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1. 1. A Greenlife Christmas

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 28 November 2008 THE MEN's resident 'eco-dad' is dreaming of a Green Christmas as he tries to celebrate the festive season without harming the environment. Read Ben Hughes' latest colum in our GreenLife section.

2. 2. Eco dad: A pickle over eggs

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 01 August 2008 WITH the girls - as my chickens have affectionately become known in our house - safely installed in their henhouse, the first tenuous step on the Hughes family's path to self-sufficiency has been taken.

3. 3. Eco Dad: Swtiched on to green TV

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 03 March 2009 Has Ben fallen off the green wagon with his latest purchase - a shiny new High Definition television?

4. 4. Living the Green Life

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 24 September 2007 Follow the MEN's resident eco-warrior Ben Hughes as he lives the green life and see how you and your business can get involved in helping the environment.

5. 5. Taste of the Good Life

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 19 July 2008 GREEN fingered families are turning to the Good Life to combat the credit crunch. Allotments throughout Manchester now have waiting lists as more people try to grow their own food.

6. 6. Eco Dad: The perfect green gift

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 23 March 2009 Looking for a perfect pressie that doesn't cost the earth? Why not try growing your own tree?

7. 7. Eco Dad: Brewing blow

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 22 August 2008 ONE day I will be living in eco bliss, if all my schemes for self-sufficiency come off. But the road to a green-living haven is paved with potential pitfalls.

8. 8. Eco-dad: Cloves and chickens

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 06 February 2009 TWO of my chickens - Henrietta and Gem - seem to have been sent a little funny by the snow. Taking to laying their eggs in one of my bushes in the garden instead of in their coop.

9. 9. Eco Dad: My mushrooms

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 07 November 2008 NEWS this week for all those Doubting Thomases who feared for my sanity when I started on my chicken-rearing eco experiment.

10. 10. Eco Dad: Trouble's brewing

    Manchester Evening News, Friday 15 August 2008 I decided to do something that did not involve eggs or vegetables - make beer.

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