Environmentally-friendly screen printers

Clothing, paper, shopping bags – ECO-MERCH print on all sorts of eco-friendly materials, right here in Brum…

Local Exchange and Trading Scheme (LETS)

BrumLETS uses an alternative currency (“hearts”) to trade goods and services between its members. Here’s the info from their home page…

Buy Recycled Paper

From Birmingham Friends of the Earth: how to buy REAL recycled paper, and a price list for buying stationery from their shop at 54 Allison Street, Digbeth B5, which is open 10am-5pm Monday to Saturday Tel:0121 632 6909…

Give away stuff you don’t need

Freecycle is a large e-mail group where you can tell people about stuff you want to give away. Anyone interested will contact you and if the item sounds right they will come to your house to collect it, by arrangement…

Trailer Bikes

Can you recommend a product or do you have one to sell? Can you share your experiences of using one?

River Nene organic vegetables home delivery 0845 078 6868

If you also offer organic vegetables or can recommend a place to buy them, GreeninBrum would love to hear from you.

What’s your business doing for the environment?

News from the Ministry of Defence and the Ramada Hotel – your business or organisation may be doing much more than this, so please let us know…

Historic Herbs

Historic Herbs grows herb plants in Staffordshire and sells them, among other places at farmers’ markets in Birmingham.

Winterbourne Botanic Garden

The University of Birmingham’s Botanic Garden: “an English country garden in an unexpected garden” (58 Edgbaston Park Road to be precise). Open Mon-Fri 12-3.30 (longer in summer) and summer Sunday afternoons, at £3 a ticket it’s well worth a visit. Special events listed below. “Explore, enjoy, unwind.”…

What’s wrong with the Birmingham Cycling Strategy?

A guest opinion page from John Newson …