“Celebrate a Sustainable Halloween: Tricks and Treats for a Greener October 31st” Halloween is a fun time for costumes, sweet treats, and spooky decorations. However, the environmental impact of this beloved celebration can be quite scary! From single-use plastic decorations to individually wrapped goodies, Halloween can generate a lot of waste. But fear not… you…
Author: Rob Everitt
How Can You Be More Sustainable at University?
A Guide to Sustainable Life at Coventry University Now that term is well underway and you are either settling into Coventry or retuning, it’s an ideal time to ask yourself; what can I do for the environment? The climate crisis represents a very real and pressing global challenge. We are beginning to see an acceleration…
Pod Café and Food Union Blog
Organic September – Chat with Pod Café & Food Union Each year ‘Organic September‘, a campaign developed by the Soils Association, promotes the benefits of organic produce for people and the planet. I had the pleasure of chatting with Chris and Greg, who manage two interlinked Coventry-based organisations: the Pod Café and the Food Union….
Plastic Free July- Chat with Zero Waste Shop Owner Rachel Ward
The Refill Revolution We had a chat with Rachel Ward, owner of Cogs of Coventry and zero waste guru to talk all things plastic free. Cogs is a small, independent zero-waste business selling unpackaged foods and household goods. Q: When did you first learn about climate change? Rachel: I was just a teenager, a geography…
National Vegetarian Week
Since 1992, National Vegetarian Week has been encouraging more people to try and eat less meat. Eating vegetarian can be tasty, nutritious as well as very filling. However, those first few steps to switching from a meat-based diet can be daunting. In this blog, we’ll look at why it’s important we all start to reduce…
