Are you feeling a little lost this festive season and want to know how you can use the Home Front Solutions to a guide you through the Christmas period a little happier, healthier and greener? Well you are in luck, here is a list of ideas that I’ve got up to before for you to do just that:

5: No single use plastics – Buy Lush for gifts – Make a sweetie jar from Zero Waste shops

7. No Food Waste – Use your roast carcasses to make a stock – Turn left over cheese and ham into yummy omelettes

9: Eat In Season and Local – Try roasted chestnuts

10: Grow as much as possible – Give seeds for gifts

14: Buy Secondhand – Secondhand books for gifts

15: Read as much as you can – Christmas on the Home Front by Mike Brown – A Wartime Christmas by Marie and Andrew Hubert

18: Choose radio over TV – Listen to Christmas Recycled on BBC Sounds to get you into the eco festive season

21: Have a sense of purpose – Use Home Front Solutions as a Christmas guide

25: Appreciate the small things – Find local free Christmas events near you like lantern parades or light switch on’s to get you into the Christmas mood

27: Embrace Ingenuity – Try smokey carrot “sausage” rolls – Use newspaper as wrapping paper

39: Live in Season – Visit a Christmas market

43: Get involved in the bigger picture – Donate to food banks

57: Recycle everything you can – How to Eat Your Christmas Tree by Julia Georgallis

62: Make Handmade Gifts – Homemade Mulled Syrup – Three Ingredient Dog Treats

I’ll add more to the list each Christmas period and add links to any with corresponding blogs.

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