The latest installment in a series of blogs on shopping locally, avoiding the supermarkets and fumbled attempts at self-sufficiency.

The latest exploits of one Suma Member who is on a mission to shop more ethically

One Suma Member takes on the challenge of going completely supermarket-free for six months. Just how easy is it to be an ethical, local shopper?

Find out what we are up to this Fairtrade Fortnight and how you can get involved too!

Suma recently attended the annual Future Coops conference, where a theme under discussion was the power of UK Banks. If you, like many of us, are sick of the behaviour of the large banks, then a new resource can help you move your money to a cooperative bank, your local credit union or building society.

Last week, celebrations on the south bank of the Thames marked the inaugural visit of Greenpeace’s new campaigning ship to the UK, and the 40th anniversary of the birth of Greenpeace.