Overview

This was a blog I set up some years ago when I was working on a book called "Accidental Green". The idea was to gather up stories of people who were green not through intent but accidentally. I got some way in but then other projects took over and it remains unfinished. I interviewed a few people as part of the project. I recall the story of a high flying chap who was making lots of cash and working hard. One day he came of his mountain bike and broke his back. Shock gave way to a long road to recovery. When he found himself better enough to work he realised that he didn't want to return to his old life. Instead he took a low paid job as a gardener for an ecologically focused charity. He reported less outward signs of success but much more joy. His life was shook up and something new, wonderful and unexpected fell out. As we chatted he potted seeds in a sun lit greenhouse and he took me on a walk through the forest to see the badger set he was watching over. He was connected to nature and it was doing him good.

Another story of a friend whom I met during my  train journey to work. She wasn't taking the train because it was more environmentally sound but because she could read, meet new friends and enjoy the world as it flashed by.

The idea of the book was to show that being environmentally friendly isn't about lack or sacrifice and that people find sometimes find ways to be green just by re-evaluating what they want from their day to day life.

I may get around to editing extracts from the unfinished book and putting them here. Please feel free to post words of encouragement as I always find it easier to do things when I know there is a yearning for them.

The most immediate reason for looking again at this blog is that I find myself researching artists and movers and shakers who are interested in climate change. I need a spot to post links to. Rather than keep my findings to myself I thought I'd post them for others to explore if they wish.

Images: Pen and Ink Created as part of "Outside My Tiny Frame of Referance" by Beth Barlow