Start or join a local community group. Ideas: book group, film group, community newspaper, local advocacy group, gardening group, etc.
Where possible buy locally sourced food. Buy more from locally owned grocery stores. Buy fresh foods instead of packaged or frozen and eat seasonally.
For all trips less than 1 mile, walk or cycle
If you are not already a full-time veggie: Get creative and skip on the meat for 3 full days each week.
Instead of buying new clothes, furniture, electronic goods, gifts and accessories.
Enjoy the outdoors for at least 5 hours every week. Explore your town/city at least once a week.
Turn off all lights and appliances when you are not in the room or are not using them. Instead of leaving computers, stereos and TVs on stand-by...
Plant trees and flowers. Try to shoot for 5 new trees and 5 flower beds per year.
Avoid the excess packaging. Only take a plastic bag if truly necessary. Support reused materials by buying recycled products. Recycle more.
Buy (or make) only all natural health, body, household cleaning goods.
Riding 2500 miles from Arran to Athens