Day 2...

not much to report today....milk bottles are being saved for our fancy shed planting idea...more to follow! (see Gardeners World this month!)

Had a meeting with a chap today about loyalty cards that promote local buying...the idea is if you buy local you get a rebate....I wanted to add the option of rewarding sustainable products and services...I think its going to be a tough sell, but just imagine if you could give someone points for buying organic, using the bus or recycling....then you redeem those points and can get money off or prizes...the sustainability reward card concept isn't new and they've been running something similar in Holland for a while...(see http://www.nuspaarpas.nl/www_en/html/info.htm) I think we've got to be innovative if we're going to change consumption patterns...hopefully we'll be able to find a town who's keen to pilot it and personalities brave enough to champion the concept...we'll do our best!