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Glastonbury and Greenpeace bring back the protest song

Friday, June 24th, 2011

Tags: Cowshed Recording Studio, Glastonbury Festival, Greenpeace, Radiohead, Recording studio, Super Furry Animals
Filed under Observe, Slow Design

Morph my Food iPhone app helps reduce food waste

Thursday, June 16th, 2011

Tags: Imperial College London, iphone, Thought For Food
Filed under Discover, Technology

Cyclechic and Bicycle Muse Vintage Box Bags

Friday, June 10th, 2011

Tags: Bicycle Panniers, Cyclechic, Handbag Hugger, SE20 Cycles, The Bicycle Muse, Vintage Box Bag
Filed under Bicycle Accessories, Cycling, Move

Plumen: Designer eco-bulbs

Thursday, June 9th, 2011

Tags: Compact Fluorescent Bulbs, Eco-friendly, Hulger, Lighbulbs, Plumen
Filed under Observe, Slow Design

Doctor Who: the ultimate Slow Fashion icon

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

Tags: David Tennant, Doctor Who, Matt Smith, slow fashion, Slow Fashion Movement, The Ecologist, The Idler
Filed under Consume, Fashion

Buy a Shoe, Plant a Tree: etnies gets planting in Costa Rica

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

Tags: Costa Rica, Ethical Fashion, Ethical Footware, Etnies, Rainforest, Slow Shopping
Filed under Consume, Fashion

The best bicycle flash mobs

Friday, May 6th, 2011

Tags: Bicycling, Critical Mass, Flash Mob, YouTube
Filed under Observe

Bicycle storage ideas: Indoors

Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

Tags: Bicycle Hook, bicycle storage, Bike Hoist, Bike Shelf, Cycloc, Pinch Stand
Filed under Bicycle Accessories, Cycling, Move

The Sloth Club: Japan’s Slow Life Movement

Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

Tags: Japan, Sloth Club, Slow Japan, Slow Life Movement
Filed under Discover, Slow Life

Last surviving London 1948 Olympic venue saved. Herne Hill velodrome

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

Tags: 1948 Summer Olympics, 2012 Summer Olympics, British Cycling, Herne Hill, Herne Hill Velodrome, london, Velodromes
Filed under Cycling, Move

Slowdown Skill: Build a den in the garden

Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

Tags: camping, Den, how_to, slow design, Slow Life, Slowdown Skill, Teepee, Tents, Tipi
Filed under Hobbies, Observe, Slow Design

Reclaimed tree trunk tables from Nickadoo

Friday, April 22nd, 2011

Tags: Canada, Environmentally friendly, furniture, slow design, sustainability
Filed under Consume

Must try harder: Why space CAN be made for cyclists

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

Tags: cycling, David Hembrow, Dutch Cycling
Filed under Cycling, Move

Slow marriage: William and Kate take the slow living approach

Friday, April 15th, 2011

Tags: Kate Middleton, love, Marriage, Prince William of Wales, Royal Family, Royal Wedding, Slow Love
Filed under Slow Love, Think

Global Slow Art Day – get inspired not tired

Thursday, April 14th, 2011

Tags: Slow Art, Slow Art Day, Slow Life, Slow Life Movement
Filed under Observe, Slow Design

InterNational Downshifting Week – sex and knitting

Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

Tags: InterNational Downshifting Week, knitting, sex, Slow Life, Tracey Smith
Filed under Hobbies, Slow Life, Think

Energyshare: Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall fights the power

Wednesday, April 6th, 2011

Tags: Celebrity chef, Energyshare, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Renewable Energy, River Cottage, Slow Food
Filed under Discover

Craftivism: how to make mini protest banners

Thursday, March 31st, 2011

Filed under Uncategorized

Lily Cole and the climate neutral t-shirt

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011

Tags: climate week, Cotton, environment, Environmental Justice Foundation, Ethical Fashion, India, Lily Cole, slow fashion
Filed under Consume, Fashion

The Slow Home Movement

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011

Tags: Greenwashing, slow design, Slow Home Movement, Small house movement, Sustainable Design
Filed under Slow Design

It’s time to make better tea

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

Tags: Douglas Adams, George Orwell, how to, Slow-Tea, Slowdown Skill, tea
Filed under Consume, Slow Food

The Slow Bicycle Movement – enjoy the ride!

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011

Tags: Bicycling, cycling, slow bicycle movement, Slow Life
Filed under Cycling, Slow Life

Home curing meats: the new Slow Food hobby

Friday, March 18th, 2011

Tags: Cooking, Meat, Slow Food, Slow Food Movement
Filed under Consume, Slow Food

Slow Food: Five ways to Live Slow

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

Tags: Jamie Oliver, Slow Food, Slow Food Movement
Filed under Slow Food

How to buy a private woodland

Friday, March 11th, 2011

Tags: camping, Forestry Commission, Woodland
Filed under Consume

Canvas hotel, Norway: the ultimate cycling and slow life holiday

Thursday, March 10th, 2011

Tags: Bicycling Holidays, camping, cycling, Giant, glamping, Norway, slow life holidays, slow travel, Yurts
Filed under Cycling, Slow Travel

The Slow Life journey to work

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011

Tags: Bicycling, Commuting, Self-Improvement, Slow Life, slow travel, Work
Filed under Move, Slow Travel

Cool Cycling: New Looxs Dutch bags

Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

Tags: Bicycle Bags, bicycle baskets, Bicycle Panniers, Cool Cycling, cycle chic, Dutch, saddle bags
Filed under Bicycle Accessories, Cycling, Move

Fairtrade Fortnight 2011 all about showing off

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

Tags: Ethical Consumerism, Europarl, Fairtrade, Fairtrade Fortnight, Fairtrade Foundation, People and Planet
Filed under Consume, Fashion, Slow Food

Slow Journalism: Delayed Gratification Magazine launches

Friday, February 25th, 2011

Tags: Issuu, Journalism, Magazine, Slow Journalism, Slow Life
Filed under Discover, Slow Life

The Bicycle Film Festival Returns

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

Tags: Amsterdam, Bicycle Film Festival, Chicago, Cool Cycling, Film festival, tokyo, Washington DC
Filed under Cycling

Zenware and the art of clutter-free computing

Thursday, February 17th, 2011

Tags: Computing, Lifehacks, Slow Life, Writing, Zenware
Filed under Discover, Technology

Sustainable wooden watches from WEWOOD

Wednesday, February 16th, 2011

Tags: Eco Age, jewellery, Livia Firth, slow design, Slow Shopping, sustainable, Watches, WeWood, Wristwatch
Filed under Observe

Great Fashion Cycle: London – Paris 2011

Tuesday, February 15th, 2011

Tags: Bicycling, Charity Bicycle Ride, Environmental Justice Foundation, Fairtrade, fashion, london, organic, organic cotton, paris, slow fashion, slow travel, sustainable fashion
Filed under Cycling, Move, Slow Travel

How to make work-life balance work

Friday, February 11th, 2011

Tags: Lifehacking, Personal Life, Slow Life, Slow Living, TED, work life balance
Filed under Think

Five ways to give to charity without spending money

Friday, February 11th, 2011

Tags: charity, Donate, Giving Blood
Filed under Think

How to form good habits

Monday, February 7th, 2011

Tags: Habitforge, Lifehacking, Lifehacks, Self-Improvement, wellbeing
Filed under Think

My Velo – Build your own bike

Thursday, January 6th, 2011

Tags: Bicycle, cycle chic, Cycle Style, Cycle To Work Scheme, cycling, My Velo, Slow Life
Filed under Cycling, Move

Could you live in a tiny house?

Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

Tags: Natural Papa, Slow architecture, Slow Life, Slow Living, Small house movement, Tiny House, Tumbleweed Tiny House Company
Filed under Slow Life, Think

Riverford vs Abel & Cole. The best organic delivery box scheme

Monday, January 3rd, 2011

Tags: Abel & Cole, food, organic, organic veggie box, Riverford, Slow Food, Slow Food London, Slow Food UK
Filed under Consume

Five of the best alternative social networks

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

Tags: Cycle Social, Facebook, internet, Junkmarket Style, Online Communities, Ravelry, Shoot, Social network, Social Networks, twitter, We Heart It
Filed under Discover

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