The Eco Directory

helping you to make simple changes for a greener life!

Make a difference this summer May 14, 2008

Get an allotment: get fit from all that digging and bring home some fresh organic fruit and veg:

www.allotment.org.uk

Join a green gym: Fed up with the stuffy gym? Get fit by doing regular outdoor work from fixing walls to clearing paths. And it’s free!

www.btcv.org/greengym

Green golf: go to a golf course which is involved in a conservation project as most golf courses tend to be environmentally damaging. Further info at:

www.bestcourseforgolf.org

Sail away..: instead of leaving a huge carbon footprint by taking a break abroad, why not try sailing around the UK (well it is wind-powered after all!)

www.uksa.org

Go Foraging: take the kids out (or the in-laws) foraging for free organic food growing in our woods, hills and hedgerows. Think of all those blackberries, mushrooms and hazelnuts you could be gathering…

www.wildmanwildfood.co.uk

www.countrylovers.co.uk/wfs

www.bushcraft-magazine.co.uk

And finally…..

Eco love: as the weather is warming up and romance is in the air, find your perfect environmentally-aware soulmate at the green dating agency, Natural Friends. Finally, finding someone who doesn’t leave all the lights on and can natter to you about climate change! ;o)

www.natural-friends.com

 

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