The Sustainable(ish) Online Festival 2020 was an online celebration of all things Sustainable(ish) held during May 2020.
The festival was host to 40 talks providing a source of inspiration for anyone wanting to try and live a more sustainable life and reduce their impact on the planet, and it was bloody brilliant to see so much enthusiasm for all things Sustainable(ish) and the wonderful community that came together in a virtual campsite to support each other and take action for the health of the planet. 

- Around three billion nappies are thrown away each year in the UK
- Disposable nappies account for 2-3% of all household waste
- By the time they’re potty trained the average baby will have used 4,000-6,000 disposable nappies, or 20-30 reusable ones
- Reusable nappies can save parents between £200-500 over the course of a child’s nappy wearing time, and even more if they’re used for subsequent children
- By using real nappies, the average household waste of families with babies can be halved!
- Around 25% of a disposable nappy is plastic
- Disposable nappies use up to three and half times more energy to make than reusable nappies

But my goodness, they're convenient aren't they?
And for a first time user, reusable nappies can seem really complicated and more than a little daunting.
Which is why it's fab to have Laura Tweedale joining us a for whistlestop tour and beginners guide to all things reusable nappies.

The Sustainable(ish) Online Festival 2020 was an online celebration of all things Sustainable(ish) held during May 2020.
The festival was host to 40 talks providing a source of inspiration for anyone wanting to try and live a more sustainable life and reduce their impact on the planet, and it was bloody brilliant to see so much enthusiasm for all things Sustainable(ish) and the wonderful community that came together in a virtual campsite to support each other and take action for the health of the planet. 

The Sustainable(ish) Online Festival 2020 was an online celebration of all things Sustainable(ish) held during May 2020.
The festival was host to 40 talks providing a source of inspiration for anyone wanting to try and live a more sustainable life and reduce their impact on the planet, and it was bloody brilliant to see so much enthusiasm for all things Sustainable(ish) and the wonderful community that came together in a virtual campsite to support each other and take action for the health of the planet. 

I've long been a fan of the Anna Lappe quote:
"Every time you spend money you're casting a vote for the kind of the world you want"

But it took me a long time to realise that any money I wasn't spending, that was in my current account, any savings, or even pensions, might be being invested in the kind of world I very much do not want.Join us for this session with Becky from Good With Money  as she shares with us her knowledge of the ethical finance sector, and how we can make sure our money is working as hard as we are for a healthier planet. 

The Sustainable(ish) Online Festival 2020 was an online celebration of all things Sustainable(ish) held during May 2020.
The festival was host to 40 talks providing a source of inspiration for anyone wanting to try and live a more sustainable life and reduce their impact on the planet, and it was bloody brilliant to see so much enthusiasm for all things Sustainable(ish) and the wonderful community that came together in a virtual campsite to support each other and take action for the health of the planet. 

The Sustainable(ish) Online Festival 2020 was an online celebration of all things Sustainable(ish) held during May 2020.
The festival was host to 40 talks providing a source of inspiration for anyone wanting to try and live a more sustainable life and reduce their impact on the planet, and it was bloody brilliant to see so much enthusiasm for all things Sustainable(ish) and the wonderful community that came together in a virtual campsite to support each other and take action for the health of the planet. 

The Sustainable(ish) Online Festival 2020 was an online celebration of all things Sustainable(ish) held during May 2020.
The festival was host to 40 talks providing a source of inspiration for anyone wanting to try and live a more sustainable life and reduce their impact on the planet, and it was bloody brilliant to see so much enthusiasm for all things Sustainable(ish) and the wonderful community that came together in a virtual campsite to support each other and take action for the health of the planet. 

Reducing our meat intake is an important thing for us all to do in the fight against climate change.
However, I don't know about you, but I often see delicious looking veggie meals that I'd love to cook, but know there's not a snowball's chance of my kids eating them...!

Rachel Boyett, mother of three and life-time vegetarian, is a firm believer in one meal for all the family.
She posts her family friendly veggie and vegan recipes on her Instagram @littleveggieeats.
Her first book, Little Veggie Eats: Easy Weaning Recipes For All the Family to Enjoy was published in March 2020. (I've got it and it's fab!!)

The Sustainable(ish) Online Festival 2020 was an online celebration of all things Sustainable(ish) held during May 2020.
The festival was host to 40 talks providing a source of inspiration for anyone wanting to try and live a more sustainable life and reduce their impact on the planet, and it was bloody brilliant to see so much enthusiasm for all things Sustainable(ish) and the wonderful community that came together in a virtual campsite to support each other and take action for the health of the planet. 

The Sustainable(ish) Online Festival 2020 was an online celebration of all things Sustainable(ish) held during May 2020.
The festival was host to 40 talks providing a source of inspiration for anyone wanting to try and live a more sustainable life and reduce their impact on the planet, and it was bloody brilliant to see so much enthusiasm for all things Sustainable(ish) and the wonderful community that came together in a virtual campsite to support each other and take action for the health of the planet. 

How do we get more people thinking about making some sustainable changes?
How do we overcome some of the 'green living' stereotypes that exist?
How do we avoid preaching to the choir, and start to engage people outside of our eco-bubbles?

Join me as I put these questions to Jarvis Smith co-founder of My Green Pod  and founder of the UK’s leading sustainability Awards now in it’s 10th year: P.E.A (People. Environment. Achievement.) Award.

The Sustainable(ish) Online Festival 2020 was an online celebration of all things Sustainable(ish) held during May 2020.
The festival was host to 40 talks providing a source of inspiration for anyone wanting to try and live a more sustainable life and reduce their impact on the planet, and it was bloody brilliant to see so much enthusiasm for all things Sustainable(ish) and the wonderful community that came together in a virtual campsite to support each other and take action for the health of the planet. 

Stephanie Hafferty joined us for a brilliant session on No Dig Gardening.

She is a leading authority on no dig gardening, a garden and food writer, edible garden consultant, has worked as a no dig kitchen gardener for eleven years and grown on allotments for over 30 years. She has created kitchen gardens on private estates, including running a no dig kitchen garden for Sir Cameron Macintosh, and for restaurants, currently for Roth Bar and Grill at Hauser and Wirth Somerset. This year Stephanie is co-designing a show garden for the RHS at the Hampton Court Flower Show.

She specialises in growing in domestic spaces, teaching and writing about how to grow food year round, whatever your plot size. Stephanie is passionate about promoting affordable healthy food for all, how to grow it and then what to do with it, having raised three children mostly as a single mum. She develops and shares plant based recipes based almost entirely on food that can be grown at an allotment, and also uses plants to make body products, household cleaners, preserves, alcohol: “small scale homesteading”.
Stephanie lives in a very ordinary semi-detached ex council house where she grows food at a nearby allotment, in her front garden, back garden, on windowsills and any space she can find.

Stephanie writes a blog, for various publications including a regular feature for Kitchen Garden magazine and has written three books:
- No Dig Organic Home and Garden (with Charles Dowding) 2017:
- The Creative Kitchen 2018
- and is currently writing No Dig Year Round Harvests: How to grow food all year in your garden, allotment or homestead February 2021

You can find out more at at Stephanie's website No Dig Home.

The Sustainable(ish) Online Festival 2020 was an online celebration of all things Sustainable(ish) held during May 2020.
The festival was host to 40 talks providing a source of inspiration for anyone wanting to try and live a more sustainable life and reduce their impact on the planet, and it was bloody brilliant to see so much enthusiasm for all things Sustainable(ish) and the wonderful community that came together in a virtual campsite to support each other and take action for the health of the planet. 

Join Vicky Myers for this demonstration of how to make reusable sandwich wraps two ways.

Vicky runs a blog, Vicky Myers Creations, packed with tutorials and how to’s.
Vicky’s goal is to inspire people to be creative, using the resources to hand. With a passion for making she is keen to use what she has, rather than to buy new. Blogging for over eight years she has many tutorials to help you live more sustainably from refashions of charity shop garments to practical how to’s, for example reusable make up remover pads.

You can find a great tutorial for the wraps here on Vicky's website.