Not only do Michelle and Riaan Garforth-Venter present a fabulous new Green TV show called The Green Line on SABC3 every Sunday at 16h30, but they have written a book about how easy it is to be green. You can open any page to find practical tips to get started and highlights local companies and outlets to support you to make your green journey attainable. Riaan covers "Do-it-Green" steps for home DIY projects and gadgets on the market. The book is a "must read" for everyone and it is wonderful to have another South African written book on the shelves to reference and support greening our country and world.
‘The Green Line’ book, co-authored by Michelle and Riaan Garforth-Venter, in conjunction with Lapa Publishers, is available in main stream book stores countrywide, at R245.00, and can also be purchased via the Lapa Publishers website www.lapa.co.za.
The Green Line book is filled with practical tips on how to get started and also highlights companies and outlets available locally to make your green journey attainable. It also contains a complete list of terminology that would simplify the reader’s journey to a greener lifestyle.
The book is further divided into sections: Section 1 deals with the world in which we live and presents its current state and why it is no longer negotiable to start pursuing an environmentally friendly lifestyle. Section 2 provides practical advice and ideas for greener living. Section 3 provides information on the challenges regarding the air we currently breathe, the ground, the animals, our fauna and flora and the coastline. It also provides practical solutions for in and around the house, the office and everywhere else you may find yourself.
It includes aspects such as making your own cleaning products and cosmetics as well as your own compost, worm farm and even advice on the benefits of keeping chickens in your yard.
