Downshifting
Author: Tracey Smith, Recent Media
Tracey Smith has sent us details of this event. She describes her activities "I promoted simple, green living and leaving as light a carbon-footprint as I can. I used public transport, Shanks' pony and car sharing to get me to my destinations and, if I physically couldn't get somewhere, I used another method to communicate my point!" Their website is at www.downshiftingweek.com; visit this and be inspired!
National Downsizing Week's slow down top tips were targeted at Individuals, Companies, Children and include
Cut up a credit card "Learning to live within our means is key to downshifting and positively embracing living with less is better still."
Plant something in the garden you can cultivate and eat "Grow a few tomatoes or chillies on a windowsill if you have no garden; pesticide-free produce tastes amazing. It also breaks the myth that all food comes from supermarkets!"
Contact local food producers and rethink your vending machines at work. "Low mileage food and drinks and Fair Trade and Organic treats in the workplace ... whatever next!"
Book a half-day off work to spend with someone you love, no DIY allowed. "How can we have "quality time" with great people, if we spend so much of it chasing money? Money can't buy you time."
Go to the website www.Downshifting Week.com and read the e-book "Slow Down and Green Up" here. Another website worth investigating if you are interested in the benefits of going slow;www.inpraiseofslow.com
