The author of today's Friday Food for Thought is anonymous, although some people believe it to be a Greek proverb.
“A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they know they shall never sit”.
How to recycle what you usually can’t
Dear Claire, I discovered something interesting the other day. April being Earth month, there’s a lot in the news about recycling and reusing – especially reusing, now that the market for recyclables is so unpredictable and given how much energy it takes to recycle something. This reminded me of some of our tips about spring-cleaning…
Breathing space
Dear Sam, Yes, it certainly has been very hot here, too, so I was grateful for your tip for reviving tired bees . I needed to put it into action when I found an exhausted bumble bee in our kitchen; I gave it some of the sugar solution on a teaspoon and after a few…
Treat the Earth Well
Dear Claire, Gosh. It's quite sobering to think that even the humble tea bag can contribute to the plastic in our oceans. Blue Planet is also popular in the US and the prevalence of plastic in our world has become quite a topic of conversation here, too. It's all very timely, because this weekend…