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Ten Top Environmental Tips…

… to save the planet, save your (non-denominational) soul and save money.

Today’s top 10 are from Gordon Hook

1. Develop a love of the planet – some may prefer “cherish” or “respect” for the soil, air, lakes rivers and seas.

2. Carry out meaningful acts of cherishing, which can be anything from improving individual home recycling to picking up litter in the vicinity of your own home or business to getting an allotment.

3. Explore the world of renewable energy campaign with a passion against Nuclear Power.

4. Put a brick in the WC.

5. Promote localism and ownership, and that can mean locally grown food or locally generated renewable energy.

6. Communities should take responsibility for themselves – a community can be a family or household, it can be a group of families or an estate or cul de sac or school, the possibilities are ( almost) endless.

7. Go on educating ourselves irrespective of age.

8. Keep finding out. Two valuable recent reads which I can strongly advocate have been “Soil and Soul” by Alastair McIntosh and Rob Hopkins “The Transition Handbook”. There are of course no end of excellent environmental reads available, perhaps another issue for PRSD to take up would be “My Favourite Enviro Read?” Geoffery Lean is always well worth following.

9. Join others in groups for mutual support. It can be FoE/Greenpeace/WWF/ local or national organisation/ Transition Town Movement

10. Pledge to have at least one completely car free day not just once a year, but dare I suggest once a week?

Gordon Hook is a councillor on Teignbridge District Council, where he is the Portfolio Holder for the Environment and also on Devon County Council, where he is Climate Change and Bio -Diversity Champion. Gordon represents Buckland and Milber on Teignbridge and Newton Abbot South on Devon Council. Newton Abbot South is the District Ward plus College Ward. Gordon graduated from Loughborough and Sussex Univ. He taught for many years and has also run his own business. He is now a full-time community politician and welcomes contact with and comment from his constituents.

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Riverford goes to town

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The field kitchen at Riverford HQ

Organic food could be showing its colours in the ‘hood, if plans for new social enterprises from Riverford come off.

“Neigbourhood restaurants” are the new idea from the Riverford man Guy Watson. The plan, called “Riverford-goes-to-town” that would take seasonal and affordable organic food to the people.

It would be based on the Field Kitchen canteen style restaurant at the Riverford base where food goes from the field to the plate within 24 hours.

He told the Western Morning News: “”They would be the sorts of places you would go, not when you are looking for a really fancy night out, but when for whatever reason you can’t be bothered to cook.
“”You can go and eat reasonably affordably and see the connection with the food and the kitchen.

According to the paper, Mr Watson said he wanted Riverford restaurants to focus on the community, run by local people and supporting those in the area.

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