My name is Sarah I’m 29 and I run www.newtoyouclothing.co.uk it specialises in preloved clothes and accessories for the whole family.
I started selling preloved clothes some 7 years ago when my daughter was a tiny baby as a single parent finding it tough. I was selling her small things to buy the next size up!

The hottest ethical, eco friendly products for families are now officially unveiled, independently judged by independent reviewers for website The Green Familia’s first ever Rated Review Awards, and given Gold Leaf seals of approval to use throughout this year.
The top winners in eight categories are able to display the Gold Leaf seal on their websites and literature until the next awards this December. Green Familia founder, Brenda Cuby, says “The first TGF Rated Awards was a resounding success; the quality and calibre of the products we reviewed in 2009 were excellent. …

Mum of three Christine Lambie, 42, from Thornton Cleveleys near Blackpool has been running a Riverford Home Delivery franchise with her husband David for the past 15 months.
“David was looking for a career change,” explains Christine.

I’ve just been sent some interesting ideas on how to cut the chill factor in your home or office. I’ve just been and bought something similar to the Ecoflap (£19.99) which, stop winds whistling through your letter box. I have yet to install mine, so it’s not helping much yet – but at least I’m thinking about it.
What I need next is a Chimney Pillow (£18.99) a hardwearing and tear resistant inflatable bag that you place up the chimney to stop cold draughts.  We opened up our chimney which the …

I have a friend who says she seems to spend far too much of her life in the kitchen sorting out the recycling. Admittedly she has five children but I think we can all find that piles of paper and bags of bottles can begin to take over. I’ve recently tried out a handy storage bin to make things easier.

I subscribe to Freelance Folder which has regular articles and tips for anyone working for themselves. I particularly liked this recent post on 10 Ways to Green Your Home Office:
If you’re a freelancer who works at home full time or most of the time, give yourself a pat on the back. You’re doing the planet a great service. By working at home you’re reducing the use of fuels and limiting the amount of pollution generated by modern means of transportation.

I’m always looking for ways to improve the eco-friendliness of my office. I use fair trade tea and coffee. I don’t print if I can avoid it, and always get the kids to draw on the back of paper that is only printed on one side. I like to order eco-friendly office supplies and I try to reuse packaging too. A new idea to me was eco-friendly hosting for your website. You can opt for hosting and servers powered only by renewable energy, find a company that offsets its carbon production or even …

It is Energy Saving Week right now, so check out this article from Sadie Knight of Glassraven Web Design about easy ways to make your office more environmentally friendly.
Many of us have already adopted a greener lifestyle at home, but we can easily extend this by going green at work too.
Whether your business is home based, in your own premesis or part of a corporate complex there are many ways you can reduce your business’ impact on the environment. Here we look at 4 areas that can be tackled by …

A competition that rewards businesses for coming up with innovative ideas to tackle climate change has reopened to entries.
The Shell Springboard Awards 2009-10 offer cash prizes ranging between £20,000 and £40,000 for UK-based companies to come up with commercially viable products, services or ideas that will lead to a reduction in greenhouse gases. Go to www.shellspringboard.org to find out more

LoveHennaHair is a discussion forum for natural beauty products. We also sell some lovely natural products through a shop on the site. Currently we have various natural hair dyes, including henna and indigo. We’ve been able to add Eco-Friendly Hairbrushes to our stock along with Essential Oils, Carrier Oils and even Whipped Shea Butter – All 100% natural. At LoveHennaHair we believe that “Beauty doesn’t have to cost the earth”. There are no man-made chemicals in our products – everything that washes down the drain is biodegradable.
LoveHennaHair was launched in …