ECO HOMES AND GARDENS

Every home and garden can be an Eco Home and Garden.

Our aim is to help people adapt to a low carbon lifestyle. We offer free information on sustainable living skills. We also connect you with the best ecological products at the most economical prices.

Our goal as a not for profit social enterprise is to fund eco education in schools and communities with your help. Every time you buy online with our merchant links the commission we receive (typically 10% goes towards a project of your choice ... like a local community garden in Ireland). We hope this empowers you to become an active changemaker each time you shop for eco products.

"Let's change the world from our homes and gardens."

Big Green Smile are now offering free delivery to customers in Ireland on orders over €90 to your door anywhere on the island of Ireland in 2-5 days.

Special Offers - Summer 2012

Ecover cleaning products. Buy 3 for the price of 2.

Ecover washing up liquid 12 x 1 ltr = €2.58 each.

Beaming Baby biodegradable nappies - mini size = €5.02 per pack.

FYI: The majority of eco products available in health shops and supermarkets in Ireland are currently wholesaled from the UK and Europe. Our online shopping method is more eco friendly as goods will be delivered to you by courier vans using less fuel than the trucks used for wholesale deliveries to shops. Shopping online with us helps you reduce your carbon footprint (less driving to shops, 1ltr fuel = 2.3kg CO2) and saves you money (petrol and diesel pump prices continue to rise - even though they are producing more of the stuff than ever before !?). Savings of up to 40% can be made on current shop prices in Ireland. A Novel Idea for 2012 - Design your own eco hamper as a gift this year with your Eco Homes and Gardens order. We can all evolve to live in an Eco Home and Garden !

What does 'Eco' mean? The word eco comes from the Greek word 'oikos' which means 'home' ... Ecology is knowing the home ... Economy is running the home.

Our Eco TV, Films and Documentaries, Eco Magazine, DIY and Gardening sections offer free education. We work in partnership with businesses to promote products that are healthy for people and planet. Please support the businesses in Eco Directory in their efforts to bring eco products to the mainstream market. Also please support your local charity recycle shops.

Help spread the word of Eco Homes and Gardens educational initiative and 'Tell a Friend' by clicking on the icon above the Main Menu and sending a link via email, facebook, twitter, etc. "Go raibh maith agat". Thank You.

If you purchase from any of the businesses listed on Ethical Marketplace please mention that you were introduced to their product or service on Eco Homes and Gardens Ireland or email us and mention what you bought, and from whom, so that we can log how our service is benefitting each business. This way we can broker a commission, on your behalf, towards our Eco Schools Ireland project. Eco Homes and Gardens Ireland is YOUR engine for promoting ethical shopping in Ireland. The service makes you part of a community that will actively bring about positive change every time you shop consciously.

With your help we gift polytunnels, gardening equipment and micro renewable energy systems to schools. We also provide free organic gardening classes to children and adults.

Eco Directory

lists businesses, organisations and events in Ireland that are actively making a difference.

Organic Gardening Section

offers information on kitchen garden designs from container gardening to 1 acre in size. Organic vegetables are the healthiest. Get digging and enjoy some fresh air and exercise that rewards you with economical organic food.

Eco Kids

is an educational play area for children with lots of gardening fun and over 23,000 FREE arcade games.

Eco News

has news feeds from around the globe, updated daily.

How to/DIY

offers information on how to make and do things at home at a reduced cost.

ECO TV channel

features inspiring and educational documentaries and film that mainstream media often ignores. If, like us, you are fed up with the same old depressing 'bad news' then tune into ECO TV at least once a week for some positivity and inspiration. In developing our ECO TV channel we are challenging existing terrestrial/satellite channels to follow our example in promoting positive programmes. While being predominantly positive in nature we do not shirk from the reality we as human beings face if we choose to ignore the poisoning of our planet's ecosystems. So there are some hard hitting features in there too.

Buy Local Directory

is an evolving national directory of Eco business in Ireland. Includes local organic producers, farmers markets, restaurants, cafes and a section on Eco tourism operators.

Eco Homes and Gardens is an award winning social enterprise.