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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. 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.

4. 4. 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.

5. 5. 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.

6. 6. 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.

7. 7. Eco Dad: Chickens out in the cold

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 28 October 2008 How can Ben keep his hen house warm this winter? Contact him with your advice.

8. 8. ECODAD: To heat or not to heat?

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 06 October 2008 I'VE been putting this off as long as I can but it's time to put the dreaded central heating back on.

9. 9. Eco Dad: Heating up the hen house

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 31 October 2008 WELL, thanks to the many emails I've received from around the world regarding last week's column, my chickens are set for a warm winter.

10. 10. Eco Dad: Savings on my 'current' account

    Manchester Evening News, Friday 14 November 2008 I'M writing this week's eco bulletin from the comfort of my home as I'm taking a well-deserved week off. But living the eco life and relaxing from work doesn't stop my wife leaving me long lists of jobs to do around the house while she's out.

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