About Sheherazade Goldsmith: Sheherazade Goldsmith is an English environmentalist, author, columnist and a jeweller.
It's quite amazing to me, as I walk around a supermarket or a health food shop, to observe the number of Fairtrade choices: not just staples such as coffee, tea, fresh fruits and rice, but cocoa and chocolate, herbs and spices, honey, ice cream, and ...
For many of us, Christmas lunch is the most special meal of the year - and I certainly want nothing but the very best for this celebration.
Open shelving may be fashionable, but a closed cabinet door is the best way to stop grease and dust collecting in the first place.
My daughter is a real migraine sufferer; the minute she has a handful of Haribo sweets, she gets a headache. There's a connection between what the liver can't break down with what goes on to trigger a headache. You just have to be aware.
The flavour of something fresh out of the ground is 10 times better than something that's been flown halfway across the world.
With approximately 75 per cent of our rubbish generated by packaging, a few simple steps - buying loose fruit and veg, choosing products with recyclable packaging, and avoiding individually wrapped portions - can have a big impact.
Over the years, the diamond industry has had a devastating impact in countries such as Sierra Leone, Angola and the Congo, where profits from the sale of diamonds have been used to fund brutal wars, with disastrous effects on local communities.
Consuming less means throwing away less, while reusing things actually helps to save the planet as well as the pennies.
Somehow, a scrubbed house spells a fresh start.
It is possible to do many household cleaning tasks by simply using ingredients from the store cupboard, which are also safer for the environment.
A long, hot bath is a real treat. But from a 'green' point of view, that's probably what it should be: an occasional treat.
Doing the eco-accessory thing doesn't have to mean giving up designer labels. In fact, quite the opposite.
Consuming less is the fastest way to eco-fashion redemption - particularly if your preference is for leather, not hemp.
There are a lot of irritating aspects about large supermarkets for the wannabe eco-warrior, but the one that gets most of us hottest under the collar is packaging.
When I'm in London, I get a veggie-box sent up every week, with the latest pickings.
My vegetable patch is my pride and joy.
If you really want to help make a difference while getting a true travel experience, consider a community-run trip.
Little children love bright, shiny things - and in my experience, most grown-up women aren't very different!
Pets inspire many different types of behaviour in their owners, mostly ranging from adoration to ridiculous obsessiveness, in my experience.
I love judging food by its smell and feel and taste. The healthiest tomato isn't always the perfect one that's been covered in pesticides.
