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How to host a zero-waste dinner party
A zero-waste approach can be factored into all aspects of our lives — including our social events. Katie Georgeson, Brand Manager of premium kitchen appliance suppliers Stoves, offers her advice for planning a more sustainable kind of dinner party.
Plastic Free Party Planning
Ok prepare yourself. Parties are probably one of the most contentious areas if you are trying to cut down your reliance on single use and it can make you really really unpopular if you aren’t careful. Parties can be rife with single use plastic items and a truly plastic free party is rare.
Five ways to avoid food waste
It is estimated that UK households generate 7.1 million tonnes of food waste a year. This is worth around £15 billion and I for one can think of better uses for that money! Food waste is a particular bug bear of ours because it is often avoidable and costs us all money. Furthermore, I find […]
What to do with unwanted Christmas gifts
Merry After-Christmas and Happy New Year everyone! For us, Christmas is the season to spend quality time with friends and family (and to eat copious amounts of chocolate :P) but it also includes the chance to give loved ones gifts and to receive ones in return. Hopefully, you have all received delightful and enchanting gifts […]
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Why recycling is NOT the answer…but I know what is!
Did you know the UK is one of the largest plastic exporters in the world? This sort of information always makes me feel so ashamed. It is so easy to forget about that piece of rubbish once it leaves our homes but, sadly, so much of the plastic which we are told is ‘recycled’ is […]
How To Cut Your Carbon Footprint
I don’t think I’m the only one to feel that this crazy hot weather is a sign of things to come. The climate crisis is front and centre of my mind at the moment and is forcing me to focus more than usual on the carbon footprint of my activities. But it takes all of […]
What To Do With Old Electronics
It’s a question we all face. That toaster which no longer toasts. That charger that no longer charges. That vacuum cleaner that no longer vacs. The list of electrical appliances in our homes is never ending. I often only think of electronics as the obvious ones, laptops, phones, etc., but so much of what we […]
Top 5 Baking Substitutes
Anyone who knows me will be well aware that I do rather enjoy baking tasty treats…not least because I then get to enjoy eating them. Over the years I have found that it is not always essential to stick to the recipe, which is good news if you aren’t always organised enough to check the […]
Ecofriendly Living Tips
Tackling the challenge of being more ecofriendly can seem a daunting task and the question of ‘where to begin’ often puts people off. But there are lots of easy changes we can make to our lives which, combined can have a big impact. Here are our top 12 ecofriendly living tips.
Store cupboard staples
Lockdown has really focussed my mind when it comes to shopping and checking what we need to have in the house. The list below includes the store cupboard staples I have identified as versatile and filling foods and therefore essential to have in stock at all times.
Natural Weigh News
Christmas gift giving guide
Christmas is a wonderful time of year. I get a warm fuzzy feeling every year when we put the fairy lights up, but it is often accompanied by no small amount of stress. A major cause of this can be gift giving. Whether your household goes all out and gets lots of presents, or if […]
Natural Weigh’s first birthday
On a snowy day in March 2018, we first opened our doors as Natural Weigh – Wales’ first zero waste shop. It was scary and exciting in equal measure and we can’t really believe it has been a whole year since that first day. But here we are, March 2019, and what a year it […]
Christmas in Crickhowell
Our pop up shop yesterday at the Christmas event in Crickhowell was our first foray as shop owners and we were a bit nervous. We shouldn’t have been! The shop was more popular than we had ever expected and the lovely people of Crickhowell gave us such an enthusiastic and positive reception we were overwhelmed. […]
Introducing Natural Weigh!
This is a quick introduction to Robin and Chloe. We are the founders of Natural Weigh and are incredibly excited to be embarking on this journey. Robin has a background in marine science. He has worked for the government fisheries laboratory for many years and has seen first hand the plastic problem in our seas […]
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Coconut oil
We are very excited to finally have coconut oil in stock and we are somewhat in love with this product. Whether you are putting it on your skin, hair, dog or in your body, this product has become incredibly popular in recent years and with good reason. But, as with any popular product, there is […]
Soap nuts
If you are anything like me then soap nuts or soap berries are a relatively new concept. What are they? How do they work? Are they as effective as other cleaners? I wanted to try to answer some of those questions here and to convert you to the wonderful world of natural cleaning. I have […]
Suppliers
Spotlight on supplier – Black Mountain Roast
In the first of our ‘Spotlight on supplier’ series, we would like to introduce you to Black Mountain Roast (BMR), our excellent coffee bean supplier. I had the pleasure of being shown around the wonderful roastery and had a mini masterclass in roasting.