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sunpuppy



Joined: 03 Mar 2005
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Location: Exeter, Devon
PostPosted: Wed Nov 09, 05 1:57 pm    Post subject: Women who've made a difference..... Reply with quote
    

Does anyone know of any women who have started up eco-businesses, or made changes to their personal lives in order to make a difference in helping the environment?

I'm planning an article for submission to a national women's magazine and would like to interview three women for it. The idea is to raise awareness of sustainability/green issues, and encourage people to make changes in their own lives.

Northern_Lad



Joined: 13 Dec 2004
Posts: 14210
Location: Somewhere
PostPosted: Wed Nov 09, 05 1:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Anita Rodick springs to mind: founder of The Body Shop

judith



Joined: 16 Dec 2004
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Location: Montgomeryshire
PostPosted: Wed Nov 09, 05 2:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Barbara Jones of Amazon Nails - the straw bale builders.

Blue Sky



Joined: 30 Jan 2005
Posts: 7658
Location: France
PostPosted: Wed Nov 09, 05 2:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Our very own "Judyofthewoods" has a very impressive site that you may find interesting.

https://www.judyofthewoods.com/

sunpuppy



Joined: 03 Mar 2005
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Location: Exeter, Devon
PostPosted: Wed Nov 09, 05 11:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Thanks for the suggestions - I'm not sure about Anita Roddick as I would like to feature less well known people ("the woman on the street", so to speak!) that readers can identify with.

Barbara Jones and JudyoftheWoods both sound like v. interesting people - I will contact them to find out more.

If anyone can think of other potential interviewees, that would be great.....

gil
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 10, 05 10:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

In your introduction, you might want to mention Lady Eve Balfour (1898 - 1990), one of the founders of the Soil Association, who conducted organic vs conventional trials on her own farm in Suffolk, and was the author of an influential book 'The Living Soil' (1943). Do a Google search on her for more info.

judith



Joined: 16 Dec 2004
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Location: Montgomeryshire
PostPosted: Thu Nov 10, 05 10:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Am I the only person who finds it a bit depressing that we can't think of anyone else?

judith



Joined: 16 Dec 2004
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Location: Montgomeryshire
PostPosted: Thu Nov 10, 05 10:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Come on we can do better than this. What about the woman who developed the peat-substitute compost based on bracken? I can't remember her name, but I'm working on it.

judith



Joined: 16 Dec 2004
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Location: Montgomeryshire
PostPosted: Thu Nov 10, 05 10:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Judith wrote:
Come on we can do better than this. What about the woman who developed the peat-substitute compost based on bracken? I can't remember her name, but I'm working on it.


Jane Barker - and the compost is called Lakeland Gold. She is based up near Penrith.

mochyn



Joined: 21 Dec 2004
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Location: mid-Wales
PostPosted: Thu Nov 10, 05 10:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

There's a potato called Lady Balfour...

ele



Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Posts: 814
Location: Derby
PostPosted: Thu Nov 10, 05 10:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

What about a woman from the HDRA (Garden Organic) Jackie Gear was one of the founders and the new chief executive is Dr Susan Kay-Williams.

tahir



Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45676
Location: Essex
PostPosted: Thu Nov 10, 05 3:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

This is shocking, I've been trying to think of some but my brains a blank

tahir



Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Essex
PostPosted: Thu Nov 10, 05 3:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

What about the mooncup, that's a lady isn't it?

Jekka McVicar?

The lady at Prada?

sean
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Location: North Devon
PostPosted: Thu Nov 10, 05 3:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Kimberley Quinn. Probably not the right sort of difference.

tahir



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PostPosted: Thu Nov 10, 05 3:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Cherie Blair?

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