Green fields at Glastonbury Festival

Posted on 29 June 2008

At Glastonbury Festival, The Green Fields provide an environmentally friendly guide to life.

A number of entrances to the fields exist, but many will come along the old train track. Decorated by caEcoPodmpaigners, the old track contains a number of climate inspired messages. ‘Did you know if all the bees died, life on earth would cease to exist after 60 years’, ‘Walk your kids to school’.

This year the Green Fields are showcasing a couple of low impact homes. Practical tips on how you canPermaculture house insulate your walls with sheep wool, build with green timber and make but use of your natural environment.

Despite all this greeness, the festival motto ‘Love the farm, leave no trace’ has clearly not struck a chord with some.

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This post was written by:

Gareth - who has written 17 posts on Green Guys Global.

Gareth is an active Environmentalist with a background in Environmental Science and International Development. Gareth frequently raises funds for the charity WaterAid, by participating in extreme events, like trekking to Everest Base Camp and surviving in the arctic. As the Green Festival Man, he annually demonstrates practical ways to reduce your carbon footprint at music festivals, and lives by the mantra 'Be the change you want to see in the world'

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