Simple steps like recycling and composting your waste can benefit the environment. You can take your commitment further by reducing the amount of artificial chemicals in your home and garden. This can be achieved through using natural toiletries, textiles and building materials. If you use complementary health therapies, check if your therapist uses organic products.

In the garden, stop using weed-killers, refuse to use unsustainable peat and grow your own organic vegetables. Even if you don’t have room for a vegetable patch, tomatoes can be grown in a container and salad leaves in a window-box. Children can be encouraged to help with watering and caring for plants, which introduces them to thinking about where their food comes from and how it is grown.