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You just can’t beat the smell of damp soil after the rain, snapping pods to reveal a row of tiny green marble like vegetables, eating fruit picked from the trees whilst sun warmed and watching the butterflies and bees search for nectar amongst the lavender. Dad had a vegetable patch, a compost heap for uncooked veg peelings destined to be laid down and turned in the soil for next year’s plants, he designed a house with floor to ceiling glass panels (over 40 years ago) and benefitted from solar gain on cold sunny days. In the drought of 1976 water was saved via a concocted Heath Robinson style system into a converted T-chest for careful siphoning where needed. As a child I was much embarrassed when out walking with Dad with his wombling activities from rubbish others had thrown away, all to be utilised at a later date to mend a broken something or other – a recycling activity I too am now not adverse to participating in! Although I was fortunate enough to be brought up with the ethos of what is now defined as Sustainable living it has become an intrinsic part of my being and work - a lifestyle. To be sustainable is not simply a short term cost saving exercise but a complicated balance with our environment requiring an inner passion, commitment and responsibility for future generations.
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