Waterloo Farm: a self-sufficient blog

Here in the UK it is the start of Energy Saving Week running from the 20th to the 26th October. Energy Saving Week is organised by the Energy Saving Trust and the aim is to focus householders attention on ways to save energy and reduce their carbon footprint.

One of the tools to promote energy saving is the energy saving clock. (I think it looks a bit like ‘Dusty Bin’!) The ‘clock’ shows energy saving actions that can take minutes to do yet still save energy. It’s well worth having a go just to see how cross eyed you can make it!

So, what can you do to save money and the planet today?

As you know part of our goal moving to Waterloo Farm is to try live a bit more ‘green’, or to be trendy, a more eco lifestyle.

To help achieve this we are proud to support ‘Nigel’s Eco Store‘, and can I hasten to add this is not a website that I knocked up earlier! (I also have more hair…well a little more anyway! )

Nigel’s store has a great product range, and makes it easier to find everyday items which have been designed with the planet specifically in mind. From out in the garden to inside the house, to tasty treats and things you can wear, Nigel’s Eco Store appears to have it all. One item we use and would love to draw your attention to is a pair of balls!

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We have a great opportunity, as we are likely to have to replace the existing oil fired boiler, to install a renewable energy source to heat the Farm and its hotwater. However the options are not cheap! Even assuming they will pay back over a period of time, not something you even consider when buying fossil fuel boilers, they do require a size-able chunk of cash up front.

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