Green Living & Gardening

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Patricia is a bit of a green freak (not tiresomely so, you understand), so it’s no great surprise that she writes a fair bit on the subject.

If it’s remotely to do with the environment, she'll cover it: sustainable living, green families, eco travel – you name it.

Patricia is also knowledgeable about gardens and vegetable-growing and has even opened her own garden to the public (never again, as it happens, but that’s another story).

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Man of the woods

Interview by Patricia Carswell


Ben Law is a traditional woodsman, coppice worker and eco-builder. He became famous when the construction of his cruck house, built from timber harvested from his own woods, was featured on Grand Designs in 2003.

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Slim waste: How feasible is it to become a waste-free family?

With a fridge full of organic veg, a burgeoning compost heap and neatly labelled recycling bags, we always considered ourselves to be a reasonably green family.

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 Freelance Journalist Patricia Carswell
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