I was brought up in a small village in Cornwall and moved to London for work. Although I appreciate some aspects of London living very much, I miss the country. I have a small vegetable patch, make elderflower champagne, slow gin, pickles, occasionally bread, etc. I do crafts. I like walking and cycling. I am interested in gardening for wildlife, particularly for insects (too many cats to want to encourage birds). I am trying to be green. If we are to have a sustainable future we need to make cities become sustainable, healthy, interconnected communities. The carbon footprint of individual city dwellers is lower than those of country dwellers. Average US city dwellers' carbon footprint is 14% smaller than the average for country and city dwellers combined. New Yorkers produce just 30% of the emissions of the average US resident. (New Scientist 6 November 2010)
I hope this blog will encourage me to do things that are on my to-do list; that it will connect me with others doing the same things with similar ideas, so we can encourage each other and help each other.
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