It's Not Easy Being Green by Dick Strawbridge

It's Not Easy Being Green by Dick Strawbridge

Are you aware of your 'eco-footprint'? Dick Strawbridge and his family decided that they needed to reduce theirs - this meant reducing the amount of land, water and other natural resources required to support their lifestyle. To accompany the BBC2 TV series, this book chronicles the Strawbridge family's journey from a perfectly normal life and house in the Midlands to a self-sufficient environmentally friendly dream home in the West Country. Written by the flamboyant, mustachioed, eccentric presenter, Dick 'the Colonel' Strawbridge, this book is an inspiration to people thinking of becoming eco-friendly - or even just a bit greener. While attractively designed, with specially commissioned color photos and screen grabs, it will also be full of practical advice, with essential addresses and contact details at the end.

Dick Strawbridge, a retired lieutenant colonel and former army engineer, has always been fascinated by how things work. His desire to lead a greener life led him to put his practical and leadership skills to use in converting New House Farm in Cornwall into an ecologically friendly, but completely modern, place to live. The family's journey to a sustainable, self-sufficient lifestyle was documented in the BBC series It's Not Easy Being Green, which ran for three seasons. Dick cowrote the previous edition with his son, and is also the author of It's Not Easy Being Green (BBC Books, 2009). His most recent TV project is the BBC series Escape to the Chateau (March 2018), now in its fifth season, which has been renewed for another season in 2019.

James Strawbridge, Dick's son, has inherited his father's enthusiasm for inventing and DIY, and cohosted It's Not Easy Being Green. After cowriting the previous edition of Self-Sufficiency for the 21st Century and It's Not Easy Being Green, James and his father hosted other popular series, including The Hungry Sailors (ITV 2012, 2013) and Saturday Farm (ITV 2013). James has also cowritten a series of books on artisan crafts, preserving food, and traditional skills: Made at Home (Octopus, 2012). He currently lives in Cornwall.

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ISBN 13	9780563493464
ISBN 10	0563493461
Title	It's Not Easy Being Green
Author	Dick Strawbridge
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Ebury Publishing
Year published	2006-04-13
Number of pages	240
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