I know I'm not the greenest person on the planet, not by a long
way but I try my best! I do try to boil only the water I need for a
drink, turn lights off and turn the heating down!
My biggest inspiration was probably my grandmother. She had an
amazing garden that grew lots of fruit and vegetables. She had
several different types of plum trees, a pear trees, apple trees
and a damson tree too. In addition there was a huge strawberry
patch, other fruit bushes and lots of different vegetables. She
reused things, recycled wool into new jumpers, made jam and
pickles.
I realised how lucky I'd been growing up with access to all this
when I was living in inner city Manchester. I wanted my son to
experience at least some of the fun I'd had growing up with such an
amazing garden. I started growing vegetables in the front garden,
and was always being stopped by people walking past to ask what the
strange looking plants were. I found that growing Brussels sprouts
where everyone could see them was certainly a talking point.
I reuse and recycle things where possible. I like to walk and
cycle, and keep the car use to a minimum. Doing small things
can make a big difference. I like to encourage the other people to
do their bit too. I'm probably one of the few people in the country
who thinks we should probably have another wheelie bin if it means
we could recycle something else.
