LISMORE TIDY TOWNS Lots of activity in Lismore
Great to see some new business activity on Main Street with the opening of Vinilos Bakery. This business is also involved with neighbour food where people can buy the best of local produce online direct from the local farmer and food producers and collect their order locally at the bakery on a Thursday evening. The mission of neighbour food is to ‘bring the best produce to your table, support our incredible local food producers and build a community around delicious food’.
Out Of The Closet second hand and vintage clothes shop is moving into the old Mari Mina Gift Shop premises and good to see the lower front façade of the building has been painted in preparation for reopening once the Government gives the go ahead. A bridal wear shop is also due to open once restrictions are lifted. Good look to all of the people who are developing all of the above businesses.
Beautiful Spring weather recently made the job of outdoor work a lot more pleasant. The flood ditch at Ballyrafter/ Vee Road has had work carried out in preparation for wildflower planting. All of the heritage signs have been washed, beds at Castle Court and South Mall have been weeded. Thanks to all those involved and to people who are keeping an eye on litter in their own areas.
ECO TIP OF THE WEEK
We hear a lot of talk about sustainable development and sustainable communities but do we know what sustainability is? For those who don’t the following is a simple definition, “sustainability means meeting our own needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. In addition to natural resources we need social and economic ones.’’ It has been suggested that there are three pillars of sustainability: 1. Economic viability 2. Environmental protection, 3 Social equity.
For the next few weeks this Eco Tip will discuss sustainable clothing/ fashion.
What is fast fashion? It is the mass production of cheap disposable clothing. Countless new collections make us feel constantly out of date and encourage us to keep buying. Cheaper prices has allowed us to buy more and more clothes, but now people are realising that this is possible due to ongoing reductions in the costs of production which have serious consequences for garment workers in poorer countries, planet earth and even our own health. Some facts:
• 80 billion garments are produced each year.
• Brands now release 52 micro collections per year instead of 2 seasons.
• We produce 400% more clothes than 20 years ago.
• Most women only wear 20% to 30% of the clothes in their wardrobe.