You can now buy your copy of the fabulousplaces.co.uk etc. magazine at the following fabulous places:
Online at fabulousplaces.co.uk
The Bottlekiln, West Hallam
Bluebells Dairy, Spondon
Studio 61, Holloway
Hassop Station, Bakewell
The Loaf, Crich
Alphabet Gift Shop, Mickleover
We will also be selling the magazine at the Derbyshire Food & Drink Festival at Hardwick Hall on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd May 2011.
The etc. magazine is a 2011 publication from fabulousplaces.co.uk with 74 pages of Derbyshire, food, places, days out, inspiration and makers.
Click here to purchase your copy online at fabulousplaces.co.uk now.
etc. magazine is brought to you by fabulousplaces.co.uk & thingswemake.wordpress.com
The fabulousplaces.co.uk Village Shop brings you a truly wonderful selection of products from producers and shops from Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. The snow may stop you getting to your local shop, but the Village Shop is open 24/7! Here’s a selection of products you can buy through the Village Shop.
Click here to visit the Village Shop.
I’ll be honest, before I launched fabulousplaces.co.uk in July 2008, I wasn’t the most environmentally conscious person, I bought free range eggs and recycled when I remembered to….shamefully, that was about it! Well, over the past year I’ve discovered a whole new passion for making small positive changes to my lifestyle. I’ve met some great people through the website who have shown me how easy it is and after a little effort on my part, I can honestly say I’m feeling pretty good about what I’ve done.
Here are some of the things I’ve been upto:
Electric cost gadget – my partner, David, won an online competition and we’re now the owners of a gadget that tells you how much you’re spending at any time. This has been quite an education! Little did I know how much it costs to boil the kettle and hoover the living room…it’s a gift and a curse, but life changing! lol
Bee boxes & bee friendly plant seeds- I’ve put two bee boxes in the garden and also planted some bee friendly seeds (see photo above).
Vegetables – I’m now the proud owner of a veggie patch (photo above). It was super easy to set up….apart from the two occasions when I found my dog, Toby, having a great time digging in it! I found some great eco chic gardening accessories at the bottlekiln and the alphabet gift shop.
Buying local – I love to visit farmers markets, they’re great for meats, cakes, bread and veggies. Also, you’ll find other local producers like chocolate, crafts and art. Click here for a list of Derbyshire’s farmers markets.
Also, I now check what I buy in the supermarket and buy items produced in the UK wherever possible.
Recycling – this is a no brainer…all councils provide recycling bins now, so we recycle everything we possibly can.
Bags – I have so many eco shopper bags and never use supermarket’s plastic till bags. I’m really pleased to see places like M&S charging for them…now if that’s not an incentive to take your own bag I don’t know what is!
I’ve made all sorts of other changes, but I thought I would share these with you as they were easy peasy changes and if you’re looking to make some…here are some to give you a good kick start! If you have any good tips, do leave them below! 
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