At last a start to my new venture, Greener Life Or Bust   gardening. Im trying to create a more ethical way of gardening, as little waste as possible. This job started with the dismantling of a small cyprus garden it left quite a large pile of debris  some was cut for logs to burn in my logburner , the thinner lenghts i used to repair a hedge by weaving, all succesful with no waste   job done

It was tidy day yesterday, an attack on the kitchen . Its surprising how much recyclable stuff just hangs around for no reason, bottles,jars plastic bottles ,sprays with just a few drops in, all i can say is it was a good day it was our recycle bin day.The fridge also seems to hide a proportion ov compostable veg which the worms loved it . One item i found in there was a soft Apple, what to do, well had a big roaring stove so thought i would have a go at drying it.  Worked a treat and the kids loved it.

At last my new Business cards have arrived and they look very good also a slight breakthrough in the website . At work a new employee happens to be a web  and IT specialist and says he will get a page up for me   My little green venture starts to move in a new direction of part time work any relief from the day to day hassle of sales.

since last i wrote, well, what has happened. The major commitment here would be our investment in a brand new Clearview pioneer 400  , and WOW this little metal box is the most amazing unit ive ever used.
From being five ive always had a real fire usually coal in the family, but i must say the heat this stove kicks out is beyond anything ive ever known, Just think a simple walk in the woods with a bag can gather enough FREE fuel for a week,not bad . My gas bills have almost gone except for a little hob cooking, even in cooking the electric oven element broke and we didn't replace and ive got to say we very rarely miss it.
we have suffered set backs too,  free solar power companies just keep giving various excuses, and with FITS dropping in value such companies must be on the verge of collapse in the market place. Food production also hit snags , the weather all but stopped this years crops , only a few new potatoes and some hardy onions tuffed it out.
 Ive also decided that my skills need to be passed on , so, im setting up a small gardening business called , you guest it  Greener life or bust. My aim to advise and help people with their basic garden work , lawns bushes small trees , in an ethical manner. ill try to recycle what i can, compost what i can and in some cases burn on our stove, if the latter  happens the timber will be part of my payment . Ill use our low carbon car that's if my bike and a trailer ( not purchased yet) cant be used.  So i thought ill buy a web domain  and so i did www.greenerlifeorbust.co.uk . But i cant work out how to use it with free web hosting sites or to use this blogg as my site, why is everything so complicated for us older ones who prefer paper ive got this domain for 2yrs that may be enough time for me to work it all out.

Sorry i havnt written much recently but hopefully i should change all that next week as im going to b stuck in bed after an operation for quite a while, i have lots to talk about including a major purchase and green commitment

As usual its been a while since ive been here and to be honest there isnt much to write yet, yet being the appropriate word, as tomorrow the first major step and investment to a greener life takes place .Our useless living flame gas fire gets removed ready for the install of our nice new Clearview 400 stove later in the week, and got to admit , with the weather as it is we may even get some use out of it.
One of the things im most looking forward to is the building of a log pile , strange i know but a log pile outside shows everyone you do care, you are trying to make a difference. This in turn may prompt questions and hopefully someone else may take it onboard thereby increasing my green effect

litter or recycling

Its been a while since my last blog but hey there has been much happening , including a spell of poor health but im back.As i was driving this morning in my so called greener car to drop off the family at school all at the same place i may add, i could not help but notice all the plastic bottles paper etc all over the roads verges and footpaths.all due to either poor filling of the recycle bin or just plain bad loading of the lorry, which i must admit seems to be the case, this also brought to mind my recent visit to a little village called Longwick , yes everything is divided , paper, bottles compostables and landfill, but in open little boxes, nett effect  open light articles blowing freely up and down the road, i ask the question again is this green or just a litter that's makes people feel better because they are doing their bit ?
On a more personal note all my new potato's are close to planting and seeds are in pots waiting to germinate including Portuguese greens which last 9 yrs and stand over a metre tall. My waste is still on the decrease, my landfill bin is only half full after 2 weeks and recycle bin looks on the way to half full after 4 weeks, not bad going with a family of 4.  Hopefully the log burner will soon be on its way too with the money almost here  from a road compensation scheme,, at least a new road will do some good even if it is to help my family become a little more efficient and less reliant on gas for heating. hopefully there will be more to write tomorrow .