To make your own cake frosting (icing) is really easy to do, without animal ingredients, refined sugar or plastic packaging. You can use these as they are, or colour them with vegan food dyes to match your cake. Naturally coloured frosting (Crowded Kitchen) uses everything from purple acai powder to green matcha to charcoal powder for…
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Bake Your Own (vegan) Birthday Cake
Making your own birthday cake means you can safely avoid factory-farmed animal ingredients, refined sugar and palm oil. It also means you don’t have to worry about plastic packaging. And this cake is zero cholesterol and tastier than anything in shops. Prettier, too. This Gluten-Free Funfetti Birthday Cake (Crowded Kitchen) is perfect for special days….
Eco-Friendly Festival Gear
Evercreatures Rubber Wellies This eco-friendly festival gear, is ideal if you like going to musical festivals. The real (not good) surprise is that after the lockdown, instead of people appreciating nature, it seems half the world came out and littered the campsites, parks and beaches with broken bottles, cigarette butts and trash. All unsightly and…
The Best Zero Waste Gift Bags
Reusable gift bags are alternatives to plastic-lined foil bags you find in shops. Not just one-time use but not able to recycle, due to glitter and gold (also made from plastic). The gift bags here can be reused or recycled due to being made from natural materials, but they are also are more interesting and…
The Best Zero Waste Gift Tags
It’s popular when giving gifts, to write a gift tag to the recipient. These are free from plastic, glitter, foil and nylon string. Most gift wrap and tags are made from ‘sustainable paper’ that uses chemicals for fast-growing trees that are chopped down). This is a simple swap that can save trees, reduce plastic and…