With shops re-opening after lockdown, here are some great reasons to shop local from Muswell Business, the Muswell Hill Traders Association: 1. Local character and prosperity Your community’s local character and prosperity thrive when you support its unique and diverse locally owned businesses. 2. Customer service and shopping experience Although many online … [Read more...]
Plant-based recipe ideas from Laila
MHSG member Laila has been sourcing some great plant-based recipes - here's a soup to try, and there are more here. Roast cauliflower soup Ingredients: 1 small cauliflower2 or 3 tbsp olive oilsalt1 medium red onion - chopped1 clove of garlic - crushed500ml vegetable stocka good pinch of nutmegjuice of half a lemonsalt & black pepper to taste Heat the oven to 220 … [Read more...]
Time to make your home green
Many of us will be wishing our homes were a bit warmer as the winter weather bites. In Autumn 2020, MHSG put together a set of webinars on greening your home, featuring green technologies, cost-effective measures to improve the efficiency of your home, and our very popular virtual green home tours. You can find these webinars on our Youtube channel. … [Read more...]
Looking forward to 2021
What will 2021 hold for climate action? COP26 - the UN Climate Conference – will be held in Glasgow in November. The conference was planned for 2020, and five years on from the Paris Agreement, countries are expected to rachet up their ‘nationally determined contributions’ – how much they intend to reduce their carbon emissions by 2030. Ambitious targets have recently … [Read more...]
A green Christmas assembly
MHSG member and local teacher Joanna Sarri has put together this brilliant 'ready-made' assembly power point presentation, to promote the message of sustainability over the festive period. We've sent round to all of our local schools. … [Read more...]
Wear Green this Christmas
You may be considering buying something new to wear, perhaps to wear to MHSG's online Christmas party on Tuesday 15th December:) But how can we do that without fuelling devastating impact the clothing industry is having on people and planet, highlighted in our Sustainable Fashion webinar earlier this year?MHSG member Tito has come up with some fun and … [Read more...]