5 tips for sustainable student living – by Tina Sabbagh
With the new term upon us, a rush of nervous excitement fills the air. Students embarking on a new chapter of their lives, eager to experience all that university has to offer. “Have I packed everything I need? Will I […]
Don’t waste food, preserve it!
Ok, so issues regarding food waste aren’t exactly brand new information for most people in the UK, especially since research published by the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) found that the UK created around 10 million tonnes of waste […]
Fun, food and freshers by Sam Harrison
Hello Freshers! (and returning students!) This is it! The start of the academic year, with nothing but fun, friends and hangovers in front of you (plus, hopefully a few lectures). Chances are, before you arrived you gave the following (admittedly, extremely important) […]
Healthy Snacks at Work
High Protein Turkey Wrap INGREDIENTS 1 whole-wheat tortilla Turkey Lettuce Tomatoes Mustard (or any low calorie sauce of your choice) INSTRUCTIONS: Prepare your whole wheat tortilla. Turkey could be chopped up in blender or as it is. Put the lettuce […]
Get Foraging for World Environment Day!
It’s World Environment Day, and we’re encouraging you to look around your neighbourhoods and become an urban forager. We’ve been sharing tips and ideas that are key to finding exciting, tasty and nutritious plants in your local green spaces –– […]
6 Ways to Eat Sustainably this Spring
Food – from what we grow, produce and catch to what we put on our plates – is the hidden cause of biodiversity loss. It’s also our strongest link to nature. Reconnecting people with food is essential if we want […]
Treat Yourself: The Zine is Here!
We’ve been working hard to bring you a handy guide to navigate the dangerous diet advice clogging our news feeds at this time of year – and now Treat Yourself: The Zine has arrived! Originally intended to be a printed […]
Beyond Banana Bread – Rob Noon
3 Recipes for Using up Ripe Bananas It’s strange to think that it’s been almost a year since the first national lockdown sparked a booming new interest in home baking. For a while, it felt like you couldn’t spend more […]
Why Cooking Aids Matter – Rob Noon
The other day a meme popped up on my feed that got me thinking. It was an unbelievably cheesy TV infomercial, so bizarrely put together that you can’t tell if it’s intentionally funny or not. The product being sold was […]
Rainbow Recipes: LGBT+ Lemony Pasta – Rob Noon
As a queer person, I’ve witnessed my community both struggle and thrive in response to the pandemic. The digital revolution of online events has been a lifeline for many, with collectives such as Queer House Party providing much-needed repsite and […]
What is “Slow Food” and Why Does it Matter?
We often hear about fast fashion and slow fashion, and we’re all familiar with fast food. But what about “slow food”? What is slow food – and why does it matter? What is Slow Food? Established in the 1980s in […]