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02Jul 2020 by smallchanges No Comments

Plastic-Free July: Reduce, Reuse, Relove!

Eco-Friendly

Plastic-Free July 2020 There's no contesting that reusing is the best option to reduce waste, especially when it comes to reducing plastic. In this post we'll highlight some of the ways we can help you to reuse. Although we are a shop and we do sell reusable items, we'd prefer if you bought less and reused what you already have - crazy business acumen altogether, we know. (more…)

23Mar 2020 by smallchanges No Comments

Things To Do While Social Distancing 1: GROW.

Things To Do At Home

Things To Do While Social Distancing 1. So, most of us realise by now that Corvid-19 is a very real threat to the people we love. This is our world for the next while now. In order to protect ourselves and others we need to practice safe social distancing. When you *need* to leave the house to go to work or to buy essentials, keep your hands clean, keep them off your face, and keep a safe distance of 2 metres from others. This is all extremely necessary but it's also extremely morbid if it's all you're thinking about. So it's good to practice and plan wholesome and healthy activities to keep you physically and mentally strong. Over the next while your friendly local wholefoods store will be…

21Aug 2019 by smallchanges No Comments

Vegan Aubergine & Chickpea Curry

Recipes

I always end up with an unused aubergine and a rogue pepper in my fridge. They usually end up in a roasting dish but as I had a can of coconut milk waiting in the press for months it was as good a time as any to experiment. This dish is really comforting and a great way to use up whatever veggies you have leftover. Vegan Aubergine & Chickpea Curry A creamy curry for using up veg you have in the fridge! 1 tbsp coconut oil1 medium onion (diced)2 cloves garlic (diced)1 medium aubergine (chunky cubes)Spices 2 tbsp curry powder (hot or mild depending on preference)1 tbsp cumin1 tsp coriander flakes2 tsp chili powder (optional)Rest of the veggies1 cup potatoes (small cubes)1 large sweet potato (small cubes)1 large ramiro pepper…

18Apr 2019 by smallchanges No Comments

Shapeshifters NCBI | Meet Our Neighbour

Meet Our Neighbour

Shapeshifters NCBI | Meet Our Neighbour Peadar has been training hard with the Iona Resource Centre for the past few weeks for something very special (and physically intensive!) coming up in May. Shapeshifters NCBI supports people with a visual impairment to reach their full potential while having a lot of fun along the way. I spoke to James Flanagan from the NCBI to learn more about our Drumcondra neighbours and just what Peadar has been up to in his role as ‘Team Captain’... (more…)

08Apr 2019 by smallchanges No Comments

ChildVision | Meet Our Neighbour

Meet Our Neighbour

Childvision | Meet Our Neighbour Earlier in March Peadar was invited along to ChildVision to chat to young people about sustainability as part of the campus Green Awareness Week. Peadar was blown away by the work being done by both the students/service users, and staff. So, I popped down a couple of weeks later to meet everybody too! Read about what ChildVison do and what I got up to on my tour of the campus. (more…)