Your guide to sustainable outdoor entertaining and barbecues

We have the recipe for sustainable swaps when it comes to alfresco dining and hosting this summer

Mother Nature doesn’t have to be rudely slapped in the face every summer. Take a greener approach to outdoor entertaining. File picture

I know, I drone on like a sun-drunk bumblebee bouncing off a kitchen window every May about Earth-friendly behaviour on the patio. Still, there are so many ways to make just a slightly better decision when relaxing, eating and entertaining outdoors. Let’s face it, we’re out there to be with Mother Nature, so let’s respect the exhausted old gal — she’s under a lot of pressure.

All hard landscaping and/or decking