Dorset’s Green Book and Directory is the essential reference guide to Dorset’s Environmentally Friendly, Fair Trade, Free Range, Natural, Organic and Recycled projects, products and services.
Dorset’s Green Book and Directory is a new annual publication, A5 size, half colour, half black and white, which is packed with articles and information about ‘green’, recycled, environmentally friendly, natural and organic projects, products and services in the Dorset area.
The first half of the book is divided into two sections – the first with articles about all things green and the second includes features on an array of complementary therapies.
The ‘green’ articles include Dorset’s eco-friendly Artists and Craftspeople, For Baby, Ecology – What is Ecological Intelligence by Dr Paul Stevens at Bournemouth University, Energy – hydropower, woodfuel and more, Why Fairtrade?, Finance – Credit Unions and LETS (Local Exchange Trading Schemes), Food – information about vegetables boxes, Friends of the Earth Green Living Tips, Gardening – Community Champions and ’Edible Gardens’, a Green Score Card, plus Homes – Straw Bale Homes by Rob Buckley of the Dorset Centre for Rural Skills, Nature – Common Ground Environment Charity and Free From Plastic Bags, Recycling – Furniture Re-Use Network and Recycle 4 Free, Organic Skincare by Diane Biggs of Goodbodies in Westbourne, and Transport – vegetable oil bio-diesel, and information about Dorset Cyclists’ Network.
Dorset’s Green Book also contains information about Permaculture, Farmers’ Markets, the Wessex Organic Movement and much, much more.
The Directory is an A-Z of Dorset’s towns: Abbotsbury, Beaminster, Blandford, Bournemouth, Bridport, Christchurch, Dorchester, Ferndown, Lyme Regis, Poole, Shaftesbury, Sherborne, Sturminster Newton, Swanage, Verwood, Wareham, West Moors, Westbourne, Weymouth, Wimborne and ‘Dorset Countywide’.
The subdivisions include: Accommodation, Allotments, Architects, Artists and Craftspeople, Burials, Car Boot Sales, Charity Shops, Cleaning Products, Clothing, Fairtrade Shops, Food and Drink, Health and Beauty, Libraries, Places to Visit, Recycling Facilities, Shoe Repairers, Skincare, Stationery, Workshops, Yurts and many others.
The book has 132 pages and costs £5.99. (There are lots of special offers and discounts inside so you should be able to recoup the cost of the book).
Dorset’s Green Book and Directory is available from local book shops, tourist information centres, Dorset Libraries, Farm Shops, Fairtrade shops, Health Food Shops, some Health Clinics, rural food stores and other relevant shops and businesses in the Dorset area. The book is also available direct from www.southcoastbooks.com.
To order a copy or to find out where you can buy a book in Dorset email: info@southcoastbooks.com
If you would like a free listing or to advertise in the 2009/2010 edition email the above address or if you would like a mention on this blog, please post a comment or email the above address.
Many thanks
Debbie Cowan – Editor
Dorset’s Green Book and Directory
