Sally forth with seasonal feasts
This month, whilst the freshest, crunchiest, fruitiest, deliciousest, localest produce is in abundance, we challenge you to hold a seasonal feast. Find a friend with an allotment or a neighbour growing...
View ArticleGet a hobby
This month, we’re challenging you to make the most of your spare time, hone your hobbies, lend someone else a hand or try yours at a new skill. Is this a sustainable action? Well it’s a little two...
View ArticleOde to the lollipops
School crossing patrol officers didn’t feature heavily in my childhood, or I don’t remember them if they did. But now I love them. These ladies and gentlemen of the lollipop are beacons of florescent...
View ArticlePlastic Fantastic
Ever mindful of the thousands of bits of brightly coloured plastic, created so quickly from oil that took millions of years to form, and the thousands of years they will take to degrade, it was...
View ArticleBook Review- Concrete Garden Projects
Timber Press got in touch and asked if they could send over some books for us to review. Timber Press is an international publisher of books about gardening, ornamental and edible plants, garden...
View ArticlePiece of Meat
Update: We’ve been in touch with the Vegan Society who assured us that they “have values which avoid the exploitation of human animals, alongside our vegan values” and had nothing to do with this...
View ArticleIn a pickle
Now that the franticness of the growing season is over, it’s time to sit back and admire the winter store cupboard. This year I have been a preserving powerhouse. It’s taken perseverance and there have...
View ArticleHow to get a job you love (and that loves you)
We’ve been doing a lot of hiring at Otesha recently, so we’ve pulled together our collective wisdom to bring you a few tips for getting a job you love in an organisation that will love you back. You’re...
View ArticleTrusty trustees
Since leaving the Otesha staff team in 2012, I’ve been on the board of trustees. So far it’s been pretty good: I’ve kept in touch with my Otesha friends; still had a say in the development of the...
View ArticleNew chair for Otesha
Otesha needs a new chair of our board of trustees, to take on the challenge of leading a non-hierarchical organisation. We’re looking for a chair with excellent facilitation skills, who’s into making...
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