Live Green: 52 Steps for a More Sustainable Life

Hardback

Main Details

Title Live Green: 52 Steps for a More Sustainable Life
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Jen Chillingsworth
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:160
Dimensions(mm): Height 155,Width 120
Category/GenreEnvironmentalist, conservationist and green organizations
Sustainability
Self-sufficiency
ISBN/Barcode 9781787133198
ClassificationsDewey:640
Audience
General
Illustrations Colour illustrations throughout

Publishing Details

Publisher Quadrille Publishing Ltd
Imprint Quadrille Publishing Ltd
Publication Date 10 January 2019
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Many of us are already doing what we can to adopt a greener lifestyle. We recycle, try to reduce our waste and plastics, choose organic food when shopping, eat less meat and opt for environmentally friendly cleaning products. Yet we often wish we were doing more and it can be overwhelming to know where to start. Live Green is a practical guide of 52 changes - one for each week of the year - you can make to your home and lifestyle to reduce your impact on the environment. Tackling all areas of your life from your cleaning routine, home furnishings, food shopping, fashion choices, natural beauty and Christmas, this book has all the ingredients to help you achieve a more sustainable year. From making your own eco-friendly cleaning products, buying vintage furniture, making your own moth repellent and improving your natural beauty regime to creating a capsule wardrobe and creating your own ethical Christmas decorations - discover how to get the most out of life by living with intention. Live simply. Live Green.

Author Biography

Jen Chillingsworth is a freelance writer and photographer based in West Yorkshire. She previously worked in arts management before choosing to re-train as a market gardener. Here Jen discovered her love of plants, flowers, nature and the landscape and how important it is that we try to protect them. She writes regularly about slow and simple living, eating seasonally and green issues on her blog Little Birdie. Jen has written and photographed features published in The Simple Things magazine and 91 Magazine. She is married with one son.