PLANT A GARDEN
It’ s remarkable how much good even the smallest patch of green space can do for the environment – growing your own veg means you can buy less that’ s been flown around the world, therefore lowering your carbon footprint and supporting local producers, and growing herbs and flowers will attract important pollinators like birds, bees and butterflies, who are disappearing fast due to the use of nasty pesticides and insecticides. If you don’ t have access to a patch of land, get involved with a community gardening like Roots to Growth in West Sussex( www. rootstogrowth. org. uk), or Windmill Community Gardens in Kent( www. windmillcommunitygardens. org) where you can learn to work with the land and embrace the natural growing cycles of the seasons. 107