CORE PRINCIPLES

As a person of extremes, I either get ecstatically energised or morbidly demoralised the more I learn about a subject. Generally, when I I expose myself to environmental issues, it is the latter that dominates. But I plan to change this! Through Lightfoot Odyssey, I hope to find the individuals and communities, great and small, who are adapting to the challenges around environmental sustainability. I hope to come away with a compendium of sustainability best-practices that I can apply to my own life and can share with others. 

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WHAT I WILL DO​

1.  Research local environmental practices and innovations

2. Find out about people's attitudes to specific issues relating to sustainability

3. Share what I learn

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HOW I WILL DO THIS​

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• ​​Visit educational institutions to observe how they are adapting towards more sustainable practices and ‘greening’ their curricula

• Visit cultural spaces to observe their sustainability practices

• Meet entrepreneurs who are innovating sustainable products

• Visit waste facilities to observe the waste stream in flow

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• Ask local people/businesses questions on a range of sustainability issues, including:

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- What they consider to be the greatest sustainability challenge we face collectively

- To which areas of sustainability they feel they can most meaningfully respond

- How easy it is to minimise consuming disposable plastics in daily life

- If and how they are changing their diets in response to sustainability issues with food      production and distribution

- How easy it is to find locally-produced food and drink

- How easy it is to get free-range meat, eggs and dairy products

- How much meat and dairy people consider 'a sustainable amount'

- If food supply changes seasonally-  How changes to the climate are impacting people’s lives directly

- How easy it is to switch to low-carbon transportation (electric vehicles, cycling, walking)-

- How local flora and fauna have changed over the years

- What local sustainability initiatives they can point me towards

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• Talk to anyone and everyone about their relationship with the environment and their experiences with sustainability

• Share my experiences as much as I can on my website and social media 

 

IDEAS FOR DOWN THE LINE

• Visit schools/places of learning to talk about ultra-low-impact living/travelling

• Facilitate a travelling environmental film festival 

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