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sunpuppy

Joined: 03 Mar 2005
Posts: 169
Location: Exeter, Devon

Posted: Wed Nov 09, 05 1:57 pm Post subject: Women who've made a difference.....

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

Posted: Wed Nov 09, 05 1:59 pm Post subject:
Anita Rodick springs to mind: founder of The Body Shop

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 22789
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Wed Nov 09, 05 2:01 pm Post subject:
Barbara Jones of Amazon Nails - the straw bale builders.

Blue Sky

Joined: 30 Jan 2005
Posts: 7658
Location: France

Posted: Wed Nov 09, 05 2:03 pm Post subject:
Our very own "Judyofthewoods" has a very impressive site that you may find interesting. https://www.judyofthewoods.com/

sunpuppy

Joined: 03 Mar 2005
Posts: 169
Location: Exeter, Devon

Posted: Wed Nov 09, 05 11:01 pm Post subject:
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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Joined: 08 Jun 2005
Posts: 18415

Posted: Thu Nov 10, 05 10:02 am Post subject:
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
Posts: 22789
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Thu Nov 10, 05 10:04 am Post subject:
Am I the only person who finds it a bit depressing that we can't think of anyone else?

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 22789
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Thu Nov 10, 05 10:06 am Post subject:
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
Posts: 22789
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Thu Nov 10, 05 10:25 am Post subject:

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
Posts: 24585
Location: mid-Wales

Posted: Thu Nov 10, 05 10:31 am Post subject:
There's a potato called Lady Balfour...

ele

Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Posts: 814
Location: Derby

Posted: Thu Nov 10, 05 10:33 am Post subject:
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: 45674
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Nov 10, 05 3:14 pm Post subject:
This is shocking, I've been trying to think of some but my brains a blank

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45674
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Nov 10, 05 3:15 pm Post subject:
What about the mooncup, that's a lady isn't it? Jekka McVicar? The lady at Prada?

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 42219
Location: North Devon

Posted: Thu Nov 10, 05 3:17 pm Post subject:
Kimberley Quinn. Probably not the right sort of difference.

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45674
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Nov 10, 05 3:17 pm Post subject:
Cherie Blair?

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