The end of the school year brings with it a whole range of emotions, not to mention a range of gifts for the teachers and teaching assistants. But do we ever stop to think about the environmental cost of those gifts? I used to be a teaching assistant in a primary school. When I was starting to go zero-waste, the end of the school year posed particular problems. Many of the gifts were plastic or plastic-wrapped, and were things I was trying to cut out of my life. But on the flip side they were also a heart-felt, so I respectfully took them and usually donated them to the charity shops. But when I started Embers and Ink, it got...
The recent world events of the global pandemic may seem to have thrown a spanner in the works for any celebrations such as birthdays, weddings, anniversaries and more. In this current situation it is of upmost importance that we protect ourselves and each other by keeping a safe distance, covering our faces and following the rules for the maximum number of people allowed at a gathering. But it doesn't mean we can't celebrate at all! Here are four suggestions for those of you who are celebrating something during the pandemic: Firstly, keep your sense of humour (if the situation allows). Birthdays, Weddings, Anniversaries, Bar and Bat Mitzvah's etc are perfect examples. (Funerals, not so much. So pick your approach carefully!)...
Embers and Ink has now partnered with Ecologi to help fight the climate crisis! For a long time I've been looking for new and improved ways to make Embers and Ink's imapct on the world a more positive one. As you know, for a while I have been plastic-free as a business. But I wanted to do more! Then I found Ecologi! Ecologi are an environmental organisation that funds projects to help individuals and businesses become climate positive. They facilitate the funding of carbon offset projects and tree planting around the world, and their mission is to remove 50% of global CO2 emissions by 2040 and plant billions of trees each year. (Image credit Ecologi and Eden Reforestation Projects). Sounds...
