http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/ShopBox/I'm new to this ethical lifestyle - how practical is it? will it drive me mad or make life miles better?hourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/ShopBox/245008I know it's time to go... So how am I going to escape? Can I live without the office? My partner already does. Can I make a 'just enough' living and spend more time working for good causes? Is my writing good enough to feature in a few magazines and bring in a few pennies? Will we ever set up our smallholding abroad and grow our own food? I have to. I'm going to spend a few weeks sitting on an isolated beach on an island cut off from everything - have even bought a notepad as I don't want to...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/ShopBox/242847The Ethical tweaks official salute to Voyager9940 Blimey - missed that one! Where did he go? Voyager was very encouraging to me during my early Ethical Tweaks pieces.His photography made us all appreciate how amazing the world is just to stand and look at. Voyager, we salute you!http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/ShopBox/240853Jamie Oliver's 'Feed Me Better' campaign to set kids up for success by feeding them real food at school has unfortunately becoem a bit of a political football in the UK. It has however brought this fundamental issue to the forefront of election conversations along with topics such as finding a place for travellers to dwell and meddling with the NHS. There have been criticisms of labour in responding to the rising interest in the public about school dinners. To be honest, I think that if a...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/ShopBox/237129After a terrific response to his 'Amarillo' Video last night on Comic Relief, Peter Kay will be releasing the song to raise further funds for the Red Nose Day pot. Peter mimed to the song in a superb short film shown last night on the BBC. The film included cameos from Keith Harris and Orville, Deidre and Ken from Coronation Street as well as an outake of Ronnie Corbett flying off a jogging machine backwards at high speed - worth a look if you haven't yet made your contribution....http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/ShopBox/236681It is really important that all of you give what you can today the a cause close to theBattler's heart. It's the Tenth Red Nose Day today! Even if you don't live in the UK take a look at what British comedians are doing to bring much needed funding to amazing causes around the world. Click the link below for more. Wear red, give cash, do something daft, or just watch the show tonight on the glorious BEEB which see's stars from Little Britain, Peter Kay, Lenny and Ade, Elton John and the...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/ShopBox/235638When you consider that our kids are the ones who will be calling all the shots when we're sitting in the Old folks homes...are we really setting them up for success? Tomorrow's kids will need to be more savvy than us about the survival of humans on a planet that will be overheated and unpredictable. Unfortunately dinnerladies give them curly fries, cookies and fizzy pop for lunch at school. When they get home we give them pizza and chips - maybe we give them a Fruit Shoot drink just to make...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/ShopBox/234502Bloggers can be Green, opinionated and unshakable! And rightly so! Red Hot Organic Chilli peppers! Go to O.K. So it's less than an inch!!! I like pictures like this. New plant life!! I love it. Posted by sarooster Still following up here!!! Till soon! Posted by Voyager9940 Go to Red Hot Organic Chilli peppers! Go to They're out of the Closet! great shots! My mom grows her own chilli plants then she places them in a bottle of olive oil for some hot oil for some salads and foods! Posted by...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/ShopBox/234372Well whatever they are doing with it - they aren't securing the world for the future. They are securing American wealth and prowess over the safety and culture of the world's inhabitants. Today the Green Party set out it's manifesto for the General Election at it's headquarters in Chesterfield UK. It focussed on the growing problem of Europe's involvement in the random and aggressive foreign policies: Dr Lucas, vice-president of the European Parliament’s cross-party group on peace initiatives...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/ShopBox/233655It's here...after wading through acres of dieting posts - all with their own merits - it's time to reveal how I stay so lean and mean! - well, ok - I have my curvy moments but most of the time I'm managing to stay in fairly good shape. All this as well as introducing Organic food without breaking the bank. Thought I'd share a few pearls of wisdom with you: Eating Plan with a Consciencehttp://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/ShopBox/232430It was a very exciting week for us in the flat....We have some new arrivals: Red Hot Organic Chilli peppers! They're out of the Closet! - And we have the exclusive pics! And theBattler says the 'S' word! Shopping outside the box An Apology to everyone on Blogit! Oh and on my list of ethical things I did today... I gave some unwanted shoes to the Shoe recyling bin at the supermarket, had and Organic breakfast and bought some Eco balls to do my laundry from now on. Not a great deal but every...