A VERY warm welcome to the Green Guide 2012.
I am thrilled to have the opportunity to edit the fifth edition of the Green Guide, brought to you by the Olive Press.
In times of continuing recession, it is a worrying truth that caring for our planet is one of the first things sacrificed by those suffering financial difficulty.
Green businesses throughout Andalucia are feeling the strain as their clients, although eco-conscious, are forced to go for options which might be cheaper in price – but environmentally-speaking can cost the planet dear.
This year’s Green Guide is about helping you make little changes towards becoming more green, and keeping the cogs of those all-important green businesses turning.
Because we all must play a part in securing a better future.
Not only has the Green Guide proved that shopping at your local Spanish greengrocers is greener and will save you money, but our guide to carbon offsetting will help you decide how best to counterbalance your carbon footprint – without getting conned.
A quick read of our recycling feature explains how simply choosing the right bin can make life easier for those doing their utmost to ensure your rubbish does not end up spending the next hundred years in landfill.
And finally, we hope the various speakers already living low-impact lifestyles, be it biofertilizer pioneer Eugenio Gra, herbal expert Sue Rodgers or the ground-breaking team at Sunseed, will inspire you to make those little changes to ensure your lives are a little bit more sustainable.
Things are changing… slowly.
Go on, have a read and discover what you can do to contribute to this vital change to our planet.
Yours, Eloise Horsfield
