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THIS MONTH in Bath

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Every economic cloud has a green lining…

“It’s not that easy being green”, as a small towelling frog once sang. Unlike Kermit, who didn’t have much choice in the matter, most of us are rather half-hearted in our greenness; we’ll recycle, but we won’t cycle (what, in this weather?); we’ll turn off the TV standby button, but draw the line at installing those low-energy light bulbs that make the house look like a supermarket toilet. And so on.

However, as Caroline Harris, points out in her regular column, sometimes we’re verdant through necessity – especially in an uncertain economic climate. Reining in excessive spending means less waste. Fewer of us are moving home, so we’re not buying so many new white goods or ripping out perfectly serviceable kitchens. Long-haul jaunts to the Maldives are being replaced by trips to Devon; gas-guzzling FWDs suddenly seem less appealing than economical runarounds. Perhaps the recession will turn out to be the best news the planet’s had for ages.

Short of not printing this issue at all, and falling back on the oral tradition, we’ve gone as green as we can, from our 20-point-plan for being an eco-friendlier Bathonian to a preview of the organic food festival.

We also speak to Jamie Oliver, who tells us of his hopes for the Bath branch of Jamie’s Italian, along with why he’s increasingly keen on growing his own and how he plans to get the whole country cooking healthily.

Just like the frog also said, “being green can be cool and friendly-like”...

Deri

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Also in this issue:

• Exclusive interview

with Jamie Oliver

• Green up your act

– our 20-point plan

• Building an eco home

in the Cotswolds

• The Organic Food Festival

• WIN a copy of the Big Earth Book by Alasdair Sawday

• WIN a copy of the Riverford Fram Cookbook

• Cooking the autumn harvest

• Test-driving a green machine