Hi, and welcome my name is Mike and I look after the ecofamily blog.
Here at Ecofamily we have a very simple goal, in our own small way we hope to educate and empower individuals and families to enable better choices to be made in the way we live our lives. We offer ideas, products and […]

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   Considering 100s of litres of water are being wasted every day, per person, the idea of recycling some of that water wasted down the drain for toilet flushing makes perfect sense.

Ecoplay water recycling systems are unique water management systems which collect and clean bath and shower water so it can be reused for flushing […]

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The renewable energy centre has produced a good little guide to saving energy around the house, including options for renewables and also links to other sources of information. The guide can be found here.
Channel 4 TV have a video diary running for families who are trying to save energy you can watch the first installment […]

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    We have all become used to enjoying the privacy and flexibility of travelling alone in our cars to reach a destination. This is an extremely resource wasteful attitude to transport when the journeys of many people correspond with similar ones made by others at the same time and to the same destination.
One solution to […]

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   The best way to cut down on food miles is to grow your own (GYO), I think that in the coming years those that can (have a garden or access to an allotment) will be doing just this. It will make sense to do so in terms of reducing food miles, which we know […]

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Its not as straight forward as you might think.

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          There are many forms of micro generation technologies using renewable sources of energy, below is a list of the major ones with quick comparissons of the pros and cons. Within the EcoFamily Energy category you will find more detailed comparissons:-
Solar Photovoltaics: (displace grid electricty)
An exceptionally reliable technology and a strong contributor to carbon reduction.
It […]

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This is field scale renewable energy but willow can be grown on smaller areas and used on woodburning stoves

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   Right, you have decided that growing your own veg is a good idea, it will save money and save food miles (probably) but where do you start.
 Well before you do anything read, read and read some more, or even better find someone to talk to locally such as at the local gardening club, most […]

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Ever wondered what a 4 course rotation is, thought not.

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