Tag: compost
Biodegradable or Compostable: what’s the difference?
Biodegradable and compostable are words that are often used interchangeably but they really shouldn’t be. Biodegradable refers to any materials that break down in the environment – for example a plastic bag over time will disintegrate into smaller pieces but these can still be harmful to organisms and soils. Compostable items on the other hand […]
January highlights: meeting UK’s ‘King of No Dig’ and Open Day
Reflections on and pictures of two big January events, written by St Nicks Outreach Officer Ivana Jakubkova who can be contacted via ivana@stnicks.org.uk. No Dig Gardening: talk & seed swap on 30th January We were extremely pleased last year when Charles Dowding accepted our invitation to visit York as part of his North of […]
Guest Blog – Gillian Clifton “January Rubbish Challenge” Week 5
Gillian: Oh Dear . . . . Oh dear – what a lousy blogger I am. The month has slipped by and I have barely posted a thing. Well now, it’s time for the truth. We failed. We did not get through January without creating any landfill – nowhere near. To start with I broke […]
