Exciting to see what an influence we are having after just a few weeks of blogging! 😉 The BBC have just started a new series called ‘Shop Well for the Planet?‘. This is a well seasoned format (I think I maybe even remember watching an episode of something similar before…), but this series has aContinue reading “Shop Well for the Planet? Yeah, alright.”
Author Archives: oikoslife
Sliding Doors
Looking back on our first few weeks of being car free. It’s been going pretty well so far – genuinely quite enjoying it! Here is one highlight from the journey so far… Monday 11th October This morning I arrived at the station just in time to watch the train leave. Again. The next one isn’tContinue reading “Sliding Doors”
#CarFreeFamily
[reposting from Facebook so everyone can catch up on the journey so far – fresh new content coming very soon!] Last week we gave up our car. We are now a car free household. It’s not that we can’t afford to own a car, although it is a big expense. It’s not that we don’tContinue reading “#CarFreeFamily”
OIKOS
In September 2021 I learned a new word: oikos In present day oikos is the name of a yoghurt, but in Ancient Greek times (up to and including New Testament biblical times) it meant household, family, or home. Oikos is where we get the prefix ‘eco’ – as in ecology, economics, eco-system. It isContinue reading “OIKOS”
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