more fete's and markets and notice not many people spend money in shops unless there is a huge sale. <br />
Checking online for what you want is a lot easier than trapesing round the shops especially with young children. This has all led to my question of whether to continue with markets and fetes with all products or just take leaflets??? My mind is still unmade. I have a few more markets to do before christmas so only time will tell. It seems more and more physical shops are leaning towards online shopping and closing smaller shops. I am thinking I should look into this again in 2 years to see if the market has changed especially with all the new technology emerging every day and more people shopping on IPADs and mobile phones. <br />
Get-Ecohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12174250054104221585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593677902928032736.post-84808139391716931292012-08-01T08:13:00.000-07:002012-10-04T12:32:54.430-07:00Review of Multi Surface Cleaner from a customerEco2 life multisurface cleaner<br />
My expectations werenot high, when I looked at the packaging, that small bottle, will it havecleaning I emptied the clearliquid into the spray gun, topped up with water, and fired. <br />
The spray was strong, and worked well. It gave a good evencovering, in a hard water area, the mix of lime scale and soap scum, can causea problem to some cleaners. Eco2 Life cut through the layer of gunge, and left my bathroom sink clean and shiny. I headed for the kitchen sink cleared it ofthe clutter and gave it a spray, it came clean with just a quick spray andwipe. Leaving the aluminum sink shiny too. <br />
With it’s ecocredentials, it seems impossible that it cleans so well.<br />
I especially like the minimum packaging,which means I do not have to carry yet another large container back from theshop. It is small enough to slip into a pocket, so no bulky weight.<br />
It means I am not buying water ! There issomething in the saying the best things come in small packages.<br />
Suzie WiseGet-Ecohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12174250054104221585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593677902928032736.post-38326945460946821842012-07-31T10:31:00.000-07:002012-07-31T10:31:03.484-07:00A Step further than Fair Trade<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: small;">The Fair trade Foundation has become a household name and we all recognise the circular logo on our tea, coffee and chocolate. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The Fair trade Foundation has done terrific work giving farmers and farm workers better prices, decent working conditions and local sustainability around the world. Where ever possible we should look for their logo on our produce. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">However, registration and certification is beyond the means if many small producers. Help is at hand and it comes to us in the same way as our successful local farmers market; buying direct from the producer, seeing the product direct to our kitchens, talking to the growers and relishing the taste, smell and colours of wonderful produce.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Unfortunately coffee doesn't grow in the UK but Ethical Addictions have brought the same "farm direct" approach to our favourite beverage. Every one of Ethical Addictions speciality coffees comes direct from the farm ensuring even smaller growers can trade in a good way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I've recently been trying Machare Kilimanjaro coffee. It comes in a very plain looking brown sealed bag with minimal packaging and labelling.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">When you break the seal you're in for a real treat! The aroma of pure ground coffee bursts from the pack. Simply add a good spoonful to a cafetiere pour on some freshly boiler water, wait a few minutes and press the plunger. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">This coffee is as good as it gets. I like a coffee with a splash of milk and a brown sugar cube, With a strong yet smooth flavour it's ideal as a break time treat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">What's great about Ethical Additions coffee is that you can treat yourself to a luxurious cup of coffee and relax knowing the farm have had a good deal too. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We're now stocking this range of coffee and accessories on our website, my next choice will be the Brazilian Rain forest, a milder but nutty variety. Why not treat yourself with a gift pack today? </span></div>
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Many are surprised by this, but we have sound reasoning for this policy. You see, electricity is a funny thing. In the UK the national grid is the same for all of us. Lots of electricity producers generate their power and it all goes into the grid for us to use in our homes and work places. There are no batteries, no electricity is stored. It's a careful balancing act ensuring enough power is generated to meet demands minute by minute. <br />
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The actual mix of our power is reported in the imaginatively named Digest of UK Energy Statistics, DUKES for short. For 2010-11 DUKES tells us 70% of our electricity came from fossil fuel, that's coal, oil and gas. 21% came from nuclear power and 9% from renewables. For renewables this includes hydro electric, on shore and off shore wind, biomass (wood waste), bio fuel (including waste and gassification of waste) and PV or photovoltaic. The report also tells us, quite frightenly that 61% of all power generated is lost in distribution.<br />
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What of all of these green suppliers? Well, they do a great job improving our energy mix reducing our reliance on fossil fuel. However, there is simply an accounting function for each supplier. Electric companies can either generate their own power or buy power on the wholesale market. Whatever they do their books must balance, if they sell 100MW of power and generate 50MW, they have to buy in 50MW; simple. <br />
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Now, for all of you on "green" tariffs this may come as a shock. Everyone has the same power mix, irrespective of supplier, tariff or location in the UK. <br />
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Our reasoning is further supported by the Government calculation and assessment procedures. For Energy Performance Certificates we have a standard carbon footprint of 517gCO2 per kW at source, we can't change this by supplier, why? Because we all use the same electricity. In Code for Sustainable Homes, the same is true where low and zero carbon technologies are assessed, green tariffs are not included, why? Because we all use the same electricity.<br />
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So to answer the question how green is your electricity? The same as yours, and not very green at that!Get-Ecohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12174250054104221585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593677902928032736.post-20636898832603099112012-06-23T04:44:00.000-07:002012-06-23T04:44:04.926-07:00Mud or compost?<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">
Whether u call it "mud" or "compost" we all spend lots of money buying it. </div>
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Before we started our company two years ago we used to spend a fortune buying mud - as I call it. Now we make our own. It's really a lot easier than you think and u don't need loads of space either. </div>
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We started with one compost bins - available on our <a href="http://www.get-eco.co.uk/epages/BT4290.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/BT4290/Products/GKN" target="_blank">website</a> and now have two bins to ensure we have mud available all the time.</div>
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We have a jar in our kitchen which used to be for biscuits but as we are dieting we put it to better use as a kitchen caddy. We fill it with peelings, uncooked egg shells, vegetable bits and a million teabags.</div>
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We also add grass cuttings and shredded paper from our office to the compost bins. It starts to look a bit yuck but that means its working and it does get extremely hot sometimes. Which is a good thing. </div>
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All our hanging baskets and pots are filled with our own compost and we have also grown the hanging basket and pot plants from seed this year too! </div>
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Our youngest daughter loves to help sieve the compost and do the planting which is great as she loves eating our home grown carrotts to help her see in the dark!</div>
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I find myself "juggling" every day. I am the same as every other mum who strives to do their best all the time. Many people comment on how well behaved, polite and helpful our children are so I hope that has come from all the effort we put in as their parents. We don't always get it right but we learn by our mistakes.</div>
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I have always felt guilty for working full time when my eldest daughter was born. She was woken at 7 am every morning to be in nursery by 8am and usually the last one at nursery at 6pm. She even occasionally went to nursery in her pj's - bad mother - but I felt that I had to work to be able to provide her with everything she needed and to keep myself sane.</div>
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As a single mother, at the time, I admit I did overcompensate with always taking her abroad on holiday, endless barbie dolls, something from the shop every week when we were shopping. I always spent all our spare time together painting, drawing, playing or reading. I always ensured she was well loved and looked after. Taking the time to spend "quality" time with her has built memories for her which she remembers us doing things together like going to the park - going on holiday - reading every night. A good example of her memory is the fact that we used to meet family and friends in the local pub in the summer for lunch and for the children to play in the playground but she does like to tell everyone we went to the pub every day for dinner :-) Which I then have to explain.</div>
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Now she is nearly 11 and has grown into a well mannered and intelligent young lady which I hope is a reflection on the parenting she has received.</div>
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I am now a business owner alongside my husband everyday is a juggling act. We are constantly talking about work and marketing and business plans. I didn't even know how to write about marketing until I started the business. </div>
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With an almost 5 year old daughter as well it is increasingly difficult to try and grow our business and spend quality time with our children. I believe that having the opportunity to run my own business has stretched me and taught me a lot about myself. I have recently taken a step back and do not work - as a rule - on a Wednesday. I spend the whole day with my youngest daughter making cakes, painting, playing with sand and going to the park. </div>
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It is definitely not easy juggling your own business and work and sometimes I think it would be easier to work for someone else but then I think about the times when the girls are ill or I am ill and it doesn't matter as I can catch up with my work when the girls are feeling better. As our business is website based we can still sell while we are sleeping! Plus I don't have to worry about making up my hours or taking extra holidays or unpaid leave. </div>
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I do like everything to be in it's place and a place for everything but have learnt that I have to let this go sometimes and I can't do everything. At the end of the day we all have to juggle and I believe that spending time with our children while they are young will help them to be better adults and once they are at the stage where they don't really want you to take them shopping or sit and play with them is the time to tidy the house. Juggling home life and work is an art form and it is hard to get the balance right but as long as you can see your children are happy and healthy that is all that really matters.</div>
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To help me juggle I have started writing everything in my diary, the diary on the wall at home and at work and updating them as and when. Our whole week is a juggling act with dance classes, meetings and tutor lessons. I am also the secretary on the committee for our local school so am constantly thinking of ideas for fundraising too. Our youngest and I also help with friday cake sales every other week which takes up lots of our time but it has helped her get used to the school she will be starting in September. </div>
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I recently joined a fantastic group of mums at <a href="http://www.economummy.com/" target="_blank">Economummy</a> and it really helps to be able to talk to other mums in business and realise you aren't alone in your juggling journey to provide a better life for yourself and your children. </div>
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I feel very lucky to be able to have the opportunity to work for myself
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proud of our new branding. It's been a long and continues to be a long
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I wish all mums and dads who have set up their own business and are juggling home, work and family luck with their ventures and don't beat yourself up about not getting everything done. </div>Get-Ecohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12174250054104221585noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593677902928032736.post-60998293682541958692012-06-17T06:10:00.003-07:002012-06-17T06:10:55.476-07:00Cleaning with eco-friendly products<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">We found eco2life whilst on twitter and have recently received our boxes of cleaning products. As with everything that we put on our website we do like to test them ourselves. This gives us a better idea of the product and makes it easier for us to sell them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">After another hectic week the cooker was looking very grubby. Since receiving our box of goodies I keep a bottle of the multi-surface spray by the sink. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">As I try not to use too much water when cleaning this product is ideal. By using a damp cloth</span><span style="font-size: small;"> to clean the cooker and some </span><span style="font-size: small;">kitchen towel I dried the cooker - it is now all clean again. Ready for the week ahead!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The <a href="http://www.get-eco.co.uk/epages/BT4290.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/BT4290/Categories/Cleaning" target="_blank">whole range</a> including glass, floor, bath & shower cleaners are also available from our website.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">If you are local to Stroud then you are welcome to collect in person from our office. Please contact me to arrange this by email gogreen@get-eco.co.uk</span></div>
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We knew from experience there was demand for ethical and eco-friendly products, but how to bring that to everyone was a challenge. We decided on e-commerce since it allowed us to develop product ranges, our systems and learn about the mechanics.</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This year has been really enlightening, engaging the services of a PR expert and Design Consultancy. With a new brand and clear identity my Jubilee weekend has been spent writing a new business plan. For anyone in business this is a document that forms your corporate bible, setting out how your business is structured and your aims for the future. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In doing this I've learnt a few statistics about e-commerce. Firstly there are two forms of e-commerce; e-Retail where on line browsers use desktop or laptop computers and m-Retail which is the use of web enable phones, tablets and "iPads". </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Secondly, the UK e-commerce market is a buoyant place seeing a growth of 20% year on year for the last 3 years. Consumers spent £5.75bn on line in the last 12 months, that's about £90 per person.</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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I love shopping and finding new products. I have been searching for cleaning products for a while. Which I thought wasn't as exciting as finding handcrafted wooden gifts for the home but I stand corrected.</div>
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I was introduced to "Wendy Goes Green" by Beth Whittaker (viva-pr) at a recent SBN meeting (Stroud Business Womens Networking).Wendy makes and packages all the cleaning products herself.</div>
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I was a bit sceptical as to whether this product would work so Wendy gave me some to try out. Wendy also came to our office and gave me a demonstration on using the cleaning products. We won't need to clean now until she comes again.</div>
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I was pleasantly surprised with the "shake and clean" as I sprayed some water (we like not using lots of water) on the teapot and sprinkled some clean and shake over. Watched it fizzle (like chemistry experiments) - left for a couple of minutes and wiped clean with some kitchen towel. Voila! Clean teapot.<br />
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I then thought what else can I test this on. I have a vase on my windowsill that had a sticky label on that I have tried for a very long time to remove.<br />
I didn't think it would come off but I sprayed the glass and window cleaner and left for a few minutes and the sticky label was removed and no sticky print left either.<br />
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This is our compost jar kept on the windowsill for all our egg shells, salad bits and teabags etc to go in the compost bin.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Many people have mentioned SEO to me. I wasn't really sure what it meant to be honest but it means Search Engine Optimization. I have read some of the 60 page manual that I downloaded when I started the Get-Eco shop site from e-pages but didn't really understand what it was all about.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">As I run the "back office" on our website I have learnt a lot about shopping and e-commerce and I'm glad that I have always been interested in IT and how things work. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I met with Matt from OpenGlobalWeb through a recommendation. Matt is excellent - he came to the office and went through everything at my PC so all changes were instant. We spent four hours updating the e-commerce site and I learnt a lot during that one morning. I am not sure I would have learnt as much specific detail on a computer course.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">It's something that most people would hate but I must admit I may be among the few that enjoy it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">If you would like to know how it all works or want someone who is going to give you good advice and value for money then I would definitely recommend speaking to <a href="http://www.openglobal.co.uk/" target="_blank">OpenGlobalWeb</a>. </span></div>
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The book is a great size to pop in your bag and take out for the day as we are always looking for short stories to take out in the car. </div>
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I joined lots of great working mums for a day at Beechwood Shopping Centre. </div>
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Hayley from Economummy had kindly put up signs directing us through the maze of corridors to the back of the shop. It was like hansel and gretel without the breadcrumbs. Once I had managed to manoeuvre the huge trolley cage (not sure how they wheel them around at the supermarket so easily) I found the shop. </div>
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I met lots of great mums who work hard to juggle family and home and work life. </div>
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Of course, says Neil knowing that it was my turn for a blog. The only "books" Neil manages to read have lots of pictures of mountain bikes in....<br />
I haven't reviewed a book since school, long time ago in the olden days as my 10 year old says!<br />
I downloaded the dog friendly book onto my kindle for iphone. As it has been a very wet bank holiday and the girls were busy playing I started reading. <br />
Although we live in Gloucestershire we do tend to just visit the common to take our mad border collie called Amber for a walk. (Amber also does the same as Skateboard and lets you know if you don't give her enough biscuits)<br />
The dog friendly guide is very informative and includes great tips for where to walk and who will allow dogs. Rachael has also included pub landlord names and meal prices. <br />
Rachael's funny little bits in between towns are great. <br />
The book is written clearly and gives you lots of useful references.<br />
I would recommend anyone with dogs or children download a copy before they visit Gloucestershire and those of us that do live here may be surprised at what Rachael has found. <br />
It is very informative and great value for money. <br />
Happy reading!<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">As a young man I didn't really have an interest in where my food came from. Sure, my parents had a veggie plot and bought fresh fruit and veg, but I didn't really think about it. As a student and Bachelor I learned to fend for myself, you know the sort of thing we can all prepare; a lasagne, spaghetti bolognese or chicken curry or a pizza from the supermarket. What was fresh veg? Who needed it?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Then as the children came along and our own ideals changed, it dawned on me; what are we feeding our children? Do we want them to grow up thinking our food comes from Asda? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">In another spot our early crop potatoes are growing well in their pots and more seed potatoes are ready on the window sill.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">In our tiny greenhouse potted carrots have sprung to life and tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers are just about breaking the compost in their pots.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I'm no gardener, however I'm sure anyone could do what we do. The feeling is very satisfying. The taste is unmistakable and our children know how vegetables grow. Mission accomplished!</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">Raised beds, veggie marker sticks and soon to have mini greenhouses are all available on our website. </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div>Get-Ecohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12174250054104221585noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593677902928032736.post-72780781480061721542012-04-08T07:32:00.002-07:002012-04-08T09:20:02.192-07:00First Ever Get-Eco Blog<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">After a very busy few days. I decided to take a look at all this "blogging" stuff. So here I am. Trying it out for the first time. It isn't too difficult. If I can set up an e-commerce website I'm sure I can work out how to use a blog :-)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">I'm going to try and use the Get-Eco blog when I get chance to let you know about what we've all been up to. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Starting with Me, I set up the e-commerce site and try and run family and home and search for great products for our website that I think everyone will like.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Neil also known as @meadowenergy for those on twitter loves bikes and being green. Very good with advice for your composting needs and please don't ask him about "energy" "electric cars" "greenwash" unless you have a few hours to spare - joking. Neil is our tree of knowledge for all things green and eco. Especially if you want to build a "green house" or live a more "green lifestyle". </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Millie is our eldest at 10 and a member of the school "Eco Council" and loves dancing - everywhere!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Amber is the mad border collie who you'll probably see running around chasing a stick or a ball. Although she is 9 most people still believe she is still a pup.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Well, that's about it for our first post. Hope you come back and read what we get up to and enjoy reading about how you can also "Get-Eco" by starting with #smallsteps. </span></div>
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